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Title: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: Jakester on June 20, 2005, 03:44:51 pm: I am using MC11 with ASIO via a Chaintech AV710 card and ASIO4ALL. Works great, except that other system sounds will often cause the ASIO stream to go mute. MC11 keeps playing but no sound. If I pause and resume playback the sound comes back. I though ASIO would lock out other sounds from having access to the sound card and prevent this.

Anyone with any suggestions?

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Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: Jakester on June 20, 2005, 04:04:15 pm: That would be a great, simple fix. I'll try that.

What about other apps such as Winamp and WMP? Sometimes I want to watch videos with no audio while MC11 keeps dishing up the tunes. Any ideas on how to shut these other apps up?
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: DougHamm on June 20, 2005, 04:25:10 pm: Quote from: Jakester on June 20, 2005, 04:04:15 pm
That would be a great, simple fix. I'll try that.

What about other apps such as Winamp and WMP? Sometimes I want to watch videos with no audio while MC11 keeps dishing up the tunes. Any ideas on how to shut these other apps up?

One solution: buy a $15 sound card just for system sounds, or use your built-in sound, and then mix'em.

-Doug
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: Jakester on June 21, 2005, 10:57:36 am: I'll see if I can make that work - use built-in sound for system sounds and other apps and my Chaintech just for MC - thanks ...
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: Bill Kearney on June 22, 2005, 09:54:30 am: Get another soundcard, either via PCI or USB. I've got several USB devices on my MC11 machine and they work great. Don't know about how well ASIO would work on them as I don't use it. Setup the System to use one soundcard and set MC11 to use the other(s). This way any other app that isn't configured to use a particular card shouldn't interfere with the one MC11 is setup to use. Some apps are smart enough to allow configuring themselves to use a particular sound card. But if they're not then at least they won't step on MC11's output.
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: mauka on July 19, 2005, 01:26:46 pm: I have basicly the same problem with my Chaintech. I don't think its system sounds though. I have an M-Audio Revo I use for my Defalt soundcard & Theater Tek Movies. I use the Chaintech for Media Payer only and I loose sound after every song. I think I might have cured it by messing with Media Player settings. I will check it out when i get home and let you know.
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: mauka on July 19, 2005, 07:26:09 pm: I'm still having the same problem anyone else got an answer for this?
Title: Re: ASIO interrupted by other system sounds
Post by: Jakester on July 28, 2005, 11:44:00 am: mauka -

I replied to your email - did you get it? - any luck?