Jenna

Omg! I'm so sorry I didn't see this. This is how it looks.

Hi everyone. I am using focusrite scarlett solo 3rd gen. Sound only comes from one side when I use (1+2S), when I switch it to Input 1 (1L), the green bar on the sides has equal levels, indicating that it is picking something up, however when I record there is no audio. When I switch it to Input 2 (2R), it comes up very minimally, however once I start recording the green bar completely disappears and I can't hear anything during playback. Everything else is fine, so I'm wondering if it could possibly be my mic? I'm using the Neewer NW-800. I've attached my settings as well.

Yes, and perhaps that is what it was, because now I can hear audio loud and clear. Thank you!!

So I am getting sound in from other places. In Windows Media Player I can hear sound, it's just very low. It seems that Windows is reading the interface, and nothing is grayed out in my settings. I did the windows audio test, I had both input and output noise but it's just low. Windows read it as anywhere between 1% and 20% of volume. On Cakewalk, when I record with my microphone, I think that's where it's not picking anything up, although when I spoke into the mic on the windows test, it resulted in 15% volume. I also don't see anywhere that it says DAW on the control panel

On the media player, I can hear sound but it's very quiet.

Hi everyone! A while back I made a post saying I had to get a new audio interface. I just got one - the Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen by Focusrite - I can't hear anything in Cakewalk when plugging the interface in. I'm assuming I just don't know what settings to put. Here are my current settings:

I guess I have a lot of learning to do regarding the mixers and interfaces and everything haha. The input was very helpful and I'll report back here after doing some searching and video watching. And it's okay, I understand. It happens to all of us.

Yes, the reason that happened was because I had been saying that I couldn't just drop everything and quickly get a new interface and so if there was something I could do about it for the time being I was going to try, you had replied telling me to forget it, which was what got me annoyed. I know I need a new one but at that time I didn't even have a job yet so I couldn't. Anyway, the past is the past. I'll watch the video. I'm wondering if maybe I should stick with a USB mixer, just a different brand of course because I've never used an interface before and I'm scared to mess up lol. Thank you for the advice.

Thank you so much for such a detailed response. So what I currently do is I plug the MIDI cable from my piano into my computer, and then I plug my microphone and my headphones in the ALESIS MULTIMIX and use the USB to plug that into my computer as well. Then, I plug the whole ALESIS box in my computer. I don't think I'll ever really record live drums. At some point, I may record guitar or ukulele but not really ever at the same time. What I want to be able to do is what I'm doing now, plug in some headphones and a mic and sing over the tracks I recorded with MIDI data, to put it simply. I've just been feeling a little bit lost on what to choose. I want to be sure that whichever interface I choose will work well. I of course don't like that the ALESIS causes sound to bleed over into every other track, but so far that has been my only real issue. Again, thank you for your input. I wonder if you have any other reccomendations based on what I've told you?

Thank you!!

hi everyone, a while back I made posts about my struggles with Cakewalk and it was recommended that a get a new one. I think I have enough money now for somewhat of a decent one, so does anyone have any recommendations? I am currently using Alesis Multimix 4 USB FX. It makes the metronome bleed over in the other tracks, and it picks up on the piano track while I'm recording audio, and in playback they play over each other. If anyone knows of any good ones, please drop the link. Thank you!!

Dude you have been so aggressive towards me on multiple of my posts, why do you even come on here if you're going to act like that? I didn't say anything bad, just expressed my experience. I can't just get a new interface in a day, so if there is something I can do about it for the time being, I'm going to try. Please get out of here with your negative attitude.

Okay, thank u so much!

In general, it doesn't really seem like there's much else wrong with it. When I know how to use Cakewalk, everything seems fine. I also didn't always have that metronome issue, I must've done something but all in all, to me it doesn't seem bad. I can record audio and it sounds okay to me.

I can't return it lol, I've had it for like 4 years

I have this one because my dad's friend owns a studio and he said that it's effective in what it does.

Well, if I disengage the button then I won't be able to hear anything. That button needs to be pressed in order to use the interface with the DAW. I do see the waves coming in from the metronome, and I am already using WASAPI

No, I have have nothing plugged in there. I do have the EXT/USB TO MAIN button pressed, though.

The metronome is loud, it's not faint in the background. Where can I check that manual?

I was recording my voice

Hi guys, So bascially when I record an audio track with the metronome, I can hear it during playback. I don't have the option "Metronome during playback" turned on, and I know it's not that because when I turned it on, I then heard two metronomes. I've read in some places it could be a "bleed" but I'm not really sure what that exactly means or how to go about that I'm using the Alesis Multimix 4 USB FX interface.

So the exact issue is the Playback I/O. When I changed it to 512, it worked, but when I changed it back to what I originally had it on it didn't, so yay

Ommggggg I'm so grateful thank you guys!!!!!!!!!!

OMG IT WORKED!!! Thank you guys so so so much! I did already have the EXT/USB TO MAIN button pressed, but it didn't actually work until I changed the settings!!!! Thanks!!

I have the output audio selected as speakers because the other option just plays out of my computer speakers. I have headphones plugged into my USB audio device. It was working fine like that before. I have tried to plug and disconnect everything and my piano isn't connect right now. The bigger issue is that I can't hear through my headphones what I've already recorded.