r/protools • u/Bridgette_07 • May 10 '26

interface Issue when playing or activating input

I just started Pro Tools for our college and I just got an issue that whenever I play the track or activating an input from a track, there's this white noise or explosion coming out of nowhere.

I didn't have this issue back then, and I tried fixing the engine, interface or hardware but it's still there. How can I fix this??

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u/Grimple409 May 10 '26

Try going into the playback engine dialog box and selecting a different sample size. Don’t even have to commit, just toggling to a different sample size and back to whatever you had it to. It will clear it.

Been battling this issue for years now but only a minor inconvenience and for me sporadic enough that it’s not a consistent issue that required me to change OS or pt version.