Recently I installed Latest Audacity 2.3.2 on my iMac computer
With macOS Mojave Version 10.14.6
The Computer hardware overview is as follows:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac14,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 24 GB
Boot ROM Version: 139.0.0.0.0
SMC Version (system): 2.15f7
Serial Number (system): C02MD2N5F8J4
Hardware UUID: 538721DE-AA8C-52BA-8F14-5AA0B2AB2ABE
Memory Slots: Total of 24GB
ECC: Disabled
Upgradeable Memory: Yes
[b][u]BANK 0/DIMM0:[/u[/b]]
Size: 8 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x02FE
Part Number: 0x45424A3831554738454655302D474E2D4620
Serial Number: 0x0D8E0E51
[b][u]BANK 1/DIMM0:[/u][/b]
Size: 8 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x02FE
Part Number: 0x45424A3831554738454655302D474E2D4620
Serial Number: 0xD30D0FC5
[u][b]BANK 0/DIMM1:[/b][/u]
Size: 8 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x02FE
Part Number: 0x45424A3831554738454655302D474E2D4620
Serial Number: 0x823C29C2
BANK 1/DIMM1:
Size: Empty
Type: Empty
Speed: Empty
Status: Empty
Manufacturer: Empty
Part Number: Empty
Serial Number:
[b][u]EXTERIOR SOUND SYSTEM[/u][/b]
MICROPHONE USB PnP Sound Device: [b][u][RECOGNIZED BY AUDACITY AND WORKS WELL WITH IT][/u][/b]
Product ID: 0x013c
Vendor ID: 0x0d8c (C-MEDIA ELECTRONICS INC.)
Version: 1.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: C-Media Electronics Inc.
Location ID: 0x14400000 / 7
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 100
Extra Operating Current (mA):
Bose USB Audio: Sound Touch [b][i] [Work Well with all apps iTune, YouTube, Amazon Music, CD’s etc but not Audacity][/i][/b]
Product ID: 0x1020
Vendor ID: 0x05a7 (Bose Corporation)
Version: 1.00
Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: Bose Corporation
Location ID: 0x14100000 / 6
Current Available (mA): 500
Current Required (mA): 0
Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
I have follow standard protocol first on iMac select external USB Bose sound system and when Audacity is
Loaded it show that the outside sound system is recognized. Audacity also recognizes the USB microphone
[USB PnP Sound Device], and works well with it when recording. Audacity setting are carefully set in
Audacity preferences. [Transport] Rescan Audio Devices has been activated but the problem persists.
THE PROBLEM
- After recording Voice 1(Mono) (Audacity 2.3.3 does not provide a choice to record stereo on the iMac.)
Recording is greatly done by Audacity. - ON PLAY BACK Audacity does not use the external sound system, it defaults to the internal
Sound system of the iMac every single time, and disables the USB Bose System, this is a nuisance because
Even when I accept to use the internal sound system to work on Audacity projects, after a session with
A project, and Quitting Audacity the USB Bose System has been disable, there is a need to
Unplug the USB cable from the computer, plug it back in, and restart the iMac so the Bose
USB Bose Sound Touch System can be available to use with other applications.