Windows Vista OS - Audacity Wiki. Windows. It introduced significant technical changes to audio compared to previous versions of Windows.

Windows Vista OS - Audacity Wiki. Windows. It introduced significant technical changes to audio compared to previous versions of Windows.

This page outlines computer requirements and possible issues using Audacity with Windows Vista. It is particularly important that you use the current version for Windows Vista (or later).

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Please be aware that the cheapest . For best performance of the computer as a whole, install the maximum RAM that your motherboard supports. WDM- KS long pre- dates Vista so I think the only need to mention WDM- KS here might be a Px to mention that as in WASAPI Exclusive Mode, applications using sound device always take exclusive control of it. Many changes were made to audio architecture in Vista, which have persisted in Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Windows 1. Here is an example of recording inputs in Device Toolbar for two different physical devices (an inbuilt sound device and an external USB soundcard).

Microphone (Realtek HD Device). Line- In (Realtek HD Device). Microphone (USB Audio). Line- In (USB Audio).

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Stereo Mix (USB Audio). Individual output volume sliders for each application. Note the Audacity output slider on Mixer Toolbar controls the overall system output slider, not its own application slider provided by the system. This has the advantage that a problem with an audio device driver now does not crash the whole computer as could often happen on previous versions of Windows. The downside is that the two audio APIs supported by Audacity, MME and Direct.

Sound, are now . Direct. Sound under Vista has thus lost the advantage of having theoretically lower latency compared to MME. Audacity uses this feature from version 2. Problems can arise with resampling if the Audacity project rate (bottom left of the window) does not match with the Default Format.

Choosing the Windows Direct. Sound API in Devices Preferences in Audacity will allow Audacity to take exclusive control of the device, if this is set in the system mixer. To set this, right- click over the audio device, click Properties, then the . These are normally made by the manufacturer of the sound device or motherboard, and not by Microsoft. If you only have Microsoft sound drivers (for example because no Vista drivers matched to your hardware were available when the system was built), these will be generic drivers which won't be specifically matched to your hardware, and may cause problems sooner or later. This is because the drivers on a Vista system need to communicate with the hardware and the operating system differently than they do on earlier Windows systems, and so need to be designed for Vista.

If Device Manager cannot obtain drivers other than from Microsoft, or if you are having recording or playback problems even with the latest non- Microsoft drivers, seek appropriate drivers direct from the sound device or motherboard manufacturer. If you have . Then expand . As stated above, you don't want drivers from Microsoft. So, if you have now got updated non- Microsoft drivers, try them and see if they work fine or if any problems you were having are cured. Otherwise, note the name of the Driver Provider (if it's Microsoft, note the name of the sound device you right- clicked over), and visit the manufacturer's website. You can search Google or Yahoo to find the correct internet address of the manufacturer. If you have integrated motherboard sound, try first at the website of the Driver Provider or stated manufacturer of the device.

If this manufacturer does not offer driver downloads, go to the site of the motherboard manufacturer for assistance. When you visit the motherboard manufacturer's website, you will need to know details of your motherboard. If you don't have details to hand, the CPU- Z utility will help you gather relevant information. Be sure to uninstall the old drivers of the device (right- click over the device in ) before installing the new ones. This Microsoft driver may not offer a . Look for the section .

If some generic name without a manufacturer's name is listed (like . To easily update to the correct Non- Microsoft driver, download the matching driver from your audio chip or mainboard manufacturer's website and unzip the driver package. Then right- click the Microsoft . Note: Uninstalling the Microsoft drivers first is potentially safer, but updating gives an easy right- click option to . You can always search periodically on the web in case updated drivers are now available. Or click (if you're using .

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