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Old 11-17-2008, 04:20 PM
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Default Re: Audio/Recordings won't play over speakers...HELP

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Originally Posted by ReyD8 View Post
-im refering to my acoustic authority speakers i have hooked to my comp
-speakers are connected to computer not the preamp
Pro Tools audio goes out of the Audio interface only, not back through the computer soundcard. If you want to monitor the output of Pro Tools through speakers, you will need to connect them to the M-Audio device.
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-im using the mobile preamp/audio interface because the guys at guitar center said it would work best for the type of music im doing
It will; you just need to know how it works and how to use it.
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-also another note...i can play music and what not outside of protools and with other recording programs...just not protools
Those programs are using your computer sound card for audio output. Pro Tools audio output cannot go through a generic computer soundcard. That is why you were required to purchase the Mobile Pre to make Pro Tools work.

So to answer a question from your first post:
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any idea how to fix this??
There's nothing to fix; it is working as it was designed and as it is supposed to.
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