No Audio on laptop

[shawnb]

Hi all

Probably something simple, but I can't seem to get Usine to recognise my onboard laptop audio.

When I try to select an audio device in Usine's setup, it says No Audio.

Any special secrets to getting it recognized? Is it all 32 vs 64 bit?

At the moment I'm trying the freebie 32-bit version on my son's laptop, a Lenovo Yoga2 running Win8. Out of town with some time to kill...

Shawn

[magickz]

so far I understand your question, Usine requires an ASIO compatible audio interface, that's why I bought the external audio interface Focusrite Scarlett for my all-in-one PC... you can also try if ASIO4ALL works with your onboard soundcard. (asio4all.com)

[iococoi]

hi shawn..

did you install something like asio4all?

http://www.asio4all.org/

if you already did, may be another device/app is occupying the audio device via the wdm driver. Asio4all needs exclusive access, otherwise it will not work.

Q: Why do I get an error 'Could not start ASIO' or some such?

A: (Version 1.x) ASIO4ALL requires exclusive access to the audio device. More often than not, starting the driver fails because the audio device is already in use. There are obvious instances, like some other audio application still open, but there are also things to consider that are not so obvious. Such as the "Microsoft GS Software Wavetable Synth", which is enabled as a default MIDI output in some sequencer software. Check the MIDI settings of your host application! For a further explanation on this issue, I recommend this link. Besides, this may also be related to the 44.1 vs. 48kHz issue as explained above. Try to set up a project with 48kHz and see whether this makes a difference. As a last resort, check the "Force 16 Bit Samples" option in the control panel. If it still doesn't work, report!
(Version 2.x) This error should not happen as often anymore. Instead, you simply get no audio, and, if you open the ASIO4ALL control panel, you will find that your audio outputs are flagged with an error symbol. The most likely reason and remedy for this hasn't changed, however.

[shawnb]

Thanks, wasn't aware asio was required!