sound recorder

[Kent Frazier]

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:07:24 +0000, Norman Silverstone
<norman at littletank.org> wrote:
> I downloaded audacity using synaptic and used run applications to start
> up the software. A message appeared which said:- There was an error
> initialising the audio i/o layer. You will not be able to play or record
> audio. Error Host error.
> 
> What should I do to put things right?
> 

Unfortunately, Audacity does not work well with the sound server (ESD)
that Ubuntu uses.  It doesn't work with any sound server from what I
understand.  The only way I have been able to use it is to type
'killall esd' in a terminal before starting the program.  You can then
restart esd afterwards, but this is still not a great method.  I wish
I knew of a better way, but this is the only way I have figured out.

Audacity is a great program other than that, however, and I wish it
could find some way to get along with the sound servers used in Linux.

Kent