I am using Audacity 2.3.3 / Windows 10, with M-Audio M-Track 8 interface. There have been no driver updates for this interface since 2015.
Up until this morning the Audacity version I was using was 2.3.1.
Just a few days ago I was recording with no problems. This morning when I tried recording with 2.3.1 I was getting drop outs, so I up graded to 2.3.3. The dropouts are gone, but the recorded pitch is 1/2 a step lower than what I actually played.
I'm not sure if this is an Audacity issue or an M-audio issue.
Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.
Recording
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: Recording
It's usually a driver issue but sometimes it can be "fixed" by changing the sample rate to 44,100Hz or to 48,000Hz if you are currently at 44,100.
You can also get pitch/timing shifts if you record with your interface (which usually has an accurate clock) and then play back through your regular soundcard (which sometimes has a not-so-good clock).
You can also get pitch/timing shifts if you record with your interface (which usually has an accurate clock) and then play back through your regular soundcard (which sometimes has a not-so-good clock).