[RWP] setting a USB input?

Mon Feb 13 19:55:13 EST 2012

I have asio installed, but I can't seem to get it to function as I think it 
is supposed to.
It seems to be tied to a creative audigy soundcard that was in the machine 
at one point, but that I have taken out long ago.
I get a CST creative devices error or something similar when I try to select 
any of the asio related drivers in the audio device input/output lists in 
reaper.

Shrug.

And I'm not likely to jump on the apple band wagon quite yet.

Regards
Colin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Perdue" <patrick at pdaudio.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] setting a USB input?

> This is why I am generally annoyed at all these USB devices floating 
> around. No good common way to bridge the gap between them on Windows. OS X 
> handles this so much more eligantly with Core Audio and Aggregate Devices, 
> which bridges as many audio interfaces as you like into one multi-channel 
> virtual device that can be seen by anything that can take advantage of 
> it.. So many things would automatically be fixed if Windows had the same 
> underlying audio support, but not so much on that.
>
> I'm assuming that either asio isn't an option for your interface, which 
> would make things nicer, or that anything sent through it as a return 
> wouldn't quite route the way you'd want it to. I can get quite good 
> latency on my MacBook Air running Windows 7 and MME audio with 128 
> samples, which I increase to 256 if lots of stuff is going on, assuming 
> asio isn't available. It's the next best thing.
>
> Again, if Windows had core audio, stuff like asio wouldn't even be 
> necessary.
>
> On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:23 PM, colin McDonald wrote:
>
>> actually, it wasn't that complicated after all.
>> I typically use WDM kirnal for my sound driver because it seems to have 
>> the lowest latency on my machine.
>> With that device, only the regular onboard soundcard and the  "USB audio 
>> device" were showing up.
>> I switched the driver to direct sound, and suddenly, "mustang amplifier" 
>> showed up in the audio input list.  I simply hit enter on mustang 
>> amplifier, and everything works now.
>> Although, the latency from the amp via USB is just as bad, if not a bit 
>> worse than going through my soundcard line in jack.
>> I was hoping that it would be reduced to minimal latency.
>> However, the audio is excellent through the USB input.  Although, the 
>> level is rather low compared to line level..about 6 or 7DB down from 
>> normal unity input...I checked in my windows volume control and although 
>> I can find the mustang amp device in recording properties, it doesn't 
>> have any controls to adjust.
>> No big deal, with massive headroom in reaper, I simply need to increase 
>> volume by 7 DB to get a good unity level...and anything beyond that is 
>> easy with over plus30DB of clean headroom.
>>
>> Now if only fender was good enough to make the mustang into a midi device 
>> and offer all the patches as plugins or something...they kind of do that, 
>> but it's with their own fuse software, written in silverlite and 
>> completely inaccessible with JFW or wineyes.
>>
>> Regards
>> Colin
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 3:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] setting a USB input?
>>
>>
>>> That's your problem, Colin.
>>> If you're in Options/preferences/audio devices, and your USB device is 
>>> not showing the word Enabled after it's name, it won't get through to 
>>> record anything.
>>> I am running Winize, but it's pretty much the same procedure on Jaws.
>>> Get focus on the name of your USB audio device at your arrow keys.
>>> Route to your PC cursor and go to your number pad.
>>> Make sure the name of your USB device is selected at your number pad.
>>> Right click there at the number pad on its  name.
>>> Now, go back to your arrow keys and arrow down until you find the word 
>>> Configure.
>>> Hit enter on Configure, go to your tab key and tab down to Enable;  with 
>>> a checkbox, and make sure it's checked with your spacebar.
>>> Then tab down and hit enter on Apply, then hit enter on okay.
>>>
>>> It would be a good idea to close and reopen Reaper to learn if it now 
>>> shows Enabled after the USB audio device's name, because I've been told 
>>> that sometimes Jaws makes enabling look as if it's been done;  but it 
>>> hasn't taken, and needs to be redone.
>>> Indigo L
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/13/2012 3:44 PM, colin McDonald wrote:
>>>> It's audio sent over USB and not midi.
>>>> it shows in the availible audio devices list, but it doesn't show
>>>> enabled or unavailible or disabled or anything like that.
>>>> I remember when I was setting up midi ins and outs, I could mouse click
>>>> on the device in the list, and go into another screen where I could
>>>> enable or disable that device.
>>>> I'm not getting that with the audio device list.
>>>> I'll check on my other machine which can be a bit more user friendly
>>>> with reaper sometimes.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Colin
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 5:07 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] setting a USB input?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Is that Mustang sending audio over USB?
>>>>> If so, it should be shown as Enabled in Reaper's Available audio
>>>>> devices list.
>>>>> If it's midi sent over USB, it should be shown as Enabled in Reaper's
>>>>> list of available midi devices.
>>>>> Indigo L
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/12/2012 7:00 PM, colin McDonald wrote:
>>>>>> Hey guys:
>>>>>> I'm wondering if anyone can help with setting up reper to listen to a
>>>>>> USB input?
>>>>>> I just bought a fender mustang IV with USB direct out capability.
>>>>>> I went into devices in preferences and set the record to USB...but I
>>>>>> can't seem to get it to let me go in and enable that input even 
>>>>>> though
>>>>>> it's selected.
>>>>>> I know it is no longer using the microphone or line in input on the
>>>>>> soundcard, but nothing seems to be coming from the USB port either.
>>>>>> The amp automatically recognizes when the USB cable is connected, so 
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> don't have to go in and set it to USB output or anything.
>>>>>> Just wondering if I'm missing something?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Colin
>>>>>>
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