• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 9/21/2025

  RE: SF17 will not completely load
  @Gene-Greer Thanks. It looks like you have Sound Forge Audio Studio, which comes with the Music Maker ASIO driver. This one seems to have compatibility problems with your system and crashes the app. To uninstall Magix Low Latency you can press the
• ACID

  8 answers, most recent on 12/15/2025

  RE: Acid Pro 11 plante "update VST plugins"
  @Strictly-East Thanks! Here the same problem occurred (AppHangB1) and it was caused by the audio driver. https://www.magix.info/us/forum/acid-11-quits-responding--1341184/ There are also some other tips like running sfc and DISM via the command
• SOUND FORGE

  7 answers, most recent on 11/12/2025

  RE: Sound Forge 17
  @Storyhub Some computer systems might encounter problems with the Magix Low Latency audio driver that gets installed alongside Sound Forge Audio Studio. This is an old version of ASIO4ALL and might be simply incompatible with modern operating
• Samplitude

  2 answers, most recent on 7/21/2025

  RE: [Solved] Soundcard Options
  @Peter-Pomroy An external USB audio interface with ASIO drivers will always be the better option compared to onboard audio. And they don't need to be expensive. Beginner interface usually go from $50-200. They often have 2 inputs, 2-4 outputs +
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 2/1/2026

  RE: Extraction de pistes CD
  @Daniel-AUMIOT Voici deux points à vérifier. Premièrement, assurez-vous de ne pas enregistrer de fichiers dans un dossier synchronisé avec OneDrive. Windows tentera de les télécharger automatiquement sur le cloud, ce qui peut entraîner des
• Samplitude

  30 answers, most recent on 7/10/2025

  RE: Samplitude Music Studio X8 - suddenly crashing
  @Steven-Wood It's okay. Standard background processes shouldn't be a problem. Maybe we can try something different. Which audio driver are you using? An ASIO driver? Does it make a difference if you switch to WDM or MME or does it crash as well? Be
• Music Maker

  11 answers, most recent on 2/16/2026

  RE: No sound
  I hope these help. Something I have found - I can download an ASIO driver for my soundcard, (Realtek), but it's for the previous Windows version, (24H2), my computer is 25H2. I was thinking of trying that. Hope I'm not being a nuisance, I
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 6/29/2025

  RE: No sound on VST instruments
  @Campbell-McMahan Ok. Have you tried restarting the computer? Please select the Restart option and not the Shut down option, otherwise it might not help. If you cannot select the ASIO driver after restarting, there could be a more severe problem.
• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 10/11/2025

  RE: MP3 files skipping / glitching when opened ...
  @Bill-Fike You might want to uninstall the Magix Low Latency audio driver included in Sound Forge Audio Studio. This is an old version of ASIO4ALL and it's known that it will create problems for some users, but not for everyone. Usually, you'll get
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

  RE: Buffer Crackle
  @frank-flores Hi . . . . Crackling with buffer set at 1024! . . . . Did you try increasing the number of buffers and sizes to fix the crackle? What is the specification of your computer system including Windows version and program version, see this
• Music Maker

  16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

  RE: Midi keyboard not playing live
  @Alex-Kirkwood The lower the buffer the more likely you'll hear clicks and pops due to lost samples. You can get an ASIO capable external USB audio interface which takes over the audio processing from the CPU. This is recommended for music
• Music Maker

  20 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

  RE: Music Maker update 33.1.1.19
  You can view your currently installed version and trigger the download and installation for available updates in the start dialog of the software. My current version shows 32.1.0.18 on both the start screen and help > About. When I use "Update
• Samplitude

  One answer, on 12/23/2025

  RE: Can not monitor Playback to Monitors
  @D-Williamson There is a small button labeled Mon in the Transport console. You can right click on it to select a monitoring mode. Alternatively, press Y to open the program settings. In the Audio Setup settings, where you select the Focusrite ASIO
• SOUND FORGE

  4 answers, most recent on 7/14/2025

  RE: Sound Forge 17 and issues with Microsoft Sound Mapper
  @Sdeleon101 Maybe it has nothing to do with the Microsoft Sound Mapper. Some computer systems might encounter problems with the Magix Low Latency audio driver that gets installed alongside Sound Forge. This is an old version of ASIO4ALL. If you
• Music Maker

  11 answers, most recent on 2/16/2026

  RE: No sound
  That Music Maker driver is there but I couldn't get anything to work with it. I downloaded the ASIO4ALL to try & solve the issue. At the time it didn't. I think I had the wrong selection for the audio output in the advanced settings section all
• Music Maker

  11 answers, most recent on 2/16/2026

  RE: No sound
  Thank you for taking the time to reply. I've tried setting the ASIO driver as you suggest, I've tried all the available options, (mine is Realtek but there's apparently no control panel for it), not a sausage, I can't play any of the samples or vst
• Music Maker

  16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

  RE: Midi keyboard not playing live
  @Alex-Kirkwood The lower the buffer the more likely you'll hear clicks and pops due to lost samples. You can get an ASIO capable external USB audio interface which takes over the audio processing from the CPU. This is recommended for music
• Music Maker

  One answer, on 4/7/2026

  App Crashes when FX are Used on Vocals
  Since upgrading to the 2026 Premium Edition, every time I try to mix down with FX turned on for any vocals, the app crashes. It simply will not mix down with FX turned on. I was able to work around it at first with just leaving off the EQ, but now
• MAGIX

  10 answers, most recent on 3/30/2026

  RE: Service Status: Loops Unlimited #Solved
  Hi. Okay, fine, that's what we pay for, not for nothing to work. But 1) the software is poorly optimized, for starters. 2) There are repeated sound loops in many sound packs. Very few, if any, dark techno loops. etc... and we could go on listing
• Samplitude

  2 answers, most recent on 7/21/2025

  RE: Soundcard Options
  Thank you! That's good to know, I shall go with the external option. Intuitively I felt that should be better if it was permissible (but I'm no expert). Thanks, Peter (The confusion is not helped by MAGIX/Samplitude's own site, where it states among
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 6/29/2025

  No sound on VST instruments
  I am using Music Maker 2024. Upon opening a VST instrument I am unable to click a note on the keyboard and hear the instrument. Likewise, although it registers that a note is being played on the keyboard no sound is generated. I have checked in
• Music Maker

  4 answers, most recent on 12/23/2025

  RE: System requirements for 2026
  @Michael-Hopcroft The computer is well above what is needed, but it's highly recommend to use an ASIO-capable external USB audio interface for everything regarding audio production on a computer. Good to know. I'm using onboard sound, which is OK
• SOUND FORGE

  6 answers, most recent on 8/5/2025

  RE: Having Problems With Sound Forge 17 Crashing Or Otherwise Not Working?
  Thanks for the tip SP. I went into the registry and deleted the Magix Low Latency 2016 ASIO key and rebooted. I removed the command to run in compatibility mode and my crashing problem immediately returned. Turned the run in compatibility mode
• SOUND FORGE

  10 answers, most recent on 12/5/2025

  RE: Error Code 24. Just bought and installed.
  @Les-Wilkins Sadly, we don't know how to get a response from Magix support. I'm waiting for six weeks for a response. It looks like there is no longer any support staff active at Magix. I haven't tried to contact some higher-ups. Current CEO of