Audio/Recording in Ableton

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Audio/Recording in Ableton

Hey guys

Just got a copy of Ableton, have it installed, now trying to hook it up to my studio monitors with my Audio 8 sound card.

In preferences under “Audio Output Device” I have selected “Audio 8 DJ” and in “Audio Input Device” I have left it as “Built in”

When I tried to record a mix from my cdjs, rca coming out of master out on my mixer (DJM 800) to my sound card, I just have a flat line, I have ensured I have selected the in/out section and mixer section in arrangement view and ensured its coming from ext in

anyone any ideas what I’m doing wrong?

thanks

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Are the audio I/Os on the tracks in session view (as opposed to the ones in the preferences) you’re recording in correct?

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Have you armed the track you’re recording into?

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Well I just want to record a mix from my CDJs, so I have the rca coming out of master out into 1/2 out in the Audio 8 soundcard. Then in Ableton I have selected my soundcard under preferences then in the arrangement view I’ve selected record on the track and also glodal record

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Aaaaaa, you want audio 8 as input then, and built-in as output

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mmmm tried that there, music is coming out my speakers, and also my laptop but its muffled coming out of my laptop

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i’d advise just using the audio8 for in and outs, and not bothering with the built-in sound card/in/outs. but I’m no expert

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yeah…you’re recording off an input that doesn’t have anything plugged into it. So, Ableton is working perfectly.

Why would you want to do that?

OP, just select the audio 8 as both input and output.