Windows XP Users: MME/DirectX vs. ASIO?

asanlui · Post by **asanlui** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:23 am

What are your thoughts between the two different driver types. How have your experiences been? Pros/Cons?
(Note: M-Audio Audiophile 192, on Intel P4 3GHz, 800MHz FSB, w/ 512MB DDR2 RAM, IDE ATA-100 HD)

RiotNrrd · Post by **RiotNrrd** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:42 am

I use the ASIO4ALL driver with my Soundblaster Extigy USB soundcard and it's cut my latency from 45 ms (with the manufacturers drivers) to 8 ms. So I'd say my experience was extremely positive with ASIO4ALL.

MrSleep · Post by **MrSleep** » Wed May 25, 2005 12:19 pm

nothing beats asio on windows... choose Live, then choose > asio..

asanlui · Post by **asanlui** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:47 pm

Interesting. I'm using MME/DirectX at the moment. When I switch to ASIO, I hear no audio even though the VU meter in the M-Audio Monitor Mixer shows movement.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:04 pm

asio is best, certainly when your card manufacturer makes a card specific asio driver.
with my maudio asio driver I get about 6 ms latency, with a 'standard' asio driver its ay worse than that.

MrSleep · Post by **MrSleep** » Thu May 26, 2005 12:35 am

asanlui wrote:interesting...i'm using MME/DirectX ........ when i switch to ASIO, nothing's coming out ... but the 'Monitor Bars' on the clips/master shows that there's indeed I/O

hhmmmmm...

sounds like the output on your soundcard is disabled!!! check in prefs.

asanlui · Post by **asanlui** » Thu May 26, 2005 4:53 am

I re-booted, did not change settings, and all systems go.

asanlui · Post by **asanlui** » Thu May 26, 2005 5:42 am

And then it stopped.

asanlui · Post by **asanlui** » Thu May 26, 2005 6:00 am

I attempted to utilize the ASIO setting.

*I failed to mention that I'm trying to monitor the 1/4-inch TRS Inputs and SPDIF Outputs at the same time. I altered many settings to no avail.

Is it unfeasible to monitor TRS Inputs and SPDIF Outputs at the same time?

Nielsfest · Post by **Nielsfest** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:54 pm

asanlui wrote:interesting...i'm using MME/DirectX ........ when i switch to ASIO, nothing's coming out ... but the 'Monitor Bars' on the clips/master shows that there's indeed I/O

hhmmmmm...

I seem to have the same problem, I was changing my audio preferences according to the tutorial and while doing that I was listening music. Now when I changed from MME/DirectX to ASIO all of a sudden my music stopped playing. But the interesting part is is that only in ASIO I can hear the test tone.

I'm a real noob, started with Reaper a week ago and now trying Ableton but I really am green at this. So I would appreciate any help at all.

Regards.

oddstep · Post by **oddstep** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:01 pm

Asio is way better than direct x. I have never been able to get control of a soundcard once Live has started (i am using xp). So I have to set up soundcard so that spdif is fine with me.... using the proprietary control panel and then start up live.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:55 am

SUPERNECROBUMP

_R_O_B_ · Post by **_R_O_B_** » Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:24 pm

bump!

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