I have a Decklink card. Do I need another, seperate audio card to use the VO tool?

[Harry Bromley-davenport]

You do not need any special card to run the V/O tool.

Your signal should go from your mike, through a preamplifier (you could use a camera, for instance) and then into the line input on the rear of your Mac.

If you connect the mike directly into the Mac, there won’t be a strong enough signal to register. This may be your problem.

It’s a great tool and I use it all the time for ADR and foley.

Harry

[Russell Lasson]

You might try sending a video signal to the video input. I don’t recall, but I was in a situation once where this helped. Any signal will work. Be interesting to see if it helps.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Universal Post
Salt Lake City, UT

[John Fishback]

You can also use the optical input on a Mac if your mixer has an optical out. I’ve found that to be better quality than line input.

John

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