I cant hear anything! Please Help.

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I am trying out cubase and have been only using the midi thus far. I am using an onboard multimedia card and thought I had it set up right, but not only can I not hear what i am recording but it wont playback the audio i recorded. I know it is there because it registers in the track mixer on playback and during recording. I don't even really give a damn about latency or using effects or anything at this point, I just want to hear some audio. what is the problem, other than my downs syndrome.
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It would help if you posted up what your system is and how you have it connected, but offhand if you can't hear it but it is being registered in the mixer I would venture a guess it is how your trying to listen to it that is the problem.

A lot of pro level soundcards can take in the midi and export it but they don't have an actual midi sound generator like cheaper soundcards (ie. soundblaster live). If your using a soundcard with midi synth capabilities and your only using general midi sounds, then make sure you have your sound mapped right in the Instrument Setup and Track Output columns. If your soundcard is pro level then you need to monitor your MIDI by hooking up headphones to your MIDI instrument. The last alternative is to re-record your MIDI instrument as digital audio and that will also solve your problem, then you can listen through your monitors.

If this doesn't help post your system specs and how you have it setup. Your question is really vague without knowing your setup.
 
sorry,
in my fit of frustration I neglected to include some basic info. I can indeed hear my midi and monitor it directly from my keyboard. I have an alesis qs8.1 talking to pc via roland serial driver and monitored by a pair of mk2 actives. I love the midi functions in cubase vst/32, no problems or complaints. I cant wait however untill I purchase a new sound card and the g4 I have been drooling over to record audio. I have an sm57 plugged right in to the onboard souncard, (crystal audio) and I have no problem in Cool Edit Pro, but I cant monitor or hear what audio I have recorded in cubase. I am using the standard output on my soundcard and a yamaha multimedia speaker system for monitoring there. I am sure there is some setting or some box I need to uncheck but I am perplexed.
 
Double-click on one of the audio segments (in the arrange window)

Do you see a wave form? If not, you haven't recorded anything.


Chad
 
Here are two ideas that might help lead you to success...

First.... is audio not getting into your computer, or is it getting in and just not coming out? To sort this out, copy the demo song from the CD onto your hard drive, and then open it up. Don't try to run it from the CD, because your ROM drive isn't fast enough. Can you play the demo song??

Second... did you run the ASIO Multimedia and/or the ASIO Direct X setups? Cubase needs to recognize your soundcard, and will do so via these processes.

Let us know how you make out....
Chris
 
yes! I figured it out. i only have two inputs and didn't know i had to remap to hear them. opened up the vst inputs pannel, remmaped, a there it was. sound! beatiful sound! still cant monitor mic inputs though, only line in. at this point i could care less. bottom line is i need a real sound card, but thanks for all your help....it's always the simplest things that make life hard....
 
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