4.0 crashes when hitting effect (from menue) - actual mac os

Audacity 4
1

starting well
can make/open a session
can record, store the project
hitting “effect” it crashes

2

This might help.

Go to ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/Audacity4 and delete the file known_audio_plugins.json

When you start Audacity 4 it will “validate” your plugins.

3

thx, but
issue is still there

4

So just clicking the Effect menu causes a crash? What happens when you click the Generate, Analyze, or Tools menus?

Do you have any third-party plugins on your system (other than Apple Audio Unit effects)?

5

yes, just klicking effect
the other menues work well
can make a project, record, save it
tried to reinstall: no change

hird-party plugins?
dont know
I installed the recomended one (mp3 export, I think)

in audacity3 I installed a plugin (one) - could this affect version4?

the apple crash report is attachedapple crash report

6

You could try deleting the entire Audacity4 folder.

If that does not help, it seems to me we need to find the plugin that is causing the crash, although I can’t understand how just clicking the Effect menu would cause a crash.

7

Hi there,

I have the same problem. Just clicking on Effects crashes Audacity (4.0.0.262451605 - would be nice if it were possible to copy that :wink: ). I deleted the complete ~/Library/Application Support/audacity folder, but the issue is still there.

8

I could post a crash report, but 1. it is too long (> 32000 chars) and 2. when I cut it, it says that there are more than 2 links in the post which I’m not allowed to share.

9

Claude helped. Seems to be issue #12025. When I change the program language to English (GB), the problem goes away. Works for me :slight_smile: