When Audacity opens, all options across the top left of the page are 'GREYED OUT' and inoperable, leaving me unable to do anything
How do I rectify this?
Unable to action any commands
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and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Audacity menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
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Re: Unable to action any commands
You probably just need to press the yellow Stop button and possibly also select some audio. Please see here http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... tml#grayed .
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Re: Unable to action any commands
I appear to be having a similar problem. When I open Audacity, all commands function properly, but after a short period of time (sometimes as little as 20 seconds, sometimes as long as 5 minutes) all options are greyed out and I'm unable to use keyboard commands. The only option available at this point is to quit Audacity, at which point, I'm asked if I would like to save my changes. When I reopen Audacity and reload the file, the commands all work properly for a short time before the same issue recurs. I've tried both Audacity 2.x and Audacity 1.3.x versions and noted the same behavior. I'm running OS X 10.8.2.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've used and loved Audacity for Windows for some time and after experimenting with Garage Band, decided I would much prefer to use Audacity on my new Mac, rather than Garage Band.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've used and loved Audacity for Windows for some time and after experimenting with Garage Band, decided I would much prefer to use Audacity on my new Mac, rather than Garage Band.
Re: Unable to action any commands
If it's the same problem, the same solution will apply. Press the Stop button. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... tml#grayed
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