Multitrack recording

[Davethefiddler]

I'm wanting to be able to record myself playing fiddle, guitar, mandolin, each on separate tracks.

I can record several tracks and hear them all. Unfortunately when I record the 2nd and subsequent tracks, I cannot hear the previous tracks at the time of recording. I have tried headphones and loudspeakers but I can never hear the previous recording when recording the next one.

[steve]

What microphone are you using and how is it connected to your computer?

You may find this page of the manual helpful: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tut ... rdubs.html

[Davethefiddler]

I'm using a condenser mic connected to the audio input on the front panel. It does pick up each separate track as I record, but at the time of recording, I cannot hear the tracks I have already recorded. When I play the recording, all tracks have recorded. Obviously when recording myself playing, I need to for example, hear the fiddle track to be able to add the next track, a guitar track.

[Davethefiddler]

Solved it.

I found this in the manual :-

Confirm the following settings in the Transport menu:-

Overdub (on/off) is checked (Mine was unchecked, selecting it made the difference)
Software Playthrough (on/off) is not checked.

Thanks to anyone who was pondering this.

[jademan]

Solved it.

I found this in the manual :-

Confirm the following settings in the Transport menu:-

Overdub (on/off) is checked (Mine was unchecked, selecting it made the difference)
Software Playthrough (on/off) is not checked.

Thanks to anyone who was pondering this.

Thanks for reporting back that you solved your problem.