I am new to Mac and rather experienced with Audacity.
Using AUDACITY 2.3.2
MacBook Pro MOJAVE VERSION 10.14.6
J5 USB Hub
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (2nd gen)
Mac Sound settings: Scarlett 2i2 selected for both Input and Output. Input levels on the Sound settings are registering fine.
Audacity Input: Scarlett 2i2. Audacity Output: Scarlett 2i2
Mic > 2i2 channel 1
USB from back of 2i2 to Mac via J5 hub
Attempting to record dry voice.
The problem: Audacity is not showing any input levels and is recording no audio. Audio through headphones from 2i2 sounds great.
Dumb Question #1: Does Mac require drivers as my Windows machines do?
Dumb Question #2: How would one go about updating and downloading drivers on a Mac?
Yep, I tried that to no avail. I can use the mic in every other application but not Audacity. Zoom works fine etc. It’s something in the Audacity software. I’ve also tried using automation and writing scripts, all to no avail. I’m on 10.14.6. Restarts, etc. also have no affect. I have a recording deadline so I’m about to abandon Audacity which I do NOT want to do.
Device works great. It works fine on other software on the same platform, Zoom for example. It seems to be recognized by the OS but not being picked up by Audacity. It finds the hardware, it just doesn’t record. The built in mic does fine. It looks like a “last mile” issues where permissions are good, the OS uses the 2i2 for everything else, Audacity can find it on scans but no luck in recognizing the input signal.