Re: audio subsystem not available - can't record audio
david <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.audio.rosegarden.user |
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| Organization | Alias J&J |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 7/14/23 18:25, [email protected] wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm getting the following error message when I try to activate recording > on an audio track: > > "audio subsystem not available - can't record audio" > > in a window that has the header: > > Rosegarden (as superuser) > > This is happening with Rosegarden Version 23.06 "Flutterbye" > Build Key 13280f9033 > Qt Version 5.15.9 > > Running under Pop!_OS 20.10 Linux with > QjackCtl Version 0.5.0 > Qsynth Version 0.6.3 > Using FluidSynth 2.1.3 > > QjackCtl and Qsynth are working and sound fine. Qsynth's audio outputs > show up on QjackCtl's patchbay but no audio inputs to Rosegarden appear. > All the MIDI ins and outs seem to be working fine. > > The "self-recording" feature of Rosegarden used to work. Is this a bug? > Is there a workaround? I used to use it to record (with perfect > synchronization) track by track, and sometimes double track, various > patches and synths. > > Thanks for all you do, and in advance, > > [email protected] > Hmm, my understanding is that the general recommendation is that Rosegarden (and other audio applications) *should not be run as superuser*. In other words, create an ordinary user login and use that. In general, running as superuser is a great big security hole... -- David W. Jones [email protected] authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com "My password is the last 8 digits of π." _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user