Audacity

Hi, I just joined this list today.
    Has anyone thought of implimenting a bandpass/bandpass audio filter?  I 
notice that Audacity has a
highpass and lowpass audio filter.  I believe that Goldwave has both a 
bandstop and a bandpass filter.

How about a function to resample a wave file?  I'd like to change the audio 
frequency range from 44.1 khz to 22.05 khz or 11.025.  I tried the existing 
"set sample" menu item command on the track menu.

My appologies if these featrues have already been mentioned.

Regards,
    Sim

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I'm having more extensive problems than Birk, even.  Audacity 1.1.2 is
crashing on just about anything I do.  I'm also using WinXP.

By the way, I used Audacity 1.1 and Acoustica MP3 Audio Mixer for the
audiotheatre production "Invasive Species"


Robert Parson.

Problem: Audacity 1.1.1 beta crashes and/or freezes my computer 
regularly. 

     This happens sometimes on changing a setting in the Prefs (i.e., 
location of temp file; location of LameLib...); always on trying to 
import an MP3 file (it starts to import, giving an obviously wrong 
estimation of time required such as 8 seconds when a minute might be a 
better guess, then after about three or four seconds the computer 
freezes). In short, the program is unusable as things are.  Stable 
version 1.0.0 has none of these problems and appears to work flawlessly 
under seemingly identical conditions (same extension set, whether other 
apps are running or not....).

Computer:  iMac DVD+, Mac OS 9.2.2, 320 MB real RAM; AppleTalk either on 
or off; Virex 6.1 either enabled or turned off. Dialup internet 
connection offline (not connected). 

Attempted solutions: ... include changing to OS 9.x base extension set 
(made no difference); checking entire computer with Disk First Aid, then 
Tech Tool Pro 3.0.5 and repairing anything found (made no difference); 
closing all other programs (but not background apps) before launchine A 
1.1.1 (made no difference). 
     
     Trashed the Prefs file (A 1.1.1 then seemed to be unable to create a 
new Prefs file; I had to back to v 1.0.0 to create the file, then launch 
v 1.1.1 which modified the now-existing Prefs file, but did not create 
another one. (v 1.1.1 seems to actually write to the Prefs only on Quit.) 
 Checked the FAQ online, including the beta one on the Audacity website. 
Read through the offline manual. No hints found...I think.

Plea: Am I missing something here? Doing something wrong? Has anyone else 
had this problem and maybe solved it?  Or is the beta just that buggy?  
All advice welcome... and yes, I have just gone back to v 1.0.0 in the 
meantime. More info on request.

Thanks,
   John L. 


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I discovered Audacity about a month ago when I was searching for a tool =
to edit narration WAV tracks for PowerPoint presentations.  What an =
amazing program it is.  I had some usability problems with Ver. 1.0.0 on =
my WinXP SP1 system and I was eagerly awaiting the update to Ver. 1.1.2. =
 Needless to say I got 1.1.2 as soon as it was released.

This version has exactly the improvements I was looking for (primarily =
the new Zoom buttons, cursor location methods, and track time =
indicators) and I just love it.  However, I have discovered the =
following "quirks" which lead to the catastrophic failure WinXP dialog

audacity.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry =
for the inconvenience.

that ends the program:

1. Changing the sample rate using the Project Rate button.
2. Attempting to play a WAV file that was encoded using a different rate =
from what the program is currently set to.

An easy workaround to this is to simply change Audacity's default sample =
rate to the sample rate of the WAV file to be edited and then =
close/restart the program.

Also, the Label Track functionality is not working; I can create label =
tracks, but there is no way to create actual labels.

I've not seen any other reports of these problems -- maybe because most =
users don't have XP.  If that's the case I'd be happy to perform any =
testing required for future updates.

Thanks to all who are working on this fine software -- it's really quite =
amazing.
---------------
Birk Binnard
Peninsula Software
http://www.birkbinnard.com

I'm trying to install Audacity on my Red Hat 8.0 box.  Here's what
happens:

[root@... root]# rpm -i audacity-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        libogg >= 1.0rc3 is needed by audacity-1.0.0-2
        libvorbis >= 1.0rc3 is needed by audacity-1.0.0-2
        libvorbisenc.so.0 is needed by audacity-1.0.0-2
        libvorbisfile.so.0 is needed by audacity-1.0.0-2

Ok, this isn't too hard to understand, except that the libogg and
libvorbis packages ARE installed (and they are >= 1.0rc3).  I also tried
to just compile the source code and I get this:

checking for wx-config... no
configure: error: "Could not find wx-config: is wxWindows installed? is
wx-config in your path?"

