LENCO L-3866 USB User manual

L-3866 USB / L-3867 USB
TURNTABLE WITH USB CONNECTION AND BUILT-IN
PRE AMPLIFIER
User manual
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Table of content
What’s in the box?.................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. ...... 3
Exploring the device................................................................................................. 5
Installing the device ................................................................................................. 6
Where to install?......................................................................................................... 6
How to install? ............................................................................................................ 6
Maintenance.............................................................................................................. 6
Basic operation......................................................................................................... 7
Playing a record.......................................................................................................... 7
Digitizing records ........................................................................................................ 8
Installation of the software (Windows XP, Vista, MAC) .............................................. 8
Software Configuration (Windows XP, Vista, MAC).................................................... 8
Software Installation & Configuration (Windows 7)................................................... 10
How to digitize the records ....................................................................................... 12
Audacity quick guide.............................................................................................. 12
Toolbars.................................................................................................................... 12
Audio Control Buttons............................................................................................... 12
Track Pop-Down Menu............................................................................................. 13
[MENU] ..................................................................................................................... 14
File Menu.................................................................................................................. 14
Edit Menu ................................................................................................................. 15
View Menu................................................................................................................ 16
Project Menu ............................................................................................................ 16
Generate Menu......................................................................................................... 17
Effect Menu .............................................................................................................. 18
Analyze Menu........................................................................................................... 19
Help Menu ................................................................................................................ 19
Service and support ..............................................Fout! Bladwijzer niet gedefinieerd.
Personal notes:......................................................Fout! Bladwijzer niet gedefinieerd.
End of life ...............................................................Fout! Bladwijzer niet gedefinieerd.

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Dear customer,
Thank you for purchasing this Lenco product. Quality and usability is our top priority. In order
to let you fully enjoy this product, we manufactured this product using high quality standards,
materials, components and care.
Note:
This user manual is printed prior to the product development. When a part of the product
specification must be changed to improve operability or other functions, priority is given to
the product specification itself. In such instances, the instruction manual may not entirely
match all the functions of the actual product. Therefore, the actual product and packaging, as
well as the name and illustration, may differ from the manual. The screen shown as an
example in this manual may be different from the actual screen display.
Lenco is not liable for any consequential damage.
What’s in the box?
Our factory assembles the content of the box with the utmost care. If unfortunately an
accessory is missing in the box, please contact your dealer as soon as possible.
Checking the accessories supplied:
1 x Turntable
2 x Hinge for dustcover
1 x Dustcover
1 x Rubber plate
1 x 45 RPM adaptor
1 x CD with Audacity software
1 x USB Cable
1x Quick guide
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - READ CAREFULLY
BEFORE USE.
This symbol indicates that there are important operating maintenance instructions
in the user manual accompanying this unit.
This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage is present within this unit
constituting a risk of electric shock or personal injury.
CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
ANY COVER SCREWS. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REQUEST A QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON TO
PERFORM SERVICING.

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Keep these instructions in mind:
Clean only with a slightly damp cloth.
Do not cover or block any ventilation openings. When placing on a shelf leave 5 cm (2”)
free space around the whole unit.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, and the
point where it exits the unit. Do not place heavy items on the power cord, which may
damage it. Take note that the power cord cannot be reached and pulled by young
children, avoiding injury.
Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for a long period of time.
Keep the unit away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, candles and
other heat-generating products.
WARNING! NEVER INSERT AN OBJECT INTO THE PRODUCT THROUGH
VENTS OR OPENINGS. HIGH VOLTAGE FLOWS IN THE PRODUCT AND
INSERTING AN OBJECT CAN CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOCK AND/OR SHORT
INTERNAL PARTS. FOR THE SAME REASON, DO NOT SPILL WATER OR
LIQUID ON THE PRODUCT.
Do not use this unit near water.
Do NOT use in wet or moist areas such as bathrooms, steamy kitchens or near
swimming pools.
Do not use this unit when moisture condensation may occur.
NOTE: No naked flames such as candles should be placed on the radio.
This unit has been produced according to all current safety regulations. The following safety
tips should safeguard users against careless use and the dangers connected with such use.
Although this unit has been carefully manufactured and rigorously checked before leaving
the factory, as with all electrical appliances, it is possible for problems to develop. If you
notice smoke, an excessive build up of heat or any other unexpected phenomena, you
should disconnect the plug from the mains power socket immediately.
This unit is a class II device. It does not require a grounded connection.
Ensure that the unit is sufficiently ventilated!
The mains plug or appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect
device shall remain readily operable.
This unit must operate on a power source specified on the specification label. If you are
not sure of the type of power supply used in your home, consult your dealer or local
power company.
Safety instructions – continued
The socket outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible.
Do not overload AC outlets or extension cords. Overloading can cause fire or electric
shock.
Keep away from rodents. Rodents enjoy biting into power cords.
Always hold the plug when pulling out the plug from the mains supply socket. Do not pull
the power cord. This can cause a short circuit.
Avoid placing the unit on any surface, which may be subject to vibrations or shocks.
When the unit is not used for long periods of time, unplug the AC power cable for safety
reasons.
To clean the unit, use a soft dry cloth. Do NOT use solvents or petrol based fluids. For
stubborn stains, you may use a damp cloth with dilute detergent.
When the unit will not be used for a longer period of time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage which can be caused by battery leakage or corrosion.

