Old 12-05-2012, 06:27 AM   #1
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Hi,
I'm relatively new to Reaper, and am still learning the ropes... I own a USB Audio Interface (the Focusrite 2i2), that works in Reaper and has had no problems. I used both the drivers that came with the hardware and ASIO4ALL, and, again, no problems - until I noticed this one.

Okay, here's the scenario: For instance I'm playing a file through Reaper (using my ASIO drivers) and I want to play a media file through Windows Media Player, why does it bring up the error,

"Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file."?

Only when I close Reaper am I able to play a file from WMP, a video from YouTube, hear a chat notification from Facebook, or more importantly use an external editor (i.e., Audition, Audacity). =)

I guess I could use some help, LOL. =)

By the way, I doesn't help to use either ASIO4ALL (v2) or the ASIO drivers that came on the CD, they both have the same problem attached.

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Intel Core i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30 GHz
8.00 GB RAM (7.90 GB usable)
Windows 7 64-bit Operating System
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Old 12-05-2012, 06:44 AM   #2
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Hello azure and welcome to these forums. You'll find many helpful people here and a lot of useful information.

Many ASIO drivers support only one client at a time. So, if Reaper is using the driver, WMP cannot. You might try assigning a different driver (DirectSound ?) to WMP. Same for Audacity etc.
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Old 12-05-2012, 07:03 AM   #3
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Okay thanks, I didn't really know that beforehand.. =) And now for the gritty details.. =)

How to assign a different driver for, say, WMP or Audition?
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Old 12-05-2012, 07:31 AM   #4
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In general terms - select one from the list of available devices / drivers in the Audio configuration window for the products. No, I don't know where it is for the ones you mentioned. Under Options? Preferences? Setup?
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Old 12-05-2012, 07:49 AM   #5
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Gotcha.. =) Thanks for you help, shall comment back soon if I've fixed the problem..

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Old 12-05-2012, 07:56 AM   #6
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I also would like to know how to have WMP use a non-asio driver. I'm in the options dialog but can't find anything about drivers used.
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