Audacity Forum

I would like to listen to a real-time playback of my Line-In/Microphone. I am using Audacity Portable with Windows NT, and also Windows XP. I have selected "Monitor Input" for the Line-In device, and I see the stereo levels indicating that the audio is present. I can record the audio, and when I playback I hear it fine. However, I would like to monitor the input without actually recording. Could someone tell me if this is possible, using Audacity? If so, how?

It's scary that I think I know this one.

In Windows, you can click on the little speaker icon and the Playback Panel will open up. There is another panel under Options called the record panel. If you turn up Line-In on the record panel and All and Speaker on the play panel, the Line-In (or Mic-In or whatever you select) should be heard on the speakers. Some panels also have "Capture" settings and that will need to be up, too.

You know this is insanely dangerous, right? You're inviting feedback and squealing. Or worse, the feedback will be thumping and you won't be able to hear it with your computer speakers, but will drive the edits nuts.

Koz