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.
Recording
My software records sounds from the environment - the room that I am attempting to record a cassette tape while using the software, but not the contents of the tape itself. What am I doing wrong? I am not sure of what version I am using.
Re: Recording
You are probably recording from your laptop's built in microphone at the moment. In the Device Toolbar, you need to select the recording device that corresponds with the device that you are wanting to record from.
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