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It'll just be a setting in the Windows Control Panel that has changed, but unplugging that unused connector is a much easier fix

The PC sound chip line-in is connected to the mixer's unbalanced (TS) main outputs. The sound chip line out is connected to the mixer stereo input channel 9/10. There's the problem. The sound that is playing from previous tracks in Audacity is going to the mixer and is being mixed in with the new (...

The output from the cassette (as shown in your first post) is much too high and is overloading the computer input.
If you are using a headphone socket on the cassette player, turn down the playback volume much lower, then (if necessary) turn up the recording volume on your sound card.

Try upgrading to Audacity 1.3.12. If you're lucky that will automagically fix it. http://audacityteam.org/download/ If you still have a problem, please say which version of Windows you are using and what you are trying to record from (for example, "I'm wanting to record myself singing using a S...

Could you post which options are available and which options are selected for the Recording Device (both set-ups).

I presume that you have found this screen and enabled all inputs? http://wiki.audacityteam.org/w/images/thumb/d/d0/Xppr.PNG/350px-Xppr.PNG If you have, then Stereo Mix is not supported by your current drivers. (note that "Stereo Mix" is sometimes called "Mix" or "What U Hear...

I'm trying to reduce a significant hiss in a voice-over recording. The sound cards that are built into most PCs are not designed for high quality recording. Playback is usually reasonable, but microphone recording is generally telephone quality at best. Recording at a reasonably high level can mini...

Go into the Windows Control Panel and in the "Sounds" section find the part where you select the Recording device. Ensure that ONLY the "Line Input" is enabled. (assuming that you are using the "Line input"). If that does not fix it, please say: 1) Which input is enable...

Saving an Audacity project lets you save unfinished work and re-open it later in Audacity exactly as it was, with all edits and recorded/imported tracks preserved, but it does not create an audio file that can be played in any other program. To create a normal audio file that can be played in other ...

The smoothness appears to relate to the efficiency of the audio system. When using ALSA/Pulse there is a noticeable jitter, but when using Jack it is very much smoother. Obviously it's much better for the display refresh to take lower priority than the audio. As long as playback and record are smoot...