VSTSynthFont prevents all other sounds if running!
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:13 am
I just this minute got VSTSynthFont64 in order to experiment with Dorico, the music notation software. I wanted to use my old homemade Soundfont SF2 for use with it, (as I have always done with Sibelius).
I got it working but only discovered later that no other devices will make sounds if the VSTAudioengine is running! Ouch. Windows Media reports an error if I try to play a WAV file from my hard drive - and Sibelius reports "Audio Engine Error: Bad Settings" if I try to boot it up with Dorico (and thus the VST) already running.
If I try to boot up Dorico while Win Media is in the middle of playing music, the media players tops and reports "An audio device was disconnected or reconfigured. Verify that the audio device is connected, and then try to play the item again." and then stop playing.
How do I solve this please? What do I need to change in various sytem settings to allow things to coexist on the computer (Win 7, Realtek onboard sound, no additional sound card installed).
thanks,
Michael
I got it working but only discovered later that no other devices will make sounds if the VSTAudioengine is running! Ouch. Windows Media reports an error if I try to play a WAV file from my hard drive - and Sibelius reports "Audio Engine Error: Bad Settings" if I try to boot it up with Dorico (and thus the VST) already running.
If I try to boot up Dorico while Win Media is in the middle of playing music, the media players tops and reports "An audio device was disconnected or reconfigured. Verify that the audio device is connected, and then try to play the item again." and then stop playing.
How do I solve this please? What do I need to change in various sytem settings to allow things to coexist on the computer (Win 7, Realtek onboard sound, no additional sound card installed).
thanks,
Michael