MOTU 828mkII Input issues

[rmacmullan]

Hello -

I've read other posts with input issues and still can't get Audacity to recognize the MOTU. I'm running OS X 10.3.9 on an iBook G4. I've set the Mac's input to the MOTU and it registers on the Mac's level meter. I've set Audacity to the MOTU and "stereo" on the I/O tab, and set the sample rate to 44100 16-bit on the Quality tab.

But no audio signal reaches Audacity.

Thanks for feedback and the software!

[kozikowski]

Is it stereo?

Did you restart Audacity? Sometimes you need that before system settings change.

That's Panther, isn't it? Which Audacity do you have? Audacity > About Audacity.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Can Audacity record anything else like the built-in microphone or the analog line-in?

Koz

[rmacmullan]

I have Audacity 1.2.6. Yes, I think OS X 10.3.9 is Panther. Yes, Audacity records audio from the built-in microphone.

I was having the same problem with Garageband, and resolved it by changing the Garageband input to match the input on the MOTU where the mic was going in (Channel 3). I don't see the same option in Audacity.

I'm fairly certain I'm not telling Audacity to look in the right place for the signal.

Again, many thanks!

[kozikowski]

There is another place to go looking for connection services...

Go > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. I generally don't like that one because it's too complicated for most users and it doesn't have a sound meter to verify what you did.

Koz