SynthMaker

1.1.2 DirectSound cannot be started

Archive · 2008 3 old posts

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Axiom ·

windows vista home premium SP1

tested with both standard drivers and asio4all latest version.

CDirectSound:Error>CDirectSound:OpenStream>hError

registered user here.

please fix

Disco_Steve ·

I had alost the same problem when I upgraded to my new machine.

make sure you have no freeware on your machine which is using asio to loopthrough all music coming out of your machine so that it can apply effects to it.

I cant remember the name of the software as I never used it, it just came free with my machine. after an hour or two I was able to find the software and remove it, now synth maker works like a treat: when I dont push it so hard it crashes, or gives me horible errors 😊

hope you get synthmaker working on your machine soon, so you can make some cool synths and stuff.

Steve

malc ·

Hi Steve,

Did you have any luck in getting it to work?

If not, do the problems only occur with 1.1.2? Try reinstalling 1.1.1 and see if it works.

Is it possible that you may have some other application or background process that is addressing the audio card directly?

Malc.

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