diff --git a/wiki/en/en-Installation-for-Windows.md b/wiki/en/en-Installation-for-Windows.md index 4289f29d9..c1c6dd154 100644 --- a/wiki/en/en-Installation-for-Windows.md +++ b/wiki/en/en-Installation-for-Windows.md @@ -15,14 +15,19 @@ Make sure you read the [Getting Started](Getting-Started) page. *** -## Setting up ASIO4ALL -*Most internal sound cards need this driver. ASIO4ALL is not recommended if your audio interface provides its own ASIO driver, since that might have better latency.* +## ASIO +To provide the lowest latency, Jamulus uses [ASIO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Stream_Input/Output). If you don't have an external sound card, you will probably also not have an ASIO driver. Therefore, you will need to install a generic one like ASIO4ALL which you can [download from the official ASIO4ALL website](https://www.asio4all.org/). If you own an external sound card/audio interface, you should check for an official ASIO driver and use it since they usually provide better quality. -For ASIO4ALL, you may need to experiment a bit to find the right configuration since every computer is a bit different. Setup your sound card while you're [connected to a server](Onboarding#2-connecting-to-a-server) to hear your instrument or voice and check if everything is correctly setup. +### Setting up ASIO4ALL +*ASIO4ALL is not recommended if your sound card/audio interface provides its own ASIO driver, since that might have better latency.* + +For ASIO4ALL, you may need to experiment a bit to find the right configuration since every computer is a bit different. + +**Tip:** Setup your sound card while you're [connected to a server](Onboarding#2-connecting-to-a-server) to hear your instrument or voice and check if everything is correctly setup, but first read on. Before you start with Jamulus: -1. **Close all applications** (especially those which could access your sound card like your browser/media player) since Jamulus needs exclusive access to your sound card. -1. If the audio doesn’t work out of the box, make sure that only the **correct inputs/outputs** in ASIO4ALL **are switched on**. Everything else should be switched off. This can be done as follows: +1. **Close all applications** (especially those which could access your sound card like your browser/media player) since Jamulus needs exclusive access to your sound card. Other programs will not be able to use audio if ASIO4ALL and Jamulus are running. +1. If the Jamulus audio doesn’t work out of the box, make sure that only the **correct inputs/outputs** in ASIO4ALL **are switched on**. Everything else should be switched off. This can be done as follows: ### How to setup ASIO4ALL inputs (Guide)