No output device available

[richswit]

Hi there,
All of a sudden, after I build a mix, I try to listen to it in the sound file window and get a message about output not available...may be in use by another app....(something like that)

Using an RME card that has worked for years. Any ideas would be great!

[Göran Nordberg]

Does the mix-file have the same SampleRate and Resolution as SAW?

[richswit]

Session is at 48k. Mix is 44..that must be the problem. I

[Dave Labrecque]

Session is at 48k. Mix is 44..that must be the problem. I

That should not be a problem. I do sample rate conversion by this method all the time.

Have you checked to be sure no other active app is stealing the driver?

[richswit]

That should not be a problem. I do sample rate conversion by this method all the time.

Have you checked to be sure no other active app is stealing the driver?

What other app should I be looking for? (I'm a Mac guy) You mean like system sound?

It did work when I did a mix at 48K...same as session.

Rich

[Dave Labrecque]

What other app should I be looking for? (I'm a Mac guy) You mean like system sound?

It did work when I did a mix at 48K...same as session.

Rich

Anything that could use the audio driver. Browser. System. Another DAW.

Worked when doing a build mix at the session rate, but not doing a buildmix at a different (but supported) rate? That's not right. Maybe a driver issue? Reboot system? Reinstall driver?

[richswit]

Anything that could use the audio driver. Browser. System. Another DAW.

Worked when doing a build mix at the session rate, but not doing a buildmix at a different (but supported) rate? That's not right. Maybe a driver issue? Reboot system? Reinstall driver?

That was it... windows sound was using my RME card for audio. I clicked, "do not allow" and all is well.
Thanks!!!

[Dave Labrecque]

That was it... windows sound was using my RME card for audio. I clicked, "do not allow" and all is well.
Thanks!!!

Interesting. I never have this issue. I always thought it was because Windows doesn't use the ASIO driver for my MBox (which is what I use in SAW). I think Windows only uses MME or WDM drivers. Be sure you're using the RME ASIO driver in SAW. It's better in a lot of ways than the other options.

[richswit]

Interesting. I never have this issue. I always thought it was because Windows doesn't use the ASIO driver for my MBox (which is what I use in SAW). I think Windows only uses MME or WDM drivers. Be sure you're using the RME ASIO driver in SAW. It's better in a lot of ways than the other options.

yep