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Annoying Sound when playing from Audacity on Win 7
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:11 am
by Brigster18
Hi,
im running Audacity 1.3.12 & Win 7. When i generate a tone in audacity, Play the tone and then stop it i get an annoying feedback. I have updated the sound drivers on the computer. However this continues to occur. It also happens on more than one computer, both differant makes.
Any help is greatly apprechiated.
Re: Annoying Sound when playing from Audacity on Win 7
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:44 am
by steve
Brigster18 wrote:It also happens on more than one computer, both differant makes.
This is not a normal problem, so there is probably something that these computers have in common that is causing the problem.
What sort of computers are they?
What sort of speakers?
Do you have a microphone or headset connected?
Do you have "Software Playthrough" selected? (bottom of the "Transport" menu - if you do, switch it off).
Can you give a step-by-step method for us to recreate this problem?
Re: Annoying Sound when playing from Audacity on Win 7
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:48 pm
by Brigster18
64 of the computers are desktops made by Stone computers. 2 others are made by Dell.
Step by Step.
1) Log into the win 7 computer
2) Plug in the headphone
3) Open audacity 1.3.12
4) Generate a Tone
5) Play that tone
6) Stop the tone
-- This is when i get the feedback.
'Do you have "Software Playthrough" selected? (bottom of the "Transport" menu - if you do, switch it off).' This wasnt enabled when i looked, even if it is the sound still plays.
Re: Annoying Sound when playing from Audacity on Win 7
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:05 pm
by steve
Sorry, I've no idea why that is happening - keep checking back, I'll ask a colleague if they have any ideas.
Re: Annoying Sound when playing from Audacity on Win 7
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:45 pm
by Gale Andrews
Is it a USB headset with a mic attached, or just a pair of headphones that you are plugging into line-out?
Does the problem occur if you plug-in speakers instead, or use any inbuilt speakers the computers have?
Win 7 computers often have sound playback "enhancements" turned on.
Have you tried turning those off? Go to Sound in the Windows Control Panel. Click the "Playback" tab, then right-click over "Speakers" for the motherboard sound device (assuming you are plugging into line-out) and hit Properties. Click the "Enhancements" tab, put a check in "Disable all enhancements" then click OK and OK.
Gale