So I try to record a channel several times with no luck - flatline audio parts. I must have checked into so many parameters and setups and still no audio. Checked the Audio pool and nothing in there. Fiddled around with punch in/out points for ages, and spent god knows how long going through all the random mute/solos that I tried just to make sure I hadn't muted the wrong things. I even got round the back of the patchbay and checked all the ins/outs, reconnected the breakout box, double checked all the output connections, chased leads all around the studio. I think it took me nearly a whole hour before I checked the input bus section in Cubase setup, which you would think was the f**king obvious place to start really.... I'd set up almost everything including shit that I'll never need, but never simply ticked the 2 inputs to activate them.
I'm sure I never used to be this dumb. Actually Cubase itself is really simple to set up compared to older versions I've had before, and I was pleasantly surprised by the audio manipulation - so much more intuitive than it used to be. I can't even use the excuse of drugs, cos i haven't used them for years. Maybe I should - it might have sped the process up.
Any similar idiot moments you care to share?
