the typing sounds were being picked up by the microphone on my webcam! i muted it and changed some other settings. thanks for the tips...
i'm finding audacity difficult to use. i don't understand how to start recording a new stereo track. and i don't understand how to insert track marks so i can edit this concert i recorded. i want to put it on cd and make tracks. i used to use cool edit, but was having a slight buzzing noise problem on my recordings so i gave up transferring my minidiscs at all for a long time. do i cut out selections and save them as separate tracks?