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Confusion when mic is disconected and reconnected
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:12 am
by Paul L
Windows 7, Audacity 2.0.3.
Recording with a Blue Snowball.
It's too easy to knock the USB cable out of the back of the mic. If this happens during a session, and I reconnect and try to record again, I only get a flatline. I must exit and restart the program.
It's irritating but not debilitating.
Re: Confusion when mic is disconected and reconnected
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:28 am
by kozikowski
No, you don't. You can Transport > Rescan Audio Devices. Restart Audacity is the simple, get-out-of-jail card, but it does take a little longer.
The cable should not fall out of the back of a snowball. You may have a damaged connector or cable.
Koz
Re: Confusion when mic is disconected and reconnected
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 2:32 am
by steve
You could try taping the lead to something solid so that it is less easily pulled out.
If it still gets pulled out, after reconnecting it, wait a moment for Windows to recognise it, then from the Transport menu select "Rescan Audio Devices", wait a moment, then check and if necessary re-select the USB microphone as the recording input in the
Device Toolbar
Re: Confusion when mic is disconected and reconnected
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:01 am
by Paul L
Ah, thank you.
Perhaps something like "refresh audio devices list" might be a bit more self explanatory.