Can't play audio :///

So, I’m making a mash up with two of my favorite covers from a song. I only started it yesterday, but right now the playback isn’t working properly. I’ll try to press play, but it just makes a small sound and the tracks don’t play. The weird part is that the bottom says ‘Playing’ even though it obviously isn’t. I’ve tried restarting my computer, tried resetting the configuration, I don’t have any other audacity windows open, and I really don’t know what else could’ve happened.

Even if I can’t fix it I’d like to know how I can save the project in some way.

Make sure you’ve selected the correct Playback Device. Sometimes if you are using a USB microphone or other USB device, Windows will default to using the “new” device for recording and playback (even though you can’t play back through a microphone).

Or, the playback recording volume control is now hidden behind the playback meters, or there is also a volume slider to the left of the waveform.