can't play back

[dwagner1]

I have been trying to download LPs to CDs using the Numark PT01. I know it's working, I can see the waves but when I try to play it back, I get nothing. It's my understanding that I just have to push the play button on the screen. What am I missing?

[waxcylinder]

When you plug in a USB device like this your computer hands over control of all sound services to the USB device - both input and output. Since your USB device doesn't have a set of speakers, you then don't get any sound from the computer (not even the normal computer sounds).

All you need to do is to get your O/S and Audacity to retarget the sound output onto your computer's on-board soundcard. In Windows use Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Audio > Sound Playback - in Audacity use Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O > Playback Device - you may need to close and restart Audacity for the change to take effect.

Also have a read of this tutorial from the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Reco ... turntables

WC