Dp4 And Recording Audio Via Usb Interface, i cant get a signal,help!!!!! Options

[dtl1232]

heres my setup: i book g3/500mghtz
m-audio mobile pre usb interface
audio technica mic

heres my problem: i am new to dp4 and i cant get a signal when i am trying to record a vocal track.i know the interfaces of pro tools cubase and deck but this is alot more intense like logic im sure.i have my hardware configured correctly so the input and output are showing mobile pre as selected then i hit the record arrow but no VU meter light or anything.also if i import audio, how do i get it to be on an audio track? in pro tools for example you have the tracks under each other with the waveforms showing as you record and edit,how do i get dp4 to do this? i opened up soundbites and saw the waveforms of the audio i imported, but in order to playback any of it i have to highlight it then it plays but i want to put it on a track and put vocals with it,help!!! i dont mean to sound like a complete retard,i just dont know this interface.thanks in advance for replying and explaining like i'm 5 years old

[destroyw]

ok, you have a few things to check for record enabling tracks. sounds like you have your card set up correctly(via the hardware setup). you should go to cuemix console and find which ever inputs you want to use..make sure they aren't muted and that the volume is up. now go back to dp4 and press shift-s to open up the sequence editor...pick the audio track you want to use and next to the green(enabled) triangle there's a cirlce. press it to enable the track to record. this should be the set up you need.

as for importing soundbites...press shift-b and that will open the soundbites window. in the soundbites menu select import audio...once it's loaded you can scroll over the furthest left side of the audio track and drag it to the open sequence track. keep in mind you can only drag a stereo audio file to a stereo sequence track(vice versa for mono). also the imported audio has to match the same bit depth(16, 24) other wise upon importing it'll be crossed out(marked red).

hope this helps.