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Woot! Soundtrack 1.5 works again!
So, when I upgraded my Intel MacBook 13" to the latest Mac OS X (10.5, aka Leopard, he said, loading up keywords for other worthy Google-searchers), suddenly my copy of Soundtrack, the sound editing software that comes with Final Cut Express HD, stopped working.
It would just hang, spinning the flaming beachball of doom at me, as soon as I tried to do anything. It was making this odd clicking or buzzing noise at me. And it made me want to punch things, which is, of course, never a good thing.
I've been toying with different ways of fixing it, but none of them worked at all, it would always do the same hang as soon as I'd hit play or record.
This morning, despairing that I was going to have to buy the new version when I'm otherwise happy with what I have, I stumbled across this page:
Soundtrack Pro 1.1 may quit unexpectedly with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Misleading title aside, it contained the answer! I followed the instructions there, and turned off this "Switch Hardware Sample Rate to match Document" option. Instantly, the clicking/buzzing noise went away. I enabled a track to record, and hit the record button. Woo! The track started filling up with me making ridiculous noises!
And then, bliss, it played back, too!
So, if you've been suffering from this vexing and otherwise undiagnosed problem, give this a try. No guarantees, but it solved my issue. Yay!
Posted at 18:36 permanent link category: /misc
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater