Listen means that you hear the microphone. I don't know if that matters if you are using a what you hear option but it is not necessary if you just want to record using the mi9crpophone. Follow my instructions from earlier in the day and in recording devices, look for the microphone and set the level and work with whatever else you want to work with by looking through properties. What you hear is not often available because In Windows 7 many sound cards either don't support it or the drivers you get when you purchase a computer don't support it. Audacity has a feature you can use to record as though you have What You Hear even if you don't have it. It's called something like loop back.
Gene----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:56 PM Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Setting up Audacity on new computerCan't remember if you still need to turn on a checkbox to display microphone volume slider in normal volume control, but, if, in windows 7 start menu search box, you type in something like change sound card, and look for the item, change sound card settings, and hit enter on it, then ctrl + tab to listen page, and select microphone in list of devices, and then from there you can tell it to listen to device, bring up it's properties, make sure it's not muted, and I have mine's volume level to set to 40 - seems to give me somewhat better quality if record at a lower level, and then boost it using audacity.
Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA "Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..."----- Original Message ----- From: Cliff Self
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:18 AM Subject: [audacity4blind] Setting up Audacity on new computerI installed Audacity on a 64 bit HP desktop using Windows 7 and an AMD sound card. Even though all the settings seem to be right, the recording device is set to microphone which is plugged into the correct jack, I can't get it to record or play back. I never had any trouble on my XP machine. Do the record levels default to 0? I never needed to adjust them in the past. Finally, I can't find a Stereo Mix button anywhere. How can I record what plays through the speakers without it?
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