Spastic Cursor in Audacity (Recording and Playback)
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and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Audacity menu > About Audacity".
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JapanAudio
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Spastic Cursor in Audacity (Recording and Playback)
When I watch the Audacity recording/playback cursor on my Macbook Pro, it does not move smoothly; it always jumps. In comparison, when I've used Audacity on my pc, the cursor has always moved smoothly. I don't notice any sonic interruption with the Mac, but the screen motion looks spastic. Have others seen this on a Mac with Audacity when recording or playing audio? What's causing the spastic cursor, and is there a way to tweak the settings to stop it from happening?
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kozikowski
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Re: Spastic Cursor in Audacity (Recording and Playback)
How powerful is the machine and how many other things are running? Live audio (and video) is very stressful for a machine and you can run out of machine power very quickly.
Restart the machine and shut down WiFi and Bluetooth. Disconnect the network if you have a wired connection. Open a show and play it. Did the condition improve? Did it change at all?
How long is the show? You can create problems with a very long show coupled with an almost full hard drive.
Koz
Restart the machine and shut down WiFi and Bluetooth. Disconnect the network if you have a wired connection. Open a show and play it. Did the condition improve? Did it change at all?
How long is the show? You can create problems with a very long show coupled with an almost full hard drive.
Koz
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Gale Andrews
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Re: Spastic Cursor in Audacity (Recording and Playback)
We have an "issue" open for it http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=246 - it can happen on Windows too.
The uneven motion when recording doesn't necessarily mean that the recording is at risk of dropouts or glitches.
Gale
The uneven motion when recording doesn't necessarily mean that the recording is at risk of dropouts or glitches.
Gale
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