I ran into two problems while using trying out ASIO4ALL.
One, my computer kept restarting whenever I tried to open a4apanel.exe or play a file in foobar after configuring asio4all. I found the culprit to be the WDM drivers for my ATI AIW card. I fixed it by going to the device manager and disabling every ATI WDM codec thingy. I have no idea why this works, why it conflicted in the first place, how I figured it out and I don't care. No more restarts and ASIO is working.
Second problem, I was getting play back problems on some music files. The music went on and off like it was desyncing. It was choppy. I found out that it was only music from one of my harddrives that was suffering. So I figure I'd defrag it. Problem still there. Then I try messing around with the buffer like the ASIO4All instructional manual says.
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2. ASIO Buffer Size
Use the slider to adjust the ASIO buffer size for the device currently highlighted. Smaller buffer size
means lower latency. Once you hear crackles or audio becomes distorted, you need to increase the buffer
size. ASIO buffer size directly relates to audio latency. Thus, you want to get a rather small value here. |
No good.
Don't ask me how I figured out how to fix it. I have three harddrives and a DVDburner on this PC. The settings are
Master 1. C:- Music, no prob
Slave 1. D: - Choppy Music
Master 2 E:, - OS F:
Slave 2 G: DVD
I changed the configuration to
Master 1 - C: OS
Slave 1 - D: Music no problem
Master 2 - E: Choppy music
Slave 2 - G: DVD
And that did the trick.
Unfortunately, I had to reconfigure and reinstall alot of programs. No biggie. Music is playing like it should. I'm happy.
It looks like there's more to configure.
Do I want to disable the EB01 from K-mixer? If I do that... I won't be able to hear anything from the eb01 in Zoomplayer unless there's some sort of ASIO plugin for that. I don't think there is...
Buffer Settings, shift channel, tread priority?
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Naturally, you would make sure that all inputs are disabled, set the ASIO buffer size to the maximum and
be happy! |
(From the ASIO4all manual)
Do I need to resample?
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Obviously, in this scenario you do need inputs. But, as always, you should disable all channels you do not
want to use. Disable 44.1KHz resampling if it is not really necessary! |
I suppose if I had songs in 48 kHz I would...
There's also the volume control for FOOBar's DSP. I took everything off the list. Should I have 44.1 hKz resampling like on this
guide and disable the resampling in the a4all control panel?
The asio control panel shows "Beyond Logic" when I have a song playing, but when nothings playing, it's on running mode.
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“Beyond Logic” - You get this if the device for some unknown reason refuses to start and/or displays
erratic behavior of any kind. Sometimes, closing and re-opening the control panel may cure the situation,
as may unplugging and re-inserting of USB devices. Sometimes, this can also mean the same as
“Unavailable”, whenever the device does not report its current availability or the lack thereof back to
ASIO4ALL. |
Dunno what that means, doesn't seem like a big deal. I mean it's working...
Someone hurry up and mod this dac. After modding my 0404 with blackgates, I was very impressed, so I can't wait to hear an eb01 after mods.
I'd love to make some comparisons, but my equipment is all over the place and my trusty 650's need to be repaired. That and my mind is probably plagued by placebo from reading so much about equipment
I would copy what everyone else says so I don't feel like a "dumbass". I'm just a neophyte, so I will hold back from posting my opinions. I seriously need to find a place to audition everything. My route is to buy everything and hear things for myself. A long and expensive route.
but enjoyable.
I just find it absurd that the modern $200 "docking station" is little better than the old $50 port replicators 8 years ago. 
Anyway, enough OT.
