14 Why do I get a periodic noise every 6 - 12 seconds?.13 Why do I get only a flat line and no sound when I try to record?.12 Why does my recording keep pausing automatically or why is my recording cursor stuck?.11 How can I record without small skips or duplications?.10 Why is the Audacity recording slider grayed out on maximum?.9 Why do I see a lot of vertical red lines in the track I just recorded?.8 Why do I get crackles, pops, or distortion when the recording is loud?.7 Why doesn't recording from YouTube (or other streaming audio) work?.6 Why can't I record my electronic keyboard or electronic instrument using the USB cable?.5 Why is my new track out of sync with the previous ones, or sounds crackly or at wrong pitch?.4 Why do my recordings fade out or sound as if they were made in a tunnel?.3 Why is there a delay or echo when listening to what I am recording?.It might appear to be a mickey-mouse setup, but it works very reliably, with no reason to believe that sound quality is compromised (AFAIK, it's doing the same thing pulseaudio does, just with a longer 'cable').

There are a few settings you need to do (w/qasmixer) to avoid clipping and feedback, but they're simple and stay set. run a stereo cable from an sound-card output jack to your line-in, with a y-connector if desired, and record 'what you hear' that way. use 'qasmixer', not alsamixer (shows same stuff, but much better). remove pulseaudio (or disable it if you have Cinnamon and it's required). So, if all else fails, you might try what I do as the default process with linux audio: recording should be from 'Monitor of' whatever.Įdit: I just tried recording 'what you hear' w/pulseaudio in my Ubuntu (15.x) install - even re-installed pulseaudio, rebooted.Ĭouldn't make it work: sound was playing, audacity wouldn't show any inputs to select, pavucontrol didn't show it trying to record, etc. Input device-> volume control) -> 'Show' ALL (or at least show 'Monitors'). In audacity, change your recording input to 'Host' to pulse (if it's there).

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