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Any that are "usb audio compliant" should work fine. The problem comes with devices that require 3rd party ASIO drivers. ASIO is closed source (proprietary) software, and software that is distributed with support for ASIO has to agree to not making the source code public, which directly vi...

Check the settings in your anti-virus / security apps. They could be checking Audacity each time before allowing it to access the sound card.

As we can't see your computer, please post a screenshot (instructions included in my previous post).

Audacity works fine on Mojave, though Mojave introduced additional "privacy" features that disable the microphone / recording device for some users. (see: https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=357189#p357189) is there away around it Probably, but you haven't told us what "it&...

Step by step, how are you generating the noise?

Which version of Windows?
Which version of Audacity? (look in "Help > About Audacity")
Did you make a "selection" before attempting to open an effect? (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/aud ... ction.html)

I've just had the same problem here. In my case, the cause is the headphone cable.
Check all of the audio connections, and test the headphones in something else (such as your smartphone).

No matter how I pull the handles on the track, the volume just stays the same. Do you see the envelope? How many tracks are there in the project? A screenshot might help. See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tools_menu.html#screenshot and https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=...

meezerpocalypse wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 03, 2019 1:46 pm

and it happened again

Did it happen with one of your saved projects (that you had problems with previously), or was this a completely new project?
Were you using an EQ preset? If so, which one?
Are you able to reproduce the crash at will?

Is this a laptop computer? What are you trying to record? Are there any other audio applications (such as Skype) running at the same time? (including anything running in the background). I was going to suggest that you try recording from your microphone, but there is no microphone showing up in Devi...