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Audacity is free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.

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Audacity playback speed much too fast, on Ubuntu Mate 15.04

I just had a major issue with Audacity, on the first Ubuntu Maté distro. I was doing some sound work, and recording directly from microphones and audio monitors; but when I attempted to play back the ...
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How can I satisfy Audacity asking for libavformat.so.53, while Ubuntu 14.04 has libavformat.so.54?

I am using Audacity 2.0.5. I have been trying to edit video files. I know that Audacity is an audio DAW, but I recently learned that it was possible to import a file through ffmpeg and seperate the ...
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How to eliminate white noise when using a MIDI keyboard

I am experiencing some crackling sounds coming from my computer when I have qjackctl hooked up and I am using zynaddsubfx. At first I thought it was the microphone but I tested it with and without ...
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No sound in headphones (weird case)?

On Ubuntu 14.04 - I downloaded and opened Audacity for the first time, and now no sound will come through the headphone jack. I have tried every method I've seen - force reloading alsa, adjusting ...
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Flac files play for only five seconds

Using Ubuntu 14.04. Flac files only play for five seconds in Audacity and moc, then skip to next file in playlist. Files seem to be intact. I can't seem to find anything relevant on this issue.
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Sound Input Works in Audacity but not in PavuControl

I have a weird problem with my sound input. Namely the internal microphone of my laptop does not work with Skype, but it does work with Audacity. When I tried to configure everything, I installed ...
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Delay while recording piano input

I connected my digital piano to my laptop via a JACK cable and an USB sound card adapter. After running pactl load-module module-loopback latency_msec=1 I am able to hear live sounds from piano. Also,...
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How can I record audio in & mic in as 1 channel in Audacity?

I am trying to record my podcast, which I do using Google Hangouts & Audacity. I recently switched from Windows 8.1 to Ubuntu. In Windows I was using the software Virtual Cable + VoiceMeeter to ...
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Audacity Stop Record Freeze

As the title reads, after recording audio, and pressing the stop button, audacity freezes. This doesn't appear to happen all the time, but when it does I terminate Audacity and then recover project ...
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How do I install a .so file? - newbie

I downloaded freeverb.tar.gz which contains a plugin library (freeverb.so) for Audacity. I extracted the .tar.gz file to my downloads folder but I don't know what to do next. There is no Readme ...
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Where to get Audacity Stable?

I'm on Ubuntu 14.04. According to the help menu in Audacity, it is version 2.0.6-alpha-May 31 2014, and it has bugs and occasionally crashes in the middle of recording. Losing an hour of recording/...
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how to record sound via headphone in audacity

i have tried recording sound via headphone but i cant get it done not only that but while using skype my voice is not audible to the person whom i am talking but i can hear his voice i think it is ...
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How to convert a wav to mp3 in audacity

I am trying to export a wav format file to an mp3 format in audacity, but when it's done exporting all that is does is make this screaching sound for about two seconds and then there is no sound at ...
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Encoding ogg vorbis sound file with avconv using same codec as Audacity

For a website I am working on, I am trying to encode wav files to ogg (vorbis) using avconv. It seems like in some browsers, the resulting ogg files are not decoded properly. However, I figured out ...
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How do I record from Ardour with Audacity?

Ok I am having this problem with Audacity. I tested a theory and this is what I have discovered. Audacity will record from an outside source, but when I set up Qjackctl and Ardour it stops recording. ...
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Pre defined voice software for Ubuntu 12.04

I make videos or at times translate videos to local languages. Currently, I record using Audacity and simply export as mp3. It is a bit difficult to make my voice sound better in Audacity. Is there ...
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Script to Run Audacity On a Schedule

After reading the doc and wiki for Audacity, I see there is a timer recording feature, which is exactly what I need, however, I do not see an option for recurring record sessions. Is there a way to ...
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Is there a build of Audacity for Ubuntu that can use a local version of FFMpeg?

Audacity builds on Ubuntu no longer support FFMpeg because of the libav foolishness. Is there maybe a PPA or something with a build of Audacity that supports using a local build of FFMpeg? I could ...
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Audacity will no longer launch

When trying to launch Audacity, I get the following error: Audacity could not find a place to store temporary files. Please enter an appropriate directory in the preferences dialog. No files or ...
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Audacity isn't playing any sound and it makes 30 tracks instead of one

When I play anything in audacity there is no sound. I uninstalled it but it didn't work. Before I installed it through the Ubuntu software center, so I reinstalled it this time using a command. Still ...
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BT_GET_CAPABILITIES warning slowing down audio apps

