Audacity Forum

Dear Koz, thanks for the reply, but I do not get it. My Audacity preferences are indeed Input" built in input. What else could they be? When I plug in an expernal mic using Blue Ice, I choose Blue Ice and the same thing happens. But what do you mean by "vanishes if the speakers go away"? Do you mean...

I have Mac 10.6.8, Audacity 2.x and Skype 2.8.0.851. I take voice lessons thru Skype and record them on Audacity (tried using an Alesis mixer, but got feedback). When I do a Skype test call, it records fine (my voice and hers) as far as levels, but if I plug in my headphones to the 3.5mm out jack, t...