Error: Internal PortAudio error

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Chef RT
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Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by Chef RT » Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:46 pm

When I try to run Adacity I get the following message "Could not find any audio devices. You will not be able to play or record audio. Error: Internal PortAudio error" I have a set of speakers hooked up and a headset mic and my webcam mic None of these are even registering for Audacity although I can record and listen on other programs and websites. I am using Windows 10. I just reinstalled Audacity today and still got the same results. Help Please.

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Jan 30, 2016 12:18 pm

Please see the Windows 10 help page: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Windows_10_OS.

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by NS11 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:20 am

I encounter the same error. I'm running Windows 10 on an MS-Z68 64 bit Intel core i5-2500K with Realtek High Def Audio. I understand what you are saying about Windows 10 drivers, but Audacity 2.0.1 runs fine. It is only when I upgraded to Audacity 2.1.2 that it could not find any device drivers. The recommendation has been to go back to windows 7, but an equally good solution seems to be to go back to Audacity 2.0.1 (2.0.6 doesn't work either). Maybe whatever 2.0.1 is doing could be put in 2.1.2.

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by Gale Andrews » Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:37 pm

NS11 wrote:I encounter the same error. I'm running Windows 10 on an MS-Z68 64 bit Intel core i5-2500K with Realtek High Def Audio. I understand what you are saying about Windows 10 drivers, but Audacity 2.0.1 runs fine. It is only when I upgraded to Audacity 2.1.2 that it could not find any device drivers. The recommendation has been to go back to windows 7, but an equally good solution seems to be to go back to Audacity 2.0.1 (2.0.6 doesn't work either).
The Windows 10 Wiki page is clear that you can go back to Audacity 2.0.3.
NS11 wrote:Maybe whatever 2.0.1 is doing could be put in 2.1.2.
We hope to be updating the PortAudio audio I/O library that we use, which has some fixes that may help. Then we can see if more needs to be done by us.

Would you like to help us test those changes when made?


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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by NS11 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:15 pm

OK, sure, I'm in. Can't complain without offering to help...

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:47 pm

NS11 wrote:OK, sure, I'm in. Can't complain without offering to help...
Please see http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 46&t=90470 for a build you can test.

Thanks for your help.


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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by mvin_8 » Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:18 am

To those who are having the same issue:

Here's a video from Youtube and this is the real workaround/resolution.

Hope this will help you.

Go to the link below.

https://youtu.be/Ml_lxjk1ZeE

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by steve » Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:12 pm

mvin_8 wrote:
Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:18 am
To those who are having the same issue:

Here's a video from Youtube and this is the real workaround/resolution.

Hope this will help you.

Go to the link below.

https://youtu.be/Ml_lxjk1ZeE
It looks like the underlying problem on your system is the "Droidcam virtual audio device".
Is it sufficient to just disable all of the Droidcam entries before launching Audacity?
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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by eskandarezhdehaei » Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:17 pm

I can't find out what is the final solution?

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Re: Error: Internal PortAudio error

Post by steve » Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:24 pm

eskandarezhdehaei wrote:
Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:17 pm
I can't find out what is the final solution?
Why are you writing replies like this all over the forum?
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