#29 could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing

[Anonymous]

I installed transcriber from the ubuntu repositories the version is listed as 1.5.1.1-3

I am trying to use this program on Ubuntu 9.10, and when attempting to play the audio file (standard mp3 format) I get the error message: 'could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing'

All other features I have tried so far work ok, and my sound works fine for all other applications I have used, eg movie player and rhythm box etc.

[Sovsigryden]

I too have the same problem:
here is my log:
Could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing.
Could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing.
while executing
"player play -start [expr int($begin*$rate)] -end [expr int($end*$rate)] -filter $v(sig,filter)"
(procedure "PlayRange" line 54)
invoked from within
"PlayRange $pos $end $script"
(procedure "Play" line 64)
invoked from within
"Play"
(procedure "PlayOrPause" line 10)
invoked from within
"PlayOrPause"
invoked from within
".cmd.play invoke"
("uplevel" body line 1)
invoked from within
"uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]"
(procedure "tk::ButtonUp" line 22)
invoked from within
"tk::ButtonUp .cmd.play"
(command bound to event)

[xdaddy75]

Hi,
let's try from the line command: aoss transcriber

[Bernd Kiefer]

Hi,
the following works in Ubuntu 20.04: padsp transcriber

[Mathieu Jacques]

I have the same problem, with the same log as Sovsigryden,
could you please be more thorough with your two answers?
I am really noobie and have no idea where to try them.

[Bernd Kiefer]

Hi Mathieu, open a terminal, how to do that strongly depends on your distro/version (google it), then type the two words and press <return>. The transcriber program should start. In Ubuntu, you can also do it by creating a custom command from the menu, using the given commands in the "command" field, thus, you get a "clickable" version to start transcriber.</return>