PC: Toshiba A665-s5173 (Satellite)
Audio: Realtek Hi-Def Audio
OS: Windows 10 Pro
Version of Audacity: 2.1.0
Date of Audacity Install: 2015-10-18
Error Message Upon Installation of Audacity 2.1.0: (Could not find audio devices). Nevertheless, I completed the installation. Sure enough, Audacity could not find any audio devices on the computer.
Solution: The Audacity website cautions that your computer should have the very LATEST audio drivers. So, I went directly to REALTEK.COM (in my case) and downloaded the latest drivers for Realtek HD Audio (The specific Realtek driver depends on your Toshiba notebook model.). Once the new Realtek drivers were installed and the computer was re-booted I launched Audacity. Bingo! Audacity immediately recognized the audio devices on my computer. I then tested the recording and playback and everything works GREAT!
NOTE TO TOSHIBA NOTEBOOK OWNERS: If you own a “legacy” Toshiba notebook that is no longer in production (more than 2-3 years old) then you will likely NOT find the latest audio driver on the Toshiba Support page that will work with Audacity. This is why I went directly to REALTEK.COM to get the very latest drivers.
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i STRONGLY recommend that you download ANY drivers from the MANUFACTURER’S website and not via third-party driver support sites (such as SourceForge and others) if at all possible. Third-party sites often require you to download their “driver download software” before actually getting the driver you need – if they have the correct driver at all. I personally stay away from such sites since I have no idea what their “driver download” software will do to my computer, what information such software might surreptitiously harvest from my computer or what the website wants to sell me via pesky popups or advertising span following installation. In short, it’s better to be SAFE than SORRY by staying away from such sites. Just sayin’ - MG