Hearing audio while ingesting into FCP

Hello,
Question - did some reorganizing and now I can't hear audio while I'm ingesting but audio is being ingested. Also the VU meter quits moving during the ingest. Is there is a setting that I'm missing? I can hear the audio fine when it plays in the browser or on the timeline. Thanks for your help.

Search is your friend:
In the Log and Capture window the Clip Settings tab
right hand side, lower "Audio" pane. There should be a checkbox called "Preview" , make sure it is checked.
But why put a drag on your system? Also read your manual for some setups.
And search this forum.

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