Audacity Forum

Turn OFF software playthrough. It creates a feedback loop when you record the sound coming out of your soundcard.

... not Stereo Mix or What-U-Hear or other software. It has to be a connection you can reach ... > Edit > Preferences > Recording > [_] Playthrough is not selected. When you overdub, the ... the computer because of transmission delay and echo problems. Koz

... uncheck the box... I assume you mean the Software Playthrough box? If you don't un-check it, you'll get a ... comes-out delayed and recorded again. You'll get an echo and possibly a runaway-feedback condition where it ...

I don't speak Mac , but I know a little Audacity.

As a workaround try temporarily unchecking "Software playthrough of input" tickbox in Audacity preferences ...



Software playthrough can cause a feedback loop.

"What version of Audacity? What Mac? What is your recording device? What is your playback device? Is Software Playthrough turned on?
-- Bill"

2.2.2, see jpg, Saphire pro 14 soundcard for rec & play, Don't know if Software Playthrough is turned on. Can't see which drop down menu that's in ?
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What version of Audacity? What Mac? What is your recording device? What is your playback device? Is Software Playthrough turned on?
-- Bill

... fine, until I play it back ... Then it adds an echo ... Try unchecking " Software playthrough of input" in Audacity preferences ... https://forum.audacityteam.org/download/file.php?id=20519

Try WASAPI Loopback as your host & recording device. That should. be independent of volume control. With Stereo Mix, you're "capturing" whatever is coming out of your soundcard.

Turn Software Playthrough off to prevent echo.

... to record my vocal, the back track has an echo and loud static. Funnily if I record anyway ... playing it's fine. Under preferences>recording>playthrough, Other tracks.... is checked and software playhrough... is unchecked. I don't seem to have ...

... module-loopback". I tried it, but now I get an echo on the fraction of a second of audio with "Software Playthrough" on. So, the module actually made my problem worse, not ...