No Sound When Previewing from Mediabay

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New install of Cubase Pro 12 on PC Windows 10.

I have a ton of random audio loops in WAV Format I keep on an external hard drive. When i pull up the list of files in the Mediabay or the file browser on the right side of screen, and i select a WAV file, i dont hear anything. It says it’s playing the preview but i dont hear anything. If i drag the file into the project window it plays, but why cant i hear the preview? Using Steinberg UR22MKII Interface.

Thanks!

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Hi,

If you use Control Room, enable the Monitor 1 bus and route it to your output. All previews are routed via Monitor bus.

If you don’t use Control Room, right-click to the output in the Audio Connections > Outputs and enable Main Mix. If you don’t use Control Room, the previews are routed via Main Mix.

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Hey thanks for your help on that one, it fixed the problem and i can now hear the preview. I have one more question. If i use the control room it turns off the audio outputs in audio connections. If i turn on the audio connections, it turns off the control room. Why cant i have both at the same time?

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Hi,

Because the sound would be doubled then. If Control Room is enabled, the Output doesn’t go out directly, but it goes thru the Control Room too.

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Hi Martin. I have a similar problem. It worked perfectly, then for reasons not understood it stopped. I can see wav form in media bay, and also on rhs panel on Cpro12. I don’t have nor ever had control room switched on and it worked fine. Any thoughts? I’ve asked for support but nothing has come of it. I’m dreading a reinstall. Cheers Mikael

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Hi,

Open Studio > Audio Connections > Outputs. Right click to the wanted output and enable the Main Mix, please.

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Same issue. All of a sudden I cant preview anything in Media.
I am trying to “Right click to the wanted output”… What is this “wanted output?” I only see “Stereo out Left/Right” which, when right-clicked is already set to “set stereo out as main mix.”
Is there any way to find the Media Preview Output and direct it to the main?
I can see it playing but I don’t hear anything unless I drag the loop over into my project.

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Hi,

Do you have Control Room enabled?