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Matthew Ewing · November 20th, 2008, 05:33 PM

Hi.

I am trying to edit some footage in Vegas Pro 8 and my audio works good one minute and then stops the next. I have not clicked anything to turn audio off. I skip through my footage and it just stops playing. The footage still playes but I get no audio.
I am editing my usual footage from my camcorder and never had this problem before.

Any ideas on how to fix this?.

Thanks guys.

Chris Barcellos · November 20th, 2008, 05:40 PM

First, bring up the mixer, so you can see if you are getting a read as you play the clip or timeline.

I noted that I had trouble with earlier versions in XP with a playing clips in the tirmmer... they played much lower than on the timeline. I am now editing in Vista, and don't seem to have the problem. Might well be a setting I missed there.

Is it also possible you have the levels reduced on the time line when you start out, or that you have a volume envelope established, that reduces the sound. You could possibly have the envelope selected and have dragged it down by mistake. You could open a new audio track and drag your audio to that track, and see if that makes a difference.

Matthew Ewing · November 20th, 2008, 06:04 PM

I brought up the Audio preview mixer and I get no signal at all. All the volumes are turned up and nothing. If I exit Vegas and then go back into my footage again, the audio works then shuts off if I start to edit or move my timeline selecter along the screen.

I am using Vista Ultimate 64 bit and have had no issues at all, until today. I checked my origanal footage in windows media player and Nero and the audio is fine. Vegas is causing the problem.

Don Bloom · November 20th, 2008, 06:50 PM

just a thought. Press the "B" button on the keyboard-that's the master audio and see if there's an envelope hanging around there. It happens every now and then when fingers go to fast and we hit a button without realizing it. B for the master track and V give and envelope and it might be there is a point there and it's set to inf.

Don

Matthew Ewing · November 20th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Just tried that and one part of my footage had audio and then it also stopped working.
This is so strange a problem. This is literally the first time Vegas has caused any bother.

Hugh Mobley · November 20th, 2008, 09:09 PM

if you are using XP, try loading a video/audio codec pack for xp, I would, after that, uninstall vegas and reinstall. it only takes a few minutes. Vegas does act up sometimes, seems for no reason, also go into control panel,system,device manager, see if there is a conflict,

November 20th, 2008, 05:33 PM	#1
Matthew Ewing Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mankato,MN Posts: 45	Audio keeps going away Hi. I am trying to edit some footage in Vegas Pro 8 and my audio works good one minute and then stops the next. I have not clicked anything to turn audio off. I skip through my footage and it just stops playing. The footage still playes but I get no audio. I am editing my usual footage from my camcorder and never had this problem before. Any ideas on how to fix this?. Thanks guys.

November 20th, 2008, 05:40 PM	#2
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	First, bring up the mixer, so you can see if you are getting a read as you play the clip or timeline. I noted that I had trouble with earlier versions in XP with a playing clips in the tirmmer... they played much lower than on the timeline. I am now editing in Vista, and don't seem to have the problem. Might well be a setting I missed there. Is it also possible you have the levels reduced on the time line when you start out, or that you have a volume envelope established, that reduces the sound. You could possibly have the envelope selected and have dragged it down by mistake. You could open a new audio track and drag your audio to that track, and see if that makes a difference. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

November 20th, 2008, 09:09 PM	#6
Hugh Mobley Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Placentia, Calif Posts: 549	if you are using XP, try loading a video/audio codec pack for xp, I would, after that, uninstall vegas and reinstall. it only takes a few minutes. Vegas does act up sometimes, seems for no reason, also go into control panel,system,device manager, see if there is a conflict, __________________ Hugh Mobley www.petplanetvideos.com http://exposureroom.com/members/hmobley.aspx/

November 20th, 2008, 06:04 PM	#3
Matthew Ewing Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mankato,MN Posts: 45	I brought up the Audio preview mixer and I get no signal at all. All the volumes are turned up and nothing. If I exit Vegas and then go back into my footage again, the audio works then shuts off if I start to edit or move my timeline selecter along the screen. I am using Vista Ultimate 64 bit and have had no issues at all, until today. I checked my origanal footage in windows media player and Nero and the audio is fine. Vegas is causing the problem.

November 20th, 2008, 06:50 PM	#4
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	just a thought. Press the "B" button on the keyboard-that's the master audio and see if there's an envelope hanging around there. It happens every now and then when fingers go to fast and we hit a button without realizing it. B for the master track and V give and envelope and it might be there is a point there and it's set to inf. Don

November 20th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#5
Matthew Ewing Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mankato,MN Posts: 45	Just tried that and one part of my footage had audio and then it also stopped working. This is so strange a problem. This is literally the first time Vegas has caused any bother.