# Error when I record audio

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**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [June 14, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-when-i-record-audio/172 "2020-06-14T23:11:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![aamer\_1480](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@aamer\_1480](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/aamer_1480)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-when-i-record-audio/172/1 "2020-06-14T23:11:43Z")

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I keep getting an error whenever I tried to add recorded audio

Anki 2.1.25 (898801eb) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.1 PyQt 5.14.1

Platform: Windows 10

Flags: frz=True ao=False sv=1

Add-ons, last update check: 2020-06-15 01:55:48  
Exception in thread Thread-190:  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “threading.py”, line 932, in \_bootstrap\_inner  
File “aqt\sound.py”, line 461, in run  
File “lib\site-packages\pyaudio.py”, line 750, in open  
File “lib\site-packages\pyaudio.py”, line 441, in **init**  
**OSError: [Errno -9999] Unanticipated host error**  
Exception in threading.excepthook:  
Exception ignored in thread started by: \<bound method Thread.\_bootstrap of \<PyAudioThreadedRecorder(Thread-190, started 13100)\>\>  
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**Author:** ![addons\_zz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/addons_zz/32/43_2.png) [@addons\_zz](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/addons_zz)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-when-i-record-audio/172/2 "2020-06-14T23:17:00Z")

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Please see [When problems occur](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/when-problems-occur.html) and [Getting help](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/getting-help.html).

Can you try running Anki without addons and install the latest version from [https://apps.ankiweb.net/](https://apps.ankiweb.net/)?

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-when-i-record-audio/172/3 "2020-06-14T23:36:26Z")

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Please see [https://faqs.ankiweb.net/errors-when-recording.html](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/errors-when-recording.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/error-when-i-record-audio/172/4 "2023-05-01T05:43:15Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 5:43am UTC