i have just started using audacity yesterday and i have just one problem that is bugging the crap out of me and i simply cannot figure it out.
im using a windows 7 laptop and the newest version of audacity. my microphone is a usb blue yeti
i mostly record vocals to instrumental tracks that i download which i thought would be simple enough, but i cant seem to find out how to mute myself so it does not playback as i am recording it.
i would like to know how i can record myself while it only plays the instrumental.
ive had trouble searching for an answer on FAQ because i simply do not know the correct wording for what i am wanting to do.
How to Record without hearing yourself
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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.
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Re: How to Record without hearing yourself
Audacity > Edit > Preferences > Recording. [X] Overdub should be the only thing selected.
Make sure you're recording from your microphone and not Stereo-Mix or What-U-Hear. Stereo-Mix is the setting used to record internet sound, but you can't do that when you're overdubbing.
Koz
Make sure you're recording from your microphone and not Stereo-Mix or What-U-Hear. Stereo-Mix is the setting used to record internet sound, but you can't do that when you're overdubbing.
Koz
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