no waveform or recording
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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.
no waveform or recording
I'm trying to record and there's no waveform but just a straight line. Why can't I record - it didn't have this problem before.
Re: no waveform or recording
What are you trying to record from? From the microphone built into your laptop? An external analog mic? A USB mic? Streaming audio? Something else?
Make sure you're selected the correct Recording Device.
Make sure you're selected the correct Recording Device.
Re: no waveform or recording
I'm recording from my computer. I use speakers and a headphone.
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Re: no waveform or recording
This tutorial explains how to record audio playing on the computer: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tuto ... ndows.html .jpasseri wrote:I'm recording from my computer. I use speakers and a headphone.
Unless you have Windows XP, the best method of recording computer playback is the Windows WASAPI method mentioned in the above tutorial.
If you need more help, please tell us what version of Windows you have and what version of Audacity (see the pink panel at the top of the page). We cannot help you if you don't tell us that.
Gale
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