error opening sound device [SOLVED]

[George L. Fritsch]

This desktop was running Windows 8.1 and Audacity 2.1.1would show error when I would click record. I now have installed Windows #10 and this same problem occurs. I have installed Audacity 2.1.1on my laptop with Windows #8.1 without a problem.

[kozikowski]

What are you recording? For example:

"I'm recording me playing the guitar into a Blue Yeti USB microphone."

You can't give us too much detail.

Koz

[George L. Fritsch]

I want to record my voice and then guitar. Clicking the record immediately brings an error message as shown on my previous post. On my laptop it works as it should.

[kozikowski]

I want to record my voice and then guitar.

How are you doing that? In Detail. I'm singing into a what? I'm connecting my guitar how?

Koz

[Gale Andrews]

For some general help, see this FAQ: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/fa ... und_device.

As Koz says, we can't help you in detail unless you give the make and model number of the recording device selected in Audacity and describe how the guitar and mic are connected to that device.


Gale

[George L. Fritsch]

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You are referring to steps after I click record, I can not get to those choices since I get the error imediately after I click recoord. Have you not viewed the screen shot (Snip) I sent with the first post? I will send it with this reply again.

[Gale Andrews]

As you can see, there was no screenshot in your first post.

As you can see in your now posted screenshot, you don't have any enabled recording devices, hence Audacity cannot record.

So, quit Audacity, then open Windows Sound, Recording tab. Follow the steps in that Windows Sound link, starting with "Recording Settings: Right-click anywhere inside the Recording tab and choose "Show disabled devices" then right-click again and check "Show Disconnected Devices".

If you need more help, PLEASE, give us the make and model number of the recording device you are trying to use and describe how the guitar and mic are connected to that device. If it is an external interface device, you may need to visit the web site of that device then download and install Windows 10 drivers for it.


Gale

[George L. Fritsch]

I have not been able to communicate my problem to this point. You ask what and how I record and I don’t see that it matters when the record button brings me and error as shown on the several screen shots I have sent. You haave asked for the Audacity that I am using, so I now have also sent a screen shot of that.

[kozikowski]

When you press Record, Audacity tries to connect to your microphone. If it can't find one, it flashes that message. We need all the information you have on that microphone.

Koz

[Gale Andrews]

I have not been able to communicate my problem to this point.

The screenshot shows us that you have no recording devices enabled in Windows.

If you wish to solve that, please do everything I suggested in this post: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 42#p293042.

If you do not follow those steps, then you will continue to see the same error in Audacity and will not be able to record in any other software either.


Gale