Problem recording from external audio card

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hadrian94
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Problem recording from external audio card

Post by hadrian94 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:23 am

Hello everyone

I'm trying to record a set from an external audio card which is a Gigaport HD+
I have the Gigaport connected to the computer though a usb cable. Also the card is connected with a RCA L/R to a mixer which also has RCA L/R outputs just for recording. I know that people connect to this outputs a zoom h5 to recording so I thought that it would be possible to using my audio card in this way. The problem is that I can select the Gigaport in Playback Device tab but in the Recording Channel not.

What I'm missing on the configuration? Maybe with this setup is not possible to record?
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billw58
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Re: Problem recording from external audio card

Post by billw58 » Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:27 pm

This first place to start is with System Preferences > Sound > Input. See if you can select your USB audio input device there, and if you can get sound into the Mac (input meter moves).

See https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mac_ ... ut_devices

-- Bill
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hadrian94
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Re: Problem recording from external audio card

Post by hadrian94 » Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:33 pm

After check the guide, it seems that my card has no input channels.

Thanks for the help.
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