Hi John Thanks for your reply,

As per the Caption I am using Magix Music Maker 2016.

I am using a Dynamic Pro Leem Line in Microphone. The device is not the problem as the Magix software initially recognises it, Yes - I have connected the device.

The issue is when I record it slows the backing track down despite showing 120bpm. When I adjust it (as listed above it loses the mic. I've used a lot of music programs over the years but have never found one as un-user friendly as this! - It should not be complicated to connect a microphone!! - This is definately a software or software configuration issue.

The midi works fine and the other features are very easy?

Hi Susan,

Still not enough information.

How is your mic connected to the computer? You say Line In but line in from what? What I see on the Leem mic is several mics, one of which has an XLR connector, which cannot be plugged directly into the computer.

Do you have an external interface? If so, what?

You mention a mic software program. What is that?

Again, which driver did you select under File, Program settings, Audio/Midi, Audio playback?

Do you have an ASIO driver? If not, you can easily be having a latency problem.

Under the gear beside the Record button, what did you select under Audio Line-in? Again, screen shots would help. We can't see your screen and don't know what you did.

See my tutorial on Getting started in MMM under the Tutorials tab of this forum, especially the part about connecting a mic/interface and setting up for recording. There are also a couple of other tutorials about connecting mics.

Hi John,

I´ve attached the screen shot, I'll answer your points one by one

How is your mic connected to the computer? Via the Mic input next to the phones socket

You say Line In but line in from what? By Line in - I mean a direct plug-in mic

 What I see on the Leem mic is several mics, one of which has an XLR connector, which cannot be plugged directly into the computer. - Mine is compatible - it plugs directly into the computer and funtions fine with all software apart from Music Maker - Ive down loaded a trial of sound forge and it communicates absolutely fine with the Magix software

Do you have an external interface? If so, what? No

You mention a mic software program. What is that? I've Been running Microphone pro before hand to initialise the microphone as the MMM software wouldn't recognise it if not, however this morning I've pluged in and its communicating straight away (in the screen shot you will see the sound bar on trackone responding). Sometimes it recognises the mic sometimes not, when it does and I go to record it shows the backing track by half despite showing 120bpm

Again, which driver did you select under File, Program settings, Audio/Midi, Audio playback? NO ASIO

Do you have an ASIO driver? If not, you can easily be having a latency problem. I believe so - the midi tracks were all recorded through this setting using my keyboard therefore yes the ASIO driver must be present. Again no its not a latency issue as, the mic has proven to work with other music software on the PC including MAGIX Sound Forge!!

Under the gear beside the Record button, what did you select under Audio Line-in? Again, screen shots would help. We can't see your screen and don't know what you did. Audio record 

See my tutorial on Getting started in MMM under the Tutorials tab of this forum, especially the part about connecting a mic/interface and setting up for recording. There are also a couple of other tutorials about connecting mics. I'll have a look at your video, I've already watched a couple, followed their advice and the software isn't responding correctly. 

I appreciate your points however I must say I have NEVER had such issues connecting a microphone before!! In my opinion this should be a straight forward process - MAGIX have managed it with sound forge so the same programming should be applied to MUSIC MAKER should it not? Any music program should be plug and play - not change 10 different settings to do what the program is ment to do? You are more patient than me, when I buy something I expect it to do what it's designed to without so many issues!

Looking through the comments other people have had issues with the other tracks slowing down when they record lyrics, and looking at the comments they haven't resolved it! Aparently  the 2014 version doesn't have this issue just 2016 so it seems to me that this is a software issue.

Thanks for your time