qpluskequals wrote:i opened the audio editor - and recorded by speaking directly into phone (i have no mic that can be plugged in) - the vertical bar on left moves up and down with the sound but there is no waveform inside the box - after i stop the recording there is no recorded sample in the track slot
when i import a user sound into the audio editor the waveform does appear - and editing functions work fine
OK, now that makes more sense;)
When you hit the record button once (in the audio editor as well as in the seqencer), then the recording is first in paused state.
You can see that the play button is blinking... this means it's paused.
In case of the audio editor, when the recording is paused, the mic is already open, therefore you see the VU meter showing the incoming sound.
Now, to effectively start the recording you can either press play after you pressed record for the first time, or likewise you can just hit the record button for a second time.
Then the recording starts and runs until you press stop.
Did that solve your problem?