# Won't play through USB sound card \[SOLVED\]

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [October 8, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092 "2015-10-08T01:55:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/themickster)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092/1 "2015-10-08T01:55:50Z")

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I have a Soundblaster Extigy. All other software will playback through it but not Audacity.

XP  
Audacity 2.1.1

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**Author:** ![steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@steve](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092/2 "2015-10-08T02:17:33Z")

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Check that you have it selected as the playback device in the [device toolbar](http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/device_toolbar.html).

Also, please be aware of this: [https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/important-information-for-windows-xp-users/37650/1)

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**Author:** ![themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/themickster)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092/3 "2015-10-08T18:08:05Z")

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I’ll try that. Thank you.

I never take my PC online, so I’m okay with XP. I also use Record Producer, which the buyer of the company refuses to update beyond XP.

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**Author:** ![themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@themickster](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/themickster)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/wont-play-through-usb-sound-card-solved/40092/4 "2015-10-10T10:53:42Z")

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That’s fixed it. Thank you.