Audacity Forum

Yes, yes, yes. After Windows Updates installed a new Realtek audio driver this morning I can now select Stereo Mix - which records streaming audio. Thanks all.

Steve, That helped some, but still didn't get me working. I believe that my Realtek drivers do not have a recording device by default. What I did was unplug the speakers and jumper the recording line input to the speaker line output. After matching recording speed, the line-in shows up as a recoding...

Gale,

Thanks for helping with this. I think I have not described my issue well, so please let me clarify. I do not have a recording device as input - all I want to do at this time is simply record sreaming audio (not record from an external source).

With this clarification, can you help?

Gale, I did install the 64 bit drivers. When I look at the recording devices (right click speaker in system tray) I see 3 devices which are all disabled. The devices are: Microphone (not plugged in), Microphone (not plugged in), Line-In (not plugged in). I can not enable any of them, and there is no...

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Audacity 1.3.10 Beta I just installed Audacity for the first time but can't record. When I select the record button I get a dialog that says "Error while opening sound device. Check input device settings and project sample rate." When I go to Edit->Preferences...