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I can't figure out how to post pics, so here are the settings...
The IEEE is listed as "VIA 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller"
The settings for the M-Audio are:
(Under "Hosted Mode")
Synch Source:Internal
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Buffer Size: 1024
For RB (These are all of the choices that aren't MME)
Audio File Type: 16-Bit, 44.1
Audio Driver Type: ASIO
Enable Input Montoring (ASIO only): checked
Allow IM effects recording (ASIO only): checked
Offset in MS: 0
Track Buffer Size: 16384
Input Channel for MONO Tracks: Left
Buffer Size for Edit/Save: 1K Bytes
Audio Temp Directory: c:\Users\Dan\AppData\Local\Temp\
Full Duplex (Record/Play at same time): checked
Quick Volume Change: unchecked
Realtime Effects Enabled: checked
Always record audio too, if current track is MIDI: checked
Backup most recent audio take: checked
Speed Change Quality: TIMESTRETCH_QUALITY_4BAND_SUM
Unassigned Ouput Ports Work As Subgroups: unchecked
Mono Tracks can use effects in Stereo Mode: checked
(Please note that I've tweaked these in various ways to try and get it to work.)
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This is one area where PG stuff does not keep up with the 'Big Boys' or even the small boy similarly priced sequencers. Sorry folks. This is a reality I've lived with since about 2005, when I went off of PTPA because I got hooked on live ASIO playthrough with low latency for live playing of softsynths. That was 5 years ago in case you haven't done the math. My drug at the time was CMuzys, which used to come as a freebie DAW on the Computer Music cover CDs. So, it's not that it requires a load of money to get real ASIO usability.
Folks keep saying to switch to MME or WDM, but once you get hooked on live playthrough with ASIO that works, it's really hard to go back to something without that capability.
-Scott
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Uncheck these and see what it does for the system
Enable Input Montoring (ASIO only): checked
Allow IM effects recording (ASIO only): checked
Last edited by Robh; 05/10/10 07:24 PM.
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Quote:
M-Audio Fire Wire devices perform best on a dedicated FireWire controller with a Texas Instruments (TI) chipset. Theses problems (pops, clicks, distortion, buzzing, etc) are often encountered when using onboard FireWire ports, including those with Texas Instruments chipsets. You can identify your chipset in the “IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers” category in the Windows Device Manager (Start>Run>devmgmt.msc). Undesirable chipsets include VIA, Ricoh, and NEC. For a more detailed explanation, please see the Why is the FireWire Chipset Important FAQ.
M-Audio Support Page
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so it looks like you have a non recommended fw chipset.
this is a common problem.
i would ask maudio support which add in TI fw cards they recommend.
then run a test with such. and lets see where you stand.
the whole problem with pc daws is you must set them up
and configure them correctly as well as the pc itself.
this is why prior to purchaseing my pc i made sure i got one with
a TI chipset. let me mention what was weird at the time.
the acer amd duals had the TI chipset but not various brand intels
if i remember. so i got the acer dual.
scott.
with respect you keep on hammering on this topic.
and as ive said mebe there are issues.
but lots of this stuff can be how ones pc is set up.
all i know is someone awhile back a few months was haveing
probs with third party plug ins for example.
so as i have various computermusic.co.uk
plug ins i tried em. and they loaded and displayed fine.
however a couple displayed but no sound from the midi trak
UNTIL i discovered the "trick". and that was correct setting
of the midi channel if i remember and third party plug in settings.
i remember definitely trying cm dominator for example
(great synth) and many others.
thus i'm not sure one can say categorically RB doesnt do certain things.
i didnt have time to try the real time pass thru aspect..
so you might have a point there.
i would love to hear from people if they can do that.
particularly it might be interesting to hear from people with a
new i7 quad powerfull processor.
the reason i ask this is (and not just in pg products) ive seen people
have probs with daws that are well known to have excellent
asio and vst plug in support.
