Directories
Tell Audacity what temporary directory you want it to use in the Directories dialog (Figure 15-17). The normal operating system temp file is best and should be already selected by Audacity.
Figure 15-17. Temporary file location
The Audio Cache setting is a rather desperate option if you are stuck with a very slow computer. Checking this option keeps all recording in memory until you stop recording, and then it is written to disk. It will certainly speed up performance on a computer with a very slow hard drive. But one little power blip or running out of RAM means your recording session is lost. There isn’t as much risk on a laptop since ...
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