Unable to Play or Hear Sound - Adobe Audition Tutorial

When you load Adobe Audition it may be that you're unable to play or hear any sound. This tutorial will show you how to fix audio playback and recording in Adobe Audition.

Adobe Audition Learn Series Part 5:

0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Play button does nothing or grey in Adobe Audition
0:32 - Open Adobe Audition Preferences menu
0:41 - Select a default audio input and output
1:05 - Check the Master Clock is set correctly
1:29 - Check audio channel mapping settings
2:06 - Audio playback in Adobe Audition now working!
2:22 - Recap on enabling audio in Adobe Audition

GEAR USED:

[ricardopetrere]

Simply wonderful!!
I was just about to uninstall and reinstall Audition, but first I wanted to try to find a solution on Youtube...
You saved me and my time, bro! 👏🏻👏🏻

[sebl]

What if I'm in multitrack .... I have two tracks.... music and voiceover... i can hear the voice track but not the track with the It's not muted.

[cookib.]

I had a project that needed to be done for my granddad's funeral, you literally just made that possible.

[amandawoods]

excellent, just the solution I was looking for! Thank you!

[brookesawkaew]

YOU JUST SAVED MY LIFE THANK YOU SO MUCH LOVE YOU

[shaikhsadiq]

I wasted my two nights finding the solution and this 2 minutes video solved y problem

[stuartbarton]

It was the channel mapping for me - many thanks.

[markkazan]

thx man helped me a lot because i really needed to finish my project tomorrow

[jimberry]

thanks! That was annoying problem and this helped.

[Junkman]

Over a year later and your video keeps on giving. 🙂👍

[akitakami]

Thank you sooo much excellent the solution I was looking for!

[khantkyawkhine]

THANK YOU This helped me like, A LOT!! THANK

[NaamatMalek]

You are the best, Thank you, God bless you

[dewpiedie]

Saved my life literally I was going to uninstall my ADOBE AUDITION

[emercado]

Leí los subtítulos y me funcionó, muchas gracias

[nasilelesitali]

Thank you its working Adobe Audition 2020

[ronhummel]

Hey Mike...with Adobe Audition 1.5, I have recorded audio straight from the computer successfully, but the playback button is greyed out. Any ideas?

[bobbypatchichira]

hi Mike, am using adobe audition 1.5.the problem is unable to hear any sound in external head phones or speakers, but heard in system inbuilt speakers. please advise

[captureyourmoments]

Hey mike my input is saying unavailable but output showing my speakers via usb. says system default - no input? cannot get sound was working before update

[marianneohare]

Where have you Been? I have been wandering in the DARKNESS without tech support. fixed a problem that would have taken me hours to figure out on my own. back to editing my syndicated show... happy...and edified. Next challenge!