No microphone access on 2021 M1 MBP and Monterey

[Mark]

I am attempting to run QLab on a new 2021 16" M1 MacBook Pro running Monterey 12.2. I cannot get microphone access in QLab. I have installed my Audio/Video license to the laptop.

I unzip the QLab download and move the app to Applications.

When I run QLab the 1st time I get a warning about it being downloaded from the web. I click Open. It then installed Rosetta.

Next warning I get is QLab.app would like to access files on a network volume.Probably because it sees other drives on my network. I click Don't Allow. On the next attempt I tried with the network disconnected and I still got this warning.

QLab then opens the Launch Window. There is never a request to access the microphone. QLab does not appear under Microphone or Camera in Security and Privacy. (It's in both in my Mojave laptop) It does show under Files and Folder category in Security and Privacy but is unchecked because I didn't allow that permission.

Logic is the only other app on this MacBook so far. It appears under Microphone in Security and Privacy and the microphone is functional in the app.

I tried deleting com.apple.TCC from Application Support after reading various web searches on the microphone access problem. It clears all permissions for QLab and Logic but did not trigger the mic access request when QLab was run again. It did cause the request for Logic.

I'm stuck and at a loss as what to do next. I usually can get thru these type of issues. If anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated.  **Rant On--In my opinion this mic access thing is unnecessarily complicated. A simple +/- under the Mic and Camera section of Security and Privacy would make this so much easier. Other permissions have this option. But hey Apple knows better.--Rant Off**

Regards,

Mark

[Mark]

OK I solved my problem. Seems to be mostly OE (operator error) and maybe my lack of understanding of QLab's mic patch settings.

I wound up installing the drivers for my MOTU audio interface. The MOTU then showed up in the Audio patch and Mic patch settings. Once I clicked on Edit for the MOTU mic patch I was asked to allow QLab to access the microphone. Problem solved.

QLab did not see the MBP microphone so there were no Mic patches to edit so no need to access the microphone. Something that is alluded to by the note to the right of mic patches that states "Mic devices must have both inputs & outputs etc...". That statement wasn't clicking last night but today it makes complete sense today.

Hopefully this learning experience of mine can help someone else in the future.

Regards,

Mark