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“Failed to intialize audio hardware” error
Hi guys, im getting a “failed to intialize audio hardware” error when I start up media composer. I was using onboard sound but I read some posts on avids site and they said my onboard sound wasn’t compatible. Well i just put in my new x-fi sound card and it’s giving me the same msg. I downloaded the latest drivers for the sound card and still the same thing. Please, Please help! I’m so behind with work.
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Do you have a webcam attatched to your computer, or a usb micrphone? If you do then they will normally conflict with your sound card.
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Do you have a webcam attatched to your computer, or a usb micrphone? If you do then they will normally conflict with your sound card.
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Did you switch soundcards because your onboard wasn’t working, or because you read that it was incompatible with Avid?
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yeah the onboard was giving me the same Failed to initialize error. So I read the avid forums and bought a sound card and it’s still doing it.
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You may need to go into BIOS to disable the onboard audio. Otherwise it may default to using that, even with your soundcard installed.
I have the Creative SB X-Fi card in my system running Media Composer 3.05 and it works fine. It should work in your system, but again–check that you’ve disabled the onboard sound first.
Michael.
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Hi everyone !
This is my very first post in the forum.
I have a system with the following characteristics:
Intell Core 2 Quad, Q8200@2.33 GHz, 4GB of RAM, 1 TERA HD, running Windows XP, SP2.I have also an onboard Realtec AC97 sound card.
When I tried to run Avid Media Composer 3.0 I get the same error message, i.e “Failed to intialize audio hardware”. The AMC stops at this point and doesn’t open at all.
I have read many posts, and did the folowing:
I have un-installed the Realtec drivers, and installed a new audio card. The new card is a Sound Blaster Creative Audigy.
I was still getting the same problem.
So after reading THIS post (from Mr. Michael Hancock) I went into my BIOS settings and disabled the on-board audio.
Now the AMC starts up without any problems, BUT I don’t have any soud at all !
Can you pleae give me any kind of help? I will really appreciate it!
Thank you
Achilles -
Hi again, just letting you know that I fixed the problem myself.
Basically (and this is embarassing!) I was doing a very basic mistake… I kept plugging the speaker cables into the old soundcard !
It took another person (and a “fresh eye”) to spot the obvious!
Thanx anyway!
Achilles -
So the only solution to the Realtek 97 situation is to buy an external soundcard? Or edit with no sound?
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