Hi All -
I've used Audacity for about 15 hours and now the Play Cut Preview command keyboard shortcut no longer works. It's the 'C' button by default. I"ve uninstalled and reinstalled, nothing helped. Any ideas?
Using Audacity 2.1.1 on Win 7.
Thx
Play Cut Preview no longer working
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Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
Reinstalling Audacity doesn't Reset Audacity.I"ve uninstalled and reinstalled
Windows Audacity has an option in the install process where you tell it to reset preferences and settings. Did you check that? If you didn't, Audacity will install exactly as it was before.
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Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
This bug won't be fixed by re-installing.
You can "enable" the cut preview by pressing record, stop and undo (the recording).
The cut preview will now work during this session.
There are also some new preview shortcuts available that will work always.
- Shift+F5: before left edge
- Shift+F6: after left edge
- Shift+F7: before right edge
- Shift+F8: after right edge
- Control+Shift+F5: around left edge
- Control+Shift+F7: around right edge
- (for comparison, "c": around selection)
The times for "before" and "after" are the same as for cut preview and can be adjusted under preferences.
Robert
You can "enable" the cut preview by pressing record, stop and undo (the recording).
The cut preview will now work during this session.
There are also some new preview shortcuts available that will work always.
- Shift+F5: before left edge
- Shift+F6: after left edge
- Shift+F7: before right edge
- Shift+F8: after right edge
- Control+Shift+F5: around left edge
- Control+Shift+F7: around right edge
- (for comparison, "c": around selection)
The times for "before" and "after" are the same as for cut preview and can be adjusted under preferences.
Robert
Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
but it will be fixed by installing Audacity 2.1.2 when it is released (the bug has been fixed).Robert J. H. wrote:This bug won't be fixed by re-installing.
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Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
Thanks for this info. Guess I'll have to use the combination of Shift+F5 and Shift+F6 for now. Even using the "enable" trick below, I'm still unable to bring back the Play Cut Preview functionality. Any ideas?
Robert J. H. wrote:This bug won't be fixed by re-installing.
You can "enable" the cut preview by pressing record, stop and undo (the recording).
The cut preview will now work during this session.
There are also some new preview shortcuts available that will work always.
- Shift+F5: before left edge
- Shift+F6: after left edge
- Shift+F7: before right edge
- Shift+F8: after right edge
- Control+Shift+F5: around left edge
- Control+Shift+F7: around right edge
- (for comparison, "c": around selection)
The times for "before" and "after" are the same as for cut preview and can be adjusted under preferences.
Robert
Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
Ok, I've got the functionality working again and the "record, stop, undo" worked. Crazy fix and thanks a ton. Looking forward to being more active on this board.
Best,
Ashe
Best,
Ashe
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Robert J. H.
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Re: Play Cut Preview no longer working
Very good.Ashe wrote:Ok, I've got the functionality working again and the "record, stop, undo" worked. Crazy fix and thanks a ton. Looking forward to being more active on this board.
Best,
Ashe
Don't miss the next release lest you have to do the trick over and over.
Robert