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Audacity 2.1.1 Windows 7

Suddenly, Audacity is only recording in mono. What can I do?

What are you trying to record?

Internet audio. It records only one track.

Set the number of recording channels to "2 (stereo)" in the device toolbar.

The setting is already 2 (Stereo) Record.

I can open or import existing files and they are 2 tracks, but all audio now records as only one track.

Xerlome wrote:The setting is already 2 (Stereo) Record.

I can open or import existing files and they are 2 tracks, but all audio now records as only one track.

Exactly what sound device are you recording from in "Recording Device" in Device Toolbar?

You may have to set the sound device to stereo in Windows. See How can I record in stereo? .


Gale

The device is Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio) - Properties says it is ready and operating properly.
But all I can record is one track. All I'm trying to record is streaming internet audio.

Xerlome wrote:The device is Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio) - Properties says it is ready and operating properly.

When you choose Stereo Mix Properties and click on the Advanced tab, does Default Format have a stereo option selected? What exactly does the selected option say right now?

Xerlome wrote:But all I can record is one track.

Does that track say Stereo to left of the blue waves in Audacity?

Xerlome wrote:All I'm trying to record is streaming internet audio.

What audio? If it is YouTube you can download the video (search online for how), install FFmpeg, then drag the downloaded video into Audacity. Then audio at that point will be as good or bad quality as it is when streamed online.

Note also you can record using Windows WASAPI loopback, which is digital so does not have conversion losses between analogue and digital: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... tml#wasapi.

Also, is the audio you are playing stereo? Is your playback device set to stereo in Windows Sound?

Do you have correct drivers for this Realtek device? See: Updating Sound Device Drivers .



Gale

Thank you for the information.

Advanced reads "2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 hz".

Mostly I record internet radio streams, various forms of audio. But it makes no difference. Youtube or whatever audio is streaming shows only one track of blue graphic. It does say stereo at the left.

I do download Youtubes, but then open or import in Audacity. I didn't know you can drag it.

"Then audio at that point will be as good or bad quality as it is when streamed online."

I have read elsewhere that if you set the Youtbe quality to the highest available for the particular video (clicking cog wheel icon), then the stream will be one level higher than the download. But also it is hard to know what the audio level is because what is rated is the video, and the two don't always correlate as they used to. That's what I read. But at least for the video, when the download goes to 720, the stream setting goes to 1080.

Yes, the playback is set to stereo, but I'm going by what shows in Audacity.

The driver is "up to date and working properly".

Also, I just got a notice urging me to download a new version of the K-Lite Codec Pack. Would this affect Audacity and my audio and should I do the update? I've learned to be cautious of updates!