djcyberlegend

Does just the program freeze or your whole system?

If it's just the program, check this thread

Sounds like the file might not have been saved on the server as a WAV, for example, it could be an MP3 that was saved with a WAV extension without being decoded first. Try saving the file first, then look at the file properties. I've had that happen before - I'd find some sound effects out there that were supposedly WAV files, but ended up being a different file type.

Also, what OS are you using?

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that is NOT what is happening...

when you click on "NO" the program EXITS.

I got around this by doing the following.

Go to control panel > add/remove programs > uninstall wavepad.

When you uninstall it, the program will ask you if you want to UNINSTALL, or just STRIP the program of the NON-free features.

Click on this, and it will reduce Wavepad to the free version

I had to do the same thing, for the same reason. Using version 4.03.

The workaround is plugging an audio cable from speaker/headphone jack to the mic jack. That only produces low, barely audible recordings no matter how much I crank the playback audio settings.

The other problem with doing that is that you only get a mono recording if you use the mic input, to get a stereo recording, you would need to use a stereo line input, which you stated wasn't an option since your sound card doesn't have one of those. The only other option I can suggest is to look into getting a USB multi-channel sound card, for example, the Maya 44 USB. When you plug that card in and install it, you can make it override the PC's built-in sound card so you should be able to use that to "record what you hear". I have an HP Pavilion and I have no problems doing the "record what you hear" thing, then again, I most likely have a sound card that is capable of doing that.

What OS are you using?

What do I need to install to get myself more sliders.

When you open the Windows Recording Mixer, click Options -> Properties, then check the boxes for the controls you want to see and click OK. This should show the rest of the sliders.

You might also need to check the Windows Recording Mixer, as I posted here for another user.

Where is the Windows Recording mixer? In Wavepad or part of the Windows control panel?

If you have a speaker icon in your system tray, right-click on it and click "Adjust Audio Properties", if not, go to the Control Panel->Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices->Sounds and Audio Devices. Once there, click the Audio tab and under Sound Recording, click the Volume button. You should have at least four channels along with a Master Record slider - make sure the Stereo Mix channel has a check in the "Select" check box. This should allow you to "record what you hear".

Check the Windows recording mixer, make sure that the option to "Mute" the input you're recording from is not checked, also do this for the Stereo Mix.

You would need a sound card with a line input. There are USB sound cards available that will do that. When you're ready to make the recording, go to the Windows Recording mixer and make sure that the source you want to record from is checked.

Well, after doing an uninstall and reinstall, I was able to work with one file, then it started hanging again. However, I found that this issue looks like it stems from using the menu pane on the left side of the window, I was using that to do most of the commands, once the program hang when I simply tried to collapse the Bookmarks section. I closed that pane and used the icons and menu bar on top instead, works fine that way. Weird....

Hi, I'm testing out the free version of WavePad, I found it through a Google search, I'm trying to use it to make ring-tone size files.

My problem is, after copying and pasting a sample of an audio file into a new audio file, I try to save the new file and the program hangs, I have to shut it down with the Task Manager and I lose the new file I tried to create. The task manager also indicates that WavePad is pegging my CPU.

I would like to get the master version of this program, but I can't see paying for a program that doesn't work properly. The first few times I did what I described it worked fine, then I started having this problem. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm running version 4.03 on XP with SP3, 1 GB RAM.

* EDIT * for additional info:

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program, that seemed to fix the problem, I'll post again if it happens again.