Unable to begin recording

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EagleMJA
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Unable to begin recording

Post by EagleMJA » Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:33 pm

Ok, so I downloaded Audacity correctly and I'm looking forward to using it. However, When I press the record button I get the following message: "Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and the project sample rate." It will not let me record anything until I do this task. However, I have no idea how to do this task. If anyone can please give me a clear and descriptive (maybe even a step by step) way of fixing this problem, I will be very pleased.

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Re: Unable to begin recording

Post by kozikowski » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:43 pm

What are you trying to record?
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Re: Unable to begin recording

Post by EagleMJA » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:14 pm

Just some riffs I wrote on my guitar...then again, I haven't plugged it in yet because I figured, why bother plugging in my whole rig if it doesn't work when I press the record button?

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Re: Unable to begin recording

Post by steve » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:27 pm

If you're using Vista or Win 7, the recording input is probably disabled until you plug something in.
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Re: Unable to begin recording

Post by kozikowski » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:52 pm


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