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# AVAudioEngineManualRenderingStatus.cannotDoInCurrentContext

An operation that the system can’t perform under the current conditions.

```
case cannotDoInCurrentContext
```

## Discussion

This status guards a real-time render operation when a reconfiguration of the engine’s internal state is in progress. The client can try again later.

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