Cannot record PC sounds using Audacity 2.4.2

[Eljustel]

Thanks Steve, but you didn't answer my question - which is about the audio of the Audacity I have on my WinPC. Never mind, I'll try asking the tutor at Griffith if he can suggest who I could contact.

[jademan]

Hello all,

I am having a new issue with the recording of sound on my Windows 10 PC. If I am playing a home filming item or trying to record a conference call, the audio from my PC will not record.

It used to work perfectly when I last did this around 6 months ago, but I can only assume that a Windows update has been applied, as nothing else has changed.

It appears as though my Audacity v2.4.2 is only able to record from microphones and no longer from PC resident applications etc. I have searched around online and have tried all of the various fixes with the Stereo Mix device etc... but no fix.

Has anyone else experienced this and is there a solution?

Many thanks.

Docsteve,

Sometimes you may find that a device is disabled and removed from the system. There is a trick to recovering it. Right-click on the speaker icon near the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Select Sounds > Recording. Then right-click anywhere within the big rectangle, and make sure "Show Disabled Devices" is checked. See if this makes your Stereo Mix come back. Then right-click on Stereo Mix and click Enable.

I hope this helps.

[jademan]

Thanks Steve, but you didn't answer my question - which is about the audio of the Audacity I have on my WinPC. Never mind, I'll try asking the tutor at Griffith if he can suggest who I could contact.

Eljustel, first make sure you have a legitimate version of Audacity 2.4.2.

Now, when Audacity first starts up, (or when you do Transport > Scan Audio Devices), it scans all of the devices on your system. If it encounters a problem with any one of these devices, it could cause the entire search to fail. In this case, Audacity will fail to find *any* devices.

Sometimes you can remedy the situation by locating the device in question and removing it from the system (at least when Audacity does its scan). Frequently the culprit device is Bluetooth. Start by removing all of your Bluetooth Devices, then all of you USB devices. Usually, this is enough. If there are any remaining devices, you can try disabling them one by one.

I hope this helps.