Audacity Forum

though I need an upgrade on my ancient, yet serviceable SB Live card. Don't get rid of that card. They may be old, but they're great for doing music with and work very nicely with Audacity. Forget about the mic. in on the SB Live, it's rubbish. Use only the Line in. Configure the card to play throu...

Let's try a simple test: 1) Reboot your computer 2) Open Audacity 3) Record a clock ticking, or a metronome, or something with a steady rhythm or steady pitch - it's not too important what you record, just choose something with which a speed change will be obvious. 4) Play it back. Don't do anything...

Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O

Select "number of channels: 2(stereo)"

dano wrote:hi....what do you mean by zooming in? thanks...

Hold down the Ctrl key and twiddle the mouse wheel (if you have one).
Alternatively, try clicking on the magnifying glass icons.

USB microphones must be connected and working before you open Audacity.

Mute all inputs and outputs apart from "Stereo Mix" on the recording side, and "Wave" on the playback side. The names may vary, but it sounds like you have already got the "Stereo Mix" option selected. If the sound of the streaming audio is stopped, then you have muted ...

Are you, by any chance, using a USB device for input? Oops - didn't read his post ;) The mixer toolbar is a tool of convenience when it is supported by the operating system and sound card driver. That usually excludes USB audio devices and Vista, but can also mean other sound cards on other systems...

On a mixing desk there are several places to adjust the volume: 1) Input gain - this is the initial signal boost that is applied to the incoming signal. To monitor this you need to select Pre-Fader Level (PFL) for that channel. The level should be adjusted so that it comes close to 0dB but without d...

Check your speakers and the wiring first (try using headphones).

If you still have a problem, look in the Windows Mixer (loudspeaker icon near the clock) and check that you do not have something set panned to one side.

mkrocket wrote:It will work on the computer, so it does record. I noticed the files are PCM files.

You have made a "Data CD" instead of an "Audio CD".
You need to set your CD burning program to make an "audio CD".