Category:Tips

Accessibility

 * Audacity for blind users

Effects, Preferences, Editing and Playback

 * Aligning Audio
 * Audacity Preferences
 * Changing the current language
 * Effects Tips
 * Labels Tips
 * Multi-Tool Mode
 * NavigationTips
 * PlaybackTips
 * Selecting Audio
 * Looping

Managing Audacity Project Files and audio files

 * No audio in a project using imported files
 * Disk full error in Audacity 1.2 or 1.3.0/1
 * Problems opening files from Windows Explorer
 * Moving, renaming and backing up a project
 * How to open a too-large Audacity project
 * Sending your work to others

Managing and understanding the technology

 * Bit Depth
 * Managing Computer Resources and Drivers
 * Mixer Toolbar Issues - help with configuring system and sound device control panels
 * Sample Rates
 * Updating Sound Device Drivers

Recording Tips
Recording from microphones:
 * Hardware influence on recording quality
 * Recording from Cassette and Cassette Deck Magnetisation
 * Improving Recording Quality
 * Recording levels
 * Reducing noise
 * Removing Artifacts
 * Speech Recording

Troubleshooting Recordings

 * No waveform recorded
 * Recording cursor stuck
 * Clipping (distortion of louder sounds)
 * Skips (bits of audio missing)
 * Hiss or Hum
 * One stereo channel very quiet
 * Left and Right sound keep swapping
 * Noise at regular intervals
 * Poor quality/tracks drifting apart when recording against other tracks
 * Speed variations in recording

Using other programs

 * Other Programs
 * Audio Restoration
 * Adding drums
 * Tuning Instruments