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MilkyTracker Support / Audio interface issues
« on: February 19, 2014, 23:21:12 »
I have a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB audio interface connected to a Windows 7 PC running MilkyTracker v0.09.86 and I am experiencing regular playback issues and freezes.
The application regularly stops producing audio after a few minutes when using this device and I'm not sure if it is a software (MilkyTracker) or hardware/driver (audio interface) issue. When the sound stops working the GUI is usually still responsive - I can edit patterns and load in songs - but it won't make any sounds when pressing the virtual keyboard, and Play Sng (and Enter) stop working. At this point if I attempt to close the application the title displays "MilkyTracker - ... (Not Responding)" and eventually I have to end the process.
I have tried changing the driver in the Config -> I/O settings:
1 Waveout (old) - Causes the application to become unresponsive
2 Waveout (Vista) - Requires a 85.3ms 4k buffer to playback properly and then freezes after about 5 minutes
3 Unspecified (RtAudio4) - "Sound driver initialization failed. Try different settings or driver."
4 ASIO (RtAudio4) - "Sound driver initialization failed. Try different settings or driver." This is the one I expected to work.
5 DirectSound (RtAudio4) - works but stops playing audio after several minutes
I use the audio interface with Ableton and it works just fine.
The application regularly stops producing audio after a few minutes when using this device and I'm not sure if it is a software (MilkyTracker) or hardware/driver (audio interface) issue. When the sound stops working the GUI is usually still responsive - I can edit patterns and load in songs - but it won't make any sounds when pressing the virtual keyboard, and Play Sng (and Enter) stop working. At this point if I attempt to close the application the title displays "MilkyTracker - ... (Not Responding)" and eventually I have to end the process.
I have tried changing the driver in the Config -> I/O settings:
1 Waveout (old) - Causes the application to become unresponsive
2 Waveout (Vista) - Requires a 85.3ms 4k buffer to playback properly and then freezes after about 5 minutes
3 Unspecified (RtAudio4) - "Sound driver initialization failed. Try different settings or driver."
4 ASIO (RtAudio4) - "Sound driver initialization failed. Try different settings or driver." This is the one I expected to work.
5 DirectSound (RtAudio4) - works but stops playing audio after several minutes
I use the audio interface with Ableton and it works just fine.