Protools suddenly stops playing audio on a track - solution

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Protools suddenly stops playing audio on a track - solution

Post by Guitarking »

Hi everyone,

Working on W10 and Protools 2020 Ultimate.
Yesterday's session opened and played but: for some reason 1 track didn't sound even though the wave was there etc.... Checked everything (not mute, disabled plugins, right output etc etc etc). But nothing worked.
Solution that worked with me: duplicate the track... than it suddenly played.

Thought I'd share.

Good luck!
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Post by Eddy Deegan »

It's always good to share a tip and it may well come in useful for future readers searching for solutions/workarounds for similar symptoms. Thanks Guitarking :thumbup:
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Post by MOF »

I’ve had the same thing happen in Garage Band on my iPhone, moving the audio on the same or a different track and then back to its original position usually sorts it.
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Post by adrian_k »

Likewise with Cakewalk on Windows (duplicate the track and delete the original). Although it hasn’t happened for some time.
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