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# Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup | # Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup | ||
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# If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices | # If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices | ||
# On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device" | # On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device" |
Revision as of 05:27, 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:
- Open a Finder window and go to Applications -> Utilities and start Audio MIDI Setup
- If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices
- On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate 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. You now simply open up future.dj / FutureDecks DJ pro and select the "Aggregate Device" in the Audio settings.