USB Audio option not always available
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
USB Audio option not always available
I have to set preferences for Devices every time I start Audacity. The problem is, the option for 'USB Audio Controller' is not always available. Some time it appears, most times it doesn't, although all the required plugins have been successfully installed. I have Audacity 2.0 under Windows 7 Professional. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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kozikowski
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Re: USB Audio option not always available
The USB device has to be plugged in and perfectly working before you open Audacity. If you get the order wrong, you can have a perfectly working USB device and it will be invisible to Audacity.
You can force Audacity to look for USB devices after the fact with Transport > Rescan...
You can get serious technical insanity with an erratic or broken USB connection.
Koz
You can force Audacity to look for USB devices after the fact with Transport > Rescan...
You can get serious technical insanity with an erratic or broken USB connection.
Koz
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Gale Andrews
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Re: USB Audio option not always available
I would recommend you upgrade to the latest Audacity version from http://audacityteam.org/download/windows.Jameel wrote:I have Audacity 2.0
Gale
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