Help for Audacity on Windows.
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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
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Gale Andrews
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by Gale Andrews » Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:27 am
kozikowski wrote:I'm not a Windows elf, but it used to work by pressing PrtScrn (print screen) key to capture the screen video. Open Microsoft Paint and paste the image. Export as a JPG (jpeg) type of file and then post it on the forum according to these instructions.
http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=64936
Koz
That's still correct but a better refinement is ALT + PrtScr. That captures only the current window whereas PrtScr captures the whole screen.
Gale
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Gale Andrews
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by Gale Andrews » Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:32 am
So assuming you are connecting the cassette player to the mic input on the computer, your
Device Toolbar should look something like this:
Don't choose the internal microphone if you see that. It should say microphone or external microphone.
Gale
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stardust2003
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by stardust2003 » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:02 pm
instead of listening thru the tv monitor, I ve tried again and am listening
thru speakers............. from cable out of back of comp
I ve unticked the thru sound button
Now Im getting sound ok thru the speakers...... no echo
Im getting good recording quality on playback in audacity .. no echo
So I think Im finally back to normal !
I ll go get that Jim Reeves tape in to try and get it over to disc
She s given me a dvd disc......... that should still play in CD player s ( I hope )
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by Gale Andrews » Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:50 pm
stardust2003 wrote:instead of listening thru the tv monitor, I ve tried again and am listening
thru speakers............. from cable out of back of comp
I ve unticked the thru sound button
Now Im getting sound ok thru the speakers...... no echo
Im getting good recording quality on playback in audacity .. no echo
When you use the computer speakers, XP probably plays the input through the speakers without you having to use Software Playthrough. If so, that is good, because there is no latency with that type of playthrough.
Even so, if you were recording the echo, something is not correct. You should be able to record from the cassette player without software playthrough being recorded.
Gale
