Audacity Forum

... I would be banging on Dell's door as to why you had no line-in and stereo mix in recording applications I fear they would tell me that I should try it on a computer that isn't 5 years old! :) If you turn off "Listen to this device" and make Line-in default in Windows Sound, does Windows Sound R...

Gale, Thanks for your comments. So to minimize the risk of dropouts, should I instead use software playthrough? Or better yet is there a way to get Line In to show as a choice in the input drop-down?

Thank you so much! I had read something fairly early on that told me NOT to use WASAPI, so I was blowing right by that in the manual. I also had to check "Listen to this device" on the Listen tab of the Line In device in Windows Sound. Before I did that Audacity would not monitor or record anything....

I know. Lots of people have this issue. I have spent most of the last 12 hours searching for a solution that works for me. I hope someone here can help. I have a Dell Studio 540 Desktop. The sound card appears to be on the motherboard and Device Manager calls it Realtek High Definition Audio. I have...