If Foobar2000 doesn’t find your device, there is a fix.

  1. Make sure that your device is plugged in and turned on.
  2. Open Foobar2000 and click the “Preferences” button.
  3. Under the “Device” tab, make sure that your device is listed under the “Devices Found” section.
  4. If your device isn’t listed under the “Devices Found” section, click the “Add Device…” button and enter the information for your device into the dialog box that pops up.
  5. Click OK to close the Preferences window and return to Foobar2000’s main window. ..

The Problem

You swap out a sound card, make adjustments to it, or are upgrading to another version of Foobar2000. When you open it up to listen to your favorite tunes, you see the following playback error message.

The Fix

Open the player and to to File \ Preferences.

Then expand Playback and highlight Output, and make sure the correct soundcard is selected for your Output Device.

That’s it! Now you should be back in business listening to your music on one of the coolest music players out there.

If that doesn’t work you may have to make sure the drivers on your soundcard are up to date. The error can also happen if you’re doing home recording and your Digital Audio Workstation is using the same soundcard or a funky plugin that doesn’t agree with it.

We have a few more Foobar2000 articles you might want to check out:

Backup and Transfer Foobar2000 to a New Computer

How to Rip an Audio CD to FLAC with Foobar2000

Review of Foobar2000