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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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== Overview ==
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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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For Vista and above, you may also consider using [http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/WASAPI WASAPI].
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Please do not enable any compatibility layers when installing or running the program.
  
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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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== Fixing Problems Caused By Compatibility Mode ==
  
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MC playback options must be set to use ASIO.
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If the program is installed with compatibility mode enabled, it may fail to run reporting:
  
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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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Media Center was installed for a different operating system. Please reinstall.
  
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If you experience stuttering problems with ASIO, try changing this setting (introduced in 14.0.48):
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You can fix this problem by following these steps:
  
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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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* Run regedit.exe
  
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Also, consider a search on [http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php#2 Interact].
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* Navigate to:
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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
  
 
[[Category: Frequently Asked Questions]]
 
[[Category: Frequently Asked Questions]]

Revision as of 09:14, 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

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