Audacity should be able to be set up to record in either stereo or mono.
There will be a page with check boxes for this. Are you familiar with this?

It may be set to "mono" in which case it may record only the left input and
play that back through both speakers.

If it's set to record in stereo you should have a stereo record level
indicator (two indicators, not one).

Silly question but have you read the basic instructions for recording in
Audacity?

Tim


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From: "CJB" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2:07 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Major Snafu with Audacity


> Help!!! I'm using Audacity (the latest) to digitise masses of
> cassettes and reel-reel tapes and vinyl records. BUT it has a major
> flaw. Even though I'm using a Lenco stereo transcription deck and a
> dual stereo cassette and a stereo reel-reel deck - the end result is
> always in mono.
>
> The stereo recordings are digitised as confirmed by monitoring the
> input to the digitisation device. However the output is recorded by
> Audacity as in mono.
>
> The chain is this:
>
> Lenco Transcription deck > analogue stereo output
> Akai 4000Ds Mk Ii Reel To Reel > analogue stereo output
> Double Cassette Player > analogue stereo output
>
> Behringer UFO202 UPhono USB Audio Interface > analogue stereo input #
> digital stereo output
> Griffin GC16035 iMic USB Audio Adapter > analogue stereo input #
> digital stereo output
>
> USB (2.0 or 3.0) port on Dell Inspiron laptop > digital stereo input
>
> Audacity > digital MONO output (the right channel is lost, the left
> channel is recorded on both right and left channels of the resultant
> file)
>
> The various Audacity forums report that this has been an issue for a
> long time. No-one seems to have an answer or work around.
>
> Has anyone here got any suggestions please.
>
> Thank you - Chris B.


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