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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0009903ardourbugspublic2025-03-09 23:36
Reporteradrienne-a Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityblockReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformUbuntuOSLinuxOS Version(any)
Product Version8.11 
Summary0009903: Ardour not recording audio, Audacity works fine on same device.
DescriptionExperiencing the same issue as described here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1519002/ardour-not-recording-audio-on-ubuntu-22-04-4
Steps To Reproduce1. Connect audio interface
2. Launch ardour, select interface for audio input.
3. Create new track, arm for recording, attempt to record.
Ardour will run like it is recording, but no audio will actually be recorded.
Tagsrecording

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x42

2025-03-09 23:36

administrator   ~0029230

In Ardour Menu > Audio/MIDI Setup: what settings do you use?
(Note that pulseaudio is only for playback)

Create a new session, use Audio System: ALSA (and make sure no other application is running and uses the soundcard)

Then in Ardour's recorder window, see if any inputs are shown.
Then create a new audio track (Menu > Session > Add Track or Bus), tt should be auto-connected to the 1st input. Record arm the track, enable global record and then roll.


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You mentioned "It shows ALSA, JACK, and PulseAudio in its opening window, and I've tried all three." --- That likely explains what your issue. I/O Connections are per backend, and changing backend likely disconnected the track's input. https://prokoudine.github.io/ardour-tutorial/recording/recording-audio/ may help

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-03-09 22:14 adrienne-a New Issue
2025-03-09 22:14 adrienne-a Tag Attached: recording
2025-03-09 23:36 x42 Note Added: 0029230