Need Help with turntable recording

Dear Audacity Team,

I recently purchased a turntable (Pyle Vintage). It came with an older version of Audacity which I downloaded to my desktop. I am running Windows 7. I followed the tutorials regarding setup and the settings reading from left to right are as follows: MME, (Speakers VIA High Definition A), Microphone (USB Audio CODEC) and 2 Stereo Input Channel. I also downloaded and activated the MP3 export tool. I have software play through checked in the transport menu. I have tried to record several test cuts and the input and output monitors at the top of Audacity menu status bar indicates input, however I can hear no audio through my headphones, nor is there any actual sound when I attempt playback although it appears as though the conversion took place to the MP3 format and my default opens which is ITunes. I just this morning downloaded and installed the newest version of Audacity 2.0.5 thinking that was the issue but am experiencing the same problems. I am thoroughly confused and would appreciate any help/advice you can give me regarding these issues.

Thanks,

William
wclark3797

Try turning on Software Playthrough from the Transport menu.

This set of tutorials from the Audacity Manual should help you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html

especially this one: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/recording_with_usb_turntables.html

and this workflow: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sample_workflow_for_lp_digitization.html

WC

Thanks for the links. I will try them all. I do have the Software Playthrough checked in the Transport menu already.

bc

I’m pretty sure you’re not recording anything and you’re probably making a silent MP3 file.

A couple of things to help narrow-down the problem -

Are you seeing a waveform after recording?

Try opening an existing WAV or MP3 in Audacity. You’ll see what a waveform should look like. Then, you can play it in Audacity to make sure you’re hearing playback.

If playback from Audacity works with a known-good file, and you are seeing a waveform after recording, Try hitting the Play button right after you stop recording (before exporting to MP3).