I cannot hear the track being played back.

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wemo66
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I cannot hear the track being played back.

Post by wemo66 » Wed May 18, 2016 12:02 am

I am running the newest version of Audacity and running Windows 10. I am trying to transfer cassette tapes using Audacity. I can tell it is recording the track. I play it back and cannot hear the track. I saved it and played it back I can her it as well.

DVDdoug
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Re: I cannot hear the track being played back.

Post by DVDdoug » Wed May 18, 2016 1:03 am

I play it back and cannot hear the track. I saved it and played it back I can her it as well.
What???

Does this help?

wemo66
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Re: I cannot hear the track being played back.

Post by wemo66 » Wed May 18, 2016 1:10 am

Sorry, I seem to not be able to hear through audacity to the track I just recorded.

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Re: I cannot hear the track being played back.

Post by steve » Wed May 18, 2016 7:37 am

As DVDdoug suggested, see here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_ ... k.html#usb
Ensure that you have the right playback device selected in the device toolbar.
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

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