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Hi all,

In the past I've had no problem using the program to record random wav, or mp3 files by just playing the file in wmp, or winamp and recording, however I've been trying all day to get this to happen, and it records nothing.. I can however get it to record my voice, but no sounds (mp3,wmp,wav files) period..

How do I fix this?

I've tried using my un-hooking my mic, and straight through speakers and everything, and it hasn't recorded a thing.. I have a USB mic, any idea?

You may be a victim of Windows trying to "help" you. When you plug a USB device into a Windows machine, all sorts of oddball problems may come up.

Recording the output of the computer is a pretty common request. Here's the Windows Control Panel help section.

Windows Control Panel
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... trol_Panel

Koz