Help, anybody?  I'm itching to try recording some guitar...

Philip.

I've just finished installing audacity in my mandrake version 9 box. After
getting the appropiate libraries the software installed with no problems. I
am able to record but the playback is extremely slower than what was
recorded. Can you please help

(using V1.1.1-3 / Linux)

When starting Audacity several times, the temporary files from the previously 
opened (and still open) sessions get deleted. Nasty thing ;-) Temp files 
should only be deleted if no other instances of Audacity are currently 
running.

Merry Christmas

  Steffen Hein

First, I want to thank everybody who is working on Audacity.  I think 
this is a
fantastic audio recording and editing program.  Thanks.

I am using version 1.1.1-3 and I have seen one small anomoly when 
playing back
a highlighted segment.  The problem only happens occasionally and is 
probably
related to the location of the boundaries with respect to the breaks 
between the
temporary files.  I am also recording and editing somewhat large files, 
on the
order of 45 minutes to an hour.  Sometimes when playing back a short, 
several
minute section, playback terminates before the whole selection is finished.
Repeating the play request has always played the whole selection.

Because the workaround is so easy, I wouldn't call this a serious bug.

Has anyone else seen this?  Is it already fixed in the next version?

I built from the 1.1.1-3 source.  I can supply the output of ldd if the 
exact
versions of all the libraries are needed.

I'm not sure where to start looking for this in the source.

Gordon Weast

Hi, Is audacity useable with a screen reader like window eyes 4.2?  I am
blind and use the computer keyboard to access the computer and am wondering
if audacity has keyboard commands in it?  bye

>
>
>From: "Bob Long" <bob@...>
>...
>
>My point is that I was wanting to have 1.1.2 in a different directory so I
>could test it without it wiping out the previous 1.1.1 version. It's
>confusing (to me, at least!) to also have desktop icons which don't
>distinguish the different versions clearly.
>
Thanks for double-checking, Bob, and I see your point about having both 
installed, but there's so little difference in features between 1.1.1 
and 1.1.2 that very few users will want both installed. (Except of 
course, when, they're testing -- thanks for your help in that!) If they 
need more stability, they'll have 1.0 installed, and that  can co-exist 
with 1.1.x. I'm just inferring the reasoning here -- I just followed the 
way it had been done.

I'll make sure that DOS-name bug is on the bug list.

-Vaughan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vaughan Johnson" <vaughanjohnson@...>


> Hmmm, I sure don't see that. Bob, would you please double-check? I just
> uninstalled & re-installed, and the default destination folder is
> "C:\Program Files\Audacity 1.1", not "C:\Program Files\Audacity 111".

Sorry, you are right. It says, "C:\Program Files\Audacity 1.1"

Setup starts and says, "This will install Audacity 1.1. Do you wish to
continue?"
The next "Welcome" screen says "This will install Audacity 1.1.2 on your
computer."
Then the default directory is "C:\Program Files\Audacity 1.1"
The Start Menu folder is "Audacity 1.1"

> We're still in 1.1.x, and I think the "1.1" destination folder is fine,
> just as it was for 1.1.0 & 1.1.1. Similarly, all the Start Menu items
> use "1.1", so I don't think they need to change. I think I changed all
> the actual "1.1.1"'s to "1.1.2"'s (e.g., in the readme.txt & About
> dialog) before I posted it.

My point is that I was wanting to have 1.1.2 in a different directory so I
could test it without it wiping out the previous 1.1.1 version. It's
confusing (to me, at least!) to also have desktop icons which don't
distinguish the different versions clearly.

Oh, the problem with Audacity using the short DOS file name still remains.
That happens when double clicking the *.aup file from Windows Explorer. The
short name appears in the title bar and it tries to use that when saving.
There is no problem using File|Open.

