Showing posts with label 64. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

How to get Pre-Sonus drivers to work with windows 7

Upgrading to windows 7 x64 from windows XP was a really big change for my computer.
Among other stuf ,i wasn't sure if i would be able to use Cubase or Nuendo at windows 7.
So i decided to keep both OSs in dual boot mode.This one required partitions , file transfers among disks , search for drivers ,driver conflicts etc.

I also use a Pre-sonus Firebox ,a firewire audio interface.
After installing windows i decided that it seemed fantastic.Very nice interface, improved taskbar, smart functions , easier procedures.No Sound though..
I know whats going on , i thought.
I forgot to install the drivers.
So i open firefox right away and google my model.
Presonus has not published any drivers for any model for windows 7.
COME ON!the beta has been out for like 6 months!And the official release 2 months!
So i needed to figure out a way to make it work with one of the old drivers.
I tried XP x64.No luck.
Then i tried Vista x64.Still no luck.This one needed a little tweak to work.

To make Presonus Firewire Drivers work with windows 7 you have to:

Download Vista driver
Open Device Manