Audacity Forum

Have you tried simply restarting the Mac? What is the sound playback device, BTW? Is it the Mac's internal audio? Any other sound capable programs active? Hi Cyrano, I have not tried restarting the mac. The sound playback device is either a Sennheiser headset or the internal audio, whichever I choo...

Hello I am using Audacity v2.1.1.0 with OS X 10.6.8 I can't play any file for some strange reason. This is something that never happened before until today, about 1 hour ago. Each time I press the space bar, an alert pops up saying "Error while opening sound device. Please check the play back device...

You could uninstall and reintstall Soundflower for sure. In the /Applications/Soundflower/ folder, double-click "Uninstall Soundflower.scpt". In the window that opens, press the "Run" button. You should see "Done!" in the results, indicating that the uninstallation completed satisfactorily. Gale Wh...

Don't you believe it could help your reading the .cfg file? Already answered. You posted the Audio Device Info which I asked for, which lets us see all your audio devices. The audacity.cfg file has much less information of relevance. I understand you deleted audacity.cfg which would make all your s...

You could uninstall and reintstall Soundflower for sure. In the /Applications/Soundflower/ folder, double-click "Uninstall Soundflower.scpt". In the window that opens, press the "Run" button. You should see "Done!" in the results, indicating that the uninstallation completed satisfactorily. Gale Wh...

Jack is a Linux audio router, just like SoundFlower. Often, people who have installed SoundFlower have tried JackOSX or one of the other versions for Mac before. Removing it correctly is not always easy for most users Having both SoundFlower and Jack is a sure way to trouble. But as you have a clea...

I'm beginning to wonder if it's not time to do a clean install of Snow... Something is reproducing the error in the plist files. That's like wrestling a bear. Could it be Soundflower? Any chance there's a leftover from a JackOSX install? Please read my latest reply to Gale Andrews. I don't believe ...

You could uninstall and reinstall Soundflower for sure. In the /Applications/Soundflower/ folder, double-click "Uninstall Soundflower.scpt". In the window that opens, press the "Run" button. You should see "Done!" in the results, indicating that the uninstallation completed satisfactorily. Gale Wha...

Do you still have to select the USB headset in Audacity before the headset can be heard at all in other applications? You could perhaps repeat the plist file deletions then reboot, then observe if the problem only starts after the plist files are recreated. Gale Yes, I do. So does the problem only ...

Well, it worked and then it didn't. Core Audio seems to be temperamental, or is it OSX? First try after reboot gave an excellent volume output. Then it went back to previous state. Don't know what to think about it. Thank you all. Do you still have to select the USB headset in Audacity before the h...