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newbie - startup problem

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:05 am
by giseleaubut
Hello,
I've just downloaded Audacity for the very first time on my brand-new iMac. I was able to record a short test voiceover with my Samson USB mic but now it won't let me record and gives me the following error message: Error while opening sound device. Please check the input device settings and the project sample rate.... Help!?!

Re: newbie - startup problem

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:55 am
by kozikowski
First step is going into the Mac setup panels and see if the USB microphone is still listed.

Apple > System Preferences > Hardware > Sound > Input.

When I do that, I don't see "USB Microphone or "Samson," but the name of the chipmaker inside the microphone. Make sure it's selected and then go back to Audacity and select "Default Input."

Koz

Re: newbie - startup problem

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:13 pm
by kozikowski
I had Audacity do this to me last night and I figured out something else that can cause this problem. Go back into Audacity Preferences and make sure they are as you left them. My preferences had switched from 2-channel (stereo) to 4-channel audio.

No idea why, but it cleared up immediately when I fixed that.

Koz