[RWP] reaaccess problem - It will not get installed on reaper 32bit, in windows 64bit

[Hadi Rezaee]

Indi this is so useful. Let me do some science based on this and see 
what happens.
Thanks.

On 8/29/2014 9:23 PM, Indigo wrote:
> Hadi, here are some notes I snipped from a forum on problems running 
> the eMu 1212M and 1616M on 64 bit Windows 7.
> I realized that I instinctivly followed many of these instructions 
> when I installed my 1616M, which works in 64 bit Win7.
> Actually, the computer it's in has a tray in front so I can switch 
> hard drives, so when I decided to run the 1616M in 64 bit Windows 7, I 
> just left the 1010 PCIE card in its slot in the motherboard, stuck a 
> brand new blank hard drive into the drive tray, and installed 64 bit 
> Windows 7 onto it, then the 2012 Beta driver and Patchmix driver, and 
> it works.
> I did the suggestions at the bottom of these suggestions  for 
> configuring the default audio device in Windows Sound in control 
> panel, which I would always do anyway.
> Other than that, Reaper already is set to record on 24 bits 44.1k by 
> default, and I've been using that.
> I select a 1616 24 bit 44.1k session template from among the session 
> templates and hit enter on it, which apparently selects that as the 
> default session template.
> The factory default template seems to give me all I can get, as far as 
> input jacks are concerned.
> I can't think of anything else I did this time, but when I had been 
> running the eMu 0404 USB on XP, and then bought and installed the 
> 1616M, I made sure to search for all Creative files on the computer 
> and delete every single one.
> Creative uses very similar programming on all their drivers and files, 
> and I read on eMu forums to be sure to clear out any previous Creative 
> files before installing another Creative product.
> Below are some user suggestions that pretty much cover all that one 
> should do to make an eMu product work in 64 bit Windows 7.
> Yes, it's a hassling product, but it sure has nice sound!
> Indi
>  Suggestions, snip:
> install the eMu and remove the motherboard sound card EARLY in the 
> process, if possible. I didn't remove the motherboard sound the first 
> time - that may have been part of the problem. Second install - I 
> installed Windows itself, then immediately removed the internal sound, 
> rebooted cold, and installed the eMu. All other software including OS 
> patches were installed afterward. Based on other installs on XP with 
> some of Creative's earlier drivers - there were a lot of things that 
> could go wrong - especially in the internal routing of audio. The more 
> recent drivers have installed easier. Also - don't install any 
> additional hardware, especially plug-in devices before the eMu 
> software (have nothing but mouse, keyboard, and video monitor 
> connected at  first; - then add other devices one at a time. Be sure 
> to do a System Restore Point on Windows before installing each 
> additional item, that way you can back up if needed if a particular 
> device additon or software addition messes things up.
> I am not running the Win 7 beta drivers - I have downloaded them, but 
> what I have is working already. I installed Windows 7 Pro on the brand 
> new computer - without the eMu PCI card installed. I then went into 
> BIOS, and turned off the internal motherboard sound device. I then 
> turned off Windows User Account Control (the part that causes a popup 
> for anything requiring Administrator access) and shut down - this is 
> necessary for UAC to be shut off.
> I then installed the eMu PCI cards along with the extension box, 
> brought Windows back up. When it attempted to detect hardware, I 
> cancelled the auto-detect.
>
> I then loaded the eMu latest Vista drivers, which ran without complaint.
>  After it loaded, I rebooted, and loaded the eMu PatchMix Vista 
> drivers, which also ran without complaint. Finally, I turned Windows 
> UAC back on, and rebooted so that it would be back on. End of process, 
> except installation of all other software.
>
> Comments: During all the above, I had NO other devices already 
> connected to the computer except the video monitor, mouse, and 
> keyboard. All other devices were added and recognised AFTER install of 
> the eMu. Not sure if this is critical or not - but it has been my 
> experience that audio stuff breaks sometimes due to multiple devices 
> attempting to use the same software interrupt.
> Cool 48KHz
> I made sure that in my control panel I opened up Hardware and Sound 
> then under Sound I selected Manage audio devices. The Sound Folder 
> displays and in it are the following Tabs: Playback,Recording Sounds, 
> Communication
>
> Each tab will show devices For instance under Playback you might have 
> Speakers
> Headphones
> Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
> Speakers (again if you have two sets)
> I highlight each choice and click the Properties button
> On the following Properties pages you get various tabs once again
> usually General is included With headphones I got
> GENERAL LEVELS ENHANCEMENTS ADVANCED I clicked on the Advanced tab and 
> there I had the ability to choose the DEFAULT FORMAT I choose the 
> following
> 2 channel, 24 bit, 48000Hz (Studio Quality) and then there is a Test 
> button
>
> Once that is accomplished (And check all devices that might let you 
> choose a default Format)and everything is set to 24 bit 48000Hz You 
> should be all set Now load an appropiate session template into 
> PatchMix DSP and you should be recognized and can produce audio. The 
> Key seems to be making sure evrything is set to 24 bit 48000Hz or 48KHz.
>  That seems to allow windows to see and recognize your Emu devices. I 
> use the 1212M myself and had problems till I took the above approach 
> with both VISTA 64 and WIN 7 64
>
> The same holds for the 32bit versions.
>
> simple solution.
>
> If you will go into Audio and then click on the drivers tab you will 
> notice both the "input" and the "output" windows. You will also most 
> likely notice that that every input and output is checked. The EMU 
> 1616m defaults to the 15/16 ASIO driver, however Sonar defaults to 
> output 1/2 of the EMU driver.
>
> My simple fix was to uncheck all the of the drivers listed except for 
> 15. I clicked ok and got out of the Audio section. Restarted Sonar 
> just to be sure of a fresh start and wahlah...it all worked.
>
> Not even eMu or Sweetwater suggested this.
>
> I think the confusing part for initially was seeing Sonar defaulting 
> to output 1/2...and that was the output I was using on the breakout 
> box...but that was different than the ASIO driver.
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