Audacity Forum

Make sure software Playthrough is off. And, don't monitor yourself with speakers while recording.

... same time ? Completely the wrong approach. You will need the RogueAmoeba Line-In free application to play the guitar through the Mac. This will be delayed (software) playthrough. This will give you an insoluble timing problem because the guitar and video sound will be on one track. If you have ...

... Alternatively you can enable "Software Playthrough" in Audacity (near the bottom of the Transport menu), though this may give a bit more delay than the "listen to this device" option. Why audio 'pattern' was not on the center-line ? That's called "DC offset", and it ...

... try turning off Transport > Software Playthrough in Audacity, depending on what you are trying to achieve. This sends the recording back, after a delay, to the playback device listed in Audacity (USB audio CODEC in your case). Gale

I did not have software playthrough on, however this problem seems to have largely resolved itself. Today I can still hear delayed input audio when my AudioBox is in full playback mode, but the volume is quiet enough that when I have it in the middle between input and playback I can ...

Gale, I did not have software playthrough on, however this problem seems to have largely resolved itself. Today I can still hear delayed input audio when my AudioBox is in full playback mode, but the volume is quiet enough that when I have it in the middle between input and playback I ...

... problem i have noticed are the following: 1. If i leave the speakers connected to my PC and listen while recording the guitar, i can hear a short delay between the notes coming out of the speaker and not from the headphones. the headphones sound is okay. Simple and with no reverb added. HOW DO ...

Most mixing desks allow you to monitor the sound that is going into the desk. This has nothing to do with Audacity or even being connected to a computer - you should be able to monitor the input to the desk via headphones plugged into the desk even without the desk being connected to the computer. I...

... You're not overdubbing. Software Playthrough Yes, so you can hear what you're recording. Latency: Audio to buffer: 100 milliseconds Latency is delay. You need a buffer because of your multitasking operating system, and buffers cause delay. If you are not getting "glitches", or gaps ...

Windows 7; Audacity 2.1.0 I have a Yeti Blue USB microphone that also has a headphone jack for monitoring. The headphone jack audio is delayed., whether using Audacity or not. What is wrong with my setup? Turn Transport > Software Playthrough off in Audacity, and turn "Listen to this ...