Sound Recording Problems

[qscomputing]

Hi there,

I noticed the other day that Audacity was refusing to record - I'd hit the record button; it would create a new track but nothing would record. Notably, it wasn't recording silence: it was just sitting there at 0 seconds without moving the pointer and without recording anything.

After some experimentation I noticed that it does work immediately after startup but soon goes back to as I mentioned above. This is when Audacity is set to use ALSA for audio input and output. If I select OSS then Audacity will freeze when pressing the recording button.

Yes, I have checked to make sure that the mic is not muted and that no other programs using the audio are running.

Any ideas? Or what else should I post to help with diagnosis? Thanks.

[stooshbunutu]

try using the sound recorder that should already be installed on ubuntu from the bootup CD

[Stochastic]

I'd suggest Rezound as a sound recorder.

[brunolabs]

Hi there,

I noticed the other day that Audacity was refusing to record - I'd hit the record button; it would create a new track but nothing would record. Notably, it wasn't recording silence: it was just sitting there at 0 seconds without moving the pointer and without recording anything.

After some experimentation I noticed that it does work immediately after startup but soon goes back to as I mentioned above. This is when Audacity is set to use ALSA for audio input and output. If I select OSS then Audacity will freeze when pressing the recording button.

Yes, I have checked to make sure that the mic is not muted and that no other programs using the audio are running.

Any ideas? Or what else should I post to help with diagnosis? Thanks.

Same problem here. :(