I’m a bit ashamed about this but I am missing something very basic I think. On 5.0 Preview 2, I set up a very simple project to start prototyping a music theme manager using MetaSounds rather than the Cues and Mixes my current music manager is using. I’m not even getting out of the gate on this. I set up the following trivial set of nodes just to begin learning it. It lacks the Play function that many Youtube examples show and when I press Simulate on my trigger, the pink lines never show the animations that are shown when people in the videos play (to show the sound path).
In the screen shot, I have the Play Input set to be a trigger. The Idle 1 variable is set to a wave file that plays fine when played in the soundwave view or drag it into the level. The Output 1 and Output 2 are set to Audio. Is there anything wrong with what I’m doing there? I must of have missed something other than just enabling the plugin. If not, is there some other setting to get the MetaSound to work and output.
When I press the Simulate button for the Input Trigger, the Detail tab highlights (with a blue hue above it) for the exact time that this track runs 16 measures at 120 BPM, making me assume the wave is playing.
Edit: If you look at the screen shot and it seems to be right, I do need to report it as a bug with the macOS version of 5.0 Preview 2 Metasounds, so even if you haven’t an answer, it would be helpful to know if it seems correct to you. I would consider that a resolution also.
Thanks for the response. I tried that and it still didn’t work. I notice that my Output nodes look different than yours. Are you on 5.0EA, P1, or P2. I still don’t understand why my MetaSounds window looks different than every other I’ve seen (youtube tutorial are all I’ve seen).
Something fundamental maybe on this mac version. Does the current MetaSounds on 5.0 P2 have a Play button up by Save and Browse? Mine doesn’t and all on youtube tutorials do.
First I would check the Variable. Mine is an Input variable. I don’t have non-input Variables. And it’s a Wave Asset.
Then the Outputs look odd. I can change mine from mono to stereo under the MetaSound button. I can’t create additional outputs.
I’d guess no play button is a Mac version not up to date thing.
Thanks Very Much for that. It would appear that I need to do a bug report. I have a Windows partition which I will bring up and download 5.0 P2 into so I can compare. I will play around with your suggestions though. Thank again.
Edit: I marked it resolved because you provided the information needed even if it is a mac version bug.
Unbelievable, that is the problem exactly. Thank you.
Edit: I’m off and running. Thanks to all who helped. I mistakenly thought the MetaSound was the class and Source would be an input to it that I wouldn’t need. Everything works.
Haven’t signed in for awhile. If you are still having the problem, could you describe it and post a screen shot here of the nodes involved. I can’t see the video well enough to see what the nodes are.
