Audacity Forum

There was a generation of Macs where that was true. The 13" MacBook Pro would do that by a switch in System Preferences. Which way do you want the sound to go?

But I think that service went away.

Koz

Then no, probably not, but don't stop the memtest.

It's not normal for Audacity to go repeatedly into the dirt like that, so I wouldn't expect a normal solution.

This is where we wait for a Unix elf.

Koz

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... IE#p248777

This has come up before.
Koz

Do you have a way to do a multiple-pass memory test and/or do you have enough memory to do audio production? Audacity makes very good use of high memory and it is sometimes your first indication that you have a failed strip. "How come every time my show gets to a certain size, it crashes?"...

I am sure all new Mac laptop users are going to suffer from this same issue. I believe, and nobody has contradicted me yet that newer Macs support a HeadSet , which is the combination of microphone and stereo headphones on one cord. This is the Skype or gamer configuration, both far more popular th...

Did you immediately run the exhaustive version of your virus tester?

The other thing that happens when people have your exact symptoms is their hard drive started to fill up.

"...and now suddenly nothing works right."

Koz

Close Audacity. Apple (upper left) > System Preferences > Sound > Input. Whatever shows up there is what Audacity is going to be able to use for recording. Audacity is a complete slave to what the computer is doing. There is no "Mic-Line-In." The early Macs had Stereo Headphone Out and Ste...

Now we're in the weeds of how Unix handles sound connections and need to wait for a Unix person. As a first pass, Audacity > Preferences > Devices > Recording. Is there a USB audio device listed there? Is it selected?

Koz

headphone/line-in port Where does it say you have an assignable Headphone and Stereo Line-In? I'm guessing you have a Headset connection suitable for a Skype headset. It's mono and will not accept high-level stereo signals from a mixer. I could be wrong. There have been variations in the Mac family...

Run Effect > Change Pitch and put the two numbers in their places near the bottom, but don't apply it. That will calculate and present the percent number.

Koz