Transferring audio via USB external device

I’m having problems transferring audio from an analog cassette to Audacity. I am using a Wikoo cassette playback device which is connected to my MacBook via a USB connector. Each time I attempt to record from the Wikoo, Audacity either shuts down or gives me an error message saying “error opening sound device.” I never get more than a few seconds of audio recorded before the application shuts down. Any advice or recommendations? Also - the Wikoo came with a mini-CD version of Audacity, but I don’t want to insert the mini-CD into my computer because I fear it might get stuck. The version of Audacity I have is 2.2.2 for Mac.

See this page in the Audacity Manual: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/error_opening_sound_device.html

This set of tutorials should be useful too: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html

particularly this one: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/recording_with_usb_turntables.html

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