Audacity Forum

i just downloaded Audacity 2.1.2 for Windows 7 via a zip file. I don't have stereo mix options on my laptop, so I set my audio host to Windows WASAPI and set my recording device to loopback. When I try to record, the little arrow pops up at the top of the track as usual but it's red and it just sit...

I tried that, too and it didn't work. I ultimately found out that the version of Windows 7 that's loaded on my new computer (Professional, Service Pack 1) does not support "Stereo Mix," rendering Audacity (and Adobe Audition as well) useless for recording -- and I'm not willing to downgrade to the X...

UPDATE: I ran a complete system driver update on my Dell Precision 690 computer (which I had bought used and refurbished). I even ran a lost files restoration. I ultimately ran an update of the computer's audio files. Yet, despite all that, I STILL cannot record anything on Audacity. The culprit app...

I cannot record anything in Audacity in Windows 7 Pro, SP1. I keep getting error messages saying that the "plugins.cfg" configuration file is missing and that I "Can't write to file "OwnerAudacityAutoSaveNewProject." Yet when I imported a previously-recorded file, it played back perfectly. How do I ...