I'm using a bluetooth audio receiver to stream music from my PC to an old stereo. Everything works fine, except that everytime an app needs to use audio, and starts initializing ALSA, it gets lots of ...
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Headphone jack port stopped working after opening Audacity

On my Asus F201E with Ubuntu 13.10, I have used headphones without problems until a few days ago, I opened Clementine and Audacity at the same time, and now my headphone port does not work anymore. I ...
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Real time audio manipulation program

What I'd like to do is play back audio files (currently mp3, but I'd convert them if I had to), and perform basic audio manipulation on them, equalization, panning etc, and to be able to manipulate ...
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How to record sound with Audacity in Ubuntu Studio 13.04

Please help me figure out the problem with my sound problem. I have tried a lot of solutions, non of which seems to work for my case. Here is the audio device viewed by Audacity: =====================...
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Microphone works, but line in not

I have an interesting issue with Ubuntu. I have a laptop that has one jack for line in/microphone and line out/headphones. This the reason why I bought a spliter like below: Splits one 4 ...
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Acoustic Guitar how can be connected to Ubuntu and make it sound like Electrical guitar to make metal sounds?

I have a Acoustic Guitar, which has audio output jack is there any way i can connect that jack to Ubuntu microphone in and then use some existing software which will make the Guitar sound like metal ...
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Not able to install VLC Player or Audacity Ubuntu Software Center [duplicate]

When I try to install Audacity through Ubuntu Software Center, the screen initially shows: Available from the "universe" source Then, I click on Use This Source button on the right, and it asks for ...
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Failed to Download Package Files

I have been trying to update my system in order to install Audacity. I got most of the updates to work but not the security updates for some reason. Now every time i try and download audacity from the ...
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How to install Audacity's manual?

I am trying to find the Audacity Folder so I can add the manual to it so I don't have to use online resources for help. I can't find where Ubuntu 12.04 stores the Applications Folder (as in a Mac)
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How to record any internal sound in and out using Ubuntu and Audacity

How cna I record any internal sound like mic in and speaker out from the same PC running Ubuntu, using Audacity or something else? For example under Windows it can be done like this (I want to do ...
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Why converting a flv file to mp3 I got a bigger file?

Converting a flv music file from youtube to mp3 with Audacity I got a bigger file than the initial flv. I guess I have set too big a bit-rate or something like that that has artificially inflated the ...
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Can I record playback with audacity without Pulseaudio?

I'm trying to record output (that which I can hear) with Audacity, but no sound is being recorded. I have found some instructions on how to record with Pulseaudio, but I have only Alsa. I can't see ...
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Audacity, Openshot, Ardour fail to launch 12.04 precise

I'm using a Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz × 2, with GeForce 210/PCIe/SSE2 graphics. 32 bit. I have been using Audacity fine in 10.10, and 11.10 but since upgrading to 12.04 precise, it ...
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How can Audacity help me determine vocal range and voice type?

Is there a way to use Audacity to record someone sing a song and then have a look at what musical notes a person has hit? Here is a list of what type of singers exist: Soprano: C4 – C6 Mezzo-soprano: ...
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Why does the Audacity icon change in the launcher if the launcher icon size is adjusted?

I noticed when I was fiddling with the launcher icon size that at a certain size the icon for Audacity changes. Does anyone know why this would happen?
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How to record both audio, Where i have one music running and my microphone is in use?

I have one music playing, and i have microphone open, already the microphone is used by other application. In such case, how can i record that music and the microphone audio to a file? (if possible ...
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How to export to AAC audio from Audacity?

Exporting to MP3 audio from Audacity works fine, but exporting to "M4A (AAC)" results in nothing. No file is created or whatsoever. I can see that it depends on "ffmpeg" library to work, but the ...
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Remove noise in video created by recordMyDesktop?

I need to record some activity on my desktop with voice , but recordMyDesktop really doesn't provide an acceptable record. Here are two solutions came into my mind , strip off the voice from that ...
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Custom unity launcher for audacity

I use audacity a lot so would like a custom launcher menu for audacity in unity. Similar to this What Custom Launchers and Unity Quicklists are available? but specific to audacity Menu may include ...
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Ogg music files glitch in Banshee [closed]

I have a music library of mainly ogg files. I recently moved to a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04. I've tried playing these ogg files in Banshee (and Rhythmbox) but every 20s or so there is a glitch ...
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How do I setup Audacity and PulseAudio to Record from a line in?

This is pretty confusing to me, even after reading through Audacity and PulseAudio's Wiki and Docs. I know this may be a pretty detailed and long explanation, so thank you in advance for any advice ...
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