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== Overview == |
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ASIO is a method of directing unmodified sound data to a sound card. The sound card must have a driver capable of accepting ASIO output. |
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Modern versions of J. River Media Center (and derivative products) fully support the latest OS versions from Microsoft, including Windows Vista and Windows 7. |
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Please do not enable any compatibility layers when installing or running the program. |
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For Vista and above, you may also consider using [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/WASAPI WASAPI]. |
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== Fixing Problems Caused By Compatibility Mode == |
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[http://www.asio4all.com/ ASIO4ALL] is a publicly available driver that accepts ASIO output and converts it to Kernel Streaming. |
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If the program is installed with compatibility mode enabled, it may fail to run reporting: |
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MC playback options must be set to use ASIO. |
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Media Center was installed for a different operating system. Please reinstall. |
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Here's [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=49633.msg339735#msg339735 a thread] that may help. |
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You can fix this problem by following these steps: |
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If you experience stuttering problems with ASIO, try changing this setting (introduced in 14.0.48): |
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* Run regedit.exe |
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* NEW: Added new ASIO option 'Use large hardware buffers (recommended to prevent stutter)' that uses the maximum hardware buffer size instead of the default buffer size, which should help alleviate any stuttering issues. (smaller buffers are only desirable in latency sensitive applications like synthesizers) |
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* Navigate to: |
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Also, consider a search on [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php#2 Interact]. |
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32-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\J. River\Media Core\Installations\Media Center 16 |
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64-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\J. River\Media Core\Installations\Media Center 16 |
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(if you have a product other than Media Center 16, select that product instead under Installations) |
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* Change the value 'OS Version' on the right to the version that matches your copy of Windows: |
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Windows XP: 7 |
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Windows Vista: 9 |
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Windows 7: 10 |
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Revision as of 14:14, 7 April 2011
Overview
Modern versions of J. River Media Center (and derivative products) fully support the latest OS versions from Microsoft, including Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Please do not enable any compatibility layers when installing or running the program.
Fixing Problems Caused By Compatibility Mode
If the program is installed with compatibility mode enabled, it may fail to run reporting:
Media Center was installed for a different operating system. Please reinstall.
You can fix this problem by following these steps:
- Run regedit.exe
- Navigate to:
32-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\J. River\Media Core\Installations\Media Center 16 64-bit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\J. River\Media Core\Installations\Media Center 16 (if you have a product other than Media Center 16, select that product instead under Installations)
- Change the value 'OS Version' on the right to the version that matches your copy of Windows:
Windows XP: 7 Windows Vista: 9 Windows 7: 10