for example its a well known fact that
one daw i know of has had to include custom code so folks can
run certain well known plug ins.
and therein lies the rub scott, for a developer.
in summary , yes mebe there are issues..but its a well known fact also that certain plug ins
have probs of their own. and w7 is a further complication i understand.
one well known daw has even had to add code recently i understand
to protect itself from some plug ins that might crash it.
all i'm saying is one cant ALWAYS blame the host software.
cos there are lots of other factors includeing how well
the plug in is designed.
one other aspect is ive seen folks have probs with running resource heavy plug ins on
clunky old pc's. whereas someone with a new powerfull system might not.
some people ive seen have ridiculous low amounts of memory.
i'm not saying this to defend pg...just suggesting there are lots of factors involved
out of pg's control.
ha anyone got real time playing of softsynths working ??
silvertones for example ..how about you ??
cos if some folks ARE doing real time playing ok then this puts to bed
the idea it cant be done.
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I have three interfaces that all work just fine with ASIO in Real Band & BIAB.
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manning1,
I'm having a hard time following your post. The chipset issue with IEEE394 devices is not limited to ASIO.
Perhaps I've equated two different things as well; but here IS a reality:
Softsynth playthrough is absolutely here to stay and it becomes more and more of a necessity. You say that I hammer on about this, while at the same time you hammer on and on that you see other people loading up tracks with plugins. Definitely not what I'm talking about.
I'll talk about a single instance of a single soft-synth. Just one. If PG can make that work reliably, then problems like Dan's go away. When I got soft synth playthrough working back about 2004/2005 with CMuzys, it was with ASIO, NOT WDM or MME drivers. If you've ever used any of GSi's physically modeled soft synths of old-school electromechanical keyboards, you will not go back. You know that you need the live feel to get the grunt from the electric pianos and such.
Many people chime in and say that you have to pay more to get that capability and crow to keep costs low with PG stuff. I'm here to testify that isn't the case - it can be had for free with other DAW software that is freeware. It isn't a matter of how much you pay. Many people here buy the yearly $19 or $29 updates. They've spent well over what I've spent on DAW software over the years.
-Scott
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scott.
of course softsynth play thru is a reality.
i'm not disputing that mate.
can you provide a link to the softsynths your talking about please ,
so people can test things out ??
perhaps silvertones would be kind enough to test on his rig play thru capability
as asio seems to work well on his rig.
if you remember scott a few years back i stated plug ins would be a problem.
one of the reasons i said that at the time was i felt puter processors were too puny
and not yet powerfull enough those years ago.
to handle the plug in counts that folks wanted to use.
subsequently my own projects (useing plug ins) went from 80 per cent resource useage on an athlon
down to the low 20's when i got a new dual core system a couple of years back.
now of course with i7 processors and their power that stumbling block of puny processors has
been removed now.
i wish you only the best.
silvertones mate.
could you test out real time play thru on your rig please ??
any latency probs etc ??
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This is annoying. After all my research, I never heard about a T.I. chipset problem. And even knowing about it doesn't exactly clear it up. In fact, "undesireable" doesn't mean it won't work. Since everything else works, I think there's something else going on. And I might add, I just did a search for a T.I. chipset Firewire card and hardly anything comes up that makes much sense. Where do I buy a new PCI Firewire T.I. Chipset card?
Honestly, I'm very close to packing this thing up and sending it back to GC. While my 30 days has passed, I "stupidly" bought the extended warranty, so I get 60 days. I'm mostly irritated at M-Audio. They should be more clear about what is required. If a T.I. chipset is required then they should say that before people plunk down $400. It's not on written on the box and that's just not right.
BTW, manning, before I pack this thing up, should I be worried about my USB ports now too?
