I have been using Audacity 2.1.2 for a few months and it was working just fine. Then suddenly today I fired it up, and it advised me it couldn't find any audio devices. I checked Preferences:Devices and there were none listed, and none in the dropdowns either. I do have a Turtle Beach mic and the usual sound card and speakers installed or attached.
I checked this forum but couldn't find any information about this exact case. Having recently used Corel Video Studio to successfully edit a video, including using the microphone to record voiceover, I knew the problem wasn't with my computer.
I did notice that there was a new version of Audacity available, so I uninstalled 2.1.2 then installed 2.1.3. After I did this Audacity worked just fine.
If anyone has an idea what might have happened to cause this, and what the fix (besides reinstalling Audacity) might have been, it might be nice to post it here.
Thanks!
Audacity couldn't find any audio devices
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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.
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Cyberherbalist
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Re: Audacity couldn't find any audio devices
One of the more likely possibilities is that some application grabbed exclusive access to your sound card. Rebooting the computer would reset the sound system.
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Cyberherbalist
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Re: Audacity couldn't find any audio devices
Yes, I thought of that, and rebooted. Didn't help!steve wrote:One of the more likely possibilities is that some application grabbed exclusive access to your sound card. Rebooting the computer would reset the sound system.
Re: Audacity couldn't find any audio devices
Did you look in the Windows Sound Control Panel to see if the device was available?
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Cyberherbalist
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Re: Audacity couldn't find any audio devices
No, but the speakers were working OK. I wish I had looked.