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Old 10-14-2018, 05:23 PM
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Default All computers default to PT Aggregate I/O in PT

I teach an intro to PT class and in the computer lab, most students attempt to begin editing, but their playback engines are defaulted to ProTools Aggregate I/O every time they load up PT instead of built in output. Also the output of any audio tracks they create are defaulted to bus 1.

How do I reset the default settings for all computers in the lab? I've already tried going into I/O setup and setting everything back to default.

Any help is appreciated.
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Old 10-14-2018, 06:33 PM
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Default Re: All computers default to PT Aggregate I/O in PT

Many ways to skin that cat...

What are you normally aggregating?

Make the aggregate IO configs use Built-in Output. They can include whatever inputs, what does it matter?

Or just delete the Aggregate devices... what happens then?

And why I It a problem anyhow? It’s not a bad thing to get users used to checking what the playback engine is set to.
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Old 06-27-2019, 10:38 PM
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Default Re: All computers default to PT Aggregate I/O in PT

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Many ways to skin that cat...

What are you normally aggregating?

Make the aggregate IO configs use Built-in Output. They can include whatever inputs, what does it matter?

Or just delete the Aggregate devices... what happens then?

And why I It a problem anyhow? It’s not a bad thing to get users used to checking what the playback engine is set to.

I don't really know to be honest. I have never used an aggregate or know what it does really. I.T. services about 200 macpros. I just show up, my students start their assignments and they complain they can't hear any audio. I have to one by one go into the playback engine settings and change it to "Built In Output". Then, I have to switch every single track on their mixer and set the output to "built in output 1,2". It's very time consuming and wastes an entire day of teaching troubleshooting this with students. How can I prevent PT being set to this as default?
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Old 06-28-2019, 12:29 AM
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Default Re: All computers default to PT Aggregate I/O in PT

If your students take a whole day to learn how to go into one dialog panel and change one setting you have more problems than the audio not working. Hand out a one pager instructions sheet. Put instructions on your class webpage. Put s poster up in the classroom. I’ve helped teach middle school classes design thinking and computer programming, etc. Stuff as simple as that would not have slowed down any of those students.

..or do what I suggested before and delete the aggregate IO device.
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