Audacity and Windows 10
Audacity and Windows 10
For several years I have relied on the software Audacity with Windows 10 for recording from tapes and similar sources. Recently, it has stopped functioning, making it impossible to record audio, even though I can play back previously saved MP3 files without issue. Interestingly, I can still play test sounds through Zoom or Skype, suggesting the problem lies elsewhere. I attempted to record audio from a cassette tape into the PC, but without success. I am currently using Audacity version 2.3.0 on 64-bit Windows 10. It seems the issue might be related to an occasional Windows upgrade during log-off, or perhaps the audio signal is not reaching the PC properly. I have tried connecting a large audio input device, around 1 GB, but it still doesn’t work.
Audacity is presently at version 3.0.2, meaning you're lagging behind other updates. Consider a fresh installation of the newest release.
Remove Audacity and then update to the latest:
https://www.audacityteam.org/
Audacity is presently at version 3.0.2, meaning you're lagging behind other updates. Consider a fresh installation of the newest release.
Remove Audacity and then update to the latest:
https://www.audacityteam.org/
Thank you for the suggestion. I've already reinstalled Audacity 3.0.2 and it's still not functioning properly. I also tried installing Lame previously, but this time I didn't think it was needed. I've also attempted to connect the audio output from my iPhone, but that didn't work either. Any other ideas would be appreciated.
I successfully resolved the Audacity issue by following your advice. I carefully adjusted a setting to Line In RealTex Audio, which worked perfectly. The solution seems to come from the old saying: When all else fails, read the instructions. Thank you for the guidance on the right path.
Some free software packages can also be found as a portable app (via portableapps.com), and I’m aware this program is also listed there.
I understand you’ve resolved your specific problem, so this is just general guidance.
If the alternative software also appears on portableapps.com, you might want to try it as well.
Since the same program and version exist there, all settings remain in the same folder structure as the portable app, avoiding conflicts with your OS-installed version.
In this scenario, a misconfigured input channel setting likely occurred due to user interaction. If you had downloaded the portable app version of Audacity, you’d probably have noticed it worked while the installed version failed—because the settings weren’t changed in the portable app (unless you altered them immediately after launching, which you likely wouldn’t do during testing).