brother rat
All mics sound the same.
Can someone explain to me what ASIO is? I keep seeing a lot of talk about ASIO4ALL. How I'm supposed to know if I need ASIO4ALL? If I have a problem, how would I know that ASIO4ALL is the solution?
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TimOBrien
New member
asio is the low-latency drivers you WANT to use to your soundcard.
asio4all is a cute hack that SIMULATES true asio, but you're still using the
40-cent gamer card in the computer with its poor conversion chips.
(any $50 and up true asio card is MUCH better.)
Internal pci, external usb or firewire replacement soundcards - or interfaces- are what you want.
Here's a good guide and user-tested suggestions that work: The Best Audio Interfaces for your Home Studio by TweakHeadz Lab
(you'll want to bookmark and read through all of Tweak's Guide while you're there...)
asio4all is a cute hack that SIMULATES true asio, but you're still using the
40-cent gamer card in the computer with its poor conversion chips.
(any $50 and up true asio card is MUCH better.)
Internal pci, external usb or firewire replacement soundcards - or interfaces- are what you want.
Here's a good guide and user-tested suggestions that work: The Best Audio Interfaces for your Home Studio by TweakHeadz Lab
(you'll want to bookmark and read through all of Tweak's Guide while you're there...)
arcadeko
Illuminatius Overlordious
I think you need to back up a little - Why would you need ASIO4ALL? It might be better if you explain the problem you are trying to solve instead of trying to rule out a solution. It's hard to answer when we don't even know what the problem is in the first place.
So whats the problem?
brother rat
All mics sound the same.
Who told you I was using a gamer sound card?
I have a Delta 44. It works just dandy when I'm using my old original version of Vegas. No problems at all. It's just that Vegas is really limited compared to newer sequencers and I'm trying to start using Reaper. I can't get Reaper to play or record anything. I keep reading about people having to install ASIO4ALL to be able to use Reaper.
And that's exactly my question. How would I know if I need ASIO4ALL or not?
I have a Delta 44. It works just dandy when I'm using my old original version of Vegas. No problems at all. It's just that Vegas is really limited compared to newer sequencers and I'm trying to start using Reaper. I can't get Reaper to play or record anything. I keep reading about people having to install ASIO4ALL to be able to use Reaper.
And that's exactly my question. How would I know if I need ASIO4ALL or not?
arcadeko
Illuminatius Overlordious
What interface are you using?
brother rat
All mics sound the same.
M-Audio Delta 44 sound card
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TimOBrien
New member
You only use asio4all with onboard gamer cards. Again, its a hack simulation.
If your card has true asio drivers, USE THEM.
brother rat
All mics sound the same.
Sorry for being such a noob. How do I know if it has asio drivers?
arcadeko
Illuminatius Overlordious
just use the Delta drivers
M-AUDIO - Drivers and Software Search
and you do not need ASIO4ALL - just make sure you have the latest delta drives and that you specify that in Reaper
M-AUDIO - Drivers and Software Search
and you do not need ASIO4ALL - just make sure you have the latest delta drives and that you specify that in Reaper
brother rat
All mics sound the same.
thanks! that's what I needed to know.
Armistice
Son of Yoda
It's the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation..... likes to keep a check on you musician/hippy types...
Bobbsy
Boring Old Git
Australian Secret Intelligence here...
Our cover story is that ASIO stands for "Audio Stream Input Output". Rather than being specific to any soundcard or type of soundcard, it's a protocol developed by Steinberg that can be used by many different brands of hardware interfaces. The idea behind ASIO is to provide low latency and high quality.
The other main subset of drivers is generally Windows Direct drivers (usually referred to as WDM). These are the standard audio drivers used in Windows computers and tend to follow an intermediary path in the computer, adding to latency.
ASIO4ALL is a clever bit of software that can emulate ASIO in the operation of WDM devices. It's not strictly true that WDM drivers are only used in on-board gamers cards--a lot of hardware manufacturers offer both WDM and ASIO drivers even for high quality specialist cards.
What is right is that you're generally better off using a manufacturers own ASIO drivers if at all possible. However, sometimes there can be problems with compatibility in manufacturers drivers and certain OS's or DAW software. If that's the case, ASIO4ALL can be a handy fix, even with good cards. However, it's a fix and the manufacturers ASIO drivers are your best bet if they work properly.
Bob
Our cover story is that ASIO stands for "Audio Stream Input Output". Rather than being specific to any soundcard or type of soundcard, it's a protocol developed by Steinberg that can be used by many different brands of hardware interfaces. The idea behind ASIO is to provide low latency and high quality.
The other main subset of drivers is generally Windows Direct drivers (usually referred to as WDM). These are the standard audio drivers used in Windows computers and tend to follow an intermediary path in the computer, adding to latency.
ASIO4ALL is a clever bit of software that can emulate ASIO in the operation of WDM devices. It's not strictly true that WDM drivers are only used in on-board gamers cards--a lot of hardware manufacturers offer both WDM and ASIO drivers even for high quality specialist cards.
What is right is that you're generally better off using a manufacturers own ASIO drivers if at all possible. However, sometimes there can be problems with compatibility in manufacturers drivers and certain OS's or DAW software. If that's the case, ASIO4ALL can be a handy fix, even with good cards. However, it's a fix and the manufacturers ASIO drivers are your best bet if they work properly.
Bob