Audacity Forum

Hey there,
I click on the mic input level meters and I used to be able to hear what I am recording. For some reason, I cannot do that anymore. Any ideas? I am running Vista. I did try to search this issue, but have not seen anything pertaining to this.

Thanks in advance

Hi There, I had the exact same problem just a moment ago. Couldn't find help on this site, so I fiddled around a bit and found the solution:

Go to Edit --> Preferences
Click on the Audio I/O tab (you may not see the tab at first but if you play around with the arrows at the top right hand corner of the box you can scroll to it)
Once at the Audio I/O tab select "Play other tracks while recording new ones"

I have NO idea why this became unchecked but rechecking it worked for me!