Sound "details" not visible once imported

nomad1 · Post by **nomad1** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:44 am

Hi,

I am quite a new user and have started having some issues.
When i import a .wav or mp3 file into mixcraft I dont actually see any "details" of the sound, just a flat line. The sound plays ok but not being able to see the spikes in the audio makes it really tough to edit anything...

any ideas?

Cheers

Post by **Acoustica Eric** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:08 am

If you are not seeing a wav form, then the file you are adding is recorded at an extremely low volume. Try adding a test file like an mp3 or something of a complete song, you'll see the wav form.

Post by **Acoustica Dan** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:45 pm

One thing you may wish to try --

1. Go into your preferences (File->Preferences), select the General page, and make sure your Temporary Files Directory is valid.

2. Press the Delete Temporary Files button, this will delete your temporary waveform files - perhaps they have become corrupt.

Let us know if that helps!

Dan

nomad1 · Post by **nomad1** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:38 pm

Mmmm.. the temporary files folder was set up to be looking for an external hard drive that I used for the first few times I played around with Mixcraft...

Re-attached it and this problem along with some others have fixed themselves.

Thanks for the help.

Damon