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i concur Dan..of course it makes sense to put on the box
that a particular device needs a TI fw chipset.
this is why ive told many friends to always check the manufacturer
of the sound device web site prior to buying.
re...will i get usb probs ??
answer..it depends as always.
some people get no probs..but others do.
so one option is to use one of silvertones
sound device choices n test how well it works for you.
before going further..
what are your needs in a sound device ??
for example do you want multiple inputs n mic pre's built in ??
as to add in fw TI chipset cards, there are many recommended
on different forums i seem to remember.
but make sure you have a free slot in your pc to take such.
fyi i tried very hard in my tips thread in the tips n triks section of the forum
to point out various aspects of daw work n "got yas" includeing mentioning
the TI fw issue if i remember. trouble is its a long thread
n mebe some folks dont have the time.
one thing to be aware of with usb, and FW and pci too...
as i mention in my tips is..if any bus is very busy supporting
other devices and the sound device is on the same bus..
there exists the potential for the sound device to be locked out
by the other busy device hanging off the bus.
thus in summary whatever bus i'm useing for the sound device i ensaure
that it isnt busy servicing other busy devices.
cos this can be one reason why pops n cliks can occur.
cos the busy device can interrupt possibly the sound device.
ps..call me ed. manning is so darn formal..lol.
and god bless.
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manning1, please navigate to my favorite softsynths of all time right here: http://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=37These are the freeware versions of these instruments. Try any of the Mr. Ray's for very authentic, non-sample based Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric piano emulations. These are physically modeled soft synths - not sample playback devices. They put a nice big load on the CPU, but they sound like heaven. Once I started playing with these back in the day, I simply could not go back to recording midi without the real-time funk that these provide. -Scott
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scott..
perhaps silvertones would be kind enough to try these.
these are synth edit plug ins.
if you notice on the site it mentions possibilities of probs with some configs.
on the reaper forums if you peruse them there are more than a few threads
from users on probs with some plug ins developed useing synth edit.
they seem to work for some people but not others.
if andrew or someone at pg support is reading this perhaps they would
be good enough to try these. n report back.
are you on xp scott with a single processor ??
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I can't as I don't have a MIDI controller. The closest I can get is to use my Stealth ASIO only guitar/bass interface and set Real Band up with ASIO and put my Ampeg SVX modeling plug-in into a track. That works fine but it's not really the same.
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silvertones.
i dont have a midi controller also.
been selling gear to pay medical bills.
retired puter engr....powertracks on amd......NICE !
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my silly songs...motagator.com/bmanning
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There are indeed some certain brands of FireWire cards that do say that the TI chipset is the recommended one. I don't know if the M-Audio is one of those cards, perhaps it is not. Best place to check is directly with M-Audio, on the M-Audio Support Forum. A quick Websearch using Bing brings up the following ("firewire pci card ti chipset): http://www.bing.com/search?q=firewire+pci+card+ti+chipset&src=IE-SearchBox --Mac
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I checked M-Audio's site and checked the listed specs for my computer. They match - both say IEEE 1394a. The TI issue is nowhere on the M-Audio product page.
Oh well, I can always try a new card - that's not hard to do. If that doesn't work, I'm taking it back and going USB2. I didn't want to do that, though. The interface that I would buy is $100 more and I don't think it's $100 better.
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My friend had a Firewire 410 from Maudio and his Dell lappy has firewire but no way would it work consistently. He sent it back. Bought a desktop and an MAudio Delta 1010.
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Personally as much as i have always been a huge M-Audio fan, i would buy focusrite if i bought now due to the great pres they have.
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Can anyone point to where the issues with certain firewire interfaces deals specifically with ASIO? I don't think the two are related.
My interface, a PreSonus FireBox, requires use of the TI chipset, but it's not specifically for ASIO to function correctly.
manning1 - I know all about synthedit plugins and problems that go along with those. In fact, I would say that the lion's share of my go-to plugins are SE plugins. I've been using SE plugins since before Reaper was a gleam in the developer's eye.
I do have a few that are not SE plugins, both VST and VSTi, but the main difference one notices is that non SE plugins usually use less CPU. They seem to be typically coded more efficiently than SE plugins, as one of the items with SE is that it's development environment is a higher level language that allows somewhat average programmers to make plugins then compile for use. Not always the most efficient code.
