Audacity is now recording everything

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michelec3
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Audacity is now recording everything

Post by michelec3 » Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:13 pm

Hi,
Same system - Windows 10 lenovo ideapad 64 bit

I realized the problem did not start until Wed night, right about 730p to record a program. Everything else before that Tuesday night was fine. There were no updates that I am aware of.

I deleted it and restarted my computer, then downloaded 2.3.0 again. Now audacity is recording the outside/room noises, the lap top noises - keyboard and mouse, and then what I want to record on the web, all at the same time.

Thank you,
Michele

Trebor
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Re: Audacity is now recording everything

Post by Trebor » Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:04 pm

michelec3 wrote:
Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:13 pm
... audacity is recording the outside/room noises, the lap top noises - keyboard and mouse,
and then what I want to record on the web, all at the same time.
Try these settings in Audacity preferences: "WASAPI" & Loopback ...

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Then restart Audacity, it should then only record the computer-output (e.g. web-browser), not the computer microphone.

michelec3
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Re: Audacity is now recording everything

Post by michelec3 » Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:58 am

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

bbossin
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Re: Audacity is now recording everything

Post by bbossin » Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:31 am

Bingo! Helped me too. Thanks.

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