i'm only messing with 4 channels because theSnaab (18 Sept 09) made me aware of this work around for getting m-audio FireWire input.kozikowski wrote:I don't know that I can help you. Multi-Channel (over 2) in Audacity is the stuff of witchcraft, whisper campaigns, and Urban Legend.
Are you sure you're feeding all four channels with sound? I think the metering and monitoring is aggressively two-channel and Audacity has no multi-channel playback talents at all.
That and only few file formats will handle multi-channel and many of them (Dolby Surround) require a license.
So what exactly were you planning on doing with your four channels if you get it to work?
Koz
it so happens that the first two of these are dead/empty, and so if metering is hardwired to these (thanks stevethefiddle), that would explain why they don't flicker!
(i now also have the miniTOS plugs on order, so then i can experiment with whether this FireWire box is worth the hassle!)