Audacity won't record on Vista

SmoothCriminal · Post by **SmoothCriminal** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:00 am

Hey

I have recently swapped computers to a Vista system. My previous computer was a Windows XP, I could record sound from sound recorder on that no problem at all.
But on this new computer with Vista installed, It will not let me record sound from the soundcard or streaming MP3.
I have tried recording with Audacity, and still no success. I went to preferences and set my recording device to Stereo Mix and the channel to 2 (stereo) but still nothing.
I tried monitoring both playback and input and it wasn't picking anything up.
I have heard of people being able to record with Vista, but I can't seem to do it myself.
I don't have a mic, and I want to record sound from streaming MP3 sources on the internet.

Heres a list of available preferences, so you know what your dealing with:

Playback Devices:

- Realtek Digital Output
- Digital Output Device (HD
- Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output

Recording Devices:

- Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input
- Stereo Mix (Realtek HD)
- CD Audio (Realtek HD)
- Line In (Realtek HD)
- Realtek Digital Input (Realtek HD)

I have enabled all devices in my system.

Post by **kozikowski** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:10 am

We know that Windows machines are making it harder and harder to record internet shows. Is this a laptop?

The Stereo Mix thing should have worked.

We have a posted How-To on Widows...

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

I keep a license for Total Recorder that takes care of all these problems. I asked them and the latest version will handle Vista.

Koz

SmoothCriminal · Post by **SmoothCriminal** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:34 am

No, its not a laptop.

Post by **steve** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:17 pm

Please don't double post - it makes following conversations very confusing, especially since we now do not know if you are using Audacity 1.2 or Audacity 1.3.

See here: http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=9195

SmoothCriminal · Post by **SmoothCriminal** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:40 am

Sorry. I got confused coz there were two forums for windows... :/

I'm on 1.3 now anyway

Post by **steve** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:25 pm

So you watched this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5qa-HODWbc

At what point do you have trouble?

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