Audio Stream Input/Output, or ASIO, mode ensures your PC sound doesn’t undergo digital signal processing or sample-rate conversion. It is nearly 100% true to its source, and preferred by audiophiles looking for complete fidelity.
Essence products support native Audio Stream Input/Output 2.2 drivers, known as ASIO 2.2., allowing digital signals to bypass Windows audio layers to avoid redundant processing. With easy setup, it allows you to quickly enjoy high fidelity and stable bit-perfect audio.
5.After that there will be a 'foodsdasio' listed in the playback devices in foobar2000, select it as the playback device. 6.Go to File-Preferences-Playback-Output-ASIO, then find the ' foodsdasio' driver option and double click it to configure the ASIO proxy. After the configuration, click the 'X' icon to close the dialog. The problem is that the only people using the real 'realtek asio' driver is for running foobar2000 to get bit perfect audio hi-fi sound. Nobody knows how to use 'realtek asio' driver to run a DAW. So even if the OP manages to install the asio driver, nobody can help him if he has any problem with the DAW.
- Windows® 7 ASIO Audio Setup Guide for foobar2000. Audio Stream Input/Output, or ASIO, mode ensures your PC sound doesn’t undergo digital signal processing or sample-rate conversion. It is nearly 100% true to its source, and preferred by audiophiles looking for complete fidelity.
- Adds ASIO output support. Useful for rare/obscure soundcards that provide ASIO drivers but no regular Windows audio drivers, as well as for bit-exact output on any soundcards that provide ASIO drivers. Installation and Usage. Install the ASIO component from the foobar2000 official components site. Set your output device to one of your ASIO.
*ASIO protocol developed by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH
The example below shows how to configure your Windows 7 PC with an Essence USB DAC using ASIO as the output mode through the foobar2000 media player:
- Install your Essence USB audio product
Please follow the quick-start guide to install the Essence USB audio 2.0 driver and the Essence product. Make sure the Essence product is set as default audio device.
- Install foobar2000
Once foobar2000 is installed, add the ASIO plug-in on foobar2000 — like this:
Step 1: Download the ASIO component
Find the ‘Get more components’ link under File>Preferences>Components – it’s near the bottom of the dialog box
Clicking the link will direct you to www.foobar2000.org/components. Download the ASIO support file and save it to your PC
Step 2: Install the ASIO component
Return to File>Preferences>Components and click the ‘Install’ button
Select ‘foo_out_asio’ component and click the ‘Open’ button
Click ‘Apply’ and restart foobar2000.
Step 3: Enable ASIO output mode
Select ‘ASIO: Essence device’ under Preferences>Output>Playback>Output.Click the ‘Apply’ button and then click ‘OK’.
ASIO audio output is now enabled. Most Essence USB audio products feature a bit-perfect LED indicator. It will always light up under ASIO playback to show that your playback is bit-perfect.
- Dismiss Notice
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