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Damienb wrote:Can you right click the speaker icon next to your clock and select Recording Devices. Do you see your microphone listed? If you see microphone, click it and make sure it is selected as Default.

Additional to that, if you don't see any inputs there, right-click and choose "Show Disabled Devices" and "Show Disconnected Devices" and then do what Damien said. Here is an example image:



Gale

Thanks for the good info,
I tryed that and the microphone is the default device.I noticed there is another green in the back that's also plugged in.
How about the Line in realtek high definition audio not plugged in.
I don't think I have all the correct settings in my audacity project.
For w-7. I'm doing something wrong,can't put my finger on it.

there is another green in the back that's also plugged in.

I think I'd work on that. What do you mean there's another green on back? Do you have two sets of connectors on your machine? It's not unusual for the machine to switch them in and out depend on which one is connected. Clear everything, plug one thing in and work with that.

Also you may have talked yourself into special software for a fancy audio card. Most soundcards have three connections like this.

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/ ... Final2.jpg

If you have more than that, or you have more and oddball colors, then you may have a surround card and need drivers and special control software.

Koz

Where are you plugging in the mic with "the 2 little round type"? Does its connector look like one of these connectors?


Can you find the make and model number of the mic?


Gale

Hey thanks for the input,The plugins look like the one's you have shown.
pink and green.I plug them in front of my hp desktop w-7.
My mike works ok on video's.Name on mike is cyber acoustics

I'm at setting up the audio host and playback device.I click on view>
toolbars>devices toolbar and it won't appear.Otherwise I think I've set
things up in preferences right.
1.Temp files seems to be located in
c:user.
2.In view- toolbar - device toolbar is checked
3.In transport I've got nothing checked.
Under view-reset toolbaars it shows mme-speakers realtek-microphone realte-2 stereo
I appreciate all your help

I think you are saying you have in Audacity Device Toolbar:

Audio Host: MME
Output Device: Speakers realtek
Input Device: Microphone realtek
Channels: 2 stereo

Right? That looks reasonable for now.

Look at this link http://www.cyberacoustics.com/store/Pro ... icrophones - Does your mic look like CVL-1064 on that page? Or is it a headset where the mic is built into the headphones like these http://www.cyberacoustics.com/store/Products/Headsets ?

If the mic is standalone like CVL-1064, plug it into one of the pink ports on the computer. If one pink port does not work, try another pink port. Look at all sides of the computer for where the ports are or look at your computer Manual.

If it is a headset, plug the jack that has the green colour into one of the green ports in the computer and plug the jack that has the pink colour into the pink port that is next to that green port.

Without pressing the record button in Audacity, speak into the mic or the headset. Do you see the green meter bouncing in Windows (where it says "Microphone" here)?


You need to see that green meter bouncing before you can record in Audacity.


Gale

Thanks. I got things working . Appreciate the help.
One thing I can't display is the device toolbar it don't seem to appear.

What do you mean by Device Toolbar exactly?

Can you take a screen shot or describe where it is you are looking for this bar?

Damien

Tutorial - Selecting Your Input. This is in the 1st recording tutorial of audacity


Now that you know you're getting sound into the computer and you've made your Audacity settings, it's time to set up your input device for recording.
Setting up the audio host and playback device
The Device toolbar is displayed by default in a new installation of Audacity. If the Device toolbar is n ot visible, click on View > Toolbars > Device Toolbar.

audio host output devices input devices input channels
You can drag it