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====Recording with Audacity====
~Some things to consider when recording with Audacity-

~~Set the correct input device, see A 'select input device' (if your using JACK switch it ALSA to select device, then back to JACK)
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~~Turn the capture level up, see D 'capture level up'. Don't confuse Capture with Mic. Mic sets the volume of Mic 'thru' but not the record level.
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~~If frugally installed set temporary directory outside of SaveFile . Go to // edit > preferences > directories// set to something like /mnt/home/audacity-temp

~~Select //view > 'show clipping'// highlight any part of the recording that has distorted due to input being too high.

~~If recording multiple tracks you may need to lower latency - otherwise new track may come in too soon.
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~~Use [[Jack]] to monitor if your system is recording continuously without gaps (due to not enough processor time allocated, or not fast enough processor).

==Also on the Wiki==
~[[Audacity]] - installation
~[[WavRec Recording with wavrec command]]
~[[SoundSystem Sound system Index]]
~[[Jack]]

==Related Webpages==
~[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=76756 Using Audacity on AMD Athlon 64]]
~[[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity homepage]]
~[[http://forum.audacityteam.org/ Audacity forum]]

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