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... software (Software Playthrough). Software Playthrough when using standard Windows drivers is slow (as you have experienced). One way to reduce the delay is to use ASIO drivers. ASIO is a highly optimised sound system for working with sound and music on Windows. Software Playthrough using ASIO can ...

... is registered and comes out of the speakers a milisecond after the sound goes in. I bet you mean a lot more than a millisecond. A millisecond delay would not be noticeable. Go to the Transport menu and de-select the "Software Playthrough" option. This may mean that you cannot monitor ...

... Playthrough is the correct choice, however if you are recording silence then software playthrough (which sends the input to the output with a delay) will also be silent. If you need help reconfiguring Audacity please let us know how you are connecting the turntable to the computer and which ...

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Software Playthrough always creates a delay, which is why I did not suggest doing that.

... a puzzle to me. It sounds and looks like a comb filter ... looks like teeth of a comb.jpg If you feed-back the output to the input with a slight delay that can create comb filter effect, e.g. if you've forgot to uncheck "software playthrough" when recording "stereo mix" (aka ...

... the audio signal from one to the other. Sadly, software is a lot slower than a direct "wired" connection, so there will be an annoying delay between the sound going into the microphone and back out to your headphones. However, if you wish to try this, the easiest method is to enable ...

... this way i wont here what im playing while its being recorded, [but i still here the tracks that are already recorded], but since there is a delay between the live playing and the recording i just used the "time shift tool" to place the track in the right position so it will be ...

Turn off "Software Playthrough". If you are using a recent version of Audacity 1.3.x that option will be in the "Transport" menu. If doing this prevents you from hearing anything you will need to configure your sound card for hardware playthrough. This is not possible on all com...

Turn off "Software Playthrough". If you are using a recent version of Audacity 1.3.x that option will be in the "Transport" menu. If doing this prevents you from hearing anything you will need to configure your sound card for hardware playthrough. This is not possible on all comp...

When you play your keyboard, the computer is the sole sound source and minor delays are easy to ignore. When you play the guitar, it makes noise itself and the difference between that and the computer playthrough are right in your face. This sounds correct, assuming ...