


By the system clock, right-click over the Speaker icon select Sounds then the Recording tab, and then click on the USB device in the list and click Properties.System settings needed for Windows and Mac If you want to select Start Monitoring, you need to have the Recording Meter enabled (note: NOT the Mixer Toolbar that some guides state). Monitoring the input is optional and allows you to hear the device through the computer speakers just like an ordinary turntable, or cassette deck, whenever it is playing, without having to record. You do not need to select Start Monitoring each time you launch Audacity, as some manuals urge you to.Preferences are under the Edit menu (or under the Audacity menu on Mac). Audacity Preferences are not under the File menu, as many manuals state.This is not the case, rather you should be setting the USB device as your input. Many manuals state that you should "select stereo mix for your input".Here are some errors that you may come across: Sometimes the guides supplied with the devices are out-of-date or have errors.

The guides provided with the devices might be confusing, they are written by the device manufacturer rather than by Audacity.
