Using Pro Tools 10 without Hardware

[The Saint627]

I'm just wondering how or if I can use Pro Tools 10 standalone so I can mix things using just headphones and a laptop. I've downloaded ASIO4ALL, which allows Pro Tools to be opened and shows the tracks, though there isn't any playback through either my laptop speakers or my headphones. Must I just change around my I/O setting or ASIO4ALL settings, or is this an issue with something different?

[dstryrwiz]

You can mix standalone if you use ASIO4ALL, you probably just need to adjust some settings is all.

[dts350z]

I had used ASIO4ALL previously with 9, but it doesn't seem to be working with 10. Silence only.

Anybody got it working with PT 10?

[dts350z]

Magically, today it works. I couldn't get it to go to save my life and had to bring and m-audio transit with me on a trip so I could edit, etc. Today I can use ASIO4all with the transit or with the laptop native sound.

Strange...

[albee1952]

Its amazing what a reboot will do

[BelmontBrews]

I am very new and unfamiliar with Pro Tools. I purchased Pro Tools 10 a week ago. I hardly got it to operate but i stumbled upon a forum explaining "just download ASIO4ALL" and the error hardware message will allow things to run. Well that worked, but there is no sound and I am very frustrated.Obviously ASIO4ALL v2 is garbage. How can I get a different hardware or allow sound off of ASIO? I am operating on Windows 7.

[mshaffer]

Can you get straight in to pro tools 10 hd without asio4all. I have a Allen & Heath qu 32 digital sound board and there is a asio driver that you can download from Allen & Heath I use it to record in reaper on a laptop come out of the board with a usb b connection to usb on computer do you think it would do the same in pro tools 10 hd without any external hardware or cards.

[albee1952]

FWIW, if ASIO4ALL is still giving anyone problems...in my rig, ASIO4ALL showed 8 possible outputs(why, I have no idea, but maybe my Realtek sound card is capable of 7.1 surround). In any case, setting the output to use 5&6 made it work on the green output jack.

[michele.bartolettistella]

Originally Posted by The Saint627

I'm just wondering how or if I can use Pro Tools 10 standalone so I can mix things using just headphones and a laptop. I've downloaded ASIO4ALL, which allows Pro Tools to be opened and shows the tracks, though there isn't any playback through either my laptop speakers or my headphones. Must I just change around my I/O setting or ASIO4ALL settings, or is this an issue with something different?

I had this problem, too, and I solved it.

Some days ago I installed Pro Tools HD 10.3.2; I also installed this ASIO4ALL v2, in order to use Pro Tools with my internal audio device, without the need to have an external hardware plugged in.

With ASIO4ALL Pro Tools opened and ran correctly, except for I couldn' hear no sound. So, I worked some days around the ASIO4ALL preferences, and finally, yesterday I succeeded.

My steps:

- Opened Pro Tools
- Went to Setup... -> Hardware -> Launch Setup App...
- The ASIO4ALL Preferences window opened. Clicked on the hexagonal spanner icon to open the Advanced Options
- Unchecked the "HpOut" interface, and checked the "Speaker/HP" one
- Closed ASIO4ALL Preferences and rebooted Pro Tools.

Now the audio comes out from my integrated speakers. Also the internal mic works properly.

Below a screenshot of my ASIO4ALL window. Hope this will be useful.

[TOM@METRO]

Thanks Michele.