Recording Problems

[ismellgood]

I am trying to record multiple tracks. When I record my first track it's fine. It will play back fine. When I go to record a new track, the track I just recorded does not play. How do I change this? I cannot even get a click track to play along. I hope it's an easy fix and I'm just too dumb to figure it out.

[kozikowski]

Insanely quick but probably wrong answer. Are the "Mute" or "Solo" buttons pressed on the left of the track. A "Solo" track is the only one that will play. "Mute' kills one single track.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Oh, wait. Do you want the track to play to your speakers while you record more? That's a special setting or two buried in...

Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O > One Of Those Clickies On The Bottom.

Getting Windows sound services to behave is sometimes right up there with the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Sometimes you need to restart Audacity to get system settings to stick.

Koz

[ismellgood]

Oh, wait. Do you want the track to play to your speakers while you record more? That's a special setting or two buried in...

Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O > One Of Those Clickies On The Bottom.

Getting Windows sound services to behave is sometimes right up there with the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything.

Koz

That's it. Works perfect now. Thanks!!!!!

[ismellgood]

.... and thank you for the other helpful info!