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... saving. It doesn't happen every time either, only when the computer is especially bogged down by the other program (Mediashout 4). Thanks for any help.

Glad you're now in business, and thanks for letting us know that it is solved.

Oh thank-you all so much its working now! I think my input level was not turned on or something Like I said I'm pretty terrible with these things! thanks again!

Thank you Gale and DVDDoug for replying so quickly to my post. I will now try your suggestions and report back.

Many thanks for your help
Maresa

Done it. Dont know how but its working....Thanks for everyones help...Much appreciated.

Does your laptop has a socket to connect an external mic? It might happen that you're selecting the mic input and not the built-in mic... Go to the preferences -> devices and under recording device see if you have another option that says "built-in mic" or similar.

... The versions of Lame and FFmpeg should also be the current versions from the official Audacity web sites: http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3 http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=FAQ:Installation_and_Plug-Ins#installffmpeg

When exactly do you get the error message?
Did you Save the Audacity Project? If so, where and with what name?
Did you Export the recording?
What version of Windows are you using?
What version of Audacity are you using?

... thread that you have either not tried, or have not said what happened when you did try them. Unless this is a two way dialogue we are unable to help you. For example, what happens with the "touch test" (see first reply in this thread).

... trying the Mac version of Audacity 1.3.13 http://audacityteam.org/download/ I don't use Macs, but one of the Mac guys will probably be able to help you, so I'll move this topic to the Mac part of the forum. The operating system should be watching the USB ports to see if any new devices are ...