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Uninstalled ASIO4ALL driver.

Unit is now default device in Vista/Sound>Playback and Vista/Sound>Recording indicates input from the mike. Playback from Media Player okay.

However, in PT I'm back where I started. Audio>Drivers dialog box shows only soundcard "E-MU ASIO" (and <None>) as inputs; no trace of the Samson.

Once again, without ASIO4ALL, PT just doesn't see this device.

But this feels like progress. Thanks.



That would indicate that the mic's software has not ASIO drivers, only MME/WDM Windows Sound Drivers.

I just went over to the Samson website, found that mic and downloaded the .pdf users manual for it.

Did a search for the word, "ASIO" and NOTHING found.

This system appears to be Windows Sound (MME/WDM) ONLY!!

And it must be because you installed no drivers, which would be the only way to get ASIO on the thing, no, it is a "class compliant" USB device, which means that it only can do Windoze Sound.

Try changing The Recording Host program's (PT) Audio Driver selection from ASIO to MME and see if you can see the Samson mic then.

Maybe you should seriously consider returning that thing if you still have time to do so, the notion that all-in-one "Swiss Army Knife" solution is going to be easier to use may not have merit with a PC for recording. Besides, the Swiss Army Knife is handy for emergencies, but I would not like to attempt doing a valve job with one, if you get my drift. A simple small mixer plus fair to middling good mic and that E-MU soundcard should blow the thing away anyway. Depending on which E-MU you have, you may not need the mixer, only the mic and a cable. The E-MU will certainly have better audio specs to it due to better converters and analog circuitry.

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