FAQ:Errors
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Why do I get: "Error while opening sound device. Please check input device settings and the project sample rate."?
It simply means there's a problem with your Audacity settings. The usual causes and solutions of this input error are given below; please read the parts relevant to your particular configuration. You may have a sample rate or channels selected that your sound card does not support.
Why do I get "Error: not well formed (invalid token) at line x"?
This means that the .aup project file contains a foreign, or accented or control character at the line quoted in the error message. This means either you have an ANSI build of Audacity (you can check this at Help > About Audacity), or you have a Unicode build but the .aup file you're opening was created by some other ANSI build of Audacity. It could also mean that there is a problem with the metadata of the file (information like artist or genre).
