audacity-support/troubleshooting/error-codes/error-9998-invalid-number-of-channels.md

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Learn about causes and fixes for this error.

Error -9998: Invalid number of channels

Causes

This error occurs if you try to record an unsupported number of channels.

Fixes

Go to Audio Setup -> Recording channels and choose a different number of channels. Values which typically work are 1 (mono), 2 (stereo), and the highest number presented on the list. So for a 8 channel interface, 8 should work.

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