Left-click in the right-hand recording meter to turn monitoring on.There are two ways to turn monitoring on and off in the Recording Meter Toolbar: Step 3: Monitor and set initial sound levelsīefore recording for real, try to set sound levels by playing similar material from your intended source and monitoring it in Audacity, so that the recording level will be neither too soft nor so loud as to risk clipping. You can also use the Recording section of Audacity Preferences: To turn off Software Playthrough, choose Transport > Transport Options > Software Playthrough (on/off) to conveniently toggle playthrough off and on as required. If playthrough is on, the audio interface will try to play what it is recording then re-record it, creating an increasingly loud series of echoes that may damage your equipment. Software Playthrough must usually be turned off when recording computer playback. Click the link to the tutorial for your operating system:

This section of the tutorial shows how to find a suitable audio interface input for recording computer playback, with workarounds if such an input is not available. Sometimes, older audio interface drivers can be found on the website of the audio interface, sound card or motherboard manufacturer that still allow recording of computer playback. Many manufacturers are making it increasingly difficult to record streaming audio by deliberately removing or hiding this functionality due to copyright concerns. This is often the hardest part of the overall task, being dependent on your computer operating system and audio interface. Step 1: Set up devices to capture computer playback

Linux ffmpeg preview while recording