USB Recording




 * Connect the USB cable of the turntable, or tapedeck, to the computer, then launch Audacity. If Audacity was already running when you connected the cable, restart Audacity or choose Transport > Rescan Audio Devices.


 * Use the Device Toolbar to set the input (recording) and output (playback) devices and set the channels to "2(stereo) Input Channels":
 * Device Toolbar for USB recording.PNG

In this example on Windows 7, the output is set to the named speakers of the built-in computer sound device, the input is set to the USB turntable (usually called or including the phrase "USB Audio CODEC") and recording channels are set to stereo. Windows Vista/7 calls most USB external devices "microphones", but Windows XP and earlier do not. Some higher-end USB recording interfaces may appear as their explicit manufacturer's name.


 * From the Transport Menu check "Software Playthrough" to be "on" to hear the turntable through the computer speakers; this setting can be toggled on/off easily from the Transport Menu.


 * Then, ignoring any instructions in the manufacturer's guide to select "stereo mix", simply press the red Record [[Image:Record.png|link=|Record button]] button in Transport Toolbar to start recording from the turntable.

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