Audacity Forum

It's probably a Windows Mixer setting that needs changing.

There's a discussion about it here http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5082
This may not be exactly the same as your computer as it depends on what sound card you have, but it may give you a clue about how to fix it.

On some CD players, there is a feature to automatically set track marks on a time-basis, as opposed to the "silence" based used here. Is there any way to do that (the timed) on Audacity? In Audacity 1.3 (not sure about 1.2) there is a feature called "Regular Interval Labels" tha...

Tou don't usually get "Line in" on laptops, just "mic in". On full size PCs you get both "Mic in" (for computer microphones) and "Line in" for "Line level sources" such as minidisk players, CD players, Mixing desks, electric pianos, etc. Microphone s...

I couldn't remember exactly where I got it from, but see this page: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=GVerb I quite like G-verb, but the Default reverb time is far too long for most purposes - try cutting it down to about 1,5 seconds for something more realistic. If you want pre-delay wit...

Select track 2 (click near the track name) Press Ctrl+C Select Track 1 Press the End key Press Ctrl+V Delete track 2 (click on the X in the corner of the track) Repeat for each track. Do not try to mix mono and stereo tracks, this will not work. By the time you get down to track 10 you will be doing...

Open the Windows Mixer (loudspeaker icon near the clock) and find the Record settings. If you are recording from a microphone, select the microphone as the recording source. If you're recording from the Line in, set the Line in as the recording source. Do not use "Stereo Mix" or "What...

Try G-verb instead, I think it is in the LADSPA plug-in pack available from the main Audacity web site. The best way to use reverb effects in Audacity (particularly G-Verb) is to duplicate the track first (Edit menu) then apply the reverb to the duplicate track. You can then mix the wet and dry trac...

Does Windows recognise it? If it is not recognised by Windows, then Audacity can not use it.

The best way is to record everything dry, then add effects later. If you want to use outboard hardware effects, simply play a track back, with the output plugged into your effects unit, then the output from the effects unit into the input of your sound card and record. This will produce a "wet&...

Plug in the USB first. Make sure that Windows has recognised it.
When that is done, open Audacity.
Look in "Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O" and select the USB device as the Recording input, and your sound card as the playback device.