for anyone who may be wondering, I didn't deal with this topic in my tutorial. Did you check to be sure that the setting in JAWS is correct? Even if you set it correctly, something may have happened and the setting may have been lost. If you check and find that the setting is correct, perhaps I or other list members can present a solution or work around. It may help those who have suggestions to know what version of Windows you are using. Gene From: Michelle Creedy Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 10:25 AM To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [audacity4blind] Question about Recording from an External Source Hello All Well, I think I need to re-listen to the wonderful recording Gene did but I have a quick question. When I plug in my tape machine into the USB port, JAWS quits working. I can only think that it is trying to speak through the device even though I have the internal speakers designated to deal with JAWS. Any thoughts on how to fix this? I'm putting all my tapes into digital format. Michelle