Audacity Forum

Hi,

I have a USB headset which adds a new output device when connected to the Mac. I have an annoying bug which forces me to restart Audacity frequently.

1) When I connect the headset while Audacity is running it does not show up in the list of output devices.
I have to restart Audacity while the audio device is present.

2) Also - when the Mac goes to sleep while the USB headset is connected and selected as an output device in Audacity, I get an error when trying to play which says "Error opening sound device".

Switching to another sound output and back to the headset doesn't help either, only restarting Audacity.

Best,
-John

syipisa wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:52 am

1) When I connect the headset while Audacity is running it does not show up in the list of output devices.
I have to restart Audacity while the audio device is present.

Alternatively, you could "Rescan Audio Devices" (near the bottom of the "Transport" menu). This usually takes a few seconds to complete.
Very occasionally I find that it necessary to rescan twice, though usually just once is sufficient to allow Audacity to see the newly added device.