Please help with "OSError:[errno-9997] invalid sample rate"

[KathyReid]

Please see this thread;

ALSA issue `OSError: [Errno -9997] Invalid sample rate`

In case anyone is using it in a multi-user situation, the asound config file can live at either: ~/.asoundrc for a single user; or /etc/asound.conf as a system wide configuration.

where a possible workaround is provided.