Audacity Forum

... find an answer to this. 1. I'm using Audacity 1.3.5. as I've recently switched from an 8-track Tascam 788 DAW. 2. I use an Acer Extensa laptop w/ Vista Premium (3G Ram; 200G HD); record into my Mackie mixer - out to laptops' Line in; monitoring via laptops' Headphone out. 3. In the Audacity Preferences ...

Hey....thanks I am a software tester so I have to write instructions alot......:) Yes I am using Vista so it does look different and I am using the internal sound card. The speaker icon doesn't seem to help it is different than win xp so I guess i need to go into the control ...

... panel, it may be hidden. Unfortunately, different sound cards use different mixer/control panels, so I cannot give detailed instructions. Also, Vista is different from XP - sometimes in Vista it is necessary to go into the Windows Control Panel to un-hide controls. You may find some clues here: ...

Ok I'm a bit confused and not sure I'm looking in the right places. Open Audacity and click on the recording meter to activate it. Go to your sound card mixer application (Windows Mixer, or whatever you have) and open the Recording settings. Select "Stereo Mix" as your recording source. Now go to th...

... "Why Won't it Work??!!", which was a familiar refrain here. Anyway, here is the answer that put my system back into operation. It's importent that Vista and Audacity agrees on sample rate and bit depth. SP1 for Vista installation chances thise settings on the recording driver - just another Microsoft ...

Yes ... same problem and error message. Audacity had been working fine for many many months until I installed Vista SP1. I too have worked through all the usual configuration stuff with no success. I've now reverted my computer to its pre-SP1 install state and Audacity is has ...

I just read the post thread titled "Vista SP1 and What U Hear" and wonder if our problems are the same. I did update to SP1 sometime around the time my system quit working. Anyone else have experience with Vista and SP1 using Audacity?

... You see, I ALWAYS have used the "What U Hear" option, but now, it's been disabled. ... saw the topic that it might be disable in Vista, but I'm using XP. And it's worked before! ...

Check out the thread that is titled "Error Opening Sound Device". Is this an accurate description of what you have experienced? I wonder, because I installed SP1 around that same time also and I wonder if there is some sort of conflict.

Since installing SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Windows Vista I have been unable to use Audacity to record via “What U Hear” and get an error message urging me to check my input device , etc. “What U Hear (SB Audigy)” ...