Sound Input Error

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LightningNinja2
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Sound Input Error

Post by LightningNinja2 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:47 am

Whenever I try and record audio I keep getting a message that says "Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and project sample rate." how do I get rid of this message and/or fix the program. And I have already uninstalled and reinstalled the program. And on occasion it actually works.
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Re: Sound Input Error

Post by steve » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:58 pm

LightningNinja2 wrote:And on occasion it actually works.
And what occasions are they?
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memoryblackout
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Re: Sound Input Error

Post by memoryblackout » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:57 pm

I am so sick of that error message, someone PLEASE tell me why it does this... and how to fix it.
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Re: Sound Input Error

Post by waxcylinder » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:48 am

It often happens because Audacity can't recognize your soundcard - or because you have specified the wrong number on channel inputs in your preferences (which then don't match with what your soundcards supports).

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Re: Sound Input Error

Post by Viviengwtw88 » Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:39 am

I use Vista Home Basic and have exactly the same error message when I push the record button. Did you figure out what is wrong. Please let me know if you find a solution.
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Re: Sound Input Error

Post by steve » Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:12 am

As waxcylinder said - look at your sound-card settings and ensure that you have a valid audio device (sound card) selected for both recording and playback.
(Edit menu > Preferences > Audio I/O)

If your sound card is not available as a recording device, open the control panel and enable a recording input - see here for how: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ng_devices
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