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ok this is the problem it worked and played and recorded fine the first time , then tried it again and this time I don't get anything in the record box just a flat line ??? """" Yes have been reading the forums and tried everything that was suggested ??? been at this for 2.5 hrs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uninstalled -reinstalled , rebooted even tried the bata ??? gone through all my settings ? """"""!!! I'm using MP3 songs , all internal no turntables or USB connections ! this a really nice program would like to get it going again. Thank you in advance .

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)

Sound Devices
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Description: SB X-Fi Audio [B8E0]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Type: WDM
Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1284 (English)

Sound Capture Devices
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Description: SB X-Fi Audio [B8E0]
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes

DirectMusic
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DLS Path: C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32driversGM.DLS
DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
Acceleration: Enabled
Ports: SB X-Fi DMusic Synth [B8E0], Hardware (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
SB X-Fi Audio [B8E0], Software (Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB X-Fi Synth B [B8E0] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
SB X-Fi Synth A [B8E0] [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal
Registry: OK

Step 1
"don't panic". Have a nice cup of tea (I'm English) and relax for a while.

Step 2
See if you can record with Windows Sound Recorder (it only records 60 seconds, but is good for trouble shooting).

Step 3
If Windows Sound Recorder works, then reset the preferences in Audacity:
1) Go to http://www.gaclrecords.org.uk/audacitydl.html , scroll to the bottom of the page and right-click over "Audacity 1.2.6 reset Preferences .reg file for Windows"
2) Save this .reg file to your drive
3) Double-click the saved .reg file and click "yes" when asked if you want to add the information to the Registry

Restart Audacity and go to "Ediit > Preferences". On the "Audio I/O" tab, select "Microsoft Sound Mapper" as the recording and playback device.

Restart Audacity.

(Note, if Windows Sound Recorder does not work, then you need to fix that first - the place to start looking would be to check that your sound card is correctly installed, then check the settings in the sound card control panel/mixer)

step 1 ok


step 2 yes that works fine

step 3 have done that just in case



step 4 Restart Audacity and go to "Ediit > Preferences". On the "Audio I/O" tab, select "Microsoft Sound Mapper" as the recording and playback device.
Restart Audacity.

step 5 Nothing - Still flat line in record box ????

thank you

I'm running out of ideas now.
When it worked the first time, were you logged in as the same user as you are using now?

What did you record with Windows Sound Recorder?
Are you recording (trying to) the same thing with Audacity?

Oshkash wrote:I'm using MP3 songs

I don't understand what you mean - what exactly are you trying to record?

Hi Oshkash
Try Control panel, sounds and audio devices, click the audio tab, click the drop down arrow alongside sound recording and see if your input devise is listed, if it is click on it and click apply, then try again.
Stearman65

making ring tones and this is the only sound device is SB X-FI audio [B8E0] , and only one use user no admin settins or anything else ? I'm alsways the one to find a way to kill it some how ? my friends say if theirs a way to kill something i'll find it ! thanks again

ok figuered it out as soon as i import the LAME File it will not record !!!! did rollback and it works !!!!!!!!!!! now how to make it a converted MP3 file without the LAME file ??????

LAME is required for encoding MP3's.

Oshkash wrote:making ring tones and this is the only sound device is SB X-FI audio [B8E0] , and only one use user no admin settins or anything else ? I'm alsways the one to find a way to kill it some how ? my friends say if theirs a way to kill something i'll find it ! thanks again

Can you use audacity to make ringtone's, I have tryed and know sound, I do have the lame to tag it with,is their some thing i am not doing?

See here for making ringtones with Audacity: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... _Ringtones