Audacity Forum

... I was wondering if there is an audacity version with the CHORDfinder. Im a musician and I was using that option a lot when i was using my mac to help me get the Chord of any song in Mac version there is that option when you open audacity Analyse you have Chordfinder your help is very much appreciated ...

Did I hit it? It should not take sweating blood to bring up a Win7 machine...if everything is working. We can't help you with the hardware. Sorry.

Koz

working on getting a new desktop

Unless it's broken. There is no evidence the soundcard on this machine ever worked.
Koz

Audacity does not see a new mic that you plug in after Audacity is already open.

This thing isn't a device. It's an analog microphone plugged into the soundcard which never goes away. It shouldn't be necessary to juggle devices in my opinion. The soundcard should be default.

Koz

... is already open. Have you tried restarting Audacity or using Transport > Rescan Audio Devices at the top of the Audacity window? If that does not help, the mic may not be enabled in Windows Sound. Follow the steps in this Windows Sound link , starting with "Recording Settings: Right-click ...

... tab and choose "Show disabled devices" then right-click again and check "Show Disconnected Devices". If you need more help, PLEASE, give us the make and model number of the recording device you are trying to use and describe how the guitar and mic are connected to that ...

That's from the on-line manual.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/

Koz

And you're talking to a Mac elf, so this may remain a mystery for a while. I did have to run a Win7 machine at work and I thought it ran pretty well. I do know you select recording devices in the Audacity Device Toolbar. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/device_toolbar.html I have gotten into tro...

Yeah thats the exact thing i got sitting next to me. It works with my Windows vista and 8 laptops before without needing any sort of setting changes, ive no clue as to why windows7 needs a setting change for this to work

Then it's down to Windows recognizing it and then Audacity. This one? http://www.amazon.com/Condenser-Microphone-Broadcasting-Voice-over-Recording-Blue/dp/B00K8178H4 One of the comments solved it: All you have to do is plug the mic into the mic port on your computer That doesn't appear in the instru...