No sound in AE CS4

[Erik Klok]

Same here, but maybe with a little variation; all audio files import ok, waveform is available as are all other icons, but it doesn’t play ….
It does export though ….

Above mentioned settings-changes fixed this issue for me as well ….

[Ronaldo Lima]

Hello I have almost the same problem naum play any sound within the AE CS4 or com the RAM preview run any type of audio. More when rendering video in avi the sound come out normal external palyer

[Erik Klok]

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Re: No sound in AE CS4
by olga budilovich on Mar 31, 2009 at 5:01:05 pm

In my case the Conformed Media Cache was not assigned to any folder.
Try going to

Edit>Preferences>Media and Disk Cache>Conformed Media Cache

and assign (choose from the drop down menu) a folder.

I have the same folder assigned for both Cache and Database.
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– have you tried this ?

[Jung An]

I tried changing the media cache folder but i still get no sound. does anyone have any other methods of fixing this problem.

I see the waveforms, I just can’t hear them.
Please help!

[Sandra Steele]

I’ve been fighting this for months myself. I can SEE the waveform after I did the cache routine. However, no previews are available and I can’t even contemplate trying adding sound effects.
The other thing I just noticed is that the .ffx files do not work in Bridge either.
I can render the audio out by making sure I have selected Render with audio. Premier doesn’t have the problem.. primarily AE and Bridge.
Help???
Sandra

[Ronaldo Lima]

press space + 0

[Jose Olivares]

I had the same issue, finally, found that the “audio” tab wasn’t selected in Composition/Preview/Audio, it needs to be ticked.
Solved, at least, that was my problem.
Regards.

Cucho Olivares
https://www.cuchoolivares.com

[Brad Markham]

I was just experiencing this same issue, and the fix, for me, was to change the preference setting for Audio Hardware (Preferences>AudioHardware) from “Built In” (which I assume is the default) to “Built In Digital Output” (my speakers are connected to the optical digital out).

This fixed the problem.

[Manuel Hernandez-stumpfhauser]

I had the same problem, no sound, no waveform display in after effects and I found my solution.

My clips were captured via component signal with the Matrox MXO2 in Final Cut Pro and it happens that the matrox captures more than 2 tracks of audio. My first 2 tracks had sound in them but the rest didn’t. For some strange reason when I imported these files into AE the software only recognized the tracks without data.

I had to remove the soundless audio tracks from the Final Cut Pro timeline and then reimport the XML generated from Final to After Effects.

This fixed my problem

[Yamal Duryea]

I am having similar problems with hearing any audio, I am importing mp3’s, (aif’s & m4a’s wont scroll on the time line) I can see the wave file in the audio box, I have the composition/preview/audio check marked, and I have a location for media and disk caches, /Users/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/ for the database, and /Volume/MyComputer/1143/Media Cache for cache. Is there something that I am missing? Are my folder locations incorrect? I am importing stock files so I don’t think that it can be an issue with my raw footage. PLEASE HELP!!!!

It will much simpler for me to edit to sound in AE instead of having to export every rendered clip into FinalCut before being sure my timing for effects are correct. Any suggestions?

Please Help!!!!