Soundbooth CS4 input question

Help!!!
I'm trying to export audio from my analog mixer through a Canopus ADVC-110 analog to digital converter box which outputs via firewire to my MAC G5. I've tried the various hardware preference settings in Soundbooth but so far I have not been able to see any audio level readouts inside Soundbooth.
I've been able to accomplish this in Premiere CS4 so I know it can be done but I can't figure out why Soundbooth doesn't pick up the audio.
Hoping someone out there can help.
Thanks!
Jim

The Canopus is a Firewire video device and as such can be seen by Premiere which outputs video and audio as a combined DV file using Firewire protocol. Soundbooth can't do this as it is an audio editing program and is looking for an audio device.

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