To answer your core question: I use these on both a single core AMD based system that I assembled, and a dual core Intel IBM Thinkpad that I bought. On the single core, I used the plugins with both a SB Live card with KX drivers, and the aforementioned firebox. On the Thinkpad, I've used 3 cards: the internal soundcard with either WDM or MME drivers, the aforementioned Firebox w/ASIO, and an M-Audio Fast Track USB with ASIO.
I will give you a warning - the electric pianos are completely addicting if you've ever played old-school electromechanical electric pianos in the past. You may quickly join in with my concern once you've experienced the joy of playing these without the back-breaking hassle of hauling around a 'suitcase' Rhodes, or a Wurly where you have to screw the 4 silver legs into the bottom of the case.
The non-freeware versions from GSi are definitely optimized from a code/compiled standpoint. I have a few of those that I've won in songwriting contests.
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Our new country & Americana RealTracks deliver a rich collection of acoustic, electric, and roots-inspired styles! We have new country pop (9) with legendary guitarist Brent Mason. There is also a potpourri (14) of bouzouki, guitars, banjo, and more, perfect for adding texture and character to contemporary acoustic arrangements. We’ve added funky country guitar (5) with PG favorite Brent Mason, along with classic pedal steel styles (5) featuring steel great Doug Jernigan. There are more country songwriter styles (8) that provide intimate, rootsy foundations for storytelling and modern Americana writing. Finally, we have “background soloing” acoustic guitar (12) with Brent Mason — simpler, but still very tasty acoustic lines designed to sit beautifully behind vocals or act as a subtle standalone solo part.
Check out all the 202 new RealTracks (in sets 468-488)!
And, if you are looking for more, the 2026 49-PAK (for $49) includes an impressive collection of 20 bonus RealTracks, featuring exciting and inspiring additions to add to your RealTracks library. You'll get new country-rhythm guitar styles from PG Music favorites Johnny Hiland and Brent Mason, along with modern-pop grooves that capture today’s radio-ready sound! There are also new indie-folk styles with guitar, bass, 6-string bass used as a high-chording instrument, acoustic guitar, and banjo. Plus, dedicated "cymbal fills" RealDrums provide an added layer that work very well with low-key folky styles with other percussion.
The 2026 49-PAK is loaded with other great new add-ons as well. Learn more about the 2026 49-PAK!
2026 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®!
With your version 2026 for Mac Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition or PlusPAK purchase, we'll include a Bonus PAK full of great new Add-ons for FREE! Or upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for only $49 to receive even more NEW Add-ons including 20 additional RealTracks!
These PAKs are loaded with additional add-ons to supercharge your Band-in-a-Box®!
This Free Bonus PAK includes:
- The 2026 RealCombos Booster PAK:
-For Pro customers, this includes 27 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For MegaPAK customers, this includes 25 new RealTracks and 23 new RealStyles.
-For UltraPAK customers, this includes 12 new RealStyles.
- MIDI Styles Set 92: Look Ma! More MIDI 15: Latin Jazz
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 46: Piano & Organ
- Instrumental Studies Set 24: Groovin' Blues Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 19: Songs with Vocals 9
- Playable RealTracks Set 5
- RealDrums Stems Set 9: Cool Brushes
- SynthMaster Sounds Set 1 (with audio demos)
- iOS Android Band-in-a-Box® App
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2026 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyle.
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- MIDI Styles Set 93: Look Ma! More MIDI 16: SynthMaster
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 47: More SynthMaster
- Instrumental Studies 25 - Soul Jazz Guitar Soloing
- Artist Performance Set 20: Songs with Vocals 10
- RealDrums Stems Set 10: Groovin' Sticks
- SynthMaster Sounds & Styles Set 2 (sounds & styles with audio demos)
Learn more about the Bonus PAK and 49-PAK for Band-in-a-Box® 2026 for Mac®!
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