Audacity Error

antiquexray · Post by **antiquexray** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:31 pm

While I keep up with the forums, as of late I haven't been heard from much simply because everything seems to work just fine, until now. When I try and run Audacity I get "Error while opening sound device. Please check the output device settings and project sample rate." It use to work, now it doesn't. A Google search sent me to the Ubuntu Forums, but they haven't helped.

Now, I have to be honest and say I don't know if I've used Audacity with Elyssa; it worked fine in Daryna. I've gone through Edit>Preferences and changed all the Playback Devices and changed my rates, all with zero luck. To make matters worse, somewhere in all my note I have info on how to determine my sound card, but I can't find that either. Can someone help.

Husse · Post by **Husse** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:42 am

Well to determine you sound card run

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lspci | grep -i audio

Audacity is not a default application so you must have installed it....

antiquexray · Post by **antiquexray** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:15 pm

Husse wrote:Well to determine you sound card run
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lspci | grep -i audio
Audacity is not a default application so you must have installed it....

Thanks Husse. I'll try that when I get home from work in about 4 hours.

You are absolutely correct about me installing Audacity. I have done so on the Mint release for that last couple years. Never had a problem until know, and really all I'm trying to do is create a ringtone (it's been frustrating). I'll let you know.

badmotor · Post by **badmotor** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:25 pm

Unfortunately, I don't think Audacity works with PulseAudio that is default audio server in Elyssa (or Hardy). I never got it running properly and had to give up using it. You can try and change the different sound devices under edit>preferences, but I never had any success. And likewise, it DID used to work in Daryna/Feisty.

Sadly, I had to install to install XP on my laptop just to record audio. I think Recording has been really been left behind/given a low priority with the new version of Ubuntu. You will get the odd smartass on the Ubuntu forums saying "...well it works fine for me", but I think the majority of people have problems.

If you really want to record, I would have to suggest an older O.S: Daryna or Feisty or Ubuntu Studio 7.10/8.04.

antiquexray · Post by **antiquexray** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:12 am

badmotor wrote:Unfortunately, I don't think Audacity works with PulseAudio that is default audio server in Elyssa (or Hardy). I never got it running properly and had to give up using it. You can try and change the different sound devices under edit>preferences, but I never had any success. And likewise, it DID used to work in Daryna/Feisty.

Sadly, I had to install to install XP on my laptop just to record audio. I think Recording has been really been left behind/given a low priority with the new version of Ubuntu. You will get the odd smartass on the Ubuntu forums saying "...well it works fine for me", but I think the majority of people have problems.

If you really want to record, I would have to suggest an older O.S: Daryna or Feisty or Ubuntu Studio 7.10/8.04.

Well you know badmotor, I think you may be onto something. As a matter-of-fact, I had to install it on XP as well to do my editing.

Please, anyone, prove me wrong.

badmotor · Post by **badmotor** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:09 am

antiquexray wrote:
badmotor wrote:Unfortunately, I don't think Audacity works with PulseAudio that is default audio server in Elyssa (or Hardy). I never got it running properly and had to give up using it. You can try and change the different sound devices under edit>preferences, but I never had any success. And likewise, it DID used to work in Daryna/Feisty.

Sadly, I had to install to install XP on my laptop just to record audio. I think Recording has been really been left behind/given a low priority with the new version of Ubuntu. You will get the odd smartass on the Ubuntu forums saying "...well it works fine for me", but I think the majority of people have problems.

If you really want to record, I would have to suggest an older O.S: Daryna or Feisty or Ubuntu Studio 7.10/8.04.
Well you know badmotor, I think you may be onto something. As a matter-of-fact, I had to install it on XP as well to do my editing.

Please, anyone, prove me wrong.

I'd LOVE to be proved wrong.

badmotor · Post by **badmotor** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:02 pm

mentex wrote:Hi badmotor,

Sorry if I don't understand, I'm jurassic, but what are you trying to grab/record? I'm running Elyssa XFCE with Audacity installed and it grabs/records audio from external audio like pc-webcam microphone or real sound like lps and k7 - I've told I'm jurassic.
An application like Amsynth with virtual keyboard (vkeybd) is possible to save the "music" and edit on Audacity. Also Hydrogen and Zynaddsubfx completes my set of noise. All installed via synaptic and running fine.

Are you trying something different?

It wasn't me that did the original post

antiquexray · Post by **antiquexray** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:29 pm

badmotor wrote:
mentex wrote:Hi badmotor,

Sorry if I don't understand, I'm jurassic, but what are you trying to grab/record? I'm running Elyssa XFCE with Audacity installed and it grabs/records audio from external audio like pc-webcam microphone or real sound like lps and k7 - I've told I'm jurassic.
An application like Amsynth with virtual keyboard (vkeybd) is possible to save the "music" and edit on Audacity. Also Hydrogen and Zynaddsubfx completes my set of noise. All installed via synaptic and running fine.

Are you trying something different?
It wasn't me that did the original post

I did the original post, and I can't get Audacity to work at all. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Missed · Post by **Missed** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:48 pm

antiquexray wrote: I did the original post, and I can't get Audacity to work at all. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Works fine for me.

Open a terminal, then do . . . killall pulseaudio

Then try Audacity again.

magnus0 · Post by **magnus0** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:05 pm

When I try to select alsa in Audacity, it just freezes

antiquexray · Post by **antiquexray** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:06 pm

Missed wrote:
antiquexray wrote: I did the original post, and I can't get Audacity to work at all. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Works fine for me.

Open a terminal, then do . . . killall pulseaudio

Then try Audacity again.

Nope. That didn't work. It grays out and then I get the same error.

Missed · Post by **Missed** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:35 pm

antiquexray wrote:
Missed wrote:
antiquexray wrote: I did the original post, and I can't get Audacity to work at all. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Works fine for me.

Open a terminal, then do . . . killall pulseaudio

Then try Audacity again.
Nope. That didn't work. It grays out and then I get the same error.

O.K., got me beat!
One thing you have to do, is to turn off system sounds. Control Center/Hardware/Sound/Sounds.

Also check out the Audacity Wiki. http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

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