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It's an MPOW HC6 USB headset, and though it is two-channel I get the above error whether it is stereo or mono.

All local storage.

Thanks - keep the suggestions coming!

Are you using cloud storage anywhere in your system?

Audacity is not a fan of cloud drives and internet storage.

Koz

Stereo/Mono has to match, too.

What is the microphone and how is it connected?

Koz

... as per the sticky but get 'Error code: -9999 Unanticipated host error' when i hit record. Microphone ...

... to record it show me this: error opening open device. error code: -9999 Unanticipated host error. Thank you.

... I'm getting the infamous error: Error opening recording device. Error code: -9999 Unanticipated host error. Some details: Mic - Rode ...

See this recent Forum thread: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=111238

WC

I'm using a Rode Podcaster USB mic. It's worked for over a year and suddenly I get this error message in the latest version of Audacity 2.4.1. I have tried: 1. Microphone privacy settings. 2. Setting record and playback to 44100 3. Made sure the device was set as record ...

I'm trying to record some old family recordings off of a Super USB Cassette Capture.
And I keep running into this error

Error opening recording device.
Error code: -9999 Unanticipated host error.
I followed a youtube tutorial and did all the thing she did. But I keep running into this

... a second track and i get the Error code 9999 saying something about the recording ... you got the error: "Error code -9999 Unanticipated host error" If you got an earlier error "-9997 ...