Playback track gets distorted ONLY while dubbing a new track

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Solrac333
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Playback track gets distorted ONLY while dubbing a new track

Post by Solrac333 » Sat May 23, 2020 3:04 am

I have been using Audacity for years and I love it. I hope someone can help with this issue that I now have. I can record the first track just fine. But when I start dubbing other tracks, the playback gets distorted ONLY while I am recording the new track. When I a finished and play all the tracks, everything sounds fine again. I can't figure out why only the playback track gets distorted only while dubbing. Here's a video that shows what I am talking about. And some pics of my settings.
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And a video of the issue
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Re: Playback track gets distorted ONLY while dubbing a new track

Post by steve » Sat May 23, 2020 1:04 pm

Solrac333 wrote:
Sat May 23, 2020 3:04 am
I can record the first track just fine. But when I start dubbing other tracks, the playback gets distorted ONLY while I am recording the new track.
Has this ever worked for you with the equipment that you are currently using?
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Re: Playback track gets distorted ONLY while dubbing a new track

Post by Solrac333 » Mon May 25, 2020 5:04 pm

steve wrote:
Sat May 23, 2020 1:04 pm
Solrac333 wrote:
Sat May 23, 2020 3:04 am
I can record the first track just fine. But when I start dubbing other tracks, the playback gets distorted ONLY while I am recording the new track.
Has this ever worked for you with the equipment that you are currently using?
Yes. As stated, I have been using Audacity for years. I don't know what caused this. The last time I suddenly had recording issues, the only thing that fixed it was getting a new a computer.

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