Why is getUserMedia throwing a [object NavigatorUserMediaError] when I click “Allow” in Chrome?

Question

Recently, I started getting errors when trying to access the client\'s mic through my website. When Chrome asks whether to allow the site to access the user\'s microphone, <

Answer 1

** One Browser at a Time **

I've encountered this situation when I am testing with multiple browsers open. It would appear that only one browser can access the media at a time.

ie When I've got my page open in Chrome, and the video/audio is working, then Firefox won't work, and when I've got it working in Firefox, then Chrome doesn't work.