Ardour: No audible sound

action_owl · 2010-02-02 01:46:29

I've installed Ardour and imported a wav file. I can see the VU meters light up in response to the audio but I can't hear anything.
I'm really not sure where to start looking for a solution. I've already tried every channle in the XFCE4 mixer.

Details:
Arch x86_64
Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio (rev a1)
Seen as: HDA NVidia (Alsa Mixer) by the XFCE4 Sound Mixer.

Any help would be great,
Thanks

schuay · 2010-02-02 07:15:27

Is jack installed / started (for example with qjackctl)?

kaddy · 2010-02-02 10:34:12

you need to install qjackctl and configure it for your input and output (microphone and speakers)
without qjackctl you cannot use ardour

sand_man · 2010-02-02 11:26:32

What the others said.
qjackctl is an awesome app but it can be a little confusing for new users. Good luck!

action_owl · 2010-02-03 11:04:21

Well I've got qjackctl installed and it's connected to Ardour
and they're both running and communicating, still no Audio...

I'll guess I'll keep fiddling and search for a tutorial, this whole Jack interface-thing is really alien to me.
I've been spoiled with Cubase and I really disliked Audacity, Ardour looks very promising.

kaddy · 2010-02-03 12:58:57

Ardour is Pro.... but it can get a bit confusing using jack coming from windows.....
As long as you configure qjackctl with the correct input/output... (try them all if your not sure) then it should work.....
is your mic working? are you able to record anything in any other app? like audacity?

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#1 2010-02-02 01:46:29

Ardour: No audible sound

#2 2010-02-02 07:15:27

Re: Ardour: No audible sound

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