No sound going into hardware compressor [SOLVED]

[elastic]

Hi Everyone,

 

Just setting up my new focusrite saffire pro 40 but im having trouble sending audio out of my DAW (logic pro 9), to my hardware compressor then back in to Logic.

 

I have set my compressor up so that it goes out of the focusrite on channels 3/4 and back IN on channels 7/8, see like below -

 

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp240/tom4040/ScreenShot2012-12-17at214928_zps54b52847.png

 

Can anyone explain why i'm not getting any audio going into the compressor?

 

Thank you for any help.

[redlogic]

Open an Environment window

Choose the Mixer layer

Go to New > Channel Strip > Output

This will create an Output 3-4 Channel Strip

[elastic]

Hmmm ok, I will try what you say but I don't think that's the solution.

 

On my old interface I never had to do that, that was a presonus fire studio project, there's no real difference with this one.

[Jordi Torres]

According to your image, you have DAW 1 and DAW 2 assigned to Line Outputs 3 and 4 in the Mix Control software. I'd say you need to set those to DAW 3 and DAW 4.

 

J.

[elastic]

No, both suggestions above have not worked.

 

I am using the I/O plugin to route the audio to my compressor and back in again. It appears that it's something to do with my audio interface i think.

[shivermetimbers]

I use the presonus fire studio project and I bypass the 'Universal Control software mixer' because I am not sending out different monitor mixes. Basically, it is set up so that the inputs/outputs are directly connected to my DAW inputs/outputs. The I/O utility plug in works great for this set up.

 

The Focusrite should allow you to do the same if you have no need for separate monitor mixes.

[elastic]

Yes i've got it set up now, thanks, jordito was right, i needed to assign daw 3/4.

 

Took some time but we got there. thanks everyone.