asio

[barrystronge]

I have bought a new computer and I need to install an AISO compatible sound card. I had a Creative Technology card on my old computer which was satisfactory. If I reinstall it on the new computer will I need to get a driver? Alternatively can anyone recommend a better but reasonably priced ASIO sound card? Alternatively, would the free Asioforall be good enough and, if I download it, what do I have to do to make it work? (I am far from being a computer nerd.) Many thanks.

[Kevin]

Hello Barry!
Welcome back. I have passed your post on to Wizzarts. Unless anyone else can help I am sure he will have am answer for you.

[Joseph]

Mar 9, 2014 12:04:47 GMT barrystronge said:

I have bought a new computer and I need to install an AISO compatible sound card. I had a Creative Technology card on my old computer which was satisfactory. If I reinstall it on the new computer will I need to get a driver? Alternatively can anyone recommend a better but reasonably priced ASIO sound card? Alternatively, would the free Asioforall be good enough and, if I download it, what do I have to do to make it work? (I am far from being a computer nerd.) Many thanks.

Hello Barry, nice to "see" you here.  I'll assume (though I know I shouldn't) you had a Windows based PC and have that again in your new model.  As long as your new PC has an open slot of the type your card requires there is no reason why it shouldn't work.  And yes, you most likely will need a new driver which should be available at the Creative website.  I don't use ASIOFORALL (I think Andy does) so I cannot help you there.  I, too, use a Creative sound card.  Joseph

[wizzarts]

Hi Barry,

the creative soundcards are some sort of top-sellers and their drivers became standard. Windows provides you with a full set of drivers for creative cards. I would give your old card a try. The drive should be installed automatically.
If not you simply have to connect the computer to the internet to use the auto-search-routine.
Are we talking about a PC or a Mac?

Windows can only connect certain types of programs at once, - system sound, flash player, media, cd or one program using asio can be run at once. When starting a 2nd audio-program the soundcard will block it being that it is already in use by the program started first.
This is the reason some good guys created the asio4all-driver. It is easy to use and connect to the soundcard within the startup of the pc and blocks the soundcard. The trick is that the program asio4all is a host. All audio-programs connect to this host instead to the soundcard itself. This makes it possible to run several audio-software parallel.

Again: when your old soundcard was just working fine I would prefer this one. In case it doesn't work correctly there is time enough to get a new one.

Creative Audigy is quite okay for most needs. If you want to go professional we very soon are talking about external devices which cost 400 GBP and more.

I am running a creative internal card for windows-thingies, AVID FastTrax for Sibelius and Echo AudioFire 12 for the DAWs. Also the DAWs are connected to the Tascam 4800 when it comes to mixdown.

Please let me know if there are any further questions.

[barrystronge]

Thank you. If I reuse my old card I assume I will be able to download an appropriate driver.

[wizzarts]

I have done a quick check. Most soundcard-drivers are up-to-date and win7 / win8 ready.

Do you know what card it is (type, year)?

[Barry Stronge]

I decided to buy a new Creative Audigy RX. It does not require a driver but comes with a bundled CD.

Thanks to all for the help.

[Joseph]

Barry, may I ask what your new system consists of?  Processor?  Motherboard? drives?  memory? video?  Only asking because I am about to dive in myself and upgrade the warhorse that needs to get put out to stud (the machine, not me)
Joseph