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Exploring the device

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1. Adaptor holder, use the adaptor in this holder for 45 RPM records.
2. Platter, place the records on the platter.
3. Tone arm
4. Tone arm lock, use this to lock the tone arm.
5. Dust cover, open or remove the dustcover while operating.
6. USB Socket, use this connection to connect this turntable to a computer.
7. Audio output, use this connection to connect the turntable to a audio system.
8. Power cable, connect this cable to a power source.
9. Tone arm lift button, press here to list the tone arm.
10.Stop button, press this button to stop the playback
11.Speed button, select the rotating speed, 33 or 45 rpm.
Installing the device
Where to install?
Locate the unit away from direct sunlight, soft indirect lighting is recommended for
comfortable viewing. Place the unit on a sturdy platform of which the surface should be flat.
This will prevent it from falling over. Make sure the unit is located in a position where it
cannot be pushed or hit by objects, as pressure will break or damage the unit, and so that
small objects cannot be inserted into the ventilation slots or openings in the cabinet.
How to install?
Connect the power cable to the wall outlet.
Connect audio plugs to a input on your mixer or audio system.:
Red plug into R/H channel input.
White plug into L/H channel input.
Note: This turntable has a built-in amplifier to avoid damage on the turntable or your
audio-system. Do not connect this turntable to your audio-system by using the
phone-input because this input is amplified also.
Maintenance
To replace the stylus (fig. A)
Use the tone arm lock clip to lock the tone arm.
Pull the stylus in the direction of arrow (A) and remove it.
Put in the new stylus following the reverse procedure.
To disassemble the cartridge (fig. B)
Use the tone arm lock clip to lock the tone arm.
Remove the stylus (see section "to replace the stylus).
Release the pick-up head by pushing the cartridge in the direction of the arrow.
Disconnect the three cables link wires at the level of the pick-up head.

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To install a new cartridge
Connect the three link wires as shown in figure.
Push the cartridge into headshell
Re-position the stylus
To adjust the needle pressure
Remove the dustcover.
At the back side of the arm there is a “crosshead screw”, turn it in right direction
to increase the needle pressure and turn it in left direction to decrease the needle
pressure.
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
We advise you to clean your records using a rag impregnated with an anti static
product to ensure the quality and lifetime of your records. For the same reason the
stylus should be replaced periodically (approximately every 250 hours).
Dust the stylus from time to time using a very soft brush dipped in alcohol (brushing
from back to front of the cartridge)
When transporting your turntable do not forget to:
Replace the protective cap on the stylus.
Use the tone arm lock clip to lock the tone arm.
Basic operation
Playing a record
1. Remove the Dust cover from the turntable.
2. Place the record of your choice on the turntable. If it is a 45 rpm, do not forget to
place the adaptor on the record spindle.
3. Choose the desired playing speed:
33 rpm-> Release the 33/45RPM button.
45 rpm-> Press the 33/45RPM button.
4. Release the tone arm lock.
5. Push in the arm lift button (tone-arm will go up)
6. Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts
turning
7. Push out the arm lift button (tone-arm will lower and the record starts playing)
8. When the record is over, the tone-arm returns to its rest and the turntable stops
turning.

