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will not play

Post by throutt » Thu May 22, 2008 6:48 pm

when i press the play button it depresses and the green bar pops up at the beginning of the track but it does not move. i can still record i just cant play. ok i just tried playing itunes and internet videos and none of them will play also.

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Re: will not play

Post by Locopomo » Thu May 22, 2008 9:34 pm

throutt wrote:ok i just tried playing itunes and internet videos and none of them will play also.
Audacity doesn't support iTunes or video files, so that's why they won't play. Are you getting the same problem with WAVs and MP3s?

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Re: will not play

Post by throutt » Fri May 23, 2008 2:33 am

no i wasnt talking about those things in audacity. my output just isnt working for anything

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Re: will not play

Post by steve » Fri May 23, 2008 11:45 am

You are not giving enough information.
What is your setup, and what are you doing (step by step).
It could be that you've plugged in a USB mic and it has hijacked your audio system, or any of a thousand other things.
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

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Re: will not play

Post by throutt » Fri May 23, 2008 7:04 pm

i got tired of messing with my comp, so i just restarted and problem solved, ill post if it acts up again.

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Re: will not play

Post by throutt » Mon May 26, 2008 4:51 pm

ok, now that that problems solved another one just had to pop up to make it impossible to work. now it wont pick up the input signal, i press record and that little blue line doesn't expand at all.

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Re: will not play

Post by jan.kolar » Tue May 27, 2008 12:43 pm

Try to reset everything to the previous values, when it was recording.
Perhaps use http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic ... 870#p17870 as a checklist.

Do not forget to restart audacity if you change Prefs>AudioIO. Perhaps restart windows again.

And give more details if problem persists. Can you still record by Sound Recorder of Windows?

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