Under "Quality"
"Default Sample Rate":
"44100 Hz"; the sample frequency used for CDs.
"Default Sample Format":
"16 bit"; the sample format used for CDs.
Under "File Formats"
"Uncompressed Export Format":
"WAV (Microsoft 16bit PCM)"; the format with which audio CDs can be created
later.
4. Click on "OK" to save the settings.
Listening to Monitor input via PC speakers
You can now start recording.
5. In the main Audacity window you will find a micro-
phone icon beneath the output level indicators and
next to it a button with a black arrow pointing down-
wards.
Click on the arrow and select "Monitor input" in the
dropdown menu.
Green or red bars appear in the display above.
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