UCA-202 is only recording in MONO

[Nick Dee]

My laptop's onboard SC no longer records without distorting in Audacity 1.3 anymore but after some greatly appreciated help from stevethefiddle, I was able to record again through my UCA-202 but for some reason it's only recording in MONO(Left Chan Only) & the recordings are a lot quieter(almost dulled) than with my onboard. Pls does anybody know how to get both channels to record?
As I record through my headphones I've got those plugged in to my UCA-202(monitor switched to Off), then I've connected a Phono/RCA lead to the inputs & then back to the outputs(loopback).
The Audacity pref's are as follows:- Host: MME
Playback Dev: Spkrs(USB Audio Codec)
Rec Device: MIC(USB Audio Codec)
Channels: MONO = Only Option Available
Every thing else in Audacity is untouched & at it's Default setting(presumably?).
In Win.Sound Settings >
(Right Click Vol. Icon) > Playback > Both the Realtek HD A Spkrs + Digi Output are Disabled(not that they seem to matter) & USB Audio Codec Spkrs are Enabled.
________ " ________ > Recording > Realtek MIC is Disabled & Both Stereo Mix + USB Audio Codec MIC are Enabled.

If it's possible to tell from what I've outlined, is there a setting that I need to change either in Audacity or my PC(Vista 32Bit) at all pls? Thanks in advance for any help/guidance anyone can offer.

[steve]

In Win.Sound Settings >
(Right Click Vol. Icon) > Playback > Both the Realtek HD A Spkrs + Digi Output are Disabled(not that they seem to matter) & USB Audio Codec Spkrs are Enabled.
________ " ________ > Recording > Realtek MIC is Disabled & Both Stereo Mix + USB Audio Codec MIC are Enabled.

In Vista there may be an extra "properties" setting in the Control Panel that sets the USB Audio Codec to mono or stereo (often defaults to mono).

Since you are recording through the USB it's probably also a good idea to try disabling the "Stereo Mix" option as that is probably the on-board sound card which I gather you were having problems with.

[Nick Dee]

Hi Steve,
I've been trying to find an extra "properties" setting in the Control Panel that sets the USB Audio Codec to mono but can't seem to locate it anywhere. In Manage Audio Devices/Sound I've looked in every Tab[Playback, Record, even the Sounds Tab]+ each Properties tab & I've also clicked on Change settings in USB Audio Codec Properties but I can't find any additional setting to change from Mono to Stereo. I tried looking in the Control Panel Home[also in Classic View]to see if there was another way to locate a setting to switch from Mono to Stereo but unless I missed it, there doesn't seem to be one, not in Hardware & Sound, Device Manager, Sound or Realtek HD Audio Manager? The Device Status claims that it's working properly & the Drivers are up to date, so just to be sure, I tested the UCA & both channels are working, the lead is new & all connections seem to be fine, so unless I've been looking in the wrong places, I'm at a loss, any idea's at all...please? : (

Many Thanks For your Time.


P.s. Oh yeah, I've Disabled Stereo Mix, not sure why it was enabled but thanks.

[steve]

These are the steps for configuring Windows Vista for recording from a Behringer UCA 202.
The steps for other USB sound cards on both Vista and Windows 7 are likely to be similar.
I would recommend following this list carefully step-by-step, including the "optional" steps.

To configure Recording using the Behringer UCA 202 USB:

• Start button > Control Panel
• (Control Panel Home not Classic View) > Click on "Hardware and Sound"
• Click on "Sound"
• Click on the "Recording" tab
• Click on "USB Adio Codec" (so that it is highlighted)
• Click the "Properties" button
• (Optional) Type "UCA 202 Line Input" in the text box
• (Optional) Click the "Change Icon" button, select the icon that looks like Line-in connectors and click "OK"
• Ensure that "Use this device (enable)" is selected at the bottom
• Click the "Apply" button
• Click on the "Advanced" tab
• In the "default format" button (drop-down list) select "2 channels 16 bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality)"
• Ensure that the two "exclusive mode" options are selected
• Click the "Apply" button
• Click on the "Levels" tab, set the slider to 100 and click the "OK" button
• Click the "OK" button

To configure Playback using the Behringer UCA 202 USB:

• Start button > Control Panel
• (Control Panel Home not Classic View) > Click on "Hardware and Sound"
• Click on "Sound"
• Ensure that the "Playback" tab is selected
• Click on "USB Adio Codec" (so that it is highlighted)
• Click the "Properties" button
• (Optional) Type "UCA 202 Line Output" in the text box
• (Optional) Click the "Change Icon" button, select the icon that looks like Line-out connectors and click "OK"
• Ensure that "Use this device (enable)" is selected at the bottom
• Click the "Apply" button
• Click on the "Levels" tab and set the level to 100
• Click on the "Balance" button and ensure that both "L" and "R" are set to 100
• Ensure that the "speaker" icon does not have a "red circle with diagonal line" on it (that symbol means that output is muted)
• Select the "Enhancements" tab
• Select "Disable All Enhancement" and click the "Apply" button (for recording purposes it is best to aim for "accuracy" over "enhancement")
• Select the "Advanced" tab
• Select "16 bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality)"
• Ensure that the two "exclusive mode" options are selected
• Click the "Apply" button (only available if you have made changes)
• Click the "OK" button
• Click the "OK" button