Audacity Forum

Maybe there is some conflict between the multiple audio devices you have. I believe "Audials" will show as multiple virtual devices in Windows "Sound", is that correct? Does Intel show as a separate device in "Sound"? I would guess not.

Can't you record computer playback with "Audials"? What happens if you disable "Audials"?

The PortAudio audio interface we use for playback and recording was updated for both Audacity 2.0.4 and 2.0.5. So you could go back to 2.0.3 or 2.0.4 and tell us which version records for you, if any:
http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/au ... -2.0.3.zip
http://audacity.googlecode.com/files/au ... -2.0.4.zip .

Make sure you quit 2.0.5 before running another version.

However you could simply have something configured incorrectly that we can't see. Can you ask the person who built your computer, or was that you?


Gale

I uninstalled 2.0.5 and tried 2.0.3. No luck. Then tried 2.0.4. No luck. Reinstalled 2.0.5. No luck. I just can't figure out what's going on or what has changed.

Virtual audio devices like "audials" are going to make things more complicated. Do you use it for recording movie audio? Did you install audials just before the problem started? Can you disable its audio devices but still use its movie search or whatever it does?

What else did you change before the problem started?

Do you have a system restore point you can go back to just before the problem started?


Gale

Audials was installed with Nero 12 back in February. I rarely use Nero. I have used Audacity successfully after installing Nero. I disabled all Audials in my 'playback devices' as suggested. No luck. Maybe I should check my Audials settings.

And for some reason, there are 28 instances of Audials Sound Capturing showing up in Playback Devices. All are disabled.

It's obviously not an Audacity problem.

Another obvious point to make is that whatever you are trying to record must be playing on the Realtek device. You can't play it on a USB headset then record it on Realtek stereo mix because the USB headset is a different device.


Gale