How to use your PC audio as the audio output?

[Onegin]

Greetings,

I am currently traveling so my situation is different than what I am used to. Normally I record via my mixer, out through to my audio interface, then record inside Cakewalk, no issues.

 

Now that I am on the road I couldn't take my very large audio interface along and I still need to do some editing in Cakewalk, but when I open Cakewalk to start doing edits there is no sound whatsoever. I have triple checked everything and can't figure out what to do. When I go to the preferences and check the audio devices, nothing shows up in either the input or output list, and I can't find out how to select it anywhere else. Right on the track where I usually select it to Output 1/2 of my audio interface, now when I click that same spot the only choices are master, metronome or preview.

Please tell me how to update my Cakewalk settings so that I can simply hear my music through my PC audio (via my headphones) so I can edit. Thank you for any insight you're able to provide!

[Onegin]

Never mind, I was able to find the answer. But I will leave this thread up for anyone that runs into the same issue. I found the solution here;

https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/Audio-Hardware-Setup-Guide?productId=CSHS100&audioDeviceId=135#:~:text=To configure your Cakewalk software%2C please do the,your speakers or headphones connected to its outputs

 

[John Vere]

The quick answer is to use WASAPI shared or exclusive mode. Tutorial #1 goes into details of using on board audio 

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by John Vere