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September 30, 2020
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No Audio in Audition, help needed

  • September 30, 2020
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I've been using Audition for a few months to record VO without an issue.  However for some reason today I am not getting any levels registering in my multitrack session.  

 

I run a Shure microphone into a MixPre 3-II and from there into the Mac Pro via USB.  The meters are registering audio on the MixPre and in the Sound prefrences inputs so sound is making it from the mic into the computer but not into Audition.

 

The default input is set to MixPre 3-II.  Audio Channels are mapped to the MixPre.  On the track the Default Input is selected and red R button is pressed.  There hasn't been an OS update to my system and the security permissions for the mic is open.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I've hit a wall with this.

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Brad5EABAuthor
Participating Frequently
October 22, 2020

Hello there,

 

Following up again.  

Still unable to get audio into Audition.  Out of mic to MixPre, fine.  Out of MixPre to Mac Pro, fine.  Out of Mac Pro to Audition, no levels.

 

Any help at all would be appreciated.

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 30, 2020

Go to Preferences>Audio Hardware and make sure that the default input actually has the MixPre correctly assigned to it. It's quite possible for the default input to be 'none' and still light up the record light...

Brad5EABAuthor
Participating Frequently
September 30, 2020

 

Hi Steve --

 

I have the MixPre assigned.  Rebooted for good measure.  Still no luck.

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 30, 2020

The next thing you have to do is click on (in your case) the default stereo input and make sure that the mic is actually selected:

If it is, and still you can record nothing, then I'd be a bit suspicious about the Mac security settings still.