SynthMaker

CDirectSound::Error>CDirectSound::HostOpenStream > hEr

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PhattRaid ·

Synthmaker version 0.9.0h at application launch exhibits:

CDirectSound::Error>CDirectSound::HostOpenStream > hError

and two or three more error messages. Then the app runs OK.

One suggestion is to have application logging such that text file contents can be copy/pasted into bug reports for this forum. Otherwise the exact syntax of error messages are potentially lost.

Unbelievable application Synthmaker is. Good work so far on the quick start pdf, including the information on debugging compiled then disassembled code.

malc ·

Thanks PhattRaid and welcome to the forum.

We hope to provide a great deal more detailed documentation very soon. This will be provided primarily in an online form via the docs section of the site.

We're re-working the direct sound at the moment. We're also working on ASIO too. Hopefully the new direct sound implementation will solve your problem. Needless to say we haven't seen those error messages ourselves, but then that's the whole point of beta testing 😉

Your suggestion about error logging is a good one. This isn't something we've had to think too much about so far as most reported problems have been easy enough to identify and fix. Still a good idea though.

Thanks again for your interest.

PhattRaid ·

The ASIO support is needed given my system uses the RME9652, and this new intel motherboard is a version with no on board sound card.

Options - Audio does not provide me with a setting to avoid error messages of this type in SynthMaker. Primary and emulated settings produce errors.

Another suggestion. Provide an 'off' setting for audio. Given that I can create a vsti with SynthMaker and use it in FL Studio, the application is quite useful even with no direct sound card support.

This may help the application work better for all people.

mute ·

MY default audio device (I have 2, a SBLive! and an M-Audio Delta 410) is my SBLive. SM uses this just fine..

The only time I see these errors are when I try to open a second instance. Other than that it's fine. I havent bothered trying SM on my ASIO card. I'll wait until ASIO is fully supported. 😉

Why 2 audiocards? I beta-test alot of software ;] I wish I could say it was for video games or something else... but nah, i'm a dev/beta geek.

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