Audacity stopped recording from new Alesis MultiMix 4 USB

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Hi,

I’ve been using and recommending Audacity for a number of years, now (Ver 1.something.or.other).

Just bought an Alesis MultiMix 4 USB mixer/audio interface a week ago and had it working without much hassle in Audacity 2.0.2.

Today, I tried to get an audio connection to the Alesis mixer from within Live 9 Lite, and didn’t have much luck.

Now, I can’t record with Audacity.

Updated to Audacity 2.0.5 today, using the .exe installer.
Win 7 Pro, SP 1, 32-bit install
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ 2.10GHz
4 GB RAM installed, 3.62 GB usable

Audacity settings:
Audio Host = Windows Direct Sound
Output Device = Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Input Device:

  • Primary Sound Capture Driver - worked until earlier today - Now, tries to record, but flat line.
  • Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio) - Tries to record, but flat line.
  • Microphone (USB Audio CODEC) - Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and the project sample rate.
    Input Channels: 2 (Stereo) Input Channels
    Project sample rate = 44100

System sound settings:

  • Playback devices

  • Speakers, Realtek High Definition Audio = Default device

  • All Enhancements off

  • Advanced tab: 24 bit, 44100 Hz (Studio Quality); both Exclusive Mode boxes checked

  • Speakers, USB Audio CODEC = Ready

  • All Enhancements off

  • Advanced tab: 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality); both Exclusive Mode boxes checked

  • Recording devices

  • Stereo Mix, Realtek High Definition Audio = Default device

  • Levels tab: Stereo Mix = 49

  • Enhancements tab: only “DC Offset Cancellation” checked

  • Advanced tab: 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality); both Exclusive Mode boxes checked

  • Microphone, USB Audio CODEC = Ready

  • Levels = 49

  • Advanced tab: 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality); both Exclusive Mode boxes checked

Alesis Multimix 4 USB settings:
Sennheiser e825 mic
Known good XLR mic cable (at least it was working yesterday)
Channel 1

  • Gain: 11:00
  • EQ: flat
  • Pan: centered
  • Level 1: 12:00
    Main VOL: 11:30
    USB cable connected to computer, which registers when either end is connected/disconnected.
    Mixer is powered on.
    Main Level registers between -12 and 0 dB

Hope that’s enough information.

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Actually, you covered it in the first three sentences. You have two different audio production programs clawing at each other for dominance of the sound system. Ableton won. If 9 Live has it together enough to create custom audio channels inside the machine, then this could be quite a chase.

Audacity doesn’t much like co-existing with other audio software. The Windows elves will need to deal with this.

Koz