• SOUND FORGE

  77 answers, most recent on 2/4/2026

  RE: SFPro continually crashes - versions 14-18
  @SteveMTNO How large is the ASIO sample buffer? Please check the Realtek ASIO control panel (under the Audio settings > Advanced > Configure)
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

  RE: Buffer Crackle
  Hi Frank go in to the program settings and see how many ASIO drivers you have. Then report back.  
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 6/29/2025

  RE: No sound on VST instruments
  @Campbell-McMahan Hmm, ok. What is your default Windows playback device? I assume the driver wants to access it but can't, for some reason. You can try and install another ASIO driver, for example the newest version of ASIO4ALL. Press Windows key +
• Music Maker

  16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

  RE: Midi keyboard not playing live
  @Alex-Kirkwood Yes, you must select an ASIO driver. Navigate to File > Settings > Program Settings > Audio/MIDI and select the ASIO driver of your audio interface. If you don't have one, select the Music Maker ASIO driver. Next, click on
• SOUND FORGE

  9 answers, most recent on 2/13/2025

  RE: How to set up Sound Forge Pro 17 (x64) to record audio?
  @Tomislav-Tomic Show us screenshots, please. Select Focus ASIO, click Apply, click on the Advanced button, open the ASIO driver control panel and configure your device correctly.
• Samplitude

  9 answers, most recent on 1/11/2025

  RE: Can't get Samplitude to recognize my input
  @Jim-Roshelli The ASIO protocol is the widely used protocol to send and receive data to/from audio interfaces. Other protocols might go through the Windows sound subsystem, which can introduce a lot of latency and will disable certain features in
• MAGIX

  10 answers, most recent on 3/30/2026

  RE: Service Status: Loops Unlimited #Solved
  @Astur4K The program uses FlexASIO for its driver. That's an OK driver if you don't own an external USB audio interface with its own ASIO driver. But it's recommend to use an audio interface, especially if you create larger projects and use multiple
• Music Maker

  6 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

  RE: Buffer Crackle
  @frank-flores Do you use an ASIO compatible, external USB audio interface? Highly recommended.
• ACID

  16 answers, most recent on 4/27/2026

  RE: ntdll.dll - ACID doesn’t start
  @Szymon-Barabach You can reset the Acid program settings by holding CTRL and SHIFT on your computer keyboard and then starting Acid. Keep holding the keys until a small window appears and asks you to reset the settings Generally, a crash in ntdll
• Music Maker

  11 answers, most recent on 2/16/2026

  RE: No sound
  @Djdj-17 Can you upload some screenshots of what your audio and ASIO settings in your program look like and what drivers and inputs/outputs are available in the selection? You can use the arrow icon above the response text box to upload an image to
• Samplitude

  6 answers, most recent on 1/14/2025

  RE: High CPU & RAM usage Samplitude Pro x8 Suite
  @Fhatuwani-Netshifhefhe Does it have its own ASIO driver and is this driver selected in the Samplitude Audio settings? ASIO drivers are a must for low latency performance.
• Music Maker

  10 answers, most recent on 11/26/2024

  RE: Audio interface issues.
  @Andrew-Ware Hi, I've downloaded ASIO2  Did you try ASIO4All? Try it if there is no ASIO driver from Behringer for your interface. John CB
• 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

  2 answers, most recent on 5/13/2024

  RE: [Solved] I have the same problem with every project I open and play
  @JobyJob-Mo Navigate to File > Settings > Program Settings > Audio/MIDI. Select an ASIO driver, for example the Music Maker ASIO driver. Click on the Advanced button next to the driver selection to open the ASIO driver settings. Select your
• Samplitude

  3 answers, most recent on 5/16/2024

  RE: [Solved] ProX 8 - unable to hear live mic track.
  @Geoff-Milnes Open the System Settings with a press on Y. Navigate to the Audio options. Select an ASIO driver (best choice would be the ASIO driver of your audio interface). Move the Monitoring slider to Mixer FX Monitoring Hybrid Engine.
• Samplitude

  40 answers, most recent on 4/15/2025

  RE: Real Time Varispeed Sound Quality in Samp & WhichSound Forge Version?
  Should I try using the WDM driver instead of ASIO?
• Samplitude

  6 answers, most recent on 1/14/2025

  RE: [Solved] High CPU & RAM usage Samplitude Pro x8 Suite
  @Fhatuwani-Netshifhefhe Ok, you can try to increase the ASIO buffer size from 256 samples to something bigger like 512 samples and see if it helps. Some users also reported that the system runs more stable if the number of CPU cores is reduced in
• SOUND FORGE

  7 answers, most recent on 11/12/2025

  RE: Sound Forge 17
  I cleared out all ASIO reg keys and files and folders. Did not solve the issue. The only thing that worked was to upgrade to sound forge 18 which says 17 does not work with the latest version of windows 11.
• Samplitude

  30 answers, most recent on 7/10/2025

  RE: Samplitude Music Studio X8 - suddenly crashing
  @Steven-Wood Ok, it would be good to know if you can get Samplitude to crash with WDM or MME drivers. Maybe also try another ASIO driver. For example, if you install the free demo version of FL Studio it also installs the FL Studio ASIO driver. In
• Music Maker

  8 answers, most recent on 5/27/2024

  RE: [Solved] The program gets stuck while recording audio
  @V-S I would guess it should work fine without registration. You now need to select the ASIO driver for your AudioBOX Usb96 under the Audio/MIDI tab in the Music Maker program settings. Click on the Advanced button to open the ASIO driver settings.
• SOUND FORGE

  77 answers, most recent on 2/4/2026

  RE: SFPro continually crashes - versions 14-18
  @SteveMTNO How large is the ASIO sample buffer? Please check the Realtek ASIO control panel (under the Audio settings > Advanced > Configure)
• SOUND FORGE

  6 answers, most recent on 8/5/2025

  RE: Having Problems With Sound Forge 17 Crashing Or Otherwise Not Working?
  @GregoryP-Lewis Sound Forge Audio Studio? Problems and crashes could also be caused by the Magix Low Latency ASIO driver. This is an old version of the ASIO4ALL driver and not really compatible with newer Windows versions. If you want to uninstall
• Music Maker

  16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

  RE: Midi keyboard not playing live
  @Alex-Kirkwood Like mentioned before, you need to make sure that the Focusrite ASIO driver is selected in the Music Maker program settings.. If you click on the Advanced button next to the driver selection you'll open the Focusrite ASIO control
• Samplitude

  9 answers, most recent on 1/11/2025

  RE: [Solved] Can't get Samplitude to recognize my input
  @Jim-Roshelli MME is an ancient Windows sound driver. Were you using Magix Low Latency or ASIO4ALL? Don't you have a driver for your interface? Please check its manual or the website of the manufacturer. It's not really clear from reading your posts