Audacity Forum

I am a voice writer in court reporting school. I have a HP 64 bit operating system, Windows Vista and I have Audacity 1.3. I am using an external mic and headphones. I am new to Audacity and have no clue how to set any settings or anything. When I record myself dictating ...

... (most of them are folk and there are no CD versions) into MP3, but now you mention it... You didn't tell us which windows version you have... vista? 7? xp? Sorry, I forgot to do it. I'm working with this environment: Custom-made PC (no brand), Quad-core AMD Phenom, 8GB RAM, Windows 7 x64. ...

... Or is it just when you start audacity that you stop hearing what's coming from the player? You didn't tell us which windows version you have... vista? 7? xp?

... sort of a "dead air" sound). This background noise is there whether I record my voice or just hit record and do no speaking at all. My system is Vista. I believe I have the correct settings in Windows Control Panel. I can record my voice just fine, except that the background noise is always there. ...

... headset and plug into the pink (mic) and green (audio out) connectors of the computer sound device. A possible exception if you are on Windows Vista or 7 is that you could go to the "Recording" tab of "Sound" in the Windows Control Panel. right-click over the USB headset > Properties, click ...

Check the Software Playthrough [/u] [/color] box. Also - Windows has separate recording & playback mixers, so you ... and control the volume of what you are hearing out of your soundcard. (Windows Vista & Windows 7 might have a different way of accessing the mixer.)

... What version of Windows do you have? Which sound card? WINDOWS 7 ... Hz (CD Quality) On Windows 7 (and Vista too I think) some sound card ... any "stereo mix" or "mix-out" or "what u hear" option in Preferences -> Devices ...

What version of Windows do you have? Which sound card? On Windows 7 (and Vista too I think) some sound card drivers ... any "stereo mix" or "mix-out" or "what u hear" option in Preferences -> Devices -> ...

Here [/u] [/color] are some instructions for ... want to enable "Stereo Mix" or "What-U-Hear", but many soundcards/drivers simply ... and it's becoming a rare feature on Vista & Win7 systems. I have not tried these, ...

... need to disable "record what you hear" (or equivalent) , in "Recording ... makes me think you are recording "what U hear" or "stereo mix" instead of the ... as a microphone. Assuming you are on Vista or 7, go to "Sound" in the Windows ...