Recording cursor stuck at start

[nienke64]

I have a Vista laptop. I installed the latest version 2.0.5, however, I removed it because the meter doesn't want to run at all, so I'm not able to record anything AT ALL. I replaced it by the 1.3 beta version; it worked fine before, but it doesn't want to run either. On my Windows 7 computer, the meter runs immidiately, can't pause at all. I obtained both the .exe versions. I keep on removing and installing! Please help.

[DVDdoug]

What are you trying to record? Internal microphone? External microphone, Streaming audio? something else? Have you selected the correct input?

[kozikowski]

And you can stop reinstalling Audacity. Audacity is a complete slave to the preference settings and whatever Windows is doing. They all have to line up.

What are you recording? If it's a USB microphone, plug the mic in first, restart Audacity and pick the microphone for recording.

Koz

[nienke64]

I try to record my vinyl albums. It still doesn't work! I tried this already. What is the Windows setting that prevents the meter to run? I think it's something in the HKEY.

[waxcylinder]

You do know that if you want to monitor without recording you need to click in the Input Meter to initiate metering ...

WC

[nienke64]

Did you mean clicking 'pause-record-pause'? I have already recorded several lp's, and the meter had a flat line if I just hit the 'pause-record-pause button without connecting (properly) the recordplayer. Nothing happens now, just flickering.

[Gale Andrews]

Did you mean clicking 'pause-record-pause'? I have already recorded several lp's, and the meter had a flat line if I just hit the 'pause-record-pause button without connecting (properly) the recordplayer. Nothing happens now, just flickering.

What type of record player - does it connect via USB cable to the computer or through an amplifier to line-in?

Do you mean the recording meter flickers at the low (left) edge of the scale?

What happens if you forget about monitoring and just record? Do you get the same low level in the meter and a low level recording? Have you turned the input volume up in Audacity?


Gale

[nienke64]

I refer to the line which produces the wave and is moving from left to the right. The meters do run. I can't produce a wave because the line isn't moving. It seems to be on 'pause', clicking 'pause' again, doesn't help at all. No sound can be recorded!

[Robert2]

Audacity produces that flat line with a stuck flickering cursor when it cannot make sense of the input. You need to make sure the proper devices are selected as input and output in both Audacity and the Windows Sound panel. Sometimes, the Audacity “Project Rate” has to match the corresponding rate in the Windows Sound panel.

It would help immensely if you told us which hardware you are using to play your LPs, what kind of connection you have between the LP Player and your laptop: is it RCA or USB? Does your player have a line-out connector? Does your laptop have a line-in connector?

In the Audacity “Edit | Preferences…” dialog, what exactly did you set up as your “Devices”?
Which “Hosts” are available? Which “Host” did you choose?
Which “Playback Devices” are available? Which “Playback Device” did you choose?
Which “Recording Devices” are available? Which “Recording Device” did you choose?

[nienke64]

I'm sorry. Audacity just don't want to produce ANYTHING! There is no flat, horizontal line at all, the vertical line is stuck at 0.00.00! It doesn't move at all. I use a USB-recordplayer; it worked fine before!