Re: Why doesn't FCP3 play audio?

Hi Tom,
Strange thing happened. I cut off my computer, spent night away from it. Came back and when I turned it on the sound was back. Actually, with a little more investigation I found that the real reason it came back is that my VX-2000, connected by Firewire, was turned off. When I closed FCP, cut on the camera, and reopened FCP, the sound again wouldn't play back. Well, Hooha!

So, I do think as you suggested that my sound is routed via firewire through Sony and this is why it isn't working as expected.

I tried to follow your instructions. Problem is, and one of the real difficulties of FCP, is that my menu items are never where they're expected to be. Your tutorial said " From the view menu set canvas playback to none" but I have no such choice under my view menu.

No problem, you added "The wording in this menu has changed a little over different versions of the application, but the intent is the same. In earlier versions the choices were Real-Time or FireWire, Real-Time being the option for computer playback. ... From the View menu set play video playback to none." Oops I don't have a video playback selection at all under my View menu.

I did find audio/video settings under a Final Cut Pro menu. Should I set these to desktop rather than (missing Firewire NTSC). (I didn't do it yet, as right now I am able to get sound when I open FCP with deck cut off.)

Another problem with all this is obvious when you go to FCP Help. It also seems to be talking about another version of FCP as even the instructions don't always fit my menus. Not only that but there are multiple places where audio/video settings occur. If you change one trying to fix something and get the wrong one, well from then on you have complicated your problem or now have two problems.

Can I now call in my lifeline?

Thanks,
Richard