SAPI 5 retain audio requests may fail because of busy device

Last reviewed: 2/14/2003

PRB Article ID: P020307

The information in this article applies to:

  • Chant SpeechKit 4

Symptoms

Invoking multiple StartRecording requests that save audio from SAPI 5 recognition may fail.

Cause

SAPI 5 is unable to set up the audio format because the audio device is busy from previous request.

Status

Fixed in SpeechKit 4 build 4.0.72.0.

The SAPI 5 component interface forces the audio states to ensure setting the audio format is not blocked by a busy device.

Component Formats Impacted

All formats.