Audio unable to play from other applications

[freetonade]

Hi, for some weird reason, i could not play videos or any sound clip from other software when ever i started up my protools. Any kind souls willing to tell me what is wrong? My sample rate is stuck at 48. i could not change to other sample rate within the programe

[Benoni]

You don't mention what kind of driver or interface you are using, but it sounds like Pro Tools is locking your audio device, which is normal. If your other driver can't do multi-client, or what ever other programs you are trying to use at the same time are set to use a different sample rate, then they probably won't play audio.

For Pro Tools it's usually best to use your ASIO interface for your DAW sound and the internal audio device for your system sounds.

This video goes through the process for Windows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DCrj7jAuF8