Most crashes happen when commands are given too rapidly. Always, always give your computer a little time to catch up - whenever you click a button, whenever you stop, whenever you save, be a bit patient with your computer. TIP: audio is a lot of work for many computers. Help! my mic is missing! - See last section on this page. Index of Effects, Generators and Analyzers.Now click on 'Save', and your mp3 will be exported at 128 kbps.The 'Save as type' should already be selected as 'MP3 files'.Enter the name of the file (without the 'mp3' on the end - it'll be added for you). You can select the destination here, of course. You'll see the 'Export Audio' window appear.For testing purposes, just click the record button and then stop after a second or two. If you try to export an empty project, you will find that the Export function is greyed out. You must have something recorded in order to activate the Export function.Check that the Default sample rate is 44100 Hz.Select 1 (Mono) in the Channels drop-down menu).Under Recording: select your mic from the pull-down menu.Open the Preferences Dialog Box: Edit > Preferences (or Ctrl + P).(always plug in your mic before you start Audacity) Before opening Audacity, plug in your mic.You can read the instructions below or watch this 3 minutes video that explains it. Main page: Tech Specs Summary of tech specs This should only need to be done once, since Audacity will remember the changes you make. Some of these settings will also minimize the strain on your computer, so they are very important! The instructions below will guide you through making the changes. This is to ensure that all our recordings are as technically uniform as possible. You will usually need to change the default settings in Audacity to meet the format that Librivox requires.

> Follow instructions to download and install. Find the correct Audacity version for your operating system from this page:.For a more complete tutorial, please check out this guide.) 3 Get Acquainted with the User Interface.

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