When I load vegas pro 18 the sound disappears. After start up I have sound thru my speakers but it cuts out the moment I load vegas. Anyone know a solution?
In Vegas Pro 18 under Options/Preferences/Audio Device (tab), what is the Audio Device Type choice? Microsoft Sound Mapper should work most of the time unless you have a PCIe sound card installed in which case make sure that you have installed the latest driver for that card (or for the in built audio processor for that matter).
Also, check Manage Sound Devices via Hardware and Sound in Windows 10 Control Panel to make sure that Playback is correctly set - which it probably is because you have sound from other sources.
it is microsoft sound mapper. I can hear the speakers switch off. Could it be to do with vegas switching to my Nvidia Graphic card which might utilize Nvidia Virtual Audio Device
What happens if you change the audio device choice in Vegas Pro 18 from MS Sound Mapper to the NVidia Audio Device - assuming that it appears as an option ?
The Classic Wave driver audio device is usually trouble free. Many folks report good results with ASIO-4-ALL, which is usually more suitable for a multi-track DAW than a standard 2-channel device driver.
Many thanks to all
for the above suggestions. Nvidia Audio device does not show as an option in Vegas. Unfortunately, changing to Classic Wave Driver did not seem to help. However, your suggestions moved me to try different approaches and I have a workround albeit not ideal. Loading Vegas 18 still cuts out sound but if I go to services and restart "Windows Audio endpoint builder" then I get the sound back. Just a note - if itunes is loaded when I do this, I have to restart itunes to get it to play but Vegas sound becomes available. It is a workround I have to do each time I load vegas so I welcome any suggestions providing a more permanent solution as the technicalities are getting beyond my pay grade..