Can't hear Audacity recording or playback

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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Hello again
When using Audacity I can’t hear the source while the recording is being made and can’t hear the playback.
Only able to hear once saved as an aiff file. I want to be able to hear in Audacity so I can make recording adjustments etc.
Thanks.

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Are you using a USB turntable or USB tape-deck?

3

Thanks - I’m using a turntable plugged into a Citronic AC-1 USB analogue converter that’s plugged into a MacBook Pro laptop.

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Basically your computer is trying to use the USB device for output as well as input - so you need to reset the output device to be your speakers.

See this tutorial in the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/recording_with_usb_turntables.html

WC