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Assertion error when choosing "New Session" from file menu.

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Assertion error when choosing "New Session" from file menu.

Last Updated : February 7, 2014
Products Affected : Pro_Tools_1_6, Pro_Tools_HD

In some circumstances the following error will appear immediately after clicking New Session in the File menu.
  • Could not create a new document because Assertion in "/Volumes/Development/124699/ProTools/DFW/MacBuild/../Views/UMenu.MacOS.mm", line 1547
If you encounter this problem, please try the following:
  • Hold down the N key while launching Pro Tools. This will launch directly into the Playback Engine dialog.
  • Choose a different playback engine in the top drop-down menu (choose something other than the default) and then hit OK.
  • Now try and create a new session.

This procedure has resolved the assertion error in several cases.

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