Wwise on Mac completes "generate soundbank" with fatal error(s)

Question

While doing the Wwise 101 Certification Lesson 1, I keep getting a fatal error(s) message when trying to generate a soundbank. When I compare the lesson to my Wwise window, I notice that I'm showing Auto-Defined Soundbanks, whereas this is nowhere to be seen in the lesson. Below you will see the full message. Any help would be appreciated!

 

    Time    ID    Message    Platform    Parameters
Message    00:23:25    OverrideProjectExternalSourcesOutputPaths    Override project External Sources output paths: False    
Message    00:23:25    OverrideProjectSoundBankSettings    Override project SoundBank settings: True    
Message    00:23:25    OverrideProjectSoundBankPaths    Override project SoundBank paths: True    
Message    00:23:25    UseSourceControlGeneratedFiles    Use Source Control for Generated Files: False    
Message    00:23:25    None    Trial mode: SoundBanks contain 1 media item(s) out of the 200 permitted. If you plan on releasing your project commercially, or if you think you will require more than 200 sound assets, please register your project. https://audiokinetic.com/faq/register_project If you have already registered your project, please add your license key to the Wwise project. https://audiokinetic.com/faq/apply_license_key Need help? https://audiokinetic.com/faq/contact_sales_rep    Mac
Message    00:23:25    ExternalSourcesOutputPath    External Sources output path: Z:\Applications\Audiokinetic\Wwise 2023.1.0.8367\Cube\Wwise-101_v2021\Lesson 1\Wwise - 101 Lesson 1\GeneratedSoundBanks\Mac    Mac
Message    00:23:25    SoundBanksOutputPath    SoundBanks output path: \\    Mac
Fatal Error    00:23:25    WritingBankFileFailed    Can't write bank file 'Main' for language 'SFX': \Main.bnk    Mac    Main, SFX
Fatal Error    00:23:25    WritingBankFileFailed    Can't write bank file 'Init' for language 'SFX': \Init.bnk    Mac    Init [Missing], SFX
Fatal Error    00:23:25    WritingInfoFileFailed    Can't write SoundBank Info file: \SoundbanksInfo.xml~    Mac    \SoundbanksInfo.xml~
Fatal Error    00:23:25    WritingInfoFileFailed    Can't write SoundBank Info file: \PluginInfo.xml~    Mac    \PluginInfo.xml~
Fatal Error    00:23:25    WritingInfoFileFailed    Can't write SoundBank Info file: \PlatformInfo.xml~    Mac    \PlatformInfo.xml~
Message    00:23:25        7 message(s), 0 warning(s), 0 error(s), 5 fatal error(s)

Comments

Did you ever figure this out?  I'm having the same issue.

Thanks

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I worked it out today. You simply save current project and quit the software, and restart wwise, load project, generate soundbank as instructed. It's probably some problems with software cache.

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It is a bug in "User soundbank settings ", when you identify the paths for Windows or for Mac or both, after clicking OK, the settings automatically changed the paths to the first path you defined. If it is "…\Mac", then both paths become Mac. If the first path is "…\Windows", then both paths become Windows. If you leave the first path empty, then both paths will become empty. I have reported the bug, and current workaround is to define duplicate paths for the platform you desired regardless of that warning.

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I had the same issue and it seems to be a Mac specific permission issue. So check in your Mac's app preferences if Wwise has adequate permissions. HOWEVER I'm still not getting Wwise to output soundbanks correctly.

    Time    ID    Message    Platform    Parameters
Message    12:06:11    OverrideProjectExternalSourcesOutputPaths    Override project External Sources output paths: False    
Message    12:06:11    OverrideProjectSoundBankSettings    Override project SoundBank settings: False    
Message    12:06:11    OverrideProjectSoundBankPaths    Override project SoundBank paths: True    
Message    12:06:11    UseSourceControlGeneratedFiles    Use Source Control for Generated Files: False    
Message    12:06:11    None    Trial mode: SoundBanks contain 1 media item(s) out of the 200 permitted. If you plan on releasing your project commercially, or if you think you will require more than 200 sound assets, please register your project. https://audiokinetic.com/faq/register_project If you have already registered your project, please add your license key to the Wwise project. https://audiokinetic.com/faq/apply_license_key Need help? https://audiokinetic.com/faq/contact_sales_rep    Mac
Message    12:06:11    ExternalSourcesOutputPath    External Sources output path: Y:\Documents\WwiseProjects\Wwise-101 Lesson 1\GeneratedSoundBanks\Mac    Mac
Message    12:06:11    SoundBanksOutputPath    SoundBanks output path: \\    Mac
Message    12:06:11        7 message(s), 0 warning(s), 0 error(s), 0 fatal error(s)    

As can be seen above (12:06:11    SoundBanksOutputPath    SoundBanks output path: \\    Mac) Wwise doesn't seem to retain the path previously set in the sound bank user setting panel. Not sure where to go from here really.