No playback from Audacity

[elic]

**I copied this in from the "Unstable" forum when I realized I had posted it there by accident*


I have a strange problem. I'm running Vista, which I'd suspect as the issue, but it worked fine for a while and then all of a sudden the problem cropped up.

In a nutshell: I can record, see the waveform, apply filters, etc. However, when I try to play the recording I hear nothing at all. I've tried all of the playback devices in preferences and still no luck. Also, my volume slider in audacity is maxed. If I export the recording from audacity to a .wav file it plays fine. Input = A OK. Output = borked......but from Audacity only.


Anyone have any ideas?

[steve]

I'm running Vista, which I'd suspect as the issue,

Yes, I suspect it is as well.

Apparently Vista has "Improved audio controls allow the system-wide volume or volume of individual audio devices and even individual applications to be controlled separately."

Look in the Windows Control Panel - Right-click over the speaker icon in the System Tray > Recording Devices. Or click Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound (if you're using "Classic View" there's a direct link to "Sound" in the Control Panel), then click on the "Playback" tab.

Is there something in there that is causing the issue?

Sorry I can't help more, but I don't use Vista. This problem has come up before, so if you find the solution I'm sure it would help others if you could post your solution.

[elic]

Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything there to help. Anyone else have a tip? I don't think I'd been anywhere near the sound control panel when this problem popped up.

[elic]

Well, this has to be a Vista issue. I uninstalled Audacity, deleted the registry entries for audacity, downloaded a fresh copy of Audacity and reinstalled. Still no luck. Unfortunately, there's no obvious problem.

Whee, I love Windows!