Record stops after a random time

[g2c]

As opposed to the post about recording that stops after .6", on my machine (Squeeze) the record stops together with the view meters and the audio position vertical cursor. It will record for a random time ranging from < 1" to forever. Mean is < 10"

When it records, the resulting exported wave file (played on an XP box) is perfectly recorded. The mic gain control works perfectly.

When in good mood i.e. will record repeatedly, if I press s for stop recording then r record again, it will create another waveform at the bottom and WILL PLAY the upper waveform!

I'd tend to say my inability to play is related to the record problem

Tried to reduce the sampling rate, does not seem related

[steve]

As opposed to the post about recording that stops after .6", on my machine (Squeeze) the record stops together with the view meters and the audio position vertical cursor. It will record for a random time ranging from < 1" to forever. Mean is < 10"

The only time I've noticed this is if I try to record a mono sound stream into a stereo track, or a stereo sound stream into a mono track. I'm not sure where the fault lies - it could be in pulseaudio, Alsa, portaudio, Audacity, or somewhere else, but setting the recording to stereo for stereo sound streams and mono for mono sound streams fixes it on this machine.

When in good mood i.e. will record repeatedly, if I press s for stop recording then r record again, it will create another waveform at the bottom and WILL PLAY the upper waveform!

That's normal and allows Audacity to make multi-track recordings. To continue recording on the same track, use SHIFT+R (resume recording).

[g2c]

That's normal and allows Audacity to make multi-track recordings. To continue recording on the same track, use SHIFT+R (resume recording).

That's normal yet it's the first time ever that I here audacity playing something If I record stop and play, it does not play. If I record stop and record (successfully; i.e. record does not stop in the middle) then it does play the previous record.

The only time I've noticed this is if I try to record a mono sound stream into a stereo track, or a stereo sound stream into a mono track.

I am having the problem in mono or stereo.

When it stops in the middle of recording it's still waits that I press stop in order to do anything else (e.g. Edit Undo record). It stops recording but IS NOT in the stop state.

[steve]

Just a thought - check that you do not have "Sound Activated Recording" switched on (Transport menu). It should normally be off.