{"id":1725990,"date":"2015-10-06T19:48:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T19:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1725990"},"modified":"2017-06-16T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T14:18:12","slug":"when-i-launch-pro-tools-i-get-a-message-that-says-the-selected-audio-device-could-not-be-initialized-please-choose-another-device","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/when-i-launch-pro-tools-i-get-a-message-that-says-the-selected-audio-device-could-not-be-initialized-please-choose-another-device\/","title":{"rendered":"When I launch Pro Tools, I get a message that says &#8220;The selected audio device could not be initialized, please choose another device.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are running into this error but find it difficult to actually choose another device, try the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When launching Pro Tools,<strong> hold the &#8216;N&#8217; key<\/strong> on your keyboard as soon as you see the splash screen. This will force the Playback Engine dialogue to open, allowing you to <strong>choose another interface<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1725990 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-tells-me-that-the-current-playback-engine-does-not-support-a-sample-rate-of\/55-hold-n-key-pbe-menu\/'><img width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/02\/55-Hold-N-Key-PBE-Menu-300x188.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hold N Key during launch, Playback Engine Menu\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1731042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/02\/55-Hold-N-Key-PBE-Menu-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/02\/55-Hold-N-Key-PBE-Menu-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/02\/55-Hold-N-Key-PBE-Menu-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/02\/55-Hold-N-Key-PBE-Menu.png 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1731042'>\n\t\t\t\tHold &#8216;N&#8217; while launching Pro Tools, click to enlarge.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li>If you are using a class-compliant interface on Windows, it may prove beneficial to download and install ASIO4all. This is a driver wrapper that works much better than the stock Windows drivers. You can download it <a href=\"http:\/\/asio4all.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If the above does not work,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-trash-my-pro-tools-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to trash your Pro Tools preferences<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/how-do-i-trash-my-pro-tools-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do I trash my Pro Tools preferences?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/tech-tip-how-to-set-your-pro-tools-playback-engine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tech Tip: How to set your Pro Tools Playback Engine<\/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\/pro-tools-12-system-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Tools 12 System Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"tags":[34329,57492,44165,37915,56751,52475,53807,33883],"storecat":[],"itemids":[1330,105461,105733,92239,96533,11385,111928,81867,89687,82021,570932,16712,9038,10908,2305,13564],"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 When I launch Pro Tools, I get a message that says &quot;The selected audio device could not be initialized, please choose another device.&quot; page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/when-i-launch-pro-tools-i-get-a-message-that-says-the-selected-audio-device-could-not-be-initialized-please-choose-another-device\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When I launch Pro Tools, I get a message that says &quot;The selected audio device could not be initialized, please choose another device.&quot; - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you are running into this error but find it difficult to actually choose another device, try the following: When launching Pro Tools, hold the &#8216;N&#8217; key on your keyboard as soon as you see the splash screen. 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