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ASIO Setup Input Port Error message
When I try to open up Sony Vegas I get the normal orange sony vagas screen like it’s trying to open but it never does open and under that screen I get this error message:
Audio input not activated. Unable to record sound. Please go to the ASIO setup button under preferences -> audio hardware dialog and select and input.
Select a device name in input ports and activate the corresponding check box in the first column.I can’t see this message under the vegas screen unless I am tryign to shut down my computer – I also was getting it when I tried to open adobe premiere pro – the difference is adobe would open for me to fix it – Vegas will not open at all – therefore I can’t make any attempt to fix it.
Earlier today I couldn’t open itunes either and it had me reinstall quicktime – but I still can not get vegas to work – can anyone help me? -
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Ahhhh yes …the dreaded splash sreen. I have run into this many times. The audio prompts are always under that damn splash startup screen. Theres no use for it…sooo
Get rid of it !!!
Heres how.
Start Vegas…when it gets to the splash screen you may hear a windows exclamation sound telling you there is an error…
Either way when the splashscreen just sits there hit the enter key.
this is actually hitting the “OK” button underneath acknowledging that you know there’s a problem.
Vegas should then continue to load.
When its loaded. got to Options/preferances/general tab
and uncheck “show logo splash screen on startup”.
While you are there uncheck “load last project on startup”
this one is up to you but I’d rather not sit through a lengthy project I may not use.
Hit OK
Close vegas, restart. you should just see your error prompt.
Hit OK, move on
It appears that you have an ASIO audio device setup up in ASIO mode but Vegas has not been told to use it that way.
Got to options/preferances/audio device tab.
drop down, find your ASIO device, select it. then select your device as the default rec , playback.There should be an “Advanced” button that will take you to the properties of the ASIO device
Decide the sample rate you want to use. IE: 24bit 48k.
Closeout boxes by hitting OKplay back an event. If it plays ..WOO HOO
If it gives you a “unmatched sample rate” error.
Then go to file/Properties/audio tab. set the audio
settings to match what your audio device is set.
If these dont match you will continue to get prompts.
Try play back again.
Dont get frustrated
Let me know how far you get.
I have a workaround if your stuckZip
Zipedit
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Okay great thanks it opened. I got rid of the splash screen. Opened it again and got the error. I went in and it says the audio device type is microsoft sound mapper. I left it like this and tried to play a file – it worked fine. But that doesn’t mean I can record audio since that’s what the error says is wrong (unable to record audio). so I go and click on SB audigy ASIO – that says it doesnt follow the current bit rate and so it won’t play back – neither does creative ASI) – but I do see under the list adobe default windows 1.5 which is what itunes and adobe pro were having trouble opening because of. So now I’m not sure if leaving it on microsoft sound mapper will allow me to record audio later when I try or if I need to go in and further change settings. What I’m even more confused about it how the audip settings were changed in the first place. I just edited a video last week and it worked fine – all I can figure is when I installed a new version of itunes some things changed with itunes and quicktime and ultimately changed some of these settings as well?
any idea now? thanks though so much – getting it to load was the scary part lol – I was afraid I was going to have to reinstall it.
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Do you mean 5.1 by any chance?
The mapper in Vegas is only for vegas. changing it only affects vegas, not itunes etc.
Changing settings in the control box for the creative card will affect all softwareJust so you are aware…nothing personal but
Its a known fact that creative labs audio cards have really poorly written drivers and are geared towards gamers. Gimmicky
features that rarely work as expected.
If you get serious. Think heavily on changing that audio device.With that said…
ASIO soundcards usually have two or more driver options.
ASIO is a form of driver that is fine tuned to bypass a lot of windows bottlenecking crap. It can increase your rec track count and make your meters respond quickly etc..
Since you are using this card for other applications that are not ASIO compliant. we will try the lesser mode to make it compliant with all your software.Microsoft Sound Mapper is the way Windows tries to map audio streams to make them work. As soon as you introduce something foreign it gets dodgy.
So lets step away from The Mapper.
You can even try the “direct sound” option. its a little betterIn Vegas go to Options/pref/audio device tab.
dropdown, choose “windows classic wave driver”
you will now see options in the playback, rec boxes.
