panning issues and seemingly random loss of all audio. wtf.

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panning issues and seemingly random loss of all audio. wtf.

i've been using logic for a few years now, and i just created a new project exactly as i've done about 30+ times.... only for some reason none of the pan settings on the individual tracks are working. the pan dial looks just like it normally does, except everything is mono, straight down the gorramn middle. the one track that will allow panning is the output 1-2 track (and probably the master, although i didn't really mess with that one), but i don't think that having the entire audio field set slightly to the side will make this sound very great.

also, i'm losing all audio for what seems an awful lot like no reason at all. i press play and i can see everything moving as it should. each channel is doing it's thing and seems to be receiving, processing, and sending a signal, but i'm getting nothing in the headset. i had to restart logic to regain audio.

i appreciate any and all help, and i realize that the fault probably lies in my court as usual.

thanks

Mac OS X v.10.5.7, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Apr 29, 2011 1:26 PM

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chorleyman

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Apr 29, 2011 2:36 PM in response to misterhagg

misterhagg wrote:

I don't think that having the entire audio field set slightly to the side will make this sound very great.

Hmm... that's no good at all, is it ?

He he...

I think you may have hit the mono/stereo button (to the left of the Bounce button at the bottom) on your main output channel strip, so its all mono ?

You haven't really explained whatever other equipment you're using, so its pretty impossible for anyone else to diagnose why you're experiencing loss of audio.

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Pancenter

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Apr 29, 2011 3:46 PM in response to misterhagg

You didn't by any chance uncheck "Universal Track Mode" in Preferences/Audio did you?

pancenter-

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misterhagg Author

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Apr 29, 2011 10:06 PM in response to misterhagg

@pancenter - nope. that is still checked.

@chorleyman - out 1-2 is still in stereo, and now i've switched all the individual tracks to stereo just to be sure, but it doesn't seem to be helping. let me describe my project a bit more.... i've got six guitar tracks, and all of them being bused to an aux. that aux won't pan either, although if i hard pan it L or R and then hard pan an individual guitar track in the opposite direction, i hear nothing from that track.

i've got one vox track bused to another aux. same story there.

and i've also got two software instruments (a kick and a snare) that go straight to out1-2, and those won't pan either.

let's see... other equipment... not a very extensive list. for recording i used a usb guitar cable which i don't have plugged in for the mixdown, although the panning issues began before i unplugged that.

other than that i have some headphones plugged into the headphone jack on the mac.

regarding the loss of audio, i've gotten this message a few times, although it didn't pop up the first couple times i lost audio so i'm not sure the answer lies here:

Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI.

Sample Rate 42098 recognized.

Check conflict between Logic Express and external device.

thanks to both of you for responding!

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misterhagg Author

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Apr 30, 2011 7:46 AM in response to chorleyman

out 1-2 is still in stereo, and now i've switched all the individual tracks to stereo just to be sure, but it doesn't seem to be helping. let me describe my project a bit more.... i've got six guitar tracks, and all of them being bused to an aux. that aux won't pan either, although if i hard pan it L or R and then hard pan an individual guitar track in the opposite direction, i hear nothing from that track.

i've got one vox track bused to another aux. same story there.

and i've also got two software instruments (a kick and a snare) that go straight to out1-2, and those won't pan either.

let's see... other equipment... not a very extensive list. for recording i used a usb guitar cable which i don't have plugged in for the mixdown, although the panning issues began before i unplugged that.

other than that i have some headphones plugged into the headphone jack on the mac.

regarding the loss of audio, i've gotten this message a few times, although it didn't pop up the first couple times i lost audio so i'm not sure the answer lies here:

Error while trying to synchronize Audio and MIDI.

Sample Rate 42098 recognized.

Check conflict between Logic Express and external device.

thanks!

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Answer 5

Apr 30, 2011 11:50 AM in response to misterhagg

When I get the audio/midi sync message I find that my audio interface (ensemble) has been mysteriously set to external sync. Setting the clock source back to internal solves it.

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