https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:14:32 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359909 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:22:48 +0000
XP Pro is a reinstall (two weeks ago) on a brand-new hard drive. Auto Update is on, so my drivers should all be up-to-date, no?

I'm going to try .WAV files from other sources like the onboard mic. Maybe Audacity doesn't like my Microtrack?]]> In The Studio Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359909 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359902 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:59:17 +0000 In The Studio rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359902 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359900 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:10:52 +0000
Another interesting detail: When I open the saved .WAVs/AUPs and hit play, the cursor doesn't move -- play button doesn't stay down. If I move the cursor farther into the file, the cursor moves. No playback, no signal in the output meters, but it DOES move.

This is Windows XP Pro, SP3, running Audacity 1.2.6 -- latest version other than beta. And this is my first experience with .WAV files in Audacity, although I did some podcasts using mp3's. And I've tried googling this problem but get no answers.

I miss my Fostex X-15! :cry:]]> In The Studio Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359900 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359886 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:34:34 +0000 If I import a wav file and then save as an Audacity project I get a dialog box asking if I want to copy the audio to the project folder (or words to that effect). If I do 'copy audio', things work/play fine when I reopen the Audacity file. If I don't, the reopened file has a 'slug' of the supposed linked file but it's empty. No waveform. Of course that means it's silent.
If I do the above, with an mp3 instead, I don't get the 'copy audio?' dialog and all is well when I reopen the saved Audacity file.
So Audacity seemingly treats projects saved with mp3 or wav files differently and you have to do the copy audio function with a wav.
So maybe the simplest troubleshoot:
When you reopen the Audacity file with a wav, do you see a waveform? Or is it just a flatline? If it's flatline, the app doesn't know where the corresponding audio file is.]]> In The Studio boxboy https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359886 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359885 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:04:58 +0000 In The Studio Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359885 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359883 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:34:46 +0000 In The Studio rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-359883 https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-40079 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:45:53 +0000 In The Studio Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/in-the-studio-in-the-studio/no-playback-in-audacity/#post-40079