Choose the creative device.
OK out of everything. Test Playback, test record in vegas.
should work fine
If you get a sample mismatch error. then Refer to my previous email about matching sample rate settings.
use the advanced button to get to the creative ASIO settings, then go to vegas audio properties, match it. All should be finethen try all your other software.
Also that creative device may have an options box under programs or maybe in the Control panel, maybe a shortcut on the task tray.
the Point is to make sure that it isnt in some weird forced 5.1 ASIO mode etc… go in there and check to see that it is in some basic mode and not forced into surround or ASIO.Refer to my previous email about matching sample rate settings. thats your next issue to tackle.
The workaround I just gave you bypasses the matched sample issue.Anytime I use my Motu multi channel audio converters I must set my vegas project properties to a specific sample rate then set the Motu unit to match. then all is good
Lets start there.
Good luck
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okay this below I had trouble with lol. I went to audio device and chose w”indows classic wave driver”. I still get the error when I open vegas BUT when I tried to record a little it did record audio. I didn’t understand going to advanced and changing the asio settings. When I go to advanced under audio device it has this:
Output:SB audigy 2zs audio (dcco)
output:realtek ac97 audio
Input:SB audigy 2zs audio (dcco)
Input:realtek ac97 audioIt doesn’t seem that you actually choose one of these but if you do I have no idea what to choose. I do not see anything in any settings that says ASIO.
Vegas seems to be working okay now but I do still have the error when I open Vegas and it seems to freeze up now from time to time. It did record audio but I just tried it the one time. Hopefully it will work fine on my next project. I can’t understand how the settings got messed up in the first place.
“In Vegas go to Options/pref/audio device tab.
dropdown, choose “windows classic wave driver”
you will now see options in the playback, rec boxes.
Choose the creative device.
OK out of everything. Test Playback, test record in vegas.
should work fine
If you get a sample mismatch error. then Refer to my previous email about matching sample rate settings.
use the advanced button to get to the creative ASIO settings, then go to vegas audio properties, match it. All should be finethen try all your other software.
Also that creative device may have an options box under programs or maybe in the Control panel, maybe a shortcut on the task tray.
the Point is to make sure that it isnt in some weird forced 5.1 ASIO mode etc… go in there and check to see that it is in some basic mode and not forced into surround or ASIO.Refer to my previous email about matching sample rate settings. thats your next issue to tackle.
The workaround I just gave you bypasses the matched sample issue.Anytime I use my Motu multi channel audio converters I must set my vegas project properties to a specific sample rate then set the Motu unit to match. then all is good
Lets start there. “ -
One more thing…when I started working on the audio problems in Vegas tonight I went to capture to check the audio and noticed all my previous clips listed there in capture. Then after workign with the audio I noticed that all my clips were gone. I closed everything out and opened it back up and they are still gone. I didn’t do anything to remove them from capture. I hate to sound like a moron but I’m fairly new to Vegas and don’t understand these little problems. The clips are not a big loss but I just don’t understand what happened to them. I am going to do a search and see if they got moved somewhere else though.
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Sheena-
Relax…take a deep breath. We can get through this.
Realise…the reason I am helping you is because when I was new at Vegas someone walked me through some tough stuff.
I feel it is my duty to pass this on.
Forgive me for asking…. but is there a way to talk directly.
Its harder to write explanations than it is to deal directly.
you and Your system is caught between two choices. Its just a matter of putting it all on the same page. It will all make sense soon enough !!! trust me
I have been through this several times with myself and friends.
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Thanks – how about this – I am SLF98 on aol/aim freshfaith@hotmail.com on msn messenger. I will probably be trying to work on this more when I get off tonight at 7 central. Otherwise I won’t be able to work on it until probably Wednesday or Thursday when I’m off work. My other frustrating problem is my dvx100a right now. It keeps telling me there’s no tape in the camera so I cleaned it and it’s still acting up – so I’ve been sorta working on both problems at once. Although I do feel better that while Vegas is acting up it seems to still be working, which is good. Thanks for helping though….so far so good.
Sheena
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