Setting up ASIO4ALL (Windows)

  • Live Versions: All
  • Operating System: Windows

ASIO4ALL is a freeware universal audio driver for Windows which supports ASIO.

If your audio interface already has a native ASIO driver, we recommend to use that. However, if your interface does not come with a native ASIO driver, or if you are experiencing issues using the current driver then you can use ASIO4ALL instead.

To set up ASIO4ALL, take these steps:

  1. Download and install the latest version of ASIO4ALL.
  2. Launch Live and open Live's Preferences --> Audio.
  3. Choose ASIO as the Driver Type and ASIO4ALL v2 as the Audio Device:
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  4. Click on Hardware Setup. The ASIO4ALL window will pop up.
  5. On the left-hand side, click on the ​"+" to the left of your audio interface, then enable the inputs and outputs by clicking on the "power button" next to them.
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  6. On that screen you can adjust the audio buffer size using the sliding bar at the bottom of the window.

Note:  If you are using a Focusrite interface from the Scarlett Range, we suggest uninstalling ASIO4ALL since it seems to conflict with Focusrite's proprietary driver.

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