GP8 - No sound during playback with Guitar Pro 8

• 1/ Install the RSE soundbanks
• 2/ Select the right audio settings from the Guitar Pro Audio/MIDI preferences
• 3/ Reset the Guitar Pro 8 preferences 

1/ Install the RSE soundbanks

Launch the Guitar Pro 8 installer again and make sure to select the Soundbanks box during the installation process as shown below.



You can download Guitar Pro 8 from your Guitar Pro account, or use these alternative links if necessary. 

• ​Guitar Pro 8 for macOS
• Guitar Pro 8 for Windows 

2/ Select the right audio settings from the Guitar Pro preferences.

Access the Guitar Pro 8 Preferences from the:

File > Preferences > Audio / MIDI menu (Windows)
Guitar Pro 8  > Preferences > Audio / MIDI menu (macOS)

And make sure to select the right Device and Audio output / input based on your current installation and configuration.

3/ Reset the Guitar Pro 8 preferences

Windows users

• Quit Guitar Pro
• Press Windows+X to open the Power Users menu
• Open Command Prompt (not PowerShell)
• Copy and paste the following command (make sure to include all the characters) :​

"C:\Program Files\Arobas Music\Guitar Pro 8\GuitarPro.exe" --reset

• Hit enter to execute

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macOS users

• Quit Guitar Pro 8
• Open the Terminal application of your Mac (Finder > Application > Utilities)
• Copy and paste this command:

/Applications/Guitar\ Pro\ 8.app/Contents/MacOS/GuitarPro --reset