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Remark:
While the record is playing and if you wish to stop the record while its playing:
Press the stop button; the cartridge comes up and returns to it’s rest; the
turntable stops turning.
Replace the protective cap on the stylus
Close the tone-arm lock.
Digitizing records
Installation of the software (Windows XP, Vista, MAC)
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Make sure that your USB turntable is plugged into the computer and both the
computer and the turntable are plugged in and on.
Note:
Before connecting the turntable to the PC, disconnect the turntable from your
audio-system.
This turntable is a plug-and-play devise so the operating system on your PC does
not need any drivers for installation of the turntable.
Before installing the Audacity software please make sure that the operating
system recognizes the turntable as recording hardware and not as playing
hardware.
3. If you use the USB function for the first time make sure that the computer has
installed the turntable correctly.
For Windows users:
Install the software by using the CD or download the latest software for free via
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Take note that Windows 7 Starter does not support this turntable.
For MAC users:
Download the latest software for free via http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and
install it.
4. Start the Audacity software on your computer
Software Configuration (Windows XP, Vista, MAC)
1. Connect the turntable to the computer.
Note: Before connecting the turntable to the PC, disconnect the turntable from
your audio-system.
2. Start the Audacity software
3. Click on Microphone in the drop down menu and select “Stereo Mix”

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4. Select the “Edit” menu and then “Preferences”
5. Select the USB audio device under the “Recording” selection as shown.
6. Select “Software Playthrough” to hear the audio while recording.
7. Press okay to save the settings.
8. The software is now ready to start recording.

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Software Installation & Configuration (Windows 7)
1. Connect the turntable with the AC power outlet.
2. Connect the turntable with a USB socket on your computer and wait for several
seconds until below pop-up screen appears.
3. Click on Close.
4. Click with the right mouse-button on the speaker icon (taskbar) and select
Recording, below screen appears:
5. Click on Microphone USB audio device.
6. Click on Properties.
7. Go to the Tab "Levels" and slide the volume slider down to level 2 as shown in
below example.
8. Go to Tab Advanced and select in the pull-down menu: 2 Channel, 16 bit, 44100
Hz (Cd-Quality).
9. Click on Apply, OK and OK again (now all programs are closed).
10.Insert the Audacity software CD into your disk drive or download free of charge
new software via http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ .
11.Run the installation as described instruction manual.
12.Run the Audacity software.

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13.Go to the taskbar and click on "Edit" and then on "Preferences". Below screen
will appear:
14.Select in the pull-down menu “Recording”, “Device” the option Microphone (USB-
audio device).
15.Select in the pull-down menu “Channels” the option 2 (stereo)
16.Mark the selection box “Software Playthrough (play new track while recording
it)”.
17.Click on OK.
18.Click on the microphone icon on the pull-down menu on start monitoring, as you
can see in below picture.
The software is now set and you can start digitalizing your records.

How to digitize the records
1. Turn on the computer
2. Turn on the
turntable and connect it with the computer
Note:
Before connecting the turntable to the PC, disconnect the turntable from
your audio-system.
3. start the audacity s
oftware.
4. Remove the
Dust cover
5.
Place the record of your choice on the turnt
place the adaptor on the record spindle.
6.
Choose the desired playing speed:
33 rpm-
> Release the 33/45RPM button.
45 rpm-
> Press the 33/45RPM button.
7. Release the tone
arm lock.
8.
Push in the arm lift button (tone
9.
Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts
turning
10.
Press the record button in the Audacity software
11.
Push out the arm lift button (tone
12.Press the stop butt
on in the Audacity software to stop the recording
13.
Press the stop button on the turntable to stop the turntable.
For more information about how to work with Audacity please read the quick guide or
visit
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity quick guide
For a complete user guide visit http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Toolbars
Selection tool -
for selecting the range of
audio you want to edit or listen to.
Envelope tool -
for changing the volume
over time.
Draw tool -
for modifying individual
samples.
Zoom tool -
for zooming in and out.
Timeshift tool -
for sliding tracks left or
right.
Multi tool -
lets you access all of these
tools at once depending on the location
of the mouse and the keys you
holding down.
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How to digitize the records
turntable and connect it with the computer
Before connecting the turntable to the PC, disconnect the turntable from
oftware.
Dust cover
from the turntable.
Place the record of your choice on the turnt
able. If it is a 45 rpm, do not forget to
place the adaptor on the record spindle.
Choose the desired playing speed:
> Release the 33/45RPM button.
> Press the 33/45RPM button.
arm lock.
Push in the arm lift button (tone
-arm will go up)
Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts
Press the record button in the Audacity software
Push out the arm lift button (tone
-
arm will lower and the record starts playing)
on in the Audacity software to stop the recording
Press the stop button on the turntable to stop the turntable.
For more information about how to work with Audacity please read the quick guide or
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity quick guide
For a complete user guide visit http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
for selecting the range of
audio you want to edit or listen to.
for changing the volume
for modifying individual
for zooming in and out.
for sliding tracks left or
lets you access all of these
tools at once depending on the location
of the mouse and the keys you
are
Audio Control Buttons
Skip to Start -
moves the cursor to
time 0. If you press Play at this point,
your project will play from the
beginning.
Play -
starts playing audio at the
cursor position. If some audio is
selected, only the selection is played.
Loop -
if you hold down the Shift key,
the Play button changes to a Loop
button, which lets you keep playing
the selection over and over again.
Record -
starts recording audio at the
project sample rate (the sample rate
in the lower-
left corner of the
window). The new track will begin at
the current cursor position, so click
the "Skip to Start" button first if you
want the track to begin at t
Before connecting the turntable to the PC, disconnect the turntable from
able. If it is a 45 rpm, do not forget to
Place the cartridge vertically over the first track of the record the turntable starts
arm will lower and the record starts playing)
on in the Audacity software to stop the recording
For more information about how to work with Audacity please read the quick guide or
moves the cursor to
time 0. If you press Play at this point,
your project will play from the
starts playing audio at the
cursor position. If some audio is
selected, only the selection is played.
if you hold down the Shift key,
the Play button changes to a Loop
button, which lets you keep playing
the selection over and over again.
starts recording audio at the
project sample rate (the sample rate
left corner of the
window). The new track will begin at
the current cursor position, so click
the "Skip to Start" button first if you
want the track to begin at t
ime 0.

