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Old 06-24-2019, 04:33 PM
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Default Best/Simplest way to get System Sound patched into PT

Source-Nexus is designed to take the output of your Mac and pipe it into ProTools (it shows up as a plugin in PT) but I'd rather not pay that kind of money for this basic task. Is there another simple and easy way to instantiate a plugin on a track and have the Mac's system output fed into that?
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Old 06-24-2019, 07:38 PM
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If your interface has a spare pair of inputs, route the MAC output to those inputs.
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Would Jack work?

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Old 06-26-2019, 04:45 PM
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Neither a hardware connection nor Jack will fit the bill here.

I can't imagine that only Source Elements makes such a connector between the System Output and ProTools.
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Neither a hardware connection nor Jack will fit the bill here.

I can't imagine that only Source Elements makes such a connector between the System Output and ProTools.
Mind explaining why the h/w connection won't work for you?
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I think you might be able to get this to work with Rogue Amoeba's Loopback and something like Blue Cat's Patchwork or DDMF Metaplug, but I haven't tried it - personally I have a coreaudio interface (Metric Halo ULN8) tied into my HD I/Os via AES so it's pretty easy for me to move audio between system i/o and pro tools i/o.
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I think you might be able to get this to work with Rogue Amoeba's Loopback and something like Blue Cat's Patchwork or DDMF Metaplug, but I haven't tried it - personally I have a coreaudio interface (Metric Halo ULN8) tied into my HD I/Os via AES so it's pretty easy for me to move audio between system i/o and pro tools i/o.
Or if Apple still has it take the audio output of a Mac using a digital cable (the output used to do both audio and digital on the same connector) to a digital input on your regular audio interface.
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Old 06-27-2019, 01:48 PM
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I think you might be able to get this to work with Rogue Amoeba's Loopback and something like Blue Cat's Patchwork or DDMF Metaplug, but I haven't tried it - personally I have a coreaudio interface (Metric Halo ULN8) tied into my HD I/Os via AES so it's pretty easy for me to move audio between system i/o and pro tools i/o.
I'd forgotten about Rogue -- taking a look. Thanks (again) Rich.
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I use the loopback of my RME. Works great. Set MacOS outputs to 3/4, click loopback and then record inputs 3/4 while the channel in PT is muted. Don't unmute it until you're done though!
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I use the loopback of my RME. Works great. Set MacOS outputs to 3/4, click loopback and then record inputs 3/4 while the channel in PT is muted. Don't unmute it until you're done though!
I have a friend who does the same. No such luck with my Avid IO, ironically.
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