# Solving recording problems

- [Audacity is not detecting the audio device I just connected](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/audacity-is-not-detecting-the-audio-device-i-just-connected.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Audacity is only recording silence](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/audacity-is-only-recording-silence.md)
- [Audacity is not playing back what is being recorded](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/audacity-is-not-playing-back-what-is-being-recorded.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Delay and echoes when recording](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/delay-and-echoes-when-recording.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Crackles, pops and distortion in the recording](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/crackles-pops-and-distortion-in-the-recording.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Vertical red lines in the recording](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/vertical-red-lines-in-the-recording.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Recording volume slider cannot be moved](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/recording-volume-slider-cannot-be-moved.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Audacity records silence when using a Bluetooth headset as a recording device](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/audacity-records-silence-when-using-a-bluetooth-headset-as-a-recording-device.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Only the left channel is recording](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/only-the-left-channel-is-recording.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Recording dropouts, gaps, skips and glitches](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/recording-dropouts-gaps-skips-and-glitches.md): Learn about causes and fixes for this problem.
- [Latency Compensation](https://support.audacityteam.org/troubleshooting/solving-recording-problems/latency-compensation.md): By default Audacity will compensate the latency present in your system by 130 milliseconds.  Using this procedure you can estimate and set the proper value for your system.


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