weird issue when trying to record

Audacity Help Forum GNU/Linux
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Hi everyone, I’m new here.

I’ve been using Audacity for about 2 weeks every day and there’s an issue I can’t begin to comprehend or fix.
Sometimes, when I hit the record button (or press R), it doesn’t start recording, but it adds a new track. If I press the button again, it keeps adding tracks forever.
The only input I have is the microphone of the laptop and it supports mono and stereo recording, so I don’t think this happens because the tracks are incompatible with the input’s format.

This happens at any given moment. Sometimes after successfully recording a track. Other times, as soon as I run the software.

Thank you very much!

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Which version of Audacity?
Which version of Linux?
What are you trying to record?
What are your settings in the device toolbar?

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Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 (Cindy)
Audacity v2.1.3
I’m trying to record with the laptop’s mic, as stated. Either voice, or guitar or sound effects, it all goes through the mic.

In my device toolbar:
ALSA - Default mic - 2 recording channels (stereo) - pulse

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Try selecting the “hw” option that corresponds to your microphone. (Unless you have additional audio devices connected to the computer, there will only be one “hw” option).

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I hadn’t answered because I haven’t had the same problem again, but I’ll try as soon as it happens.

Thank you very much !