Bob Long

> -Vaughan
>
>
> Dominic Mazzoni wrote:
>
> > Yes, we should change those version numbers to all be 1.1.2 instead
> > of 1.1.1.  Thanks for noticing that.
> >
> > ...
>
> >
> > Bob Long wrote:
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Vaughan Johnson"
> >>
> >>
> >> >These are the release candidate files (installer & .zip) for Audacity
> >> >version1.1.2 for Windows. Most importantly, they contain the fix to
the
> >> >"Split Stereo Track" crash.
> >> >
> >> >If you're on Windows, please give this version a try & send us
feedback
> >> >because release is imminent. Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> Couple of things:
> >> The installer wants to install to "C:\Program Files\Audacity 111"
> >> Would not
> >> "C:\Program Files\Audacity 112" be the correct one? Similarly the
> >> names for
> >> the Start Menu items?
> >
> >
>

Hmmm, I sure don't see that. Bob, would you please double-check? I just 
uninstalled & re-installed, and the default destination folder is 
"C:\Program Files\Audacity 1.1", not "C:\Program Files\Audacity 111". 
We're still in 1.1.x, and I think the "1.1" destination folder is fine, 
just as it was for 1.1.0 & 1.1.1. Similarly, all the Start Menu items 
use "1.1", so I don't think they need to change. I think I changed all 
the actual "1.1.1"'s to "1.1.2"'s (e.g., in the readme.txt & About 
dialog) before I posted it.
-Vaughan


Dominic Mazzoni wrote:

> Yes, we should change those version numbers to all be 1.1.2 instead
> of 1.1.1.  Thanks for noticing that.
>
> ...

>
> Bob Long wrote:
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vaughan Johnson"
>>
>>
>> >These are the release candidate files (installer & .zip) for Audacity
>> >version1.1.2 for Windows. Most importantly, they contain the fix to the
>> >"Split Stereo Track" crash.
>> >
>> >If you're on Windows, please give this version a try & send us feedback
>> >because release is imminent. Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Couple of things:
>> The installer wants to install to "C:\Program Files\Audacity 111" 
>> Would not
>> "C:\Program Files\Audacity 112" be the correct one? Similarly the 
>> names for
>> the Start Menu items?
>
>

I'm using Audacity 1.1.1 for Mac OS X, and it seems that whatever file 
I load into Audacity, I can only listen to about 4-5 seconds of it, 
before the sound drops out completely until I stop playback and start 
playback again. It never plays beyond 5 seconds or so. Has anyone else 
encountered this or know what the cause might be?

Yes, we should change those version numbers to all be 1.1.2 instead
of 1.1.1.  Thanks for noticing that.

Answer to your other question below:

Bob Long wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vaughan Johnson"
>
>
> >These are the release candidate files (installer & .zip) for Audacity
> >version1.1.2 for Windows. Most importantly, they contain the fix to the
> >"Split Stereo Track" crash.
> >
> >If you're on Windows, please give this version a try & send us feedback
> >because release is imminent. Thanks!
>
>
> Couple of things:
> The installer wants to install to "C:\Program Files\Audacity 111" 
> Would not
> "C:\Program Files\Audacity 112" be the correct one? Similarly the 
> names for
> the Start Menu items?
>
> I'll repeat a question I had the other day. The same scenario appears in
> 1.1.2....
>
> Using Audacity 1.1.1 (or 1.1.2) on Windows XP. I've set
> File|Preferences|Quality|Default
> Sample Rate to "16-bit". Audacity remembers that after I close and restart
> Audacity.
>
> However, when I start a new project simply by clicking the record 
> button, it
> starts a new track (mono; that's ok) with "32-bit float" instead of 
> 16-bit.


This is sort of a bug - more of an omission.  Some things (like
recording) still ignore your preference and default to the highest
quality setting.


>
> If I do Project|New Audio Track then it creates a new track saying 
> "16-bit".
> But as soon as I click the record button yet another new track is created
> which is "32 -bit float" and it records there instead of in the new 
> track I
> just created.
>
> Is there a way to press Record and have it record from the end of a 
> previous
> track instead of a new track being created?


No, not yet, but you can start recording at a specific point in time
that corresponds to the end of another track.  Then use "quick mix"
to join them into one track when you're done.

- Dominic

>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Bob Long
>
>
>
>
>
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