having problems recording new tracks

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having problems recording new tracks

Post by Gotosleep » Mon May 05, 2008 4:14 pm

Whenever I try to record a new track audacity records the layerstracks above it at high volume, what can I do to fix this besides silencing the older tracks?

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Re: having problems recording new tracks

Post by steve » Mon May 05, 2008 7:49 pm

1) Turn off "software play through" in "Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O"
2) In the WINDOWS Mixer (near the clock in the lower right corner - a loudspeaker icon), select "Microphone In" or "Line in" or whatever you are using, but do NOT select "What U Hear" or "Stereo Mix" as the recording input.
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