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Computer audio fine but audio inaudible in FCP?
Hey there,
Ran into a problem that I’m sure is simple to fix but I can’t figure it out.
All of a sudden I can’t hear sound from FCP. The levels are moving and are obviously fine in any project (plus I’ve heard them before), and the computer sound is fine as I play audio anywhere else and it can be heard. It’s almost as if FCP is on mute even though the audio has not been touched, this is happening to any project I open.
Any suggestions?
Much appreciated.
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8 Replies
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I had exactly the same problem last year, all I had to do is trash my prefs and everything was fine. Its not done it since.
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Oh ok, how do you trash preferences? Sorry for the newb question.
Cheers.
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You can do it like this…
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html
or you can use this program (I have never used it but it was post on here before)
https://www.digitalrebellion.com/pref_man.htm
Personally I just do it manually. You should note that if you have custom window layouts or effects you have made favourites you will loose all of these settings and you will also have to tell final cut what default format you want your sequences etc. It the big reset button in FCP basically.
If that does not solve your issue then unless someone else can suggest something you might have to do a fresh install. Even the big editing houses wipe everything and re-install after a particularly big job. Clean App can help you do this, but it wont get it all, so some HD exploring might be required to find all the folders to get rid of it properly.
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I trashed the preferences and it hasn’t fixed the problem. 🙁
I think it’s something really simple but I don’t know what it is.
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Oh dear sorry to hear that. You could try TOOLS > AUDIO MIXER then check the the little speaker icon directly under where it says ‘master’ is not lit. Other than that I’m out of ideas.
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Go to the view menu and make sure that the “Audio Playback” is set to built-in output.
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I got audio by going to View/Audio Playback/Built-in line out.
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I know this is really late, but it needs to be added for “future generations”.
There is a “gotcha” that can cause this – make sure your Log and Capture window isn’t open somewhere and hidden in the background. As long as the L&C window is open, audio output from FCP is muted. Found this one after searching for 2 hours one day… 🙁
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