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No system sounds
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:05 pm
by drhoades
Help, when the USB plug is in on the Crosley Radio device i lose all system sound. When i unplug the usb cable the system sound returns. Cant find any sign of conflicts. Any idea?
Thanks
Re: No system sounds
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:34 pm
by waxcylinder
When you plug in a USB device like this your computer hands over control of all sound services to the USB device - both input and output. Since you USB TT doesn't have a set of speakers, you then don't get any sound from the computer (not even the normal Windows sounds).
All you need to do is to get Windows and Audacity to retarget the sound output onto your PC's on-board soundcard. In Windows use Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Audio > Sound Playback - in Audacity use Edit > Preferences > Audio I/O > Playback Device - you may need to close and restart Audacity for the change to take effect.
Many folks fall into this bear-trap when they start out with USB/Audacity - I certainly did !
WC