Not Recording!!!!!

I recently had a problem with the computer recording stereo mix, and i solved that. Now when i plug my guitar in, you can hear it, but when i record, it doesn't record anything. And the volume level bar is not moving. Help please???

I experienced the same issue..I never had this experience with 8.0.  As soon as I upgraded to 8.5.2, once I arm a track for recording, the level meter will OFTEN no longer function.  It works when I actually begin the recording process, but not while I'm just sitting there trying to SET levels.

Just this morning, I experienced the issue where it would not record even though I was getting signal all the way through to my board.  Finally, after rebooting and creating new track, etc...it started to record.

Guitarhacker!! hey, my level meter is not moving or picking up!  I tried pluging my guitar strait into the front of my laptop...nothing.  But a real problem I am having is when I arm a track and record....it skipps ahead a few clicks, then repeatedly records a pop, pop, pop, pop sound.  Not a metrenome click, but a crunchy pop sound.  I've tried everything I can think of......and when I try to play anything I have recorded in the past (when I was using windows vista), it has the same pop sound...repeatedly, only a lot quieter???  Can you help me out?

as guitarhacker and greg both have asked, we need to know what soundcard you're using and what driver mode you're using it in.  those answers unlock the secrets of the stuttering, clicking and popping.

ok.  thats good info. but the stock soundcard and its drivers are going to be popping and stuttering.

if you're already at the safe side, then the only possibility of getting the onboard soundcard to work is to download and install ASIO4ALL and change to ASIO driver mode.

the best solution is to get a "recording" soundcard.  check my website for some recommendations.

and uh, "finally feedback" after 5 hours?  give us a little time to be with our families, we can't stay on the forums 24 hours a day! 

Most forums I go to that are not here in the Cakewalk world, 24 hrs is considered a fast turn around for feedback on a question posted.

I have posted on some and had to wait weeks literally to have someone reply.

I have been in this forum where it was almost like a chat session the replies were coming so quickly.

Beagle what do you mean you can't be here 24 hrs a day..... it's your responsibility to be checking in on this forum to catch all the questions in a timely manner. 

Thanx guys.....I've been asking this 3 different forums, and it' taken weeks!  You guys have been very puncual and helpful, and seen like you know what ur talking about.  I have never come to this problem before now, but with what my laptop has been through the last year, I can see my soundcard going awal like this.  I will try the asio thing now....hopefully that's it.  I also have an Omega Lambda interface that I'm going to try to go through,,,,maybe that will do the trick, but no sign of sound from my meters is odd, and the click click click click (non metronome style) got me concerned.  Thanx again for helpin me out guys....I'll use this forum again for sure!

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Thanx guys.....I've been asking this 3 different forums, and it' taken weeks!  You guys have been very puncual and helpful, and seen like you know what ur talking about.  I have never come to this problem before now, but with what my laptop has been through the last year, I can see my soundcard going awal like this.  I will try the asio thing now....hopefully that's it.  I also have an Omega Lambda interface that I'm going to try to go through,,,,maybe that will do the trick, but no sign of sound from my meters is odd, and the click click click click (non metronome style) got me concerned.  Thanx again for helpin me out guys....I'll use this forum again for sure!

The "click click click" quite simply means your integrated soundcard isn't making it, nothing mysterious. That's the most common sound you get from those cards using DAWs.
About that "ASIO-thing": Note that ASIO4ALL which often works with integrated soundchips, is not at all the same thing as the actual ASIO-drivers, which you should use with your Lexicon.