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What are the available option in the Device Toolbar?

steve wrote:What are the available option in the Device Toolbar?

I think the OP said:

braxx20 wrote:The speaker pulldown was set for " Digital Output (S/PDIF) The OTHER two choices were:Microsoft Sound Manager and Speakers/Headphones IDT

You want to choose the output device your speakers or headphones are connected to.

I suggest you choose "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output". This will always be the default Windows device, and as WavePad will almost certainly be using that default device, "Sound Mapper" should give you sound in Audacity.

If you change the Windows default playback device to something else, then "Sound Mapper" will play to that device.

If still don't get sound playback in Audacity, reboot the computer.


Gale

Still no luck!
MY CONTROL PANEL : Recording -Stereo Mix IDT Hi Def Audio Codec//////// Playback: Speakers/Headphones IDT Hi Def Codec

AUDACITY: The only one that does not cause very loud feedback and what I can only describe as echoing is the one that records but the play back is silent although the green bands are running. That selection is: Windows Direct/ DigitalOutput S/PDIF)/ Primary Sound Capture. I've tried ALL the combinations!
Next I will uninstall Aud and reinstall.
Do you have a suggested download for this?
BUT still don't understand why WavePad works fine with all the default settings (theirs and my computer)

braxx20 wrote:Still no luck!
MY CONTROL PANEL : Recording -Stereo Mix IDT Hi Def Audio Codec//////// Playback: Speakers/Headphones IDT Hi Def Codec

AUDACITY: The only one that does not cause very loud feedback and what I can only describe as echoing is the one that records but the play back is silent although the green bands are running. That selection is: Windows Direct/ DigitalOutput S/PDIF)/ Primary Sound Capture. I've tried ALL the combinations!

There is no point trying all combinations. The only playback device that will work is the one you have your speakers or headphones connected to. If that correct playback device has "feedback" then that is what you have to address.

So please answer these two questions:

1. Exactly how are you listening to playback in Wavepad? Built-in in computer speakers? Headphones plugged into the green audio out? If you have not got speakers or headphones plugged into "S/PDIF out" then you will (obviously) get no audio if you select "S/PDIF out" as playback device in Audacity.
2. Is it recording or playback that has the feedback problem? If you import an MP3 into Audacity or do Generate > Tone, can you choose a playback device in Audacity that you can hear (with feedback)? If so, what playback device is that (exact name)?

Note:If this "feedback" occurs when recording "stereo mix", all you need to do is open the "Transport" Menu in Audacity, then click on "Software Playthrough (on/off)" to turn it off.

braxx20 wrote:Next I will uninstall Aud and reinstall.

If you do that, download this:
http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/au ... -2.0.2.exe

When you run the installer, look for the "Select Additional Tasks" screen, then put a check in the "Reset Preferences" box. Complete the installation. On launching Audacity, a dialogue will appear where you can confirm if you want to reset preferences just this once, or not. Choose the option to reset the preferences.

But I don't think this is anything to do with the problem.


Gale

Thanks for all the help. Downloaded and re-installed. Seems to be working OK. Won't have time to work on this for the next few weeks but so far, so good!