Audacity Forum

.I have been able to record it stereo with other programs. Either you've been defying the laws of physics, or you've been recording mono :D I think what you mean is that you have been recording "2 channel mono" - that is, a left and a right channel (like stereo) but both channels are iden...

mojomoneyman wrote:so, now it looks like i have to live without a mic input?

No, you should still be able to use the microphone, but you can't have the microphone playing loudly through speakers at the same time. If you either, use headphones, or mute the microphone playback, it should work correctly.

Is it a stereo microphone?

jack2290 wrote:Im recording a mix using two decks and a mixer

And then you've got a line level output from the mixer going into a "Skype quality" microphone input on the laptop (rather than into a good quality Line input)?

See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Creat ... h_Audacity

My guess is that your laptop has an internal microphone and when you unplugged, Windows "helpfully" switched it on. Trouble being that you probably had both your recording volume set quite high, and were monitoring the input through speakers, so as soon as the microphone became active you ...

Sorry, the only multi-channel work that I've done was on Sonar, and that's big $s.

Try the instructions here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_OS

Go to the sound card control panel/mixer (loudspeaker icon near the time/date on your Desktop) and set the recording input to "Line In" (Line) - you have most likely got it set to "Stereo Mix" (What U Hear).

At present I use my laptop, which I connect via the Mic to the Rec Out of the PA system's amp. I think I may have misread that. I bet you're not recording with a microphone at all - you've connected the Line out (Rec) from the amp and have it plugged into the Mic input of your laptop. Am I right? T...