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If you wish to aggregate 2 or more audio devices (make them into one) so they would appear as one single audio device here is what you have to do:
If you wish to aggregate 2 or more audio devices (make them into one) so they would appear as one single audio device here is what you have to do:
1). Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup
 
2). If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices
# Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup
3). On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device"
# If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices
4). A new "Aggregate Device" appears in the devices list -- simply select it and then enable (on the right) the "Built-in Microphone" and "Built-in Output" devices
# On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device"
5). After you checked (enabled) both the input and the output devices you then select the Clock Source as the "Built-in Output" device
# A new "Aggregate Device" appears in the devices list -- simply select it and then enable (on the right) the "Built-in Microphone" and "Built-in Output" devices
# After you checked (enabled) both the input and the output devices you then select the Clock Source as the "Built-in Output" device


That's all there is to it. It's actually more simple to do it than it seems from these steps.
That's all there is to it. It's actually more simple to do it than it seems from these steps.
You now simply open up future.dj / FutureDecks DJ pro and select the "Aggregate Device" in the Audio settings.
You now simply open up future.dj / FutureDecks DJ pro and select the "Aggregate Device" in the Audio settings.

Revision as of 05:05, 29 March 2015

ATTN: this is for Mac only !

You may want to do this especially since on most Macs the audio output device (usually called "Built-in Output") and the audio input device - the microphone (usually called "Built-in Microphone") are separated devices, so you cannot use them as the same time in future.dj / FutureDecks DJ pro. So, you have to make an aggregate device from the 2 devices to be able to use both output and input (microphone) at the same time.

If you wish to aggregate 2 or more audio devices (make them into one) so they would appear as one single audio device here is what you have to do:

  1. Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup
  2. If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices
  3. On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device"
  4. A new "Aggregate Device" appears in the devices list -- simply select it and then enable (on the right) the "Built-in Microphone" and "Built-in Output" devices
  5. After you checked (enabled) both the input and the output devices you then select the Clock Source as the "Built-in Output" device

That's all there is to it. It's actually more simple to do it than it seems from these steps. You now simply open up future.dj / FutureDecks DJ pro and select the "Aggregate Device" in the Audio settings.