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How to switch between WDM and ASIO drivers with an M-Audio Audiophile2496.
It's my understanding that ASIO and WDM are different types of
drivers. I'm not a techie but apparently there are different protocols that each follows, and many sound cards can use both. I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Apparently the ASIO drivers are included in the drivers from M-Audio, even though they're labeled "WDM". In the app I'm using - Cakewalk Home Studio 2, there's a place to switch between ASIO and WDM drivers. However, shouldn't there also be some kind of command within the Audiophile controls to tell it to use the ASIO drivers? I've been all over the Audiophile control panel and see no such button/command. The only place I see ASIO mentioned on the control panel is a checkbox to "Disable Audio App Use of Monitor Mixer and Patchbay/Router". Why this would be needed isn't clear to me. When I click the options in Cakewalk to go into ASIO mode, then all I see in the drivers list are a number of options for Creative, I assume related to the Audigy Soundcard I also have installed for Midi purposes, no mention of the Audiophile at all. Thanks for all input.. |
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How to switch between WDM and ASIO drivers with an M-Audio Audiophile 2496.
"Doc" wrote It's my understanding that ASIO and WDM are different types of drivers. I'm not a techie but apparently there are different protocols that each follows, and many sound cards can use both. I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Apparently the ASIO drivers are included in the drivers from M-Audio, even though they're labeled "WDM". In the app I'm using - Cakewalk Home Studio 2, there's a place to switch between ASIO and WDM drivers. However, shouldn't there also be some kind of command within the Audiophile controls to tell it to use the ASIO drivers? I've been all over the Audiophile control panel and see no such button/command. The only place I see ASIO mentioned on the control panel is a checkbox to "Disable Audio App Use of Monitor Mixer and Patchbay/Router". Why this would be needed isn't clear to me. When I click the options in Cakewalk to go into ASIO mode, then all I see in the drivers list are a number of options for Creative, I assume related to the Audigy Soundcard I also have installed for Midi purposes, no mention of the Audiophile at all. Thanks for all input.. I don't know how Home Studio works but in Sonar, after you change the Audio to ASIO you have to close Sonor and restart it to make the change. Then after it is restarted you go back to Audio and select the Driver tab. You should see all your ASIO drivers (input and output) listed. Select all the drivers you want to use and then they should show up in Home Studio. If any Creative drivers are still listed under the Driver tab you should unselect them. |
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How to switch between WDM and ASIO drivers with an M-Audio Audiophile 2496.
On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 19:08:59 -0800 (PST), Doc
wrote: It's my understanding that ASIO and WDM are different types of drivers. I'm not a techie but apparently there are different protocols that each follows, and many sound cards can use both. I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Apparently the ASIO drivers are included in the drivers from M-Audio, even though they're labeled "WDM". In the app I'm using - Cakewalk Home Studio 2, there's a place to switch between ASIO and WDM drivers. However, shouldn't there also be some kind of command within the Audiophile controls to tell it to use the ASIO drivers? I've been all over the Audiophile control panel and see no such button/command. The only place I see ASIO mentioned on the control panel is a checkbox to "Disable Audio App Use of Monitor Mixer and Patchbay/Router". Why this would be needed isn't clear to me. The switch within Cakewalk is sufficient. It is detecting that you have alternative drivers available. Choose the one you prefer. |
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How to switch between WDM and ASIO drivers with an M-AudioAudiophile 2496.
On Dec 6, 10:08 pm, Doc wrote:
I have an M-Audio Audiophile 2496. Apparently the ASIO drivers are included in the drivers from M-Audio, even though they're labeled "WDM". In the app I'm using - Cakewalk Home Studio 2, there's a place to switch between ASIO and WDM drivers. However, shouldn't there also be some kind of command within the Audiophile controls to tell it to use the ASIO drivers? The driver is what goes between the operating system and the hardware. Cakewalk talks to the operating system, telling it to use the WDM driver, the OS loads that driver, and uses it for passing data to and from Cakewalk. The card itself (the hardware) doesn't know or care which driver it's using. That "end" of the driver doesn't change, only the end that talks to Cakewalk (through the operating system). |
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