I give up. I've tried everything, even used different computers.
I have found it 100% impossible to get good volume levels on any finished recording (solo vocal/acoustic guitar) "without" distortion happening at those high volume levels ..... I'm talking about volume levels for "solo vocal/acoustic guitar) that you always hear on professional or very good amateur recordings. I've tried everything possible with Audacity and it just doesn't deliver.
I'll ditch Audacity, and try something else......recorders that I'll have to pay money for. Hopefully I'll get better results then.
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help 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/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.