Will not record from Yamaha mixer [CLOSED]

[valuesys]

I have a Yamaha MG10 UX mixer. I have it plugged into windows 7 through USB. Everything is working but Audacity will not record from the signal. The green lights indicate the sound is getting in but when you push record a blue flat line. I have down loaded all recent drivers from Yamaha. I have tested the microphone and I have check windows sound for the Yamaha device. No matter what I do it no recording happens.

[kozikowski]

Did you notice in Windows Control Panels whether the little sound meter bounced when you talked into the microphone?

Does the Yamaha sound meter just below the logo bounce when you speak and can you plug headphones into the mixer and hear yourself?

It's possible to get an almost straight blue wave in Audacity if the mixer sound is really quiet. Is the mixer selected in the Device Toolbar?

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/de ... olbar.html

Koz

[valuesys]

The little sound meter lights are bouncing (green). Yes I can hear though the headphones on the mixer. Everything is working . but audacity will not record. A flat blue line. it does show the mixer in the deices. In windows sound it shows the mixer also.

[valuesys]

Yes the lights follow the sound in both cases . I can hear the head phones fine. it's like the volume was set to 0. the mixer is selected in the tool bar. Audacity sees the mixer. the green lights in audacity's tool bar flicker in line with the volume when you talk. The headphones work fine. the record button locks when you click it as though it is recording but it does not get a signal or the volume is somehow 0

[kozikowski]

Where do the Audacity sound meters flicker? They are supposed to go all the way up to the yellow zone on a good volume recording.



If the flickering never gets above about -30, that's not loud enough and it will not appear on the blue waves.

Where are the flashing lights on the mixer? Each light is numbered.

Koz

[valuesys]

The meters in Audacity go to about 18 and the meters on the yamaha board go to 6 or so and do turn yellow on the tips at high points while talking. The volume control in the audacity tool bar is gray and when you try to use it you get a message "unavailable, use system mixer" I have checked separate volume control in windows sound set up and have a volume control for the mixer now but it was already at 100%.
It starts to move the blue line a little if I turn the volume on the mixer all the way up.

[kozikowski]

Which Audacity have you got. Help > About? The exact numbers. It's different on mine.
Koz

[Gale Andrews]

What is the make and model number of the mic and where are you connecting it to on the mixer?

Does the mixer come with any special drivers that you need to install?

Gale

[valuesys]

I just down loaded audacity and it is the most recent . I also down loaded the most recent drivers from Yamaha. One was a ysb driver but it did not make any difference.

[Gale Andrews]

I just down loaded audacity and it is the most recent . I also down loaded the most recent drivers from Yamaha. One was a ysb driver but it did not make any difference.

As we asked, what version of Audacity? See the pink panel at the top of the page.

What is the make and model number of the mic and where are you connecting it to on the mixer?

Is the mixer actually MG10-UX or MG10-XU? If the latter, it seems this is the only driver you want: http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en ... rt/driver/.


Gale