output device settings

Audacity Help Forum macOS
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i’m using mac OS 10.9.5
Audacity 2.0.5
i used the .dmg installer
i’ve edited files with several versions of Audacity numerous times and after opening a large file (172.8 mb) which is almost 3 hours long, when i try to play the file i get the error message “error while opening sound device. please check the output device settings and the project sample rate”

i can’t find where the output device settings are or the project sample rate.

when i open the MP3 file in ITunes it plays quite well. the problem is that i recorded a radio broadcast of a concert i attended a week ago while i was at a play and i want to edit out the parts of the broadcast that are NOT part of the concert, but can’t do so unless i can hear it within audacity.
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What kind of machine is it and do you have built-in speakers?

Set that in the device toolbar.

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

How did you record the radio broadcast? Some of the smaller Macs don’t have dedicated stereo play and record and have to juggle to make everything work.

Koz

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Also see this FAQ http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_errors.html#sound_device.


Gale

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it’s an Imac. i downloaded ocenaudio & was able to edit it down to 2 hours & that solved the problem. Audacity now opened it & i was able to finish editing with software i was more familiar with. thanks