Error recording from an audio stream [SOLVED]

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Hello all,
I am a newbie and have a question. I am using version 2.0.5. I have a link to a show that i want to record to my computer. Is there a way to do this through Audacity. I read somewhere that playing the stream and hitting “record” would work but i keep getting an error message “please check the input device and sample rate”. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Al Rose
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No. It’s not that easy. There are settings that have to be changed.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer.html

Even better, there are some computers that don’t support doing that at all. It’s not a guaranteed service.

Koz

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Thank you for the info. I will give it a try!!!

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Hi… I’m having the same problem as alrose. I am using version 2.0.5 with Windows 7, and I installed with audacity-win-2.0.5.exe

I have been trying to record an audio stream (only because I can’t seem to download the video) and I am getting the Error Warning “please check the input device and sample rate”. I checked the manual and from what I can tell, everything (my settings) seems to be in order. I tried re-installing Audacity and still nothing. But what’s bothering me is, I used to be able to do this before I upgraded to version 2.0.5.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help…

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We can’t see your computer. What settings do you have?
It may also be useful if you tell us about your system - what sort of sound card you have, how are your headphones/speakers connected to the computer, anything else that may be relevant.

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Reinstalling Audacity will not change its settings unless you enable “Reset Preferences” half way through the installer.

You can also try rebooting the computer.


Gale

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I want to thank both Steve & Gale for your quick replies…

A while after I posted my problem, I somehow got it to work. I can’t say what it was that I did because I made several changes at the same time, so knowing which one made the difference is impossible. I re-read the FAQ’s and went ahead and made some changes, and then everything was fine. It’s possible that in the beginning I changed too many settings, and maybe one change might have cancelled out another.

In any case… everything is fine now.
Thanks again to Steve & Gale for your help, it’s appreciated.
…doobiezz