Scarlett 2i2 not working with Audacity
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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.
Scarlett 2i2 not working with Audacity
I followed directions and I tried both line out 2i2 and stereo mix for recording and neither work.
Re: Scarlett 2i2 not working with Audacity
What are you trying to record? Can you hear anything through the interface? (You don't always record exactly what you hear, but if you can get analog sound into the device and out of your soundcard, that proves the hardware & drivers are working.)
Have you tried the Ableton Live software that came with your interface? (Although, Audacity should work with anything that has Windows drivers.)
It's an analog output, and it's for playback or monitoring. You record from something plugged-into line-in or microphone-in (on the front of your interface).
You can record line-out from your interface if you connect it to line-in on your soundcard (if you have a soundcard with line-in).
Stereo Mix is not supported on all systems... It's becomming rare. But if it shows-up as an option, it usually works. Stereo Mix should record whatever you are hearing from your computer speakers (or headphones) If you are not hearing anything, you won't record anything.
Have you tried the Ableton Live software that came with your interface? (Although, Audacity should work with anything that has Windows drivers.)
You can't record line-out.I followed directions and I tried both line out 2i2 and stereo mix for recording and neither work.
It's an analog output, and it's for playback or monitoring. You record from something plugged-into line-in or microphone-in (on the front of your interface). You can record line-out from your interface if you connect it to line-in on your soundcard (if you have a soundcard with line-in).
Stereo Mix is not supported on all systems... It's becomming rare. But if it shows-up as an option, it usually works. Stereo Mix should record whatever you are hearing from your computer speakers (or headphones) If you are not hearing anything, you won't record anything.