Pause -
temporarily
stops playback or
recording until you
press pause again.
Stop -
stops
recording or playing.
You must do this
before applying
effects
, saving or
exporting.
Skip to End -
moves
the cursor to the end
of the last track.
Edit Toolbar
All of the buttons on this toolbar perform
actions -
and with a couple of exceptions,
they're all just shortcuts of existing menu items
to save you time. Holding the mouse over a
tool will show a "tooltip" in case you forget
which one is which.
Cut
Copy
Paste
Trim away the audio outside the
selection
Silence the selected audio
Undo
Redo (repeat last command).
Zoom In
Zoom Out
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All of the buttons on this toolbar perform
and with a couple of exceptions,
they're all just shortcuts of existing menu items
to save you time. Holding the mouse over a
tool will show a "tooltip" in case you forget
Trim away the audio outside the
Silence the selected audio
Redo (repeat last command).
Fit selection in window
selection just fits inside the window.
Fit project in window
the audio just fits inside the window.
Track Pop-Down Menu
The Track Pop-
Down Menu appears when you
click in a track's title. This lets you access a
few special commands that apply to individual
tracks.
Name... -
lets you change the name of the
track.
Move Track Up -
exchange places with the
track above this one.
Move Track Down -
exchange places with the
track below this one.
Waveform -
sets the display to Waveform
this is the default way of visualizing audio.
Waveform (dB) -
similar to Waveform, but on
a logarithmic scale, measured in decibels (dB).
Spectrum -
display the track as a
spectrogram, showing the amount of energy in
dif
ferent frequency bands.
Pitch (EAC) -
highlights the contour of the
fundamental frequency (musical pitch) of the
audio, using the Enhanced Autocorrelation
(EAC) algorithm.
Mono -
makes this track a mono track,
meaning it is played out of just one speaker
played out of the left and right speakers
equally.
Left Channel -
makes this track come out of
only the left speaker.
Right Channel -
makes this track come out of
only the right speaker.
Make Stereo Track -
if there is another track
below this one,
joins them to make a single
stereo track, with the top track representing the
Fit selection in window
-
zooms until the
selection just fits inside the window.
Fit project in window
-
zooms until all of
the audio just fits inside the window.
Down Menu appears when you
click in a track's title. This lets you access a
few special commands that apply to individual
lets you change the name of the
exchange places with the
exchange places with the
sets the display to Waveform
-
this is the default way of visualizing audio.
similar to Waveform, but on
a logarithmic scale, measured in decibels (dB).
display the track as a
spectrogram, showing the amount of energy in
ferent frequency bands.
highlights the contour of the
fundamental frequency (musical pitch) of the
audio, using the Enhanced Autocorrelation
makes this track a mono track,
meaning it is played out of just one speaker
, or
played out of the left and right speakers
makes this track come out of
makes this track come out of
if there is another track
joins them to make a single
stereo track, with the top track representing the

