John Vere Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I cannot install W11 on any of my computers so I cannot help troubleshoot audio issues for people who do. Lately there's been questions about not being able to share audio with Cakewalk open. In W10 there's a setting that solves this issue for most. See picture. Does this setting still exsist in W11? On W10 it's found System/Sound/Device Proerties/ Additional Device properties/Advanced tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Yes, see attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Thanks Eddie. By the way, turn off those enhancements. And the reason I was asking is that I also always uncheck those Exclusive mode boxes so I can open other music apps with Cakewalk open. Looks like nothing changed in W11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) If checked, what I've found is that (it appears) Windows will attempt to take control of the interface even if nothing appears to be asking for control and causes glitches and noise spikes. I never got the impression Cakewalk would get exclusive control. It's like it works backwards from what I expect. Maybe the developers can shed some light on this. Edited April 1, 2022 by Terry Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) It’s all depending on your interface drivers. I have a few different interfaces and each one will behave differently regarding audio sharing between apps. I never have issues other than a sample rate Pop with Focusrite and Tascam ASIO drivers. Nothing crashes or goes weird. But my Motu M4 has trouble and the worst of it is distorted audio for new recordings. I have to completely re boot to carry on. If it didn’t have the loop back feature I needed for screen capture, it would be tossed by now. I get best audio sharing results buy keeping that exclusive mode button unchecked in Windows sound settings. I just wanted confirmation that it still exists. My Audio set up video has over 1.3K views and it’s based on W10. If W11 totally changed the settings I would need to place a warning in the description. Edited April 1, 2022 by John Vere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Oakes Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 After major updates and especially an upgrade from w10 to w11, i always re-install my audio device drivers. Couple of clicks, couple of minutes of time……. And peace of mind. Focusrite (desktop) and Soundcraft (laptop) drivers are rock solid. Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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