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# Audio Unit Errors

## Topics

### Errors

[`var kAudioComponentErr_InstanceInvalidated: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioComponentErr_InstanceInvalidated)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_CannotDoInCurrentContext: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_CannotDoInCurrentContext)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_FailedInitialization: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_FailedInitialization)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_FileNotSpecified: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_FileNotSpecified)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_FormatNotSupported: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_FormatNotSupported)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_Initialized: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_Initialized)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidElement: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidElement)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidFile: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidFile)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidOfflineRender: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidOfflineRender)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidParameter: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidParameter)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidProperty: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidProperty)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidPropertyValue: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidPropertyValue)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidScope: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidScope)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_NoConnection: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_NoConnection)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_PropertyNotInUse: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_PropertyNotInUse)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_PropertyNotWritable: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_PropertyNotWritable)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_TooManyFramesToProcess: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_TooManyFramesToProcess)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_Unauthorized: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_Unauthorized)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_Uninitialized: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_Uninitialized)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_UnknownFileType: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_UnknownFileType)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_RenderTimeout: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_RenderTimeout)

[`var kAudioComponentErr_InstanceTimedOut: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioComponentErr_InstanceTimedOut)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_ExtensionNotFound: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_ExtensionNotFound)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidFilePath: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidFilePath)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_InvalidParameterValue: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_InvalidParameterValue)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_MIDIOutputBufferFull: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_MIDIOutputBufferFull)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_MissingKey: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_MissingKey)

[`var kAudioUnitErr_ComponentManagerNotSupported: OSStatus`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/kAudioUnitErr_ComponentManagerNotSupported)


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