Audacity Forum

... recording like I used to. I don't recall Audacity having this Software Playthough option, and I don't like it because it is obviously creating delay I can hear tho in the recording it's undetectable. Is there an older version of Audacity without this that I can use? Or is there a way to work ...

... you are connecting the microphone to an external mixer or interface, please give the make and model number of the mixer or interface. Where is the delay? Is the delay while you are recording, between when you sing and when you hear yourself? If so, turn Transport > Software Playthrough in Audacity ...

There's plenty of echo on that , there's no way of removing echo from a recording , sorry. In future try turning off (unchecking) "software playthrough" in Audacity preferences (Ctrl+P) to prevent the echo being created ... uncheck the box I've coloured yellow.gif http://manual.audacitytea...

Unless the purpose of this is to measure microphone delay, you should record the computer playback using stereo mix or Windows WASAPI, not with an external microphone. It is not what I do. I have to experiment time reversed acoustics. I have in a ...

raguirre01 wrote:Thanks for the info. I just did it and I can hear myself through the headphones but there is now a delay in the sound. How can I avoid this?

Are you hearing yourself late? If so, turn off Transport > Software Playthrough in Audacity.

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... try reducing latency with Edit -> Preferences -> Recording -> Audio To Buffer . A bigger buffer helps to prevent "glitches", but it adds delay. You may have to use a different hardware setup that allows you bypass the computer and monitor yourself directly. Here is a similar discussion ...

Hi, new to the forum.. I've had audacity before but having trouble with the newest version. I'd greatly appreciate any help or advice. I'm working with windows and when recording vocals over an instrumental, I would like to hear myself while recording. So in preferences and recording I selected (sof...

When I record I can hear what I am recording and then a second later an echo. Like there is a delay but I do her the original audio live How do I get rid of the second audio signal?? If you are lucky enough to have fast system playthrough of your recording, then turn ...

... of most people who are complaining of having some lag between mic and earphone, in my case i DO want this lag ! What are you trying to do - delay an audio stream that is before a video stream? If so, does this help: http://www.daansystems.com/radiodelay/ ? Alternatively you could encode ...

... See: Why have I lost sound after connecting a USB device on Windows? . I have "software playthrough" on In addition: there is a slight delay in the sound coming from the Crosley turntable and the Audacity program. The "Software Playthrough" causes the delay as the computer ...