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Title: Why is Soundly Muted while Simulaniously Running a DAW
Canonical URL: https://getsoundly.com/faq/why-is-soundly-muted-while-simultaneously-running-a-daw/
Markdown URL: https://getsoundly.com/faq/why-is-soundly-muted-while-simultaneously-running-a-daw/index.html.md
Source: faq
Source path: _faq/why-is-soundly-muted-while-simultaneously-running-a-daw.md
Date: 2021-02-15T16:42:32+01:00
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Sometimes audio applications take exclusive control of an audio device's drivers, potentially blocking Soundly's output. This is known as "Exclusive-Mode, and you bypass it by:

1. Right-clicking the speaker icon in the system tray and select **Playback devices**
2. Select the device you want to use and click **Properties**.
3. Under the **Advanced** tab, uncheck **Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device**.
4. Click **OK** to save your device's settings.