AU won't record microphones

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January 20, 2023
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I have a new condenser mic connected to my Mac (OS 11.6.6) via a USB interface.

Audition sees the mic in Audio Hardware prefs, but I can't get Audition to actually /hear/ the mic, that is to say, when I try to record it captures only silence, but it gives me no errors. When I switch the input mic to my Mac's built-in mic, it also cannot hear, but again it gives no errors.

I see the mic levels in my Mac system preferences, and I can use the mic to record in Premiere and in Ableton, so I know the mic and interface are working fine.

Why can't Audition hear the microphone?

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Correct answer SteveG_AudioMasters_

Almost certainly because in your OS security settings, you haven't given Audition permission to use any microphones. I realise that this might seem a little bizarre, but it's one of the things you have to do (well, with Macs, anyway) these days.

SteveG_AudioMasters_

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Almost certainly because in your OS security settings, you haven't given Audition permission to use any microphones. I realise that this might seem a little bizarre, but it's one of the things you have to do (well, with Macs, anyway) these days.

jessebellerAuthor

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Good call! That fixed it. Thanks!

Seems like AU ought to be able to show an error or notification when it is prevented from accessing a device by the OS security settings.

SteveG_AudioMasters_

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Difficult, because I don't think that it's aware that there's even a microphone available...

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