# Playback-Recording alternatingly

**URL:** <https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/playback-recording-alternatingly/3814>\
**Category:** Programming Help\
**Tags:** linux, audio\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/playback-recording-alternatingly/3814 "2021-04-12T12:10:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ioanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/46a35a/32.png) [@Ioanna](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Ioanna)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/playback-recording-alternatingly/3814/1 "2021-04-12T12:10:53Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to use mode 3 when opening PsychPortAudio (pahandle = PsychPortAudio(‘Open’, [], 3, 1, 48000, nrchannels) to present an audio stimulus and THEN record a voice response.  
However, it looks like I can only record WHILE I present the stimulus.

Is it possible to do playback and recording alternatingly with mode 3?

Thank you very much in advance,  
Ioanna

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**Author:** ![mariokleiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@mariokleiner](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/mariokleiner)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/playback-recording-alternatingly/3814/2 "2021-04-12T17:28:55Z")

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Hello Ioanna, i see you have another related, but so far unanswered since over a week, question here wrt. audio recording. If you need timely professional advise from myself, please get your lab to buy priority support.

-mario