Two tracks showing but not stereo [SOLVED]

[luvrecords]

I have been recording records from my audio-technica turntable for years. I just noticed that the two tracks are there but no stereo separation. They are both mono. I have Windows 10 but had no problems till now. As far as I can see, everything is set correctly. I also updated audacity. I am stumped.

[kozikowski]

Are both tracks from the same song? Are they the exact same track? Magnify or Zoom the blue waves and see if they exactly match.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/zooming.html

I don't think there is a provision to record two mono tracks at the same time. Are they two unlinked tracks like this:

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How did you connect your turntable to the computer? Did you upgrade your computer to a Win10 laptop and connect your mixer or Phono Preamp to the Mic-In of the laptop?

Koz

[DVDdoug]

How are you connected? Is this a USB turntable? I hope you're not using the mono mic input on a laptop...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but are you sure the record is stereo? A lot of older records were mono.

Try the Remove Vocals effect. That might give you a clue... If the left & right channels are "digitally identical" everything will be "removed" and you'll get dead silence. If it's a mono record, it will be very quiet, but the vinyl record noise will be very noticeable.

[luvrecords]

It is a stereo record. Both bars show the exact same thing. When played back through my media player, the sound is mono. I always had good stereo results in the past, till now. Something changed.

[kozikowski]

How did you connect your turntable to the computer? Did you upgrade your computer to a Win10 laptop and connect your mixer or Phono Preamp to the Mic-In of the laptop?

Start answering questions. Newer machines have different methods of sound connection.

Koz

[luvrecords]

My turntable is connected to the laptop by a USB. I have windows 10, and the latest audacity. My records are in stereo. This just happened. I have always been able to record stereo in the past. What other info do you need?

[kozikowski]

What other info do you need?

That's good for a bit. There is a very popular turntable connection error that gives a Stereo/Mono error.

Two graphics. The first one is two mono tracks. The second one is a stereo track (two blue waves) where the show is the same left and right. Which do you have, or neither one? Compare the left INFO panels carefully.

Koz

[DVDdoug]

I'm not sure how that could happen with USB unless the turntable has gone bad.

Are your older files playing in stereo? Maybe it's a playback problem?

What were the results of the "vocal removal" experiment?

[Gale Andrews]

My turntable is connected to the laptop by a USB. I have windows 10, and the latest audacity. My records are in stereo. This just happened. I have always been able to record stereo in the past.

Have you tried the green box in this FAQ How can I record in stereo??

It applies to Windows 10 too.


Gale

[luvrecords]

Thank you Gale. That fixed it. Much appreciated. Dave