

I am not surprised that this problem comes from Apple against open source softwares but I have one doubt. One detail : my config is a MacMini and i am not sure there is a microphone installed in it, so I can’t choose it by default at the first step. I tried the suggestion from billw58 : when I try to record, I don’t have the dialog box asking to give permission to Audacity to use the microphone but directly the error " 9997 Invalid sample rate" even if I change the sample rate to be the same that my audio device (Line6 HelixLT : 48000Hz). So the only diagnosis is a specific problem in Audacity.Īs Bogon55, I realy like Audacity and I need it but I can’t use it anymore !

The file loading process is OK, all functions seem OK but no reading.Īs you, I read forums, I checked all the parameters In Audacity and my audiodevice, I deleted Audacity cfg.files to reset them, I reinstalled Audacity (release 3.0), I tried another audiodevice, I tried the recent purpose from RKindy about Microphone Privacy,…Īnd all my other music softwares work normaly in reading and recording (GarageBand, Music, all plugins, etc). One day, it became impossible to read a file because of the Error opening sound device (I did not make any change in my configuration before this). One year ago, I changed my MacMini for a new one (3,6GHZ Intel COre i3, OS 10.15.7 with 8Go RAM), reinstalled Audacity and used it without problem. I was using Audacity from years without any trouble. I can’t understand what caused it in the first place. I also have recorded some audiobooks for Audible. I’m using a Rode NT1 USB mic right now, which connects to the computer directly or through a hub. The sample rate (44100), the host (Core Audio), and the playback device (built-in audio or Rode NT_USB).

What is frustrating is that all the fixes that the error message mentions are fixed. But I LOVE Audacity and have been using it since summer 2011 and I don’t want to use another program (although I’m pretty happy with ocenaudio so far). It’s not as fully featured as Audacity, but does almost everything I need for now. In fact, I’m using the newest version of ocenaudio right now while I try to solve the Audacity problem. No doubt that the sound is being received because I can record with Garageband,QuickTime Player, and ocenaudio.