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left speaker, and the bottom track representing
the right speaker. When tracks are joined into
a stereo pair, all edits automatically apply to
both the left and right channel.
Split Stereo Track - if the selected track is a
stereo track (a pair of left and right tracks
joined together as a single track), this
operation splits them into two separate tracks
that you can modify and edit independently.
Set Sample Format - this determines the
quality of the audio data and the amount of
space it takes up. 16-bit is the quality used by
audio CD's and is the minimum quality that
Audacity uses internally (8-bit audio files are
automatically converted when you open them).
24-bit is used in higher-end audio hardware.
32-bit float is the highest quality that Audacity
supports, and it is recommended that you use
32-bit float unless you have a slow computer or
are running out of disk space.
Set Rate - sets the number of samples per
second of the track. 44100 Hz is used by audio
CDs. Tracks can have different sample rates in
Audacity; they are automatically resampled to
the project sample rate (in the lower-left corner
of the window).
[MENU]
File Menu
New - creates a new empty window
Open... - opens an audio file or an Audacity
project in a new window (unless the current
window is empty). To add audio files to an
existing project window, use one of the Import
commands in the Project menu.
Close - closes the current window, asking you
if you want to save changes. On Windows and
Unix, closing the last window will quit Audacity,
unless you modify this behavior in the Interface
Preferences.
Save Project - saves everything in the window
into an Audacity-specific format so that you
can save and quickly continue your work later.
An Audacity project consists of a project file,
ending in ".aup", and a project data folder,
ending in "_data". For example, if you name
your project "Composition", then Audacity will
create a file called "Composition.aup" and a
folder called Composition_data. Audacity
project files are not meant to be shared with
other programs - use one of the Export
commands (below) when you are finished
editing a file.
Save Project As... - same as Save Project
(above), but lets you save a project as a new
name.
Recent Files ... - brings up a list of files you
have recently opened in audacity to be re-
opened quickly.
Export As WAV... - exports all of the audio in
your project as a WAV file, an industry-
standard format for uncompressed audio. You
can change the standard file format used for
exporting from Audacity by opening the File
Format Preferences . Note that exporting will
automatically mix and resample if you have
more than one track, or varying sample rates.
See also File Formats.
Export Selection As WAV... - same as above,
but only exports the current selection.
Export as MP3... - exports all of the audio as
an MP3 file. MP3 files are compressed and
therefore take up much less disk space, but
they lose some audio quality. Another
compressed alternative is Ogg Vorbis (below).
You can set the quality of MP3 compression in
the File Format Preferences. See alsoMP3
Exporting.
Export Selection As MP3... - same as above,
but only exports the current selection.
Export as Ogg Vorbis... - exports all of the
audio as an Ogg Vorbis file. Ogg Vorbis files
are compressed and therefore take up much
less disk space, but they lose some audio
quality. Ogg Vorbis files tend to take up a little
less disk space than MP3 for similar
compression quality, and Ogg Vorbis is free
from patents and licensing restrictions, but Ogg
Vorbis files are not as widespread. You can set
the quality of Ogg compression in the File
Format Preferences.
Export Selection As Ogg Vorbis... - same as
above, but only exports the current selection.
Export Labels... - if you have a Label Track in
your project, this lets you export the labels as a
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format using the "Import Labels..." command in
the Project Menu.
Export Multiple... - lets you split your project
into multiple files all in one step. You can either
split them vertically (one new file per track), or
horizontally (using labels in a Label Track to
indicate the breaks between exported files.
Page Setup - configure how Audacity will print
out the track waveforms using the Print option,
and what printer to use.
Print - Print out the main window view from
audacity showing the tracks and waveforms.
Exit (Quit) - closes all windows and exits
Audacity, prompting you to save any unsaved
changes first.
Edit Menu
Undo - This will undo the last editing operation
you performed to your project. Audacity
supports full unlimited undo - meaning you can
undo every editing operation back to when you
opened the window.
Redo - This will redo any editing operations
that were just undone. After you perform a new
editing operation, you can no longer redo the
operations that were undone.
Cut - Removes the selected audio data and
places it on the clipboard. Only one "thing" can
be on the clipboard at a time, but it may
contain multiple tracks.
Copy - Copies the selected audio data to the
clipboard without removing it from the project.
Paste - Inserts whatever is on the clipboard at
the position of the selection or cursor in the
project, replacing whatever audio data is
currently selected, if any.
Trim - Removes everything to the left and right
of the selection.
Delete - Removes the audio data that is
currently selected without copying it to the
clipboard.
Silence - Erases the audio data currently
selected, replacing it with silence instead of
removing it.
Split - Moves the selected region into its own
track or tracks, replacing the affected portion of
the original track with silence. See the figure
below:
Duplicate - Makes a copy of all or part of a
track or set of tracks into new tracks. See the
figure below:
Select ... > All - Selects all of the audio in all of
the tracks in the project.
Select ... > Start to Cursor - Selects from the
beginning of the selected tracks to the cursor
position.
Select ... > Cursor to End - Selects from the
cursor position to the end of the selected
tracks.
Find Zero Crossings - Modifies the selection
slightly so that both the left and right edge of
the selection appear on a positive-slope zero
crossing. This makes it easier to cut and paste
audio without resulting in an audible clicking
sound.
Selection Save - Remembers the current
selection (or cursor position), allowing you to
restore it later.
Selection Restore - Restores the cursor
position to the last position saved by "Selection
Save".
Move Cursor ... > to Track Start - Moves the
cursor to the start of the current track.
Move Cursor ... > to Track End - Move the
cursor to the end of the currently selected
track.
Move Cursor ... > to Selection Start - Moves
the cursor to the start of the current selection.
Move Cursor ... > to Selection End - Moves
the cursor to the end of the current selection.

