HOW TO FIX AUDACITY MICROPHONE ERROR 9999 IN WINDOWS 10

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
mannimix channel can be found here:

[FNDMUS]

if it still doesnt work, see this comment:


Underneath the PAUSE/PLAY BUTTON there is a drop down box, this is a; very important setting.

**note i use this to record sound out of my speakers/headphones
If you have headphones this should be the settings that work for me
Windows WASPI > Headphones [name] (loopback) > 2 Stereo Recording channel > Headphones[name]

If you are using speakers then use this settings
Windows WASPI > Speakers[name]> 2 Stereo Recording channel > Speakers[name]

** For recording with a microphone
IF YOU PLUG IN YOUR MICROPHONE AND IT DOESNT SHOW UP ON THE MICROPHONE DROP DOWN BOX,
CLOSE AUDACITY AND REOPEN IT.

SETTINGS AS FOLLOWS:
Windows DirectSound> Microphone [Name]>1 Mono Recording Channel> Speakers(OR HEADPHONES IF U ARE USING THAT) For playback

[pakachannel]

was looking on google for 30 mins, couldn't find jack.. jump on youtube, find this legend in 30 secs. thumbs up!

[draculasneeze]

a "fix" that actually worked, now I can record that tape, and use an app to find out what that song is that I have been unable to identify for 31years. Thank You

[robscarr]

Thank you, bro. I wasted my whole day trying to record. That privacy tab I easily forgot that can mute apps. Got it working! :>)

[MrPoperstoper]

This was the most helpful video on this. Thank you so much, you deserve a thumbs up!

[LuiiBoii]

I’ve tried fixing things in the privacy settings but error code keeps popping up

[Loeven]

I ran in to this error all of a sudden today. All the settings was ok but i found out that my USB soundcard, which i record from, was connected to a faulty hub in my particular case.

[papaunderwater]

what to do if I don't want the mic input but strait computer input?
ex if I record something from computer with mic it'll get all the noise like clicking n stuff

[jonasbernaje]

Thanks a lot bro! Now I can finally record my guitar.

[mammutty]

Thanks for this helpful video, saved a lot of time.

[tedmoss]

THANK YOU! This worked! I was losing my mind trying to figure out what the problem was

[dobz]

This only fixes one specific root cause. There can be many reasons for a host error relating to drivers and hardware connections. Also, STOP USING ALL CAPS

[aerinmacdonald]

THANK YOU SO MUCH, I was using Stereo Mix for input so didn't think the microphone setting would matter. This error was so frustrating as I couldn't find anything wrong with my other settings according to the manual.

[yayo]

It was already switched on so it's still not working

[lokeshpaikraofficial]

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[ThomasAMcCormack]

Thanks a lot spent i hour until i found your post many thanks again

[LuiiBoii]

I have a audio interface and I can’t record while it’s monitoring

[hanz]

Many thanks mate, liked and hit subscribe :-)

[IvanFerreirak]

Very good! Straight to the point helped thank you very much.

[macintoshrainbow]

Thank You so much it worked great. I can finally record with Audacity again.