Audacity Forum

That was it. Thanks Fiddle, and especially thanks for getting back so quickly.

Using Windows XP, Media Center Edition, with Sound Blaster X-fi. After removing and reinstalling the sound card, Audacity no longer plays. It records line-in, imports and exports, and the meter toolbar reads as though the track is playing, but no sound. The same files will play in other places (Wind...

Thanks Koz. You nailed it. When I looked at the Sound Blaster control panel, all input was set to Windows default values, resulting in the input selector on the mixer toolbar being grayed out. I can only attribute the switch to gremlins, but all is well now. Thanks again!

<<<I'm getting the PA on headphones plugged into the computer, >>> Do you only hear that when Audacity is running, or your hear music whether Audacity is running or not? Koz The PA is not wired to any speakers, only to the PC, so the microphones are live in the headphones whether Audacity is runnin...

could be a lot of things. my crystal ball is cloudy right now so tell us how your system is connected. how you use it. software settings. make model opsys. everything. I'm using Sound Blaster X-Fi audio card. The PA is the only thing going in. No other software is in use. A couple of Shure 588 mics...

Version 1.2.4, Windows XL. I've been recording live music from a PA mixer/amp. Having changed nothing since the previous session, I switched on the PA, opened Audacity and hit the "record" button. Flat line. I'm getting the PA on headphones plugged into the computer, so the cables are work...