Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

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Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostFri Dec 14, 2012 6:51 pm

The video signal is great from my ultrastudio mini monitor over HDMI from FCPX. I don't have audio though.

Is there a setting/preference I missed in setup?

I'm outputting from FCPX (macbook pro 10.8.2) to a consumer grade HDTV. I thought this would be a good setup for mobile editing, using hdtv's that are on hand.

Is there anything special I'm missing about the audio signal carried over HDMI from the mini monitor?

Thanks,
Brian
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostFri Dec 14, 2012 7:18 pm

Do you have the 9.6.9 update? It includes a fix for HDMI with the Mini Monitor. You can download it here: http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support ... lse&os=mac
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostFri Dec 14, 2012 9:21 pm

Christine,

Thanks for replying. I installed that and rebooted. No change.

I may try to find another monitor to test. I haven't had any problem with this unit before, but maybe there's something about the embedded audio signal from the mini monitor.
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostFri Dec 14, 2012 10:11 pm

Might need to switch your audio output in the system preferences.

I know when I use the Displayport to HDMI adaptor I need to set the audio to use the HDMI output. It does not switch on its own.

Might be the same on the Mini monitor. Worth a try.
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostSat Dec 15, 2012 4:31 am

Adam, you're absolutely right. I knew I was missing something. That never occurred to me. Now it works for me.

Thanks so much.
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostSat Jun 30, 2018 5:32 pm

can I jump in hear? Does the mini-monitor pass 5.1 surround over the HDMI?
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Re: Mini monitor - no audio over HDMI w/ FCPX?

PostThu Oct 25, 2018 4:22 pm

I'm also wondering if the Mini Monitor passes 5.1 / multichannel over HDMI. Most of the posts I've read say that only stereo passes through the HDMI, but 8 channels pass with the SDI. I'm trying to monitor 5.1 through a home theater receiver. Someone also mentioned using an SDI to HDMI converter to get the required audio channels. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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