Vista - Audacity Recording Fix

**ululator** · 10-25-2008

I recently purchased a Dell desktop with 64-bit Vista Premium. Audacity 1.2.6 would not record: I got a message telling me to "check the input device settings and the project sample rate."

I checked in Audacity>Edit>Preferences, & there were no Recording Device options listed at all.

After Googling all possible avenues for advice, I found an extremely simple solution… that actually works!

* Select Personalization from the Control Panel.
* Select Sounds
* Select the Recording tab.
* In my case, there were 3 options shown: Front Mic, Microphone, & Line In, all grayed out & showing as not plugged in.
* Right click on any one of them choose "show disabled devices."
* This brought up the Stereo Mix option.
* Select Stereo Mix, Choose Properties, and click Enable.
* Voila! Now it worked the same way as Wave Out Mix in Windows XP, & I could record streaming audio with no problems!

Hope this helps!

donvanderk · 07-16-2009

Great tip! It worked perfectly!!

**pacinitaly** · 07-23-2009

not for me

**ululator** · 07-28-2009

pacinitaly,

Hmmm… I hunted for answers online. Several sites noted that this technique works IF your sound card/system supports the Wave Out / Stereo Mix / What U Hear function… some do, some don’t. (My Dell came with Realtek HD Audio, which does, fortunately.)

To see what you have, look in:
Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Device Manager > Sound, Video, & Game Controllers

When you right-click your sound card, you’ll have the option of updating to the driver’s latest version: sometimes that will do the trick.

Hope this helps!

**pacinitaly** · 07-28-2009

ululator,

thanks, done already.

I give up

10-25-2008	#1 (permalink)
ululator Vista Home Premium 64bit 23 posts	Audacity Recording Fix I recently purchased a Dell desktop with 64-bit Vista Premium. Audacity 1.2.6 would not record: I got a message telling me to "check the input device settings and the project sample rate." I checked in Audacity>Edit>Preferences, & there were no Recording Device options listed at all. After Googling all possible avenues for advice, I found an extremely simple solution… that actually works! * Select Personalization from the Control Panel. * Select Sounds * Select the Recording tab. * In my case, there were 3 options shown: Front Mic, Microphone, & Line In, all grayed out & showing as not plugged in. * Right click on any one of them choose "show disabled devices." * This brought up the Stereo Mix option. * Select Stereo Mix, Choose Properties, and click Enable. * Voila! Now it worked the same way as Wave Out Mix in Windows XP, & I could record streaming audio with no problems! Hope this helps!
My System Specs

07-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
donvanderk ultimate x64 1 posts	Re: Audacity Recording Fix Great tip! It worked perfectly!!
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07-23-2009	#3 (permalink)
pacinitaly VISTA home prem 32bit SP2 --- XP Pro SP3 32bit 807 posts	Re: Audacity Recording Fix not for me Attached Thumbnails
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07-28-2009	#4 (permalink)
ululator Vista Home Premium 64bit 23 posts	Re: Audacity Recording Fix pacinitaly, Hmmm… I hunted for answers online. Several sites noted that this technique works IF your sound card/system supports the Wave Out / Stereo Mix / What U Hear function… some do, some don’t. (My Dell came with Realtek HD Audio, which does, fortunately.) To see what you have, look in: Control Panel > System & Maintenance > Device Manager > Sound, Video, & Game Controllers When you right-click your sound card, you’ll have the option of updating to the driver’s latest version: sometimes that will do the trick. Hope this helps!
My System Specs

07-28-2009	#5 (permalink)
pacinitaly VISTA home prem 32bit SP2 --- XP Pro SP3 32bit 807 posts	Re: Audacity Recording Fix ululator, thanks, done already. I give up
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