

Earlier Windows systems may also need the input for recording computer playback to be made visible before Audacity can use it. Windows, computers almost always only have microphone inputs enabled by default.

This means that if you do not want to hear what you are recording, you can simply turn down either Audacity volume slider.

This will often happen if in Audacity you set the (loopback) recording device to the same built-in device as the one selected for playback. On many devices, the Audacity recording volume and playback volume sliders will be "linked" so that both sliders move when you move either slider, and either slider will affect the level of the audio that you hear.The behavior of the Audacity playback and recording sliders may vary according to the sound device you are recording from. Playback and Recording sliders when using WASAPI
