The new version is 2.1.0 ( Audacity ® | Download for Windows ).
As I said at Recording won't start [SOLVED] - #4 by Gale_Andrews I never expected that turning off Overdub would prevent the stall. It just means that when there is a stall it prevents the message about latency correction appearing.
How long is it since you rebooted the computer? Have you tried that?
Did you check that you have correct audio drivers from your computer manufacturer, as I suggested: Missing features - Audacity Support?
Are you using stereo mix to record internet audio, or Windows WASAPI? After checking your drivers at your computer manufacturer’s web site, I suggest you use Windows WASAPI to record if you are not doing so already:
- Open Device Toolbar .
- In the first (Host) box of Device Toolbar, choose “Windows WASAPI”.
- In the second (Recording device) box in Device Toolbar, choose the (loopback) input for the device that is playing back the audio.
- In the third (Recording Channels) box in Device Toolbar, choose mono or stereo.
- In the fourth (Playback device) box in Device Toolbar, choose the Speakers or Headphones that you are using for listening.
- Start playing the audio you want to record.
- Press the big red Record button in Audacity.
If you are recording YouTube or similar popular site, you can actually download the video using browser extensions or other solutions (use your favourite search engine to find out how). Please check the copyright restrictions on the site before recording or downloading songs from it.
If you download the video, then if you add FFmpeg to your computer ( Audacity Manual ), you can import the audio of the video into Audacity.
Gale