Audacity questions & answers

Audio editor with sound recording capabilities
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Question by Guest
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July 21, 2022
Usha Kumari
Answer by Usha Kumari

The RealAudio (.ra) file can be imported into Audacity as an audio track. Once imported, the file can be edited just like any other audio track.

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Question by microsoft 1492730769
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March 8, 2021

When i click play button and you may see an application popup message says '... (Not Responding)' appears.


How can i fix the program it? The sound is very loud because the high definition audio driver are not loaded for this application.

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Answer by Guest

To solve this application problem, remove the audio driver using Device Manager and then reboot your computer when the audio driver is now loaded.

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Question by Grad student
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May 13, 2020

A different audio recorder was previously downloaded and used to record a call on an iPhone. When the recording was completed, it was discovered that the audio on the other end of the call was scrambled/covered up due to iPhone's restrictions to record phone calls. Can this software be used to unscramble/uncover the "restricted" portion of the recording?

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Answer by Ashish Bajaj

No, Audacity cannot unscramble or uncover the restricted portion of the recording.

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Question by Guest
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September 7, 2015
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Answer by Sean Hill

To add a new LV2 effect, place its complete .lv2 folder (not the files alone) at the top level of any of the following locations:

  • Users\\AppData\Roaming\LV2 (or Documents and Settings\\Application Data\LV2 on Windows XP)
  • Program Files\Common Files\LV2 (or Program Files (x86)\Common Files\LV2 on 64-bit systems)

Then, use Effect > Manage... to enable the LV2 effects and load them into Audacity. Restart the program and now your newly installed effects should be cached and ready to use.

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Question by علی خاکسار
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February 4, 2019

Iget the following error:


The program can't start because api-ms-win-crt-runtime-I1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer. Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

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Answer by Roland Diskayne

Try using [Revo Uninstaller][1]. Even if it can't uninstall the application normally, it will force it to uninstall by wiping out all traces of its presence from the system.


After that, try running [AdwCleaner][2] to make sure that there are no leftover rogue registry keys or toolbars in your system.


After these steps you can reinstall the Audacity software.

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Question by David Aldred
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August 12, 2009

I am at present copying LPs to my pc, and to the Audacity software I have installed. For some reason or other I have copied one side of a record onto one track, and the other to another track. On reading through the operation procedures, I read that I could get both tracks onto one, but when I came to have a go at this, I find that the cut, copy & paste buttons are all disabled. Is there any reason for this? Any help will be useful. Thanks

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Answer by Guest

The two tracks will be mixed whe you export the song as WAV, OGG or MP3. I have the problem with cut/copy/paste too.

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Answer by Leonard Moore

Using this program you can't upload a file to SoundCloud directly. The program doesn't have such function. After you edited a music file using Audacity, you first need to save it / export it to your computer and then upload it to SoundCloud.

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Question by Mac
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February 8, 2018
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Answer by William Rasmussen

I've checked the specifications of the Audio Technica AT-LP60 and it says the following:


Dual RCA (female) to 3.5 mm (1/8") mini-plug (male) stereo adapter cable; dual RCA (female) to 3.5 mm (1/8") mini-plug (female) stereo adapter cable; 45 RPM adapter


You will have to connect the device to your PC through the Line-IN Stereo Jack (blue input!) and then select it in the Audacity program and it will be recognized.

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Answer by Julia Bocchetta

No, it can't. Audacity displays the wave graphs of frequency used by the audio file. There is no way to isolate the vocals.

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Question by Guest
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September 7, 2015

How can I save my project in MP3 file format?

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Answer by Sean Hill

If you want to save your work in MP3 format you first need to have the LAME library installed. If you don't have it, you can access the LAME library download site. After you finished downloading the archive, extract it and remember its location, as the first time you'll try to export a project as an MP3 file Audacity will ask you to locate the lame_enc.dll file.
Once your work is ready to be saved as MP3, proceed as it follows:

  1. From the File menu, select Export as MP3.
  2. A dialog box will appear: Save MP3 File As.Click OK.
  3. Select your desired save location.
  4. In the file name text box, type the desired project name.
  5. In the Save as type text box, leave the file type as an MP3 file.
  6. Click SAVE and the export MP3 dialog box will appear and ask you to locate lame_enc.dll.
  7. Navigate and select the previously extracted folder which contains lame_enc.dll.
  8. Click OPEN, the Edit the ID3 tags for the MP3 file dialog box appears.
  9. Complete the fields as you wish and click OK.
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