Edit to tape issue

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[cwise73] “Now I know that I shouldn’t be running anything else while I am doing this… I was allways under the impression that FCP blocked out all sounds while you are laying off. Was I wrong in thinking this?”

I would not be doing anything at all on the Mac during a play-out to tape… for many reasons.

So if you don’t, this can’t happen.

[Chris Wiseman]

Yeah, but does FCP block other audio from being pushed out by the card?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Given your posted problem, with YOUR setup it does not.
The settings on the Mac and the way the card works, in your case creates the unwanted sounds being output.

But every system is different, I know what to expect on MINE, and I’ve had to learn the idiosycraces on the many other systems (FCP and Avids) I use around town.

Regardless, as I said (and I’m not joking), I stay completely AWAY from any Mac that is dubbing OUT.

Far too easy to cause it to “stop in the middle” due to an inadvertent command. (Even a “static” discharge could affect the playing.)

[Keith Koby]

We see this too. If you or your editor insists on leaving other apps open while working, go into the prefs for each offensive app and turn off audio alarms.

kk

[Chris Wiseman]

Yeah I completely agree with you. It is just that I have been experiencing major irregularities with this system. I had hoped that all of them had been ironed out, but one of our techs did some work on this station and this audio issue appeared. His responce was that it didn’t matter what card was being used, they all would push all of the audio out to the deck. I am just trying to make sure that this is true and the issue is not linked to a greater issue that might come into play the next time I edit to tape.
What Card do you use and do you know if the same condition exist?

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

I give up.

[Chris Wiseman]

[Chris Wiseman]

NT

[Evan Schafer]

Do you have a mixing console in your workflow that feeds your deck? Is your computer hooked up to the board? Make sure that pot is down when you are doing ETT.

-e-

[Sam Goetz]

This can definitely happen with Blackmagic Cards. Fortunately, all you have to do is change your settings.

– Go into your System Preferences and choose Sound.
– Click the Output Tab
– Instead of “DeckLink Audio” choose “Line Out”

When you have DeckLink Audio selected in your Sound preferences for your computers line out, whether you are capturing or not, your computer’s audio will go out with your SDI/AES/SPDIF. This includes the infamous “bloop” noises that incoming instant messages love to make. 🙁

Make sure your Sound is always set to “Line Out.”