I have no problems recording my guitar input in audacity, but when I click record button with MP3 (serve as my backing track), the error is popping. could anyone help me on this problem. this is my first time to use audacity.
i already match the input/output of my device and also trying the microphone privacy settings. but still in can not play along with my MP3.
It would be good knowing exactly what the error said, but Overdubbing usually fails because the Audacity Record and Playback settings both have to be set, correct and match. No fair having one at 44100 and the other at 48000, for example.
the MP3 (my backing track I like to play along) is 44100 while the new track (which im recording) is in 48000. overdub is already check and the device is matching with my focusrite still the below error is appearing.
the error is: UNANTICIPATED HOST ERROR.
and whenever I click “OK”
another error will pop up: ERROR OPENING RECORDING DEVICE. ERROR CODE: 0 SUCCESS"
i already match the rate to 44100 but still no luck.
also in 48000 still no luck
i also tried to add “STEREO TRACK” for my recording track so that it will match to MP3 stereo but still not working. i just downloaded the audacity yesterday version 2.3.0
and then click the record button, the record will start at the end of my MP3. I does not record under the MP3 waveform. I hope I explain in clear way. my apologies.
If you can’t get overdubbing to work without an error, it’s possible you have a different mismatch than any of the normal ones.
When you overdub, Audacity has to play the backing track to the interface perfectly at the same time it records the new performance. The Solo is a native mono device. It’s job in life is to record your single microphone. It has a Stereo variation where you can plug your guitar in, too, but that’s not the main mode.
Try setting Audacity to mono and mix down your backing track (temporarily) to mono at 44100. See if that starts working, or also important, if you get a different error.
In Audacity 2.3.0, by default (there’s a preference setting to change this) recording to a new track requires the “Shift” key to be held down.
(In old versions of Audacity, the Shift key had to be held down to “append” record to the same track).