I just installed the Windows 8 Release Preview (Big mistake.. Don't do it!), and now, even though I hear good audio through my speakers when not using Audacity,
Audacity records this:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26911731/Misc/Noise.mp3
Even simply loading a good mp3, when played through Audacity I get the same result. I tried it on Audacity 1.3 as well with the same result.
Any idea where I should start looking for a solution?
Thanks,
Mike
Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
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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: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
The Audacity page on the web (http://audacityteam.org/download/windows) makes no mention of compatibility with Windows 8. Did you check that it was compatible before attempting to use it?
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
If you can just go back to Windows 7, I wish others more experienced could help but you know Windows 8 is not 100% ready yet.msantarc wrote:I just installed the Windows 8 Release Preview (Big mistake.. Don't do it!)
PS: I don't know Windows 8 at all, but can you see if there's the option for software compatibility like is there for Windows XP, Vista and 7?
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
I was hoping that someone else had experienced this problem with Win 8 and had a simple solution, but failing that, I expect that they are working on a version of Audacity that will work on Windows 8 and I hoped that I could help beta test it.
I installed Win 8 on my higher powered desktop machine because it has WAY more memory than my laptop.
I'm still running Vista on my laptop and Audacity works fine there. So that's my "work around" for now.
I installed Win 8 on my higher powered desktop machine because it has WAY more memory than my laptop.
I'm still running Vista on my laptop and Audacity works fine there. So that's my "work around" for now.
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
So did you try the compatibility mode? http://minus.com/l70fmZkawNtHk
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
No! I wasn't aware that that was an option. Where can I find that dialog? I looked under preferences, but I don't see it.
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
Nevermind. I found it.
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
Right click with mouse on Audacity's shortcut icon and choose properties, then compatibility and finally you see the option.msantarc wrote:No! I wasn't aware that that was an option. Where can I find that dialog? I looked under preferences, but I don't see it.
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
I tried all modes (Vista, Win7, Win XP) and I get the same results.
Re: Win 8 & Audacity 2.0-All I get is noise
Maybe there's a solution, I could try playing through Windows' audio settings and exhaust all possibilities but doing it from the web it's hard.
By the way, Windows 7 and Vista 64bit support all memory quantity you want.
By the way, Windows 7 and Vista 64bit support all memory quantity you want.