Audacity Forum

Have you changed the recording device?
Some devices (notably USB devices) don't have software level control.

Ctrl+U then Ctrl+Shift+U

You started off by saying that you had "EXACTLY THE SAME issue" as ericb7799, which turns out to not be the case as you are using a different version of Audacity, installed in a different location, with different plug-ins and different symptoms. The first step when troubleshooting any tech...

I'm clicking on the Recording Meter Toolbar. Previously when I click that bar I could hear how my effect (i.e. amp simulator) will work, Are you sure? I'm not on Windows, but I'm pretty sure that in Audacity, effects only act on recorded audio (the audio in the selected audio track) and NOT on the ...

I'm clicking on the Recording Meter Toolbar. Previously when I click that bar I could hear how my effect (i.e. amp simulator) will work, Are you sure? I'm not on Windows, but I'm pretty sure that in Audacity, effects only act on recorded audio (the audio in the selected audio track) and NOT on the ...

This is not an Audacity error message. The error code indicates that Windows is unable to find the file specified, and it usually associated with either a Windows update or Windows backup. There are many reasons why the problem can occur, including disk failure, a disk being mounted incorrectly, inc...

Audacity 2.0.5 is very old. The current version is 2.2.2 and is available here: https://www.audacityteam.org/download/ For "overdub" recording (recording a track while listening to other tracks), the settings at the bottom of the Transport menu should be: Software Playthrough: Off (not sel...

The only reports I've seen of this issue are the two cases here. @ lespaulplayer621, you say you have "EXACTLY THE SAME issue". Are you also using the ZIP version of Audacity 2.2.2? typically using the add/remove effects will show multiple directories for my VST effects What are the direct...

Ensure that you connect the device before you start Audacity.
If Audacity still does not see it, look in the recording tab of the Windows Sound Control Panel and ensure that Windows has enabled the device.

This is a short demo of controlling Audacity via the command line (in a terminal) using a Python script "pipeclient.py" (https://github.com/audacity/audacity/blob/master/scripts/piped-work/pipeclient.py) This demo is running on Linux, but the script should also work on other platforms. Cur...