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I click the record button and it does for 1/2 to one second and althugh the sweep continues across the screen, it just stops accepting iput from the microphone. Any ...
- 10-22-2009 #1Just Joined!
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Audacity not recording
I click the record button and it does for 1/2 to one second and althugh the sweep continues across the screen, it just stops accepting iput from the microphone. Any help will be appreciated.
- 10-22-2009 #2Linux Guru
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-Make sure your input (pull-down on right) is the one you want.
-Open the mixer (Volume Control) and make sure the input you're trying to record from is set for recording.
-If neither one helps, open Audacity's settings and manually define which device(s) to use and how (e.g. force ALSA). You should eventually find a combination that works.
Also make sure there are no other audio programs loaded. While most work okay along with Audacity, I know of at least one that doesn't... XMMS and Audacity together is a recipe towards a crash.
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I have tried it all but I am still lost.
- 10-23-2009 #4Linux Guru
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If you import an existing audio file, does it play back okay?
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Yes, I just tested it with Precious LORD and it played perfectly all the way through.
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- 10-24-2009 #6Linux Guru
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Okay, I'm guessing you have the correct audio card and server selected. What about various switches in the Mixer (like Mic1/Mic2, Mic Boost +20db, etc)? Have you tried using alsamixer instead (sometimes it works where others fail)?
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