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Snap-To ... > Snap On - Enable Snap-To
mode. When Snap-To mode is enabled, the
selection will be constrained to the nearest
interval on the time scale, by default the
nearest second. So if you click and drag from
4.2 seconds to 9.8 seconds, it will result in a
selection from 4 seconds to 10 seconds,
exactly. You can change the units that are
snapped to using the "Set Selection Format"
option in the View Menu .
Snap-To ... > Snap Off - Turns Snap-To mode
off letting you select arbitrary ranges of time
Preferences... - opens the Preferences dialog.
View Menu
Zoom In - Zooms in on the horizontal axis of
the audio, displaying more detail about less
time. You can also use the zoom tool to zoom
in on a particular part of the window.
Zoom Normal - Zooms to the default view,
which displays about one inch per second.
Zoom Out - Zooms out, displaying less detail
about more time.
Fit in Window - Zooms out until the entire
project just fits in the window.
Fit Vertically - Resizes all of the tracks
vertically so they all fit inside of the window (if
possible).
Zoom to Selection - Zooms in or out so that
the selection fills the window.
Set Selection Format - lets you choose the
formatting that is displayed at the bottom of the
window indicating the current selection time.
Options include film, video, and audio CD
frames, seconds + samples, or pure time. If
you turn on Snap-To mode in the Edit Menu,
the selection will snap to the frames or other
quantization you have selected in this menu.
History... - Brings up the history window. It
shows all the actions you have performed
during the current session, including importing.
The right-hand column shows the amount of
hard disk space your operations used. You can
jump back and forth between editing steps
quite easily by simply clicking on the entries in
the window, the same as selecting Undo or
Redo many times in a row. You can also
discard Undo history to save disk space. The
history window can be kept open while you
work.
Float Control Toolbar - moves the Control
Toolbar out of the window and into its own
floating window, so you can position it
wherever you want. The menu item changes to
Dock Control Toolbar, which you can use to
put the toolbar back into the main window.
Float Edit Toolbar - moves the Edit Toolbar
out of the window and into its own floating
window, so you can position it wherever you
want. The menu item changes to Dock Edit
Toolbar, which you can use to put the toolbar
back into the main window.
Float Meter Toolbar - does the same thing for
audacity's VU meters which you use to set
recording levels and adjust playback. Float
Mixer Toolbar - moves the Mixer Toolbar out
of the window and into its own floating window
as above.
Project Menu
Import Audio... - This command is used to
import audio from a standard audio format into
your project. Use this command if you already
have a couple of tracks and you want to add
another track to the same project, maybe to
mix them together. You cannot use this option
to import Audacity Projects. The only way to
combine two Audacity Projects is to open them
in separate windows, then copy and paste the
tracks.
Import Labels... - This command takes a text
file which contains time codes and labels, and
turns them into a Label Track.
Import MIDI... - This menu command imports
MIDI files and puts them into a MIDI Track.
Audacity can display MIDI files, but cannot
play, edit, or save them yet.
Import Raw Data... - This menu command
allows you to open a file in virtually any
uncompressed format. When you select the
file, Audacity will analyze it and try to guess its
format. It will guess correctly about 90% of the
time, so you can try just pressing "OK" and
listening to the result. If it is not correct,
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to try some other possible encodings.
At the beginning of your imported track(s), you
may notice a little bit of noise. This is probably
the file's header, which Audacity was not able
to parse. Just zoom in and select the noise
with the Selection Tool, and then choose
Delete from the Edit Menu.
Edit ID3 Tags... - Opens a dialog allowing you
to edit the ID3 tags associated with a project,
for MP3 exporting.
Quick Mix - This command mixes all of the
selected tracks together. If you are mixing
stereo tracks, or mixing tracks that are marked
as Left or Right channel, the result will be a
stereo track (two channels), otherwise the
result will be mono.
Your tracks are implicitly mixed whenever you
hit the Play button and whenever you export.
This command offers a way to do it
permanently and save the results to disk,
saving on playback resources.
