help. recording volume problem. asio driver related.

[Bobbsy]

Okay. Asio4All isn't a true ASIO driver--it's a very useful wrapper that makes MME devices appear as ASIO to programmes like Audition.

As such, the standard Windows setting should still work--I just tried it on my copy of Audition CS6 and it works that way.

The control panel Bouldersoundguy mentions is in Audition on the Edit/Preferences/Audio Hardware menu. Next to where it says ASIO4ALL there's a Settings button that takes you to the ASIO4ALL control panel. On the left hand side of that screen you should see your internal sound card listed with buttons to select which input on your sound card is in use.

However, if you go to the standard Windows audio panel, select recording devices then the input you want to use, the "Levels" tab still works and the slider there still affects the levels. FYI, on my Toshiba laptop I can also adjust this with function keys or a knob on the front of the laptop--dunno if HP have similar features.

As BSG says, that'll adjust the levels in the digital domain but if there's distortion from the analogue input, it'll still be there even if your levels look low enough. You'll find a huge quality increase if you invest in a USB audio interface and do things properly.

[me_101]

the slider is not working for me.
how come it works for you? it also works for another friend of mine.

even the main volume slider for playback does not work in audition.

[me_101]

There's probably an ASIO driver settings menu somewhere in Audition, but that's still too late to fix clipping at the input.

UNLESS there's some way to make ASIO turn off the mic boost. Switching mic boost off in Windows doesn't help because that's does it in the MME driver rather than the ASIO driver you made Audition use.

yes there is a control panel but there is no option for adjusting the volume there.

the problem is that asio does not respond to any changes i make in the windows volume control.
asio keeps playing at and recording at one particular level (which is too loud).

funny thing is that the windows sliders are working for others.

[Bobbsy]

Frankly, in your case I'd just go back to the MME driver then. With a standard built in sound card, there's very little advantage for you anyway. Or invest in a proper audio interface, preferably with its own ASIO drivers.

If you really think you must use ASIO4ALL the only thing I can suggest is to uninstall and reinstall it in case there was a bug in your installation.

For bouldersoundguy...ASIO4ALL isn't a true ASIO driver--it's a wrapper for making MME devices LOOK like ASIO for devices that need it. As such, the various controls on the Windows Audio Controller should still work and just feed the results via ASIO4ALL--and they certainly do for me--I just tried again and still all is fine.

[me_101]

asio4all is making a big difference in the quality and latency. which is why i'm putting up so much other crap its giving me.
i will try re installing it.
i recall my pc asked me " do you want to reinstal this program with recommended settings?" and i said yes.
i guess i should have said no.

[Bobbsy]

ASIO4ALL shouldn't make a single bit of difference in quality. All it does is provide a different control system for exactly the same audio card you already have. Latency it can help...but not as much as going to a specialist audio interface since it still has to work within the constraints of the MME sound card. You can often achieve the same results by closing down any background rubbish running on your computer and playing with the MME latency settings.

And, to repeat, the REAL solution is a different interface preferably with direct hardware monitoring. Besides helping with latency, the quality gain over a built in sound card will be dramatic.

[jimmys69]

I cant wait until the day, when internal sound cards become like pagers. Something only old school drug dealers used 15 years ago, and never asked about again....

[me_101]

i will definitely consider getting an audio interface. i did check out the forum page.
but right now all i want is for asio to work. :-D

[jimmys69]

i will definitely consider getting an audio interface. i did check out the forum page.
but right now all i want is for asio to work. :-D

It might work, but not efficiently, like you hope it to....

Sorry, it is just not worthy for quality recording in most cases...

[Bobbsy]

Just to repeat...you're not actually using ASIO. You're using a very clever piece of software that makes your DAW think your MME device is an ASIO one--but, down deep, it's still MME.