The mobile pre can work on WDM and should work well there. ASIO is a good driver but WDM is very solid as well. Many prefer it. I do not think it is the MC disk, but rather the Mobile Pre that does not seem to have the full software available. as I can not find the M-Audio mixer window applet to check the ASIO settings in.

WDM works, plays gonna try it out.
still gonna mess with the ASIO driver.
ohhh i did hear the tune play.
thanks again for all your help.

Ok Robomusic you settled me down me down. I read alot of good things about ASIO.
Running Windows 7 bata 7068 I like it.
Did try MC4 on Xp pro w/sp3 and had the same problems thats why I'm thinking Mc disk or MobilePre is at fault

Just installed it on our boys XP home and this error..


"An error occuredmsetting a parameter on this page. Try again?"



so it will not work on our win 7, xp, home or pro.
Whats the deal?
replace MobilePre?
Salesmen said bring it in if I have problems.
What you all think?

You are right that there is no direct support from M-audio, yet.
People in Win 7 Forums say they have got it to work.
I did do the drivermode on win xp pro that did not fix it.
same problems 7 or xp.
so what option is there?
been at this for five days did all there is to do.
Tell ya what I'll reinstall xp pro.
Let ya know latter how it's going.
If I sound frustrated thats because I am, Sorry.

People in Win 7 Forums say they have got it to work.

They've got a forum already? They work fast!
Glad you got it working.

Win XP pro all the same issues.
MP_WDM_5.10.00.3516.exe
MobilePre_5.10.00.5128.exe
MobilePre_5.10.00.5128Bata.exe
Installed, uninstalled.
non of these drivers made a diference.
all give the same error after clicking the ASIO button under General.

"The ASIO sample rate is not supported by one of the USB interfaces!
Please check you sync setting in your control panel.
Then another windows pops up.
"The following driver(s) either do not support the current audio format, or are in use by another application.
Anyone have a solution?

This is true for some cards .... I've tried the ASIO drivers from Behringer, as well as ASIO4all and I've found along with numerous others that for my card, the WDM works the best.

- TAP -

ASIO is a third party driver mode that was designed for specific audio needs, and many different hardware suppliers try and write there own version of it to work with there cards, some are good and some are bad. M-Audio has been one of the best, that is up until Vista. It can be shaky.

Every system works different than the next as well. On my system with my card ASIO is the best choice, on my old computer WDM worked best, on my laptop MME is king. The M-Audio cards will work with all three, and it really boils down to what makes your system function the best. It is about getting decent latency and solid audio performance. The WDM and MME drivers are Microsoft based, where ASIO is from the makers of Cubase. It is alot like VST technology most application can use it, but not all work well.

Cakewalk is now in it's third generation with VST and VSTi, being a DX based system it has had it's growing pains with that plugin architecture. The same goes for ASIO, actually upon install MC defaults to WDM, because like DX plugs WDM is Microsoft based.

WDM is adjustable from within MC, where as ASIO is adjustable within the sound cards mixer Window. ASIO is a driver that will not let you use it on two applications at the same time. It does not share. So using WDM is not inferior, or in anyway broken, it is just an option, and one that Cake products tends to like. Actually it is very hard to tell the difference, since quality wise there is none. The only place you will notice is upon setup for mulittrack input systems like SHS, and Sonar it configures the inputs differently. Some systems get lower latency on one and some the other.

The big deal is to make music, not frustration for yourself.

The ASIO sample rate is not supported by one of the USB interfaces!

So, did you check to see what the sample rate is and change it to something that will work? I don't have an M-Audio, but to check that with the Focusrite Saffire, I first go to MC and see what the sample rate is there, which is 44.1 kHz. I then open the mixer for the Saffire and check that the sample rate matches MC, or I can change either one, as long as they match in the end.

What are you trying to change the sample rate to? 44,100 is the correct rate for most situations.

It's all good, you do not need to agree with me. There is some issue for sure, and i can't tell what it is from here. Still ASIO may not work due to the fact the driver you downloaded may be the Vista driver, and might not work well in XP, plus it has no support in Win7 yet, win 7 is BETA, which means that it is not done yet. One error i got while working on your system was that it was sharing, and ASIO won't. That was most likely cleared up on the double driver fix.

Still if your system works at 24 bit 44,100 with WDM, or even 16 bit and 44,100 then it is up to you to decide, do I want to make music or fuss over driver issues. As I said there is not real difference between ASIO, and WDM as far as performance or quality, so if one works then use it. It is not a situation where you have been ripped off if ASIO does not work, different systems work better with different driver modes. My laptop will not run with ASIO4All not even a bit, So guess what i don't lose one minute worring about it, I make songs with the WDM drivers.

Here is a thread on the subject i read a while back at the Sonar forum, so why not take a read thru. http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=867968&mpage=2&key=WDM%2CASIO󔜗

Drivers are not brakes or windshield wipers they are more like GAS, they make the Car run. Pick one and drive. Now if WDM does not work, then that tells you something, Try the old fashioned MME and see what happens, if there are problems there, then either one of two things, the interface is not fully compatible with something in your system, or the system is not setup properly for audio somewhere. remember these interfaces are asked to run on thousands of different systems that are each and everyone unique and different.

Sometimes we forget what a big undertaking this is for a computer, we use our systems for so much, Gaming, e-mail, net surfing, household finance, etc. Each brings needs to the table, sometimes we push our system to a crossroads.

Just sayin!

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