Digi 003 issues

[kguess]

i'm using digidesign's digi 003 rack version. it works well, but it's quirky. one of the quirks i'm sure hoping i can find a way to fix. for no apparent reason, sometimes the core audio manager can't find the digi 003. the audio manager says the 003 is in use. by what, i have no idea. thus, to use the 003 again, i have to shut everything down and restart. my computer automatically shuts down each night and restarts each morning. the first time i tried to play some audio, i had this problem. does anyone else have this problem or a solution? i have followed (begrudgingly) digidesign's requirements regarding energy saver settings.

thanks.

[Dr Sound]

Does Itunes open when your computer Turns on??

That error message usually means you have your 003 as your system Main Output.. So that when you play Itunes it plays thru your 003..

That is OK..

The problem you run into is when you have Pro-tools and some other Non-rewire App Both using your 003 as outputs at the same time..

[WinterMute]

Yes, this is due to Digi's Core Audio manager only being a single client app, and occasionally it gets hijacked by stuff like iTunes (and others) and doesn't release if the app is closed.

Cycle the 003 off and on after closing the other app, that should reconnect it.

[kguess]

thanks for the replies. yes, itunes opens automatically when my computer starts up. but i'm not talking about using pro tools. it's like this: i start my computer, i go to play something in itunes and the core audio manager can't connect to digi 003; either it can't be found or it's in use. other times it's like this: i've used it merely to play music through my stereo. then later, having opened no other applications using sound, digi 003 can't be found.

about cycling the 003 on and off, according to digidesign, one is supposed to shut down the computer to do this. are you saying this is not necessary?

[Dr Sound]

I am guessing your 003 is always plugged in and on when you computer is on Correct??
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I am pretty sure that even when itunes is not playing music its still taking your Core Audio from your 003. This could cause a problem with any programs (audio0 unless you Shutdown I-tunes when your computer starts up..