Ableton records mostly flat waveform with random peaks — GarageBand records perfectly on same setup. Tried 3 different Ableton installs. Help?
I've been troubleshooting this for over a month now, with two different audio interfaces (one a used Scarlett Solo, the other a brand new 2i2). The waveform is mostly flat with random jumps, and when it jumps I can hear that it's captured my playing (on a Sequential Circuits Take 5 synth) but only in a garbled, distorted, choppy way. Here are the other specs:
- Mac, Sequoia 15.6.1
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th gen
- Input meter shows healthy signal in Ableton
- Waveform records mostly flat with random peaks that don't correspond to playing
- GarageBand records the same signal perfectly every time
- Problem persists across three different Ableton installations (and 3 different versions - Live, Live Lite, and a pirated version of Live 12)
Any thoughts here?
u/Super_View_5100 — 3 days ago