#What host to use on audacity for mac windows
When "Windows DirectSound" Audio Host is selected, the device that maps to the current Windows recording device is called "Primary Sound Capture Driver". Similarly to the "Mapper" output, the "Mapper" input is the device that is the current default Windows recording device. In the image above, "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input" appears when the Windows "MME" Audio Host is selected. Alternatively use MME or WDS as the host.Ĭhoose the built-in or attached sound device that you want to use for recording. Note that this is usually impossible for USB turntables and USB tapedecks as they have no sound output.
If you are using WASAPI to record from an external USB device (soundcard) then the output must also be directed to the same USB device or you will get an error message "Error opening recording device." when trying to record or monitor.Audacity cannot record at greater 16-bit with MME or WASAPI as the host - you need to use Windows Direct Sound if your sound device supports a bit depth of more than 16-bits.When there is no active signal, recording pauses and will restart once an active signal resumes. Windows WASAPI host only records loopback when there is an active signal present.Selecting Windows DirectSound or Windows WASAPI and enabling both "Exclusive Mode" boxes in Windows Sound allows Audacity to request audio direct from the device without resampling.Windows DirectSound may by default have only slightly lower latency than MME.
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