Stringrazor1
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Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
I'm trying to enable audio I/F drivers in X3 for both my RMI Fireface and Fractal Axe/FX II simultaneously. Both work when enabled alone but when the ports for one are enabled, the ports for the other are grayed out. Why?
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Anderton
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 15:12:26
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If you're using ASIO, with rare exceptions you can use only one ASIO device at a time. Windows' native audio drivers (e.g., MME, WDM) can aggregate interfaces. Here's an article with more info.
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Stringrazor1
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 15:23:08
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Thanks, Craig. I probably knew that at one time, lol. I'll try some other options.
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 16:21:09
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Hi. Could you not connect the Axe via Spdif? I do this with my Pod HD 500, even when connected via USB to my pc.
Hope it helps.
All the best.
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 16:47:45
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Zargg71
Hi. Could you not connect the Axe via Spdif? I do this with my Pod HD 500, even when connected via USB to my pc.
Hope it helps.
That's a GREAT tip! Why didn't I think of that? 
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Zargg
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 18:31:25
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☄ Helpfulby Bristol_Jonesey 2016/09/03 19:15:49
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Zargg71
Hi. Could you not connect the Axe via Spdif? I do this with my Pod HD 500, even when connected via USB to my pc.
Hope it helps.
That's a GREAT tip! Why didn't I think of that?
Lucky shot on my part, I guess 
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Bristol_Jonesey
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 18:55:30
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That's got me thinking......
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 18:57:22
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Zargg71
Hi. Could you not connect the Axe via Spdif? I do this with my Pod HD 500, even when connected via USB to my pc.
Hope it helps.
All the best.
yes indeed that's a great idea. also got me thinking now of trying this.
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Re: Problem Using Two Audio I/Fs - Fireface & Fractal
2016/09/03 22:46:14
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Zargg71
Hi. Could you not connect the Axe via Spdif? I do this with my Pod HD 500, even when connected via USB to my pc.
Hope it helps.
All the best.
That was my #1 other option and it's what I did. It works well and simplifies things, though it still seems a waste to have to make yet another connection. It's been a while since I did any recording and I'd forgotten about the ASIO limitation and also that RME removed all non ASIO driver protocols in the last version (which is what I'm using).
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