Error While Opening Sound Device

[steve]

Would you be able to try it on a different computer?

[Ascendicate]

Would you be able to try it on a different computer?

No I wasn't. I'm fairly sure that's not the issue though. The LED light on the mic lights up and they sent me a whole new mic with the same issue. I highly doubt it has something to do with the microphone. Although Windows 7 is telling me there's an unknown error everytime I try to update my computer. I think that might be part of the issue... I'm not sure. I'm going to try calling Microsoft tech support.

[kozikowski]

It works for Sonar Le, I don't know why, but even so it messes up

Windows 7 is telling me there's an unknown error everytime I try to update my computer.

So you know your computer is broken....

Audacity will not work on a computer that's not in perfect order. You may need to turn it over to someone who can do a thorough check -- virus infection, memory test, hard drive health, etc. Any one of those could be wrong.

Just to test the obvious, have you turned the computer completely off, wait a minute, and restart? I personally only do that once a week, and sometimes not even then.

Koz

[steve]

The LED light on the mic lights up

That tells you that power is getting to the microphone and the LED works. It doesn't really tell you anything else.

they sent me a whole new mic with the same issue.

Two items that are common to both set-ups are that you are using the same computer and the same operating system. A USB microphone should NOT be listed by Windows as "Unspecified under Devices and Printers".
The evidence is pointing very strongly at their being a problem with your Windows installation.
Trying the microphone on a different computer would be very useful as it could establish with certainty that the microphone is not the cause of the problem.

[Ascendicate]

Yeah I'm going to try. Microsoft wanted $50 out of me for it. Pfffft. Screw that. I really appreciate all the help. Thank you again.