Mixer as a VI

[madmaxmiller]

Just one thing: I'm on Windows 10 :-).

I have expected that. Windows version shouldn't matter for this. I'm sticking to 7 on this lab machine.

Regarding your Quote:
"So, Mixbus doesn't come necessarily with any particular engine preconfigured"

In the manual v6, when you go to the Audio Midi Setup Dialog section, there is a clear picture stating as engine : PortAudio (default) :-).

That's the driver. have a look at the screenshot: it takes the audio from:
- the device ASIO4ALL, then takes it through
-Portaudio driver and presents it to Mixbus through
- Jack Audio system (audio engine, server)

Now it seems to me very strange that a same program version (6) for a same platform (windows) when you start it for the first time, randomly start with a different engine: mine with PortAudio, yours with Jack as you stated...

It doesn't. Please see above. That's what it comes up with.

Anyhow, I'll try your solution asap!

Just make sure you have set it up as described above:
ASIO -> Portaudio -> Jack

MMM

edit P.S.: to make one of the infamous car analogies:
ASIO (or any low level driver) is the combustion chain: cylinder, piston, crank shaft
Portaudio is the clutch
Jack is the gearbox, drive shaft and differential
Mixbus is the actual car

[soniklee]

Just one thing: I'm on Windows 10 :-).

I have expected that. Windows version shouldn't matter for this. I'm sticking to 7 on this lab machine.

Regarding your Quote:
"So, Mixbus doesn't come necessarily with any particular engine preconfigured"

In the manual v6, when you go to the Audio Midi Setup Dialog section, there is a clear picture stating as engine : PortAudio (default) :-).

That's the driver. have a look at the screenshot: it takes the audio from:
- the device ASIO4ALL, then takes it through
-Portaudio driver and presents it to Mixbus through
- Jack Audio system (audio engine, server)

Now it seems to me very strange that a same program version (6) for a same platform (windows) when you start it for the first time, randomly start with a different engine: mine with PortAudio, yours with Jack as you stated...

It doesn't. Please see above. That's what it comes up with.

Anyhow, I'll try your solution asap!

Just make sure you have set it up as described above:
ASIO -> Portaudio -> Jack

MMM

edit P.S.: to make one of the infamous car analogies:
ASIO (or any low level driver) is the combustion chain: cylinder, piston, crank shaft
Portaudio is the clutch
Jack is the gearbox, drive shaft and differential
Mixbus is the actual car

Hi MMM,

Deleting the folder C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Local\Mixbus6 did finaly the trick.

We have come a long way :-)
i re-read our journey and it took us both initially 8 to 9 steps to do the first one-off configuration for windows.

After that i started MB vs Jack up in 5 steps:
-JpAudio start admin
-JControl start admin
-stop Jack throug JC
-start MB as admin
-start Jack through JC
(stopping and starting Jack through JC offcourse requiered only 1 click, so it was not thát time-consuming :-).
But as mentioned above:
extra one-off step "deleting the config folder " let me now start up in the 3 steps you mentioned:
-JpA start admin
-JC start admin, let Jack running
-MB start as admin

PS: In my experience starting MB not as admin let the Audio/Midi setup page pop-up and the user get stuck. Starting as Admin bypasses this pop-up and opens MB straight away.

MMM,Keep up the good work to assist users, much appreciated.

[madmaxmiller]

MMM,Keep up the good work to assist users, much appreciated.

LOL I'm just a user myself. Give me a rep point
MMM