Is there any way you can play the records through your computer speakers witout recording them? Thanks
Playing without recording
Forum rules
Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
Audacity 1.2.x is now obsolete. Please use the current Audacity 2.1.x version.
The final version of Audacity for Windows 98/ME is the legacy 2.0.0 version.
Playing without recording
I have purchased a USB Turntable.
Is there any way you can play the records through your computer speakers witout recording them? Thanks
Is there any way you can play the records through your computer speakers witout recording them? Thanks
-
waxcylinder
- Forum Staff
- Posts: 14687
- Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:03 am
- Operating System: Windows 10
Re: Playing without recording
Yes - just click once in the Input Level Meter area (the red meters) - and this will turn on "monitoring". Clicking there again will turn monitoring off (if you are not recordig/playing.
If you are recording/playing, clicking in the input level meter will reset the max levels of the metering.
This is a poorly documented feature of Audacity - and the GUI is not at all helpful - for a start, as you will have noticed, there is no obvious switch/button to turn monitoring on - and if you do have monitoring on but with no signal, then there is no way of seeing that you have monitoring on.
BTW you will also have to make sure the sound output in Audacity and in Windows are targetted on your PC's onboard soundcard - as normally when you plug in a USB device like this the O/S hads over full responsibility for the sound management (both input and output) to the USB device.
WC
If you are recording/playing, clicking in the input level meter will reset the max levels of the metering.
This is a poorly documented feature of Audacity - and the GUI is not at all helpful - for a start, as you will have noticed, there is no obvious switch/button to turn monitoring on - and if you do have monitoring on but with no signal, then there is no way of seeing that you have monitoring on.
BTW you will also have to make sure the sound output in Audacity and in Windows are targetted on your PC's onboard soundcard - as normally when you plug in a USB device like this the O/S hads over full responsibility for the sound management (both input and output) to the USB device.
WC
________________________________________FOR INSTANT HELP: (Click on Link below)
* * * * * FAQ * * * * * Tutorials * * * * * Audacity Manual * * * * *
* * * * * FAQ * * * * * Tutorials * * * * * Audacity Manual * * * * *
Re: Playing without recording
Thanks waxcylinder for your help. Much appreciated. 