Audio interface required to demo?

[theprep]

I am in between studio gear, sold all my setup, attempting to demo on my girlfriend's PC. Downloaded ASIO4All, selected, cannot get audio output. Read through the manual, did not see anything specific which leads me to believe an audio interface is needed just to demo?

[CleverConQueso]

ASIO4All is a pain to get right the first time. You may have success disabling the default speakers in Windows then running Usine. Either way, in Usine CTRL-F5 to open setup then click on the button labeled 'Panel' to open the ASIO4All GUI. Look at the icons next to the sound card/speakers and check the ASIO4All manual for their meaning. In the manual it may say something like 'beyond comprehension' which translates to 'it isn't working'. Also, make sure you don't have other sound programs or even sometimes web browsers open when you launch. Last gasp, disable Windows Audio Service. Once you figure out what ASIO4All needs, you can probably re-enable all of that stuff one by one.
-CCQ-

[theprep]

Thanks for the response. Cannot select Panel. Nothing happens.

[nay-seven]

Strange, when you run Usine and select asio4all, do you see the green icon in your task bar, if yes try to click on it to open the panel
if no, try to disable sounds in windows as it said in the asio4all manual
you can also try to un install /re install to be sure
or test with other host, minihost is really small and easy for example

[nay-seven]

an other tip : have you install Asio4all with administrators rights..? seems to solve problem in some cases