• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  No sound in FCP 5? help?

  Posted by The Nail on June 27, 2005 at 2:20 am

  Im hoping this is a very stupid post and nothing is wrong but i cannot figure out why i have no sound coming from any clips in the timeline, canvas, viewer, browser, etc….. I do not understand what happened it was working a fine a couple of days ago when i was editing some footage and now it all of suddens decides not to work when i start it up. I’ve tried to restart both fcp and the computer and it was no help. if anyone has an idea of what im doing wrong or just totally forgetting let me know.

  Kevin Monahan replied 20 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jeremy Lee

  June 27, 2005 at 7:41 am

  go into your settings and make sure “built-in audio” is selected
  -jeremy
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  Walter Biscardi

  June 27, 2005 at 11:25 am

  Did you “Refresh A/V Devices?”

  Do you have the sound connected to a device and that device turned on?

  Did you ensure that your Audio / Video Settings are correct?

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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  Kevin Monahan

  June 27, 2005 at 10:46 pm

  Jeremy,
  That would be the case if you had your speakers attached to the Mac and you were not monitoring video with a video monitor. This is the case for maybe doing some offline work or portable work.

  Not everyone works that way all the time.

  Many editors DO monitor video on an external monitors at all times while cutting in their studios. In that case, the speakers should be connected to the DV Deck/DV Camcorder or the outputs of the Video Capture Card/Breakout box and not the Mac.

  Every time someone has issues with audio, it usually breaks down to if they are monitoring video externally or not monitoring video at all, and in each case, it is crucial to have the speakers are connected in the proper location.

  Since I use audio from other apps and like to monitor video externally, I like to patch both my DV Deck and Mac audio to a Mackie 1202 mixer and then attach the speakers to that. That way, I can monitor audio in any situation. I recommend this scenario for everyone that cuts with FCP in the pro realm.

  Kevin Monahan
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
  fcpworld.com

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