Note that if you try to mix two very loud tracks
together, you may get clipping (it will sound like
pops, clicks, and noise). To avoid this, drag the
gain slider on the tracks down to reduce their
volume before mixing.
New Audio Track - This creates a new empty
Audio Track. This command is rarely
needed,since importing, recording, and mixing
automatically create new tracks as needed.
But you can use this to cut or copy data from
an existing track and paste it into a blank track.
If that track was at a non-default rate then you
may need to use Set Rate from the Track Pop-
Down menu to set the correct sample rate.
New Stereo Track - same as above, but
creates a stereo track. You can also create a
stereo track by joining two tracks using the
track pop-down menu.
New Label Track - This creates a new Label
Track, which can be very useful for textual
annotation.
New Time Track - This creates a new Time
Track, which is used to vary the speed of
playback over time.
Remove Tracks - This command removes the
selected track or tracks from the project. Even
if only part of a track is selected, the entire
track is removed. You can also delete a track
by clicking the X in its upper-left corner. To cut
out only part of the audio in a track, use Delete
or Silence.
Align Tracks... - All the Align functions work
on whole tracks or groups of tracks, not on
selections, even if they span across multiple
tracks. They all operate by time-shifting tracks
(moving them left or right), making it easier to
synchronize tracks or get rid of silence at the
beginning. The cursor or selection stays in the
same place unless you use "Align and move
cursor...", below:
Align and move cursor... - same as the
functions above, except that the cursor or
selection is moved along with the tracks. That
allows you to shift the tracks without losing
your relative place.
Add Label at Selection - This menu item lets
you create a new label at the current selection.
You can title the label by typing with the
keyboard and then hitting "Enter" when you're
done.
Add Label at Playback Position - This menu
item lets you create a new label at the current
location where you are playing or recording.
Do this if you want to mark a certain passage
while you're listening to it. You can title the
label by typing with the keyboard and then
hitting "Enter" or "Return" when you're done.
Only available whilst audacity is playing.
Generate Menu
If you choose an item from the Generate menu
when there are no tracks in a project, a new
track is created. Otherwise, the current track is
used.
If a track is selected and the cursor is placed in
a single place in the track audio is inserted at
the cursor position. The default duration is 30
seconds.
The audio created will replace the any
selection, otherwise it is inserted into the track,
shifting up later parts of the track.
Silence - inserts silence
Tone... - you can create a Sine wave, Square
wave, or Sawtooth wave.
White Noise - inserts random audio samples,
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Any items which appear after these three built-
ins are VST, Ladspa, or Nyquist plug-ins. It is
possible for a poorly written plug-in to crash
Audacity, so always save your work before
using a plug-in. Note that any effect that
doesn't take any audio as input will
automatically be placed in the Generate menu.
Effect Menu
The items in this menu only work when you
have audio selected. Audacity does not have
any real-time effects; you must select the
audio, apply the effect, and then listen to the
results.
Most effects have a Preview button. Clicking
on this button plays up to three seconds of
audio, allowing you to hear what it will sound
like after the effect is applied. This is useful for
fine-tuning the effect parameters.
Repeat Last Effect - selecting this command
is a shortcut to applying the most recent effect
with the same settings. This is a convenient
way to quickly apply the same effect to many
different parts of a file.
Amplify - changes the volume of the selected
audio. If you click the "Allow clipping"
checkbox, it will let you amplify so much that
the audio ends up beyond the range of the
waveform, and is clipped (distorted). The
default value when you open the effect is to
amplifiy so that the loudest part of the selection
is as loud as possible without distortion.
Bass Boost - enhances the bass frequencies
in the audio.
Change Pitch - changes the pitch/frequency of
the selected audio without changing the tempo.
When you open the dialog, the starting
frequency is set to Audacity's best guess as to
the frequency of the selection. This works well
for recordings of singing or musical
instruments without background noise. You
can specify the pitch change in one of four
