Hello. You have posted on the Laptop Audio board. There is a Desktop Audio board that might be better suited, as we don't have any experience with those models.
I'll try to give an answer, but not sure I'm following what you are trying to do.
trying to record a stereo mix
Are trying to record "a" mix, or are you trying to use the recording source called "stereo mix" in the Windows Sounds dialog? Because there is a big difference.
the music waveform i opened to be the JUST the music to listen while recording over it is being recorded with my voice waveform.
While you are in Audacity, you opened (imported) an audio file, then attempted to record over it with a microphone?
In that case, set the mic as the default recording device, not stereo mix. Have Audacity play the track that you imported, and listen to it through headphones so the mic won't pick it up.
Open a second track in Audacity. Arm it for recording and record the mic on it. After your voice is recorded, you can merge the tracks and export them as a stereo audio file.
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Hello. You have posted on the Laptop Audio board. There is a Desktop Audio board that might be better suited, as we don't have any experience with those models.
I'll try to give an answer, but not sure I'm following what you are trying to do.
Are trying to record "a" mix, or are you trying to use the recording source called "stereo mix" in the Windows Sounds dialog? Because there is a big difference.
While you are in Audacity, you opened (imported) an audio file, then attempted to record over it with a microphone?
In that case, set the mic as the default recording device, not stereo mix. Have Audacity play the track that you imported, and listen to it through headphones so the mic won't pick it up.
Open a second track in Audacity. Arm it for recording and record the mic on it. After your voice is recorded, you can merge the tracks and export them as a stereo audio file.