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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 05:35, 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
Aggregate step1.jpg
  1. If the Audio Devices window is not already opened you need to go to the Menu -> Window -> Audio Devices
  2. On the bottom-left corner there is a + (plus) button you need to press and then select "Create Aggregate Device"
  3. 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
  4. 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.