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_Helen_Capstick_
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November 7, 2008
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can't hear sound on after effects!

  • November 7, 2008
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hi everryone

I can't seem to get sound up on after effects, does anyone know how to?

Helen
    Correct answer renatoMM

    Make sure you're using the right Default Output in Edit>Preferences>Audio Hardware.

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    AdrienneMASmith
    AdrienneMASmith
    Known Participant
    November 14, 2018

    Eureka!!!!!

    Check out:

    AFTER EFFECTS EASY AUDIO PREVIEW FIX - YouTube

    ADOBE!

    Set the damn thing open from the beginning!

    & make it obvious when any sound is added!!!

    Y'all owe me (at least credit on my account) for the SIX HOURS that I have WASTED finding the SIMPLE answer.

    Even the links on your manual above:

    ( before you freak out completely, read the fine manual

    working with sound:

    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7ec9a.htm l

    memory usage, etc.:

    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS4E58A2A3-FC7A-49a4-985A-62658804E014a.html)

    didn't work.

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      AdamSaleh45
      Participant
      January 3, 2020

      are you ok? it's a damn youtube video, I'm sure you didn't even spend 5 minutes researching it I'm sure the first place we would look is youtube. 

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        Yogamreet
        Participant
        July 22, 2018

        In After Effects menu go to "Composition" -> "Preview" and check on "Audio".

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          Kassidy27520651kdb5
          Participant
          January 22, 2025

          you my friend, have saved me a lot of time. thank you.

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          renatoMMCorrect answer
          Participant
          January 15, 2018

          Make sure you're using the right Default Output in Edit>Preferences>Audio Hardware.

            Kochika
            Kochika
            Participant
            August 2, 2018

            "Make sure you're using the right Default Output in Edit>Preferences>Audio Hardware."

            This was very helpful. I just upgraded to CC 2018, and the sound stopped working all of a sudden. (Literally had CC2017 running just seconds before switching.) For some reason the default setting said it wasn't working, with a working setting right under it. So I just switched to that.

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            Anonymous
            February 1, 2009
            before you freak out completely, read the fine manual

            working with sound:
            http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7ec9a.html

            memory usage, etc.:
            http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS4E58A2A3-FC7A-49a4-985A-62658804E014a.html
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            _naren_deeps123_
            Participant
            January 31, 2009
            hi everybody...

            i can't hear sound in my after effects..not even a single sound..

            not even like ...effect sound for a text also..i can't hear...

            in the same way no other audio file (mp3,wav...)..

            pleeaaaaaase sombody help meeeeee....

            my system configuration is only 512 mb ram...do it makes any difference..

            also ..when i press 0 on num pad it returns an error message of Ram preview needs more than 2 frames....

            so pleaaaaaaaseeeee help me..someone.
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              Advaitha5CA4
              Participant
              May 30, 2021

              Hi I can help you 

              Go to  > Edit > Preferences > Previews > In previews go down and you'll find Mute Audio When Preview Is Not Realtime . In default it has been enabled you need to do is disable that and after click ok . This will solve your problem . If this trick didnt work stay tuned or contact to Adobe Support Team

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              _Helen_Capstick_Author
              Participant
              November 8, 2008
              hi

              ctrl unfortuantly doesn't work = S

              regards

              Helen
              Jonas Hummelstrand
              Jonas Hummelstrand
              Participating Frequently
              November 8, 2008
              Also, hold down Ctrl/Cmd while scrubbing the timeline to hear the audio, and Ctrl-Alt / Cmd-Opt to just hear the sound without updating the preview.

              - Jonas Hummelstrand
              http://generalspecialist.com/
                David_Wigforss-Hv1BNN
                David_Wigforss-Hv1BNN
                Participating Frequently
                November 7, 2008
                Please read manual/search forums.. This is probably the #1 questioned asked....

                In summary, hit 0 numpad to rampreview sound, hit . (period on numpad) to hear just audio. The length of preview depends on the amount of ram you have and the complexity of your project.

                If you have a long project (longer than 20 or 30 seconds), you might want to instead render a lowres temp movie.
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