Audacity Forum

... (and hence to the headphones) is through software, but software is much slower than electrical signals through wires and that is why there is a delay. Some USB microphones have a headphone socket built into the microphone itself so as to get round this limitation, but I guess your microphone ...

Software Playthrough invariably causes a delay so that should be switched off.

How are you recording? Are you using a USB microphone?
What exactly do you mean "I need to hear myself as I'm recording"?

... recording. I am using Windows XP and Audacity 1.3. When I try clicking on Software Playthrough: Play new track while recording I get an annoying delay. I am new at this and need some simple step by step instructions. Thanks. Dan

... and "Software Playthrough" checked. However I then get the echo I was warned about. 2. Also, no matter what I seem to do, there is a delay between what I'm hearing in the phones and the vocals. Any direction would be appreciated.

... in my case). Then under Edit > Preferences > Recording click Software playthrough if you want to monitor what is being recorded (with a slight delay). 7. In Windows 7, it is necessary to start Audacity after plugging in the iMic to have it appear properly in Audacity menus. Reboot if there ...

... the playback side of "Sounds" or similar in the Windows Control Panel and unmute the microphone. It may not work, but there should be no delay if it does. Gale

... try unmuting line-in in the playback side of the sound card. You can also use software playthrough in Audacity to listen, but that will have a delay. Gale

... that if I leave a separate radio on in the background at the same time as I'm listening to what I'm taping on my speaker, there's a very slight delay between what I hear on the speaker and what I hear on the radio in the other room. The simple solution was to just turn the extra radio off. No ...

Ok. Sorry for the delay... have been housesitting so not near my computer. Current status is... I am able to record. The sound seems very low again, not sure why. also... although the microphone works, and can be recorded, and can ...

<<<there is like 2 to 3 second delay before I can hear what is going on.>>> Close. If What's Going On is the original track playing back to you matching up to the combined tracks on the timeline, then you want the Audacity latency settings. ...