EFFECTS WILL NOT OPEN

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w J Howard
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EFFECTS WILL NOT OPEN

Post by w J Howard » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:21 am

I have only recently installed Audacity,mainly to edit ripped mp3 .IN several cases I wanted to use a FADE between chapters,but when selectig EFFECTS the dropdown was only grey.I am unable to activate or apply any of the EFFECTS available.What do I need to do to correct this situation?

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Re: EFFECTS WILL NOT OPEN

Post by kozikowski » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:51 am

Select some audio. Audacity effects only work when there is audio selected to work on.

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Re: EFFECTS WILL NOT OPEN

Post by musicfan » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:21 pm

Hallo to everybody,

I have the same problem; the effects menu is not opening even though am playing some audio through Audacity. The audio is a previously recorded file saved on the computer in WAV format. Please advise on how to sort this out.

With Best Regards

Musicfan

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Re: EFFECTS WILL NOT OPEN

Post by Locopomo » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:53 pm

In addition to having to select some (or all) of a track, Audacity has to be in stop mode - if the file is playing or is paused, effects are not available. Audacity cannot apply effects in real time.

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