No microphone / line in tab option on Audacity

[martin]

Hi Team

Firstly, can I say how great the video guide to using Audacity was - I have a HP Vista laptop and found the paper instructions not relevant to Vista.

The problem I have is during the tutorial, there are instructions referring to a tab box to select microphone / line in on Audacity. On my copy (bought on internet) there is no such tab option. I can record using the laptop microphone but prefer to record records via amplifier to the computer. I have followed the instructions but without success. I guess inability to select line in may be the cause but value your suggestions

Martin

[steve]

The problem I have is during the tutorial, there are instructions referring to a tab box to select microphone / line in on Audacity

They are probably refering to the WINDOWS MIXER rather than to anything in Audacity.
This page has a section about it for Vista: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... bar_Issues

On my copy (bought on internet)

Bought? Audacity is free to download and use as you like: http://audacityteam.org/about/license