Error opening sound device
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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.
Re: Error opening sound device
The radio news was via my web browser. The notation playback is via an application on the PC.
Re: Error opening sound device
How do you hear the web browser? For example, do you listen through headphones plugged into the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 ?
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Re: Error opening sound device
I have speakers connected via the Focusrite interface.
Re: Error opening sound device
Go into the Windows Sounds control panel, and set the recording and playback settings for the Focusrite to "2 channels (stereo), 44100 Hz sample rate".
Then in Audacity, in the device toolbar, set "host" to WASAPI, playback to the Focusrite, and recording to the Focusrite loopback.
Then in Audacity, in the device toolbar, set "host" to WASAPI, playback to the Focusrite, and recording to the Focusrite loopback.
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Re: Error opening sound device
Thank you Steve. I'm out of the house now but will follow your advice and update this thread tomorrow.
Re: Error opening sound device
Recording and playback working again. Many thanks, Steve, for your advice and the speed of your response.
The toolbars are now visible but were unresponsive when I first opened Audacity this morning, and had to be Reset again. Looks possible that it may open in this state each time.
Regards, John
The toolbars are now visible but were unresponsive when I first opened Audacity this morning, and had to be Reset again. Looks possible that it may open in this state each time.
Regards, John
Re: Error opening sound device
Perhaps some other application is changing the settings. Do you use Skype or other voip program? If you do, try looking in the settings of that app.
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Re: Error opening sound device
I don't have anything like that on the pc. It's no hassle to reset the toolbars given I know what to do, but may be a problem for other users upgrading to this release. Anyway, thanks again.