Devices Preferences
From Audacity Development Manual
ToDo - function of 'Host' popup menu - Bill
Host
- Host: Selects the particular interface with which Audacity communicates with your chosen playback and recording devices. On Windows the choice is between MME (default) or Windows DirectSound; on OS X, CoreAudio; and on Linux, ALSA (default) or OSS. Generally you will want to use the default. On more modern Windows machines, DirectSound should produce lower latency.
- Using: Gives the version number and build date of the PortAudio Audio I/O interface library with which Audacity was built.
Playback
- Device: Selects the device for playback.
Recording
- Device: Selects the device used for recording.
- Channels: Mono, stereo or other.
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