{"id":1721785,"date":"2014-01-07T21:08:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T21:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1721785"},"modified":"2017-06-22T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T18:24:37","slug":"im-getting-an-assertion-error-in-pro-tools-how-do-i-fix-it","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/im-getting-an-assertion-error-in-pro-tools-how-do-i-fix-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m getting an Assertion error in Pro Tools. How do I fix it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1731303 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/05\/Pro-Tools-Banner-Medium-300x55.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Tools logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/05\/Pro-Tools-Banner-Medium-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/05\/Pro-Tools-Banner-Medium-768x140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/05\/Pro-Tools-Banner-Medium-1024x187.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/05\/Pro-Tools-Banner-Medium.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There are many different kinds of Assertion errors in Pro Tools, and there are a few different potential solutions to consider. To get your system functioning properly again, try the following common solutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Pro Tools 9 and up, try changing your Playback Engine. This can be done from the Setup menu &gt; <strong>Playback Engine<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>If the Assertion error is preventing Pro Tools from opening, try holding the <strong>N<\/strong>\u00a0key on your keyboard while Pro Tools boots up. This will force the Playback Engine dialogue to open before Pro Tools initializes the engine.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trash your Pro Tools preferences which will essentially reset Pro Tools. In many cases, this will fix your Assertion error. To learn how to trash the preferences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-trash-my-pro-tools-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Try creating a new session. If the Assertion error disappears, your last session was likely corrupted. Simply import the tracks for your old session into the new one and you should be good to go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still experiencing problems after trying the above solutions, don&#8217;t hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact our Tech Support team<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-troubleshooting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Tools Troubleshooting Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-tells-me-that-the-current-playback-engine-does-not-support-a-sample-rate-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Tools tells me that \u201cThe current playback engine does not support a sample rate of\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/my-pro-tools-keyboard-isnt-working-with-the-keyboard-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Pro Tools keyboard isn\u2019t working with the keyboard shortcuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/plugins-not-show-up-pro-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My plugins do not show up in Pro Tools.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-wont-recognize-my-interface\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Tools won\u2019t recognize my interface!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[5],"tags":[44164,42006,37915,56752,33883,34125,54127],"storecat":[],"itemids":[96533,96535,111928,111929,81240,82496,89687,107451,6439,6451,6437,6494,108190,118884],"manufacturers":[33207],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the I&#039;m getting an Assertion error in Pro Tools. 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