Audacity help. Recording multiple tracks

[ptt]

Hi all,
I'm extremely new to recording and have this question. I've searched here and online and could not find an answer.

I'm trying to record multiple tracks into audacity. After the first track is recorded, I would like to record additional tracks to the same project while listening to previous tracks. I have the "Play other tracks while recording new one" options check and can hear the original track through the headphones while recording the new track. However, the original track is also recorded in the new track. So I have a new track with both the original and new recording. How do I separate these two?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
ptt

 

[crankz1]

See if this helps you.
Make sure Audacity is set to record from the "Line In".

 

[awoodfellow]

had this problem myself just today and it was answer here

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=169308

Hope this helps

Ambrose ...

 

[ptt]

no resolution yet

See if this helps you.
Make sure Audacity is set to record from the "Line In".

I've looked at both links and still haven't found a resolution.

How do I set Audacity to record from the "Line In"? In the preference menu I have Recording set to "kX Wave SB0102 5.1 [dce0] 0/1". The only item is "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input". I've tried both but get the same results.

My setup is as follows:
B1 -> VTB1 -> SBlive Line In

I've installed the Kx drivers by the way. Could it be a setting in here? The UI sucks.

Thanks!

 

[ptt]

fixed

Here was my problem!

A: kX Audio driver enables 'What you hear' recording mode by default. In order to turn it off, open the kX Mixer, and set Wave and Synth recording levels to the appropriate values on the 'Recording' page.

Thanks all!

 

[BadAE]

'What you hear' recording mode by default, is the reason why your recording on track 2 include sound from track 1. Change that to line in or mic in; whatever your set up is. You may do it thru' SBL mixer or vol icon at the right/bottom side of the mon.

 

[Dani Pace]

This will happen if you have the line out connected from your soundcard back to your mixer. You only need to connect the soundcard back out to the mixer if you want to use an external efx unit to add efx to a recorded track.