No matter what I do I can’t see my microphone under Studio > Audio Connections even though I can see it under Studio > Studio Setup > Audio System > Built In Audio dropdown
I’ve spent so many hours messing with little glitches at this point I feel like I deserve a free upgrade to Cubase 15 so that MAYBE I can FINALLY get one mic to work?
You don’t have the microphone selected as your audio device. You have built-in audio selected as your audio device, so that all looks correct. What is your question?
You’ll need to create an aggregate device of your mic and built in audio using the Mac audio setup and that’s what you choose as the audio driver in Cubase.
no I tried making the onn my audio interface but that didn’t work either.
Create an aggregate device? How do I do that? Why is such a basic function for a DAW so complicated? Were all the coders so busy working on a new version that they stopped supporting the current one? Now that there’s an update will they stop fixing bugs like this with version 14? I feel like I’m spending more time dodging glitches than making music.
With all due respect, this is a problem you’ve created. You’re doing something very unusual. Assuming your microphone has no usb audio input, it is not suitable as the audio device for Cubase. Usually people use an audio interface for that purpose, and connect the microphone to the audio interface.
If you don’t want to use an audio interface for some reason, then create an aggregate.
How is trying to use a USB microphone unusual? Is this some kind of scam to have me constantly spending money on things I don’t need? Why isn’t it suitable? Do you work for Cubase? Are you defending the lack of functionality for most microphones these days? It’s bad enough I can’t hardly make music around all these glitches to have somebody defending that like it’s normal.
If you insist on doing things in an unusual way, then you should be prepared to take unusual steps to do so. Most people would use an audio interface in your situation, but if you’d prefer not to, just use an aggregate. It’s a simple solution either way. There is nothing wrong with your audio connections in Cubase.
Ignoring the “scam” nonsense, I’ll answer your question, even if you aren’t being exactly appreciative of people trying to help you. Maybe consider working on that…
The Cubendo audio engine is designed around handling a single ASIO device. ASIO doesn’t exist on macOS, so Cubendo uses a CoreAudio2ASIO layer to handle device translation. USB devices on macOS don’t translate to ASIO from CoreAudio. So you just have to create an “aggregate device” in macOS using Audio Midi Setup. It’s super simple, and required not just to give your USB mic an ASIO-translatable device handle, but because you only have a single device; you’ll need to add your output devices too.
You’d have to do this in Reaper, or Studio One, or Pro Tools, or blah blah blah. If you don’t want to do that, and you want multiple, disparate device selection with direct Core Audio device access, then you can use Logic Pro or Ableton Live.
If you want to use your USB mic in Cubase, create an aggregate device, add you input devices, add your output devices, save it, and select that device in Studio Setup. Ta-da.
Are you talking about in Cubase or in my MAC? If it’s in cubase what is the path?
USB mics have been around for 25 years so it’s not exactly cutting edge technology, especially not for a DAW that’s charging $600 and calling itself “professional” but can’t handle the most basic functions like Microphone setup. I really have to create some aggregate device? Well then how do I do that? and start at the beginning I hate trying to figure out how somebody got to the window they screenshotted just to find out they’re using a different version or something.
It’s on your Mac. You can find it in Applications folder, or hit Cmd+Space to open Spotlight and search for it. When it opens, you’ll see a “+” in the lower-left corner.
You clearly don’t want to read, follow instructions, or even try to make it work, so good luck.
OK you seem smart. I found how to create an Aggregate Device, but now which boxes do I select? According to the Apple Help page that pointed me to the settings it matters the order I select the boxes too
This is a limitation within the Mac audio sytem…not really a Cubase issue though tbf a few of the other DAWs have now managed to program a workaround inside the DAW…..but this has only been possible in the last year or two. Before that every Mac user with a USB mic was creating an aggregate device no matter which DAW they use.
Start with just the 2nd onn. Microphone (the 1 In) and the MacBook Pro Speakers. If you mess it up and it doesn’t work when you test it in Cubase Pro, you can delete it and try again.
With all due respect, are you sure Cubase is the right tool for you? If you find this basic issue so frustrating, you may be setting yourself up for a great deal of pain as you face the many challenges that lie ahead.
Cubase isn’t right for everybody. Something like GarageBand might be a better choice for you.
It’s not exactly a “basic” issue if it’s impossible 25 years after the invention of USB microphones, so please stop trolling me for trying to get my professional software I paid $620 to make music with but can’t be used with USB microphones if the solution in this forum of creating an aggregate device is incorrect.
