# No audio playback devices available at this time

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/no-audio-playback-devices-available-at-this-time/11298>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [February 20, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/no-audio-playback-devices-available-at-this-time/11298 "2014-02-20T20:48:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![morten\_folmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@morten\_folmer](https://qa.fmod.com/u/morten_folmer)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/no-audio-playback-devices-available-at-this-time/11298/1 "2014-02-20T20:48:53Z")

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hi. i am loading the studio for the first time, and i get this dialogue-box # No audio playback devices available at this time #. i cant seem to find anywhere to select audio outputs, even though ive been looking through the manual, forum and youtubevids… anyone has the answer?

im on a mac pro with mavericks and an avid omni interface

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**Author:** ![brett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/brett/32/261_2.png) [@brett](https://qa.fmod.com/u/brett)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/no-audio-playback-devices-available-at-this-time/11298/2 "2014-02-27T00:06:36Z")

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Studio uses the default playback device from your control panel. Is that in use or is it disabled somehow?

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**Author:** ![morten\_folmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@morten\_folmer](https://qa.fmod.com/u/morten_folmer)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:02am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/no-audio-playback-devices-available-at-this-time/11298/3 "2014-02-27T09:02:12Z")

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Hi Brett

The default Audio Device is not disabled or blocked by another program.

There seems to be a problem with AVID CoreAudio Driver 11 and the Audio MIDI Setup working together.  
You can not configure speakers, save and use the setup if its a Surround. Which make it impossible for some Surround capeable programs like FMOD that can not force acces to an Audio Device to use the AVID CoreAudio Driver 11.