audio editing

[Baz]

does any one use any of this software, free maybe.at the moment I use Audacity but seem to have a problem with the volume levels, when I adjust it in Audacity it shoots up the volume,right up blasting out the speakers.Im guessing its clashing with the sound on my system,onboard.

[Rik]

Audacity is the name I usually see mentioned, Baz. Perhaps you need to change the system volume settings?

[Baz]

Dont know Rik it seems to change to using Audacity settings from how I have it set for windows use, even the slightest change of the volume slider causes the volume to blast out..........might blow my speakers up 

[Rik]

See what others say, Baz.

[Dopamine]

I regularly see Audacity mentioned and have tried it several times, but find it limited and not that user friendly. I need to edit music occasionally for website work and have used SoundEdit Pro for the last 4+ years. It's simple and works well. It's not free, but you can get a full version with a time limited trial to see whether you like it. It works on Vista too, even though that's not listed as supported.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Sound_Tools/SoundEdit_Pro_Review.html

And like most software that's been around for a few years, it's very easy to find heavily discounted. i.e. free.

[drummer]

Check what you're using on the OS for audio input and output (Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices), then check that Audacity is using the same I/O device(s) (Ctrl+P, Audio I/O tab).

If they're already the same, I can only think of suggesting you try moving the OS's volume slider to maximum and adjusting Audacity's output volume to see if that helps.

If you're using Normalisation on the track, ensure it's not above 0dB.

Other than that, I'm stumped.

EDIT:  You wait hours for a reply and two arrive at the same time!