Re: Problems with Layla3G Audio driver

Hi all
I have just upgraded to Windows 7 64 bits ( Intel i7 ) using Sonar 8 64 bits, soundcard Echo Layla3G with the latest driver 8.3 using ASIO. I use buffer of 512 samples and also try 1024 samples When I open Sonar and load a couple if Vienna Instruments,initially everything seems to be fine.But after some time , I hear a burst of high frequency noise which is very annoying and this message appears
 
Audio Driver error
The following driverss do not support current audio format or are inuse by another application. Please choose whether you want to disable them or use them anyway
 
After that the Sonar freezes
 
I wonder whether anyone out there experiences similar porblems. I optimize the W7 according to instruciton from Echo Audio and never seems to have this problem when I was using Sonar 8 32 bits with Layla3G in XP( older driver of course)
How do I fix this problem.Thank you in advance
 
Tim

Hi Beagle
I do not think that it is hardware failure( Layla3G) as it plays flawlessly when is play normal wave file using WMP. It does work ok with other applications like VLS VI in standalone mode
 
WDM mode did not work when I tried instead of ASIO

I downloaded the latest windows drivers 8.5 from Echo audio for Layla3G. I read on the internet that it may be the driver andn trired an older driver 7.3, but the same problem still occurs.

I am wondering if I change to Sonar 8.5.3, the problem will be fixed?

Tim

first, I do not think sonar 8.5.3 will resolve any issue.

ASIO4ALL might help, but if it doesn't work in WDM mode, I'm not sure how.  but we can try.

when you say you couldn't open the ASIO4ALL control panel - can you be more specific?  what happens when you click on the ASIO4ALL program in windows/start menu?

make sure you are using the sample bit/sample rate in both Sonar and the Echo console; use driver 8.5 as that's the only one guaranteed to work in Win 7. you can try deleting the aud.ini file in Sonar and restarting, see if that cures it.

Echo writes great drivers and indeed writes them for other companies too...my Echo Audiofire is solid as a rock at 128 samples on win 7 x64...and this comes from a TASCAM user??!! LOL!

This error usually means that you have another sound card assigned to the primary recodring outputs/inputs. Probably the default motherboard Realtek . Get into your BIOS and disable the Realtek drivers. They are probably called something else like Aztek. Then disable system sounds by selecting "no sounds".
Hope this helps

Thank you for all your suggestion. I finally work it out. It is the Echo driver that is the problems. I also experience lots of clicks,pops and burst of high frequency noise, audio engine drop-put. I bought a new RME Fireface UC ( USB soundcard) and all the above problems have disappeared. The RME driver is very stable.

Tim