If you have a monitor with speakers or a graphics card that outputs audio via HDMI, Windows may be trying to use that as the default—even if your speakers aren't plugged into the monitor.
If the renderer failed in a previous session, Premiere remembers the broken audio device. You need to force it to forget. adobe premiere pro unable to create audio renderer
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The error is almost always a communication breakdown between your Audio Hardware preferences and your OS sound settings . Start by toggling the "Device Class" in Premiere's preferences; this solves the issue for the vast majority of editors. adobe premiere pro unable to create audio renderer