Hello Everyone: I am an occasional Audacity user, and I recently updated from 2.3.3 to 3.7.3. I needed to do a voice recording on a Windows 11 system, using older (6-7 years) Sony, inexpensive, in-ear, jack attached headphones. I could not get Audacity to register any meaningful recording level, and the playback was barely audible. I went through several troubleshooting processes and recommendations, to no avail. I was sure that I had previously used these headphones to record successfully, but that would have been on Windows 10, with Audacity 2.3.3.
So I re-installed Audacity 2.3.3 and the results, while not perfect, were a significant improvement over 3.7.3.
Hello DVDdoug, Trebor: Thank you for your quick responses. When I was testing 3.7.3 previously, most of the troubleshooting guides mentioned the new level sliders, and I am convinced that I had the recording and playback levels at the maximum, but I still wasn’t getting a good result. However, with my latest re-install of 3.7.3 (including resetting the Preferences) those levels are showing as 100%, and while I have to crank up the Windows volume to 100% to hear anything clearly, I suppose it is usable.
Anyway, I appreciate your replies - they are very helpful. I record and edit audio infrequently, so I probably need more practice to get used to the settings and Windows dependencies.
