# Audacity punks out again-No mixer on Windows 7.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-punks-out-again-no-mixer-on-windows-7/538992>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 11, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-punks-out-again-no-mixer-on-windows-7/538992 "2010-05-11T02:05:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-punks-out-again-no-mixer-on-windows-7/538992/1 "2010-05-11T02:05:49Z")

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I need a patch for Audacity. It didn’t work on my Vista, regardless of what patches I downloaded. Now, I have a new computer with Windows 7, and there isn’t even a mixer toolbar. Rather, I can’t find a drop down for line, stereo, etc… as on XP.  
Is there a patch for it? I downloaded the Beta version, and it was worthless for me.

Actually, is there a free recorder like Audacity that will work on Windows 7?

Thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![John\_H\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@John\_H\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_H_1)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-punks-out-again-no-mixer-on-windows-7/538992/2 "2010-05-11T02:10:41Z")

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The [audacity sourceforge page](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) recommends the 1.3 (beta) version of audacity for use with Windows 7 and Vista. If you haven’t already tried that it might solve your issues.

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audacity-punks-out-again-no-mixer-on-windows-7/538992/3 "2010-05-11T04:04:36Z")

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> [@John\_H\_1](#):
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> The [audacity sourceforge page](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) recommends the 1.3 (beta) version of audacity for use with Windows 7 and Vista. If you haven’t already tried that it might solve your issues.

Well, I did it: then, I downloaded the fixes that they had. It works like a charm!

Thanks,  
hh