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I'm not sure that's it, as changing the recording mode to mono using the standard dropdown: https://i.imgur.com/AcrEWXn.png results in a single channel being recorded (from the left), rather than two independent channels being recorded, both having the same content (that of the left channel). Which if I'm not mistaken is the phenomenon Chris is describing. It helps that you mentioned you are using Windows 10. I never had to manually change the settings there to stereo, and they should rightly be irrelevant to any app that uses exclusive mode anyway. The instructions here (which are cribbed from http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=106338&sid=4f06fde40bca790a92abb7a745ccb06a#p106338 ) also presuppose that the user, in fact, wants to record or monitor at 16/44. In any case, as I suspected, this appears to be a driver issue, *not* an issue with Audacity (which I've actually come across myself, with a Behringer Uphoria UM2, a very similar interface to your UCA202). My guess is you did not install any drivers at all, instead just using the generic USB Audio Class drivers. But apparently this doesn't work too well with some of Behringer's older equipment. They've cheaped out and decided to push users to use ASIO4All, which is, IMHO, an inelegant solution, and don't even host their own legacy, proprietary drivers on their site anymore. Fortunately, they can be found here (along with an explanation of an issue matching the phenomenon you describe precisely): http://englishdrummer.blogspot.com/2015/06/behringer-um2-old-drivers-and.html Direct link here: https://mega.nz/#!fpF2RD6S!tdk6sCz1ePU77DMySDpJIsauvOCW-Zjxve_ixqq71UI IIRC this installed on Windows 7 without a hitch. On Windows 10, when I tried it, the installer initially failed after a timeout error, so I ended up trying to manually install the drivers. But manual installation doesn't seem to quite complete driver setup properly. The issue ended up being that I forgot to run the installer in Administrator mode - make sure you do that, by right-clicking the Setup.exe in the zip and clicking 'Run as administrator'. At that point, the device was installer perfectly, and identifies itself as 'BEHRINGER USB WDM AUDIO 2.8.40'. It should be properly identified as a Line-In, rather than a Mic-in, and each channel should be sent along to Audacity. I just tried it myself on my Windows 10 machine, and it worked fine - though for some reason it wouldn't work at all unless it's set to 16/48 in Windows, as in the instructions you posted previously. You can then manually record in 44.1 in Audacity if you really want to, without any resampling, by setting the project rate (normally, at the the bottom of the app, at the far left) to 44100, as long as you change the audio engine to Windows WASAPI from MME - which you should do anyway, in order for Audacity to take exclusive control of your capture device. (That's the first dropdown in the screenshot I posted all the way at the top of this post.) Try it, and let us know. Eli March 21 2018 6:19 PM, "Tim Gillett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What happens when you try to change the recording mode - from mono to stereo - within Audacity > itself? > > Tim > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJB" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 2:23 AM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Major Snafu with Audacity > >> Huh - its a Microsoft setup or rather non-setup. It seems that USB >> sound cards &/or drivers on Win 10 (et al) are set to mono by default. >> Its quite a procedure to reconfigure them for stereo. Here's the >> process: >> >> These are the steps for configuring Windows Vista for recording from a >> Behringer UCA 202. >> >> The steps for other USB sound cards on both Vista and Windows 7 are >> likely to be similar. >> >> To configure Recording using the Behringer UCA 202 USB: >> >> Start button > Control Panel >> (Control Panel Home not Classic View) > Click on "Hardware and Sound" >> Click on "Sound" >> Click on the "Recording" tab >> Click on "USB Adio Codec" (so that it is highlighted) >> Click the "Properties" button >> (Optional) Type "UCA 202 Line Input" in the text box >> (Optional) Click the "Change Icon" button, select the icon that >> looks like Line-in connectors and click "OK" >> Ensure that "Use this device (enable)" is selected at the bottom >> Click the "Apply" button >> Click on the "Advanced" tab >> In the "default format" button (drop-down list) select "2 channels >> 16 bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality)" >> Ensure that the two "exclusive mode" options are selected >> Click the "Apply" button >> Click on the "Levels" tab, set the slider to 100 and click the "OK" > button >> Click the "OK" button >> >> To configure Playback using the Behringer UCA 202 USB: >> >> Start button > Control Panel >> (Control Panel Home not Classic View) > Click on "Hardware and Sound" >> Click on "Sound" >> Ensure that the "Playback" tab is selected >> Click on "USB Adio Codec" (so that it is highlighted) >> Click the "Properties" button >> (Optional) Type "UCA 202 Line Output" in the text box >> (Optional) Click the "Change Icon" button, select the icon that >> looks like Line-out connectors and click "OK" >> Ensure that "Use this device (enable)" is selected at the bottom >> Click the "Apply" button >> Click on the "Levels" tab and set the level to 100 >> Click on the "Balance" button and ensure that both "L" and "R" are >> set to 100 >> Ensure that the "speaker" icon does not have a "red circle with >> diagonal line" on it (that symbol means that output is muted) >> Select the "Enhancements" tab >> Select "Disable All Enhancement" and click the "Apply" button (for >> recording purposes it is best to aim for "accuracy" over >> "enhancement") >> Select the "Advanced" tab >> Select "16 bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality)" >> Ensure that the two "exclusive mode" options are selected >> Click the "Apply" button (only available if you have made changes) >> Click the "OK" button >> Click the "OK" button >> >> ==== >> >> On 21/03/2018, Tim Gillett <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CJB" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > 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. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus