echo sound [SOLVED]

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benbernie
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echo sound [SOLVED]

Post by benbernie » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:24 am

hi
when I play a record though my speakers I get an echo sound..im not sure how it happened..when I play back though the speakers no echo..i have another software and to test the system I recorded the same record again I got no echo.....
so the issue rests with audacity..what do I do to fix the echo sound?im on the latest windows system on a dell computer..thanks

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Re: echo sound

Post by steve » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:45 am

1) Set the recording device in the device toolbar to the actual device that you are recording from (not "sound mapper").
2) Turn off "Software Playthrough" in the "Transport" menu.
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Re: echo sound [SOLVED]

Post by benbernie » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:53 am

bingo..thanks steve

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