A couple questions: Crash when switching apps, and trashing preferences

[Louis_R]

@alexis

• Where might adverse changes occur if I go change the windows sample rates to match my project? I can envision unanticipated problems arising, but that’s just how I’m wired!

I depends on a few factors, please click the link at the end of this post.

If it is unchecked/not enabled ("Release Driver when application is in background”), will it affect watching youtube vids with Cubase open?

Not at all, it will simply allow to continue hearing Cubase when it is not in focus.

How fast is too fast? And is that question even relevant if I change the sample rates and uncheck “Release driver …” as you suggested?

Too fast is, when you switch again before the driver has finished loading/unloading, maybe a few seconds, but it depends on the device, the more channels it has the longer it takes.

If I didn’t want to do either of those things (hypothetically speaking! ), and if I continued to switch between apps but not “too fast” … would I avoid those crashes?

Please read the guide I have just made, it may answer many of your questions

Audio Setup Guide - for Windows users

This guide will explain how to output the audio from both Cubase and Windows at the same time. If you want to be able to listen to audio from Cubase, Windows or any other program at the same time, and record in multiple applications at once, the following points should be observed : You audio interface driver must be multi-client compatible, The sample rate must be the same between all programs, You must disable Exclusive Mode in Window, You must disable Release Driver in Cubase. All these…