Playback issue

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autumnRose
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Playback issue

Post by autumnRose » Tue May 18, 2010 11:31 pm

I need some help please:
I have Windows seven and I am using the Audacity Beta.
and every time I try to play anything or record with an exisiting track I get:
Error while opening sound device. Please check the output device settings and the project sample rate

I tried changing the output device setings and that didn't work.
I don't know where the project sample rate is-

does anyone have any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

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Re: Playback issue

Post by steve » Wed May 19, 2010 4:51 pm

You're not alone - Windows 7 gives a lot of people headaches when they try to record.

The usual problem is that Windows 7 usually disables and hides the recording inputs. Check here and ensure that you have the input that you require enabled http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer ... es#vistacp
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