different ways: musical note, semitones,
frequency, or percent change.
Change Speed - changes the speed of the
audio by resampling. Making the speed higher
will also increase the pitch, and vice versa.
This will change the length of the selection.
Change Tempo - changes the tempo (speed)
of the audio without changing the pitch. This
will change the length of the selection.
Compressor - compresses the dynamic range
of the selection so that the loud parts are softer
while keeping the volume of the soft parts the
same. You can optionally normalise the
recording afterwards, resulting in the entire
piece having higher perceived volume.
Echo - very simple effect that repeats the
selection with a decay, sounding like a series
of echos. This effect does not change the
length of the selection, so you may want to add
silence to the end of the track before applying
it (using the Generate Menu).
Equalization - Boost or reduce arbitrary
frequencies. You can select one of a number
of different curves designed to equalize the
sound of some popular record manufacturers,
or draw your own curve.
Fade In - fades the selection in linearly
Fade Out - fades the selection out linearly
FFT Filter - similar to Equalization, lets you
enhance or reduce arbitrary frequencies. The
curve here uses a linear scale for frequency.
Invert - Flips the waveform vertically, the same
as a phase inversion in the analogue domain.
Noise Removal - This effect lets you clean up
noise from a recording. First, select a small
piece of audio that is silent except for the
noise, select "Noise Removal", and click on the
"Get Noise Profile" button. Then select all of
the audio you want filtered select "Noise
Removal" again, and click the "Remove Noise"
button. You can experiment with the slider to
try to remove more or less noise. It is normal
for Noise Removal to result in some distortion.
It works best when the audio signal is much
louder than the noise.
Normalize - allows you to correct for DC offset
(a vertical displacement of the track) and/or
amplify such that the maximum amplitude is a
fixed amount, -3 dB. It's useful to normalize all
of your tracks before mixing. If you have a lot
of tracks, you may then need to use the track
gain sliders to turn some down.
Nyquist Prompt - for advanced users only.
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using a powerful functional programming
language. See the Nyquist section of the
Audacity website for more information.
Phaser - the name "Phaser" comes from
"Phase Shifter", because it works by combining
phase-shifted signals with the original signal.
The movement of the phase-shifted signals is
controlled using a Low Frequency Oscillator
(LFO). Repeat - repeats the selection a certain
number of times. This operation is quite fast
and space-efficient, so it is practical to use it to
create nearly-infinite loops.
Reverse - This effect reverses the selected
audio temporally; after the effect the end of the
audio will be heard first and the beginning last.
Wahwah - uses a moving bandpass filter to
create its sound. A low frequency oscillator
(LFO) is used to control the movement of the
filter throughout the frequency spectrum.
Adjusts the phase of the left and right channels
when given a stereo selection, so that the
effect seems to travel across the speakers.
Plugins 1 to 15 ... etc. These submenus
contain any VST, Ladspa, or Nyquist plug-ins
loaded by audacity. It is possible for a poorly
written plug-in to crash Audacity, so always
save your work before using a plug-in effect.
Analyze Menu
Plot Spectrum - To use this feature, first
select a region of audio from a single track,
then select "Plot Spectrum". It opens up a
window that displays the Power Spectrum of
the audio over that region, calculated using the
Fast Fourier Transform. The graph represents
how much energy is in each frequency. As you
move the mouse over the display, it shows you
the nearest peak frequency. This window can
also display other common functions that are
calculated using the Fast Fourier Transform,
including three versions of the Autocorrelation
function. The Enhanced Autocorrelation
function is very good at identifying the pitch of
a note.
The Analyze menu is intended for effects and
plug-in effects that do not modify the audio, but
simply open a dialog with some descriptive
information. Audacity also supports Analyze
commands that create annotations in a Label
Track.
Help Menu
About Audacity - displays the version number
and credits. If you compiled Audacity yourself,
check here to verify which optional modules
were successfully compiled in.
Contents ... - opens this reference guide in a
searchable form.

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