No playback sound or monitoring sound [SOLVED]

Audacity Help Forum macOS
1

Sierra 10.12.3
Audacity 2.1.2
Hi, I’m new with Audacity. I’m using an Audio-Technica AT-LP60 USB turntable to record my old vinyl albums. I used the first album to learn to use Audacity, then to export the album to iTunes. All went exactly as expected. I detached the turntable to take the Mac to another room.

Later I plugged the turntable back into the Mac to record another album. There is now no monitoring or playback sound. I can’t even get sound through Audacity when playing back the first album I recorded successfully. I get sound as normal on other programs.

I’ve checked everything I think I need to check, and can’t see where I’m going wrong. Can you help please?

Thanks

2

Have you restarted Audacity or done Transport > Rescan Audio Devices then chosen the device you want to play to in Device Toolbar?


Gale

3

Yes, both, several times, and restarted the computer, reconnected the USB TT, changed USB ports, none of which solved the problem.

I did find though, after my first post, that when I disconnect the USB turntable, sound plays normally through Audacity allowing me to edit my recording, which is good.

Editing post recording just takes longer because I can’t monitor during recording.

4

Hi Gale, when all else fails, go back to the manual! :laughing:

I found that I had changed my playback setting to Codec. I changed it back to Built in and all is now well. :wink:

Thanks