Sonar 8.5.3 x64 won't work with Presonus Audiobox 44VSL ASIO driver
[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]I'm new to using the forum. I need advice about getting Sonar 8.5.3 x64 (running on Windows 7 Pro x64) to work with Presonus Audiobox 44VSL ASIO driver. When I play or record, I get the message:
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]“Sonar 8.5 Producer unable to open audio playback device. Device may not support the current project’s audio format or may be in use.”
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]I have tried everything recommended by Presonus tech support, including:
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Reinstalled latest driver with latest driver.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Disabled Intel HyperThreading in BIOS.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Disabled onboard sound in BIOS.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Disabled FireWire in Device Mgr.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Disconnected peripherals other than mouse, keyboard, and Audiobox.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Turned off all the advanced power options in Windows 7.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Set Windows audio AudioBox Playback device 1-2 and 3-4 to 24bit and AudioBox Record device 1-2 and 3-4 to 24bit.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Windows Sound is configured to put the AudioBox into Exclusive Mode.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Plugged 44VSL directly into computer, not thru a hub.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Set Sonar Global/Audio to 24bit playback and 24bit record.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Unchecked the shared mode option in Sonar Options/Audio.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"] Turned off read and write caching in Sonar.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]All other[font="verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4"] [font="verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4"]Windows[font="verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4"] audio applications work fine - players etc.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]The Presonus Audiobox 44VSL and ASIO driver works fine with Studio One, but not Sonar 8.5.3, so that seems to point the finger at Sonar rather than general audio problems.
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]Sonar 8.5.3 seems to work ok using the WDM driver. Will using the WDM driver cause problems for me later as I try more ambitious projects?
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]Would this problem go away if I purchased a MOTU 4pre instead of the 44VSL?
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[font="verdana, sans-serif; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial"]Would this problem go away if I upgraded to Sonar X2? Sonar X2 seems to have its own set of issues, though.
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Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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