Audacity Forum

I have a new Dell with Windows 7. I downloaded Audacity 1.3 and can voice record fine and when I playback I see the meter move but cannot get sound from either my speakers or on my headset. I also downloaded 1.2 which I used very successfully on my old XP system for voice recording. Now on Windows 7 it does not record but I can transfer a recorded file from 1.3 and it plays back fine on 1.2. I have an audio studio and record through an Edirol UA-25 connected to my computer via USB. Can anyone help me, I want to record and playback on 1.3.

The global, fuzzy problem is the computer is trying to send the playback sound to the wrong place. This happens a lot with USB devices. Go into Windows Control Panels and see where "Playback" is assigned.

Koz

Thanks Koz, the playback is set for the default device, the UA-25 out. I get no playback with the 1.3, but with absolutely no changes to the device I cannot record on 1.2 but can playback on 1.2, which is the exact opposite of what I can do on 1.3. Any additional thoughts? I'm at a loss.

USB audio devices must be connected to the computer and recognised by Windows before you open Audacity.
When you open Audacity, go to "Edit menu > Preferences > Devices" and check that you have the correct device set as the Recording device and the Playback device.

Stevethefiddle, you nailed it! Thanks so much, simple solution that's been bugging me on and off for weeks. Great way to start a Sunday by learning something new. Happy 10/10/10.
Jack