KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I have been trying for four hours to hear the audio or my WAV file that I recorded on my MixPre10ii. Both the mixpre and my computer with logic are new. I can see the file in the track. I can listen to the file when it's not in Logic. I have opened other sample projects and I can hear those. When I watch the EQ and press play, nothing happens in the EQ. I have tried boosting all the EQ in case by chance the file is too quiet. I am sure that my gain was adequate in recording. I tried recording at different bitrates of 96 and 44.1 In Logic, have tried playing with all the buttons like solo, mute, etc., and I have checked that the audio output is correct - I have tried both MacBook speakers, and headphones. Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I have been trying for four hours to hear the audio or my WAV file that I recorded on my MixPre10ii. Both the mixpre and my computer with logic are new. I can see the file in the track. I can listen to the file when it's not in Logic. I have opened other sample projects and I can hear those. When I watch the EQ and press play, nothing happens in the EQ. I have tried boosting all the EQ in case by chance the file is too quiet. I am sure that my gain was adequate in recording. I tried recording at different bitrates of 96 and 44.1 In Logic, have tried playing with all the buttons like solo, mute, etc., and I have checked that the audio output is correct - I have tried both MacBook speakers, and headphones. Thanks for any help! Can you please let us know what Logic version you have? Also, can you please share screenshots of your session? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 Verison 10.6.2 I forgot to say that I've tried in GarageBand and the same thing happens. I'll be back with screenshots (this is my first Mac) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 /Users/musique/Desktop/Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.00.35 PM.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.00.35 PM.png Maybe it's good if you activate the advanced tools, because that looks a bit different from my Logic: Logic Pro > Preferences > Advanced Tools Activate them all See if you can import and hear this file: JHE_125_HAT_FREAKY - 6A - 125.wav.zip If you do, send me your file so I can see if I can play it here (use something like Google Drive or Dropbox to avoid uploading huge files to the forum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 Like this? /Users/musique/Desktop/Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.12.50 PM.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 oops Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.12.50 PM.png Ok I'm not sure if this is the cause, but do you see where it says "Surround" on the channel strip, above the green button that says "Read"? Click that and select "Output > Stereo Output". See if that changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 oops Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.12.50 PM.png Can you share a screenshot of your audio settings? Preferences > Audio > Devices And let me know if you were able to play my audio file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 I still can't hear the music, but I can hear a hiss that I didn't hear before. Progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 /Users/musique/Desktop/Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.29.56 PM.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Screen Shot 2021-06-16 at 2.29.56 PM.png Were you able to play my file? You still haven't answered that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 No, nothing happens when I hit play, except that now there's a hiss that I don't think was there before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hm .. not exactly that nothing happens. Everything looks like it's playing, just that there's no audio still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hm .. not exactly that nothing happens. Everything looks like it's playing, just that there's no audio still. So you were saying that if you play that file (and also mine) outside Logic (for example Quicktime) you are able to hear it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 Yeah, when I first transferred the files onto the computer, and just hit play on the icon of the file, I could hear it no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 I just tried in something else (Ampado) just to confirm. Yup, it plays without a hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimG Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 A little extra info: I just noticed how it's possible to play a file as a preview while in Logic, when selecting a file to import, but the file is not yet imported. When I press play to listen to the preview, nothing happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 When I press play to listen to the preview, nothing happens. On that same import window you can select the file and hit Spacebar to preview as well. See if it works then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution KimG Posted June 17, 2021 Author Solution Share Posted June 17, 2021 Figured it out! I dragged-and-dropped (from the desktop) instead of going through the import menu item and what showed up from one file was a whole bunch of tracks. I knew that the MixPre could make a bunch of tracks but I didn't realize that that's what I had within one WAV file, especially because I was only using one mic. I still don't know why it doesn't work with ''import'' but anyway, this works and I just delete the empty tracks and the tracks I don't want (MixPre makes a stereo mix as well as a track for individual files). It works the same for the 44.1 and the 96 bit rate WAVs (both 24 bit depth), and I don't get the error message I was getting before. What I have in the screenshot there is two WAVs broken into tracks - the indented tracks are the second file, which continues off screen. I'm writing all this for others who will have this problem - I'm sure there are tons of people using this combination of recorder and software - and it took an entire unhappy day to sort it out! Thanks for the support guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Wyatt Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Thanks for sharing your solution and glad you found one Always learning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I agree, it's good to hear and thanks for detailing how you ended up making it work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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