X3e and IDT High Def Codec

Hi all,
 
When I'm not using my MOTU Ultralyte Hybrid on the laptop I use the internal IDT High Def Codec using ASIO4ALL.
 
I've set X3 to share audio drivers but Firefox seems to be stealing it as soon as it is opened. Any ideas on how to fix? I've just reinstalled Windows 7 HP and all my music software. Things used to be fine and dandy.
 
Cheers
M

I just tried RealTek on my PC.  If I set the Driver Mode to "MME" in Sonar, my RealTek works with Sonar.  Uninstall the ASIO4ALL and try this.  ASIO4ALL works for some and can cause problems or not work for others.  50/50 chance.
If whatever you want to use will work without ASIO4ALL you are better off.

Thanks for the ideas guys. Sharing or not sharing in Sonar has the same effect. Firefox will use the Speakers which will not be available to Sonar but Sonar will happily use the headphones.
 
ASIO4ALL outperformed MME when I had it working and I haven't tried the MidiThru yet...
 
M

I use my audio interface for music apps, like Sonar and any stand-alone synths (Dim Pro, Rapture, Kontakt).
 
I use the on-board sound chip for the default Windows audio device.  I route the output from the speaker jack on the back panel to a couple of inputs on my audio interface, which allows me to have Sonar and perhaps a YouTube clip playing at the same time.  If I need those 2 inputs from the audio interface, then I change the default Windows audio device to be the HDMI connection to the TV I use as a display for the computer, and it routes sound to the TV speakers.
 
In either case, I do not have conflict running in the above manner.
 
Bob Bone
 

Hi Paul,
 
For me personally and not speaking for Mus, MME is troublesome especially when attaching Samson USB Mic, Samson keyboard controller and USB BOSE Companion speaker system, and iRig Pro... ASIO4all seems to be able to handle my setup well - albeit there is an occasional glitch and when that occurs then just before I get to the stage of pulling all my hair out I first try re-installing ASIO4all and that usually fixes what ever had gone wrong, (has happened about 2 times now in the last few months, so I can live with that)..  
 
I personally haven't had the incline to share audio between other apps when I am using sonar - I can understand at certain times would be handy but for me not worth the trouble..
 
Jim

If your computer has a Wi-Fi adapter, this very often causes MASSIVE latency spikes, which then mess up sound quality and introduce dropouts and crackles and all of that sort of stuff.
 
What lots of folks do with their Wi-Fi adapters is to temporarily disable them or if there is a hardware on/off switch they turn the adapter OFF, just prior to launching Sonar.
 
When finished using Sonar, they then 'enable' the Wi-Fi adapters again, or turn 'on' if they were turned off.
 
This is an easy fix to the Wi-Fi-adapter induced latency problems.
 
This is a really simple and harmless thing to do, by the way.  Just go to Device Manager, find the Wi-Fi adapter in the list of devices, right-click on it, then click 'Disable'.  Please note that this does NOT remove the drivers from your system, it just literally disables it so the drivers are not loaded while it is disabled.  When you enable it again, it simply loads the already installed drivers for it, and everything is hunky dory again.  (if one were to UNINSTALL the Wi-Fi adapter drivers, then you would have to scan for hardware changes again to get it to work again, so don't do that - just disable/enable)
 
Sooooooo, please give the above a shot, and post back.  I used to do this probably 5-10 times a day, when I was working on projects and also working on other things with the computer in between Sonar recording/editing/mixing/mastering sessions.
 
I hope the above helps you get a better sound quality with reduced or even eliminated dropouts and such, 
 
Bob Bone