Audacity Forum

Your description sounds like you are getting feedback. If you're using Audacity 1.2.6, check in "Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O" and check that "Software Playthrough" is NOT selected. If you are using a USB turntable, also check (in the same tab), that the recording device i...

stillgotLPs wrote:I'm using 1.13 on windows 7. Is it a known beta bug

Yes it's a known bug - if I remember correctly, 1.3.10
You need to update Audacity to 1.3.12

I think it's a bug.
If you update to Audacity 1.3.12 it should work correctly.

If you just click on the “plugin source” link, it will usually open in your web browser as a load of text. You can then use "Save" (or "Save Page As" depending on your browser) from the web browser "File" menu. If you then save that "page" to your Desktop, it ...

Sorry generalgeorge, I can't follow your description. Can you post a screen shot?

At the bottom of the screen (immediately below the graph) is a print-out with various information regarding the peaks at the frequency corresponding to the cursor position.

I was afraid you were going to say that - Windows 7 is not very helpful for recording, but there is a page on the Audacity wiki that covers most of the issues.
For Windows 7 you need to use Audacity 1.3.12.

See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Windows_7_OS

The links in "Find quick answers in our Tips, Tutorials and Documentation!" are no longer pointing to the correct web pages.
And the Logo image on the forum header is missing.

As with Mac's the Windows sound system won't allow you to record both sides of a Skype conversation, bus as on a Mac, there is software that can get you round the problem. Pamela is probably the best known - you may also be able to do it using Total Recorder or Virtual Audio Cable. There are several...

What's your operating system?
Windows XP/Vista/7
Mac OSX (version?)
Linux (which distro and version?)
Other?