[dwong]

Hey, recently I have been using Asio4all output settings on foobar, and although music sounds much better on my laptop then when it is set to the primary sound card driver, I don't hear any other computer audio while music is playing ie: IM notifications, youtube videos, games, etc. Is this normal?

 

[psyllium]

That is normal... this is because the software mixer is bypassed, leaving a pure clean audio stream for the music and the music only to pass through.

 

[krmathis]

No wonder, and perfectly normal.
Since ASIO4ALL bypass the kmixer entirely...

 

[Zorander]

I'm curious. I experience the same when I was using the M-Audio Revolution. However, with the E-MU 1212M, I can still hear other sound (Waveout or DirectSound) even when I am playing something in Foobar (native ASIO and/or ASIO4ALL). Is this normal too?

 

[El_Doug]

yes, this is normal

the PatchMix exports all the sound channels in it to the audio-out. there are (in most of the default profiles) strips for both ASIO and WAVE. hence, both of their outputs go to the audio-out of the card

if you want only one of them to play, open PatchMix, and mute the stips for the given source

this is actually a neat way to stop the sound from any inputs you may have, such as a microphone, from sounding out of the speakers! Windows will still detect the incoming audio, but it wont be played back - a great way to kill potential feedback

 

[mattcalf]

So ASIO4ALL is the reason firefox doesn't produce any audio? (for me)

 

[krmathis]

^ Possibly...

 

[fordgtlover]

I have mine setup so that normal windows sounds - including web content - goes to the standard windows sound card, but audio goes through the ASIO and then foobar uses the ASIO devices.

My Sound & Audio device under Control Panel is set to the standard windows sound card.

 

[dwong]

Thx for the replies

Still gets kind of annoying though while multitasking, if i leave 1 youtube tab up my foobar won't sing, but I'm getting used to it.

 

[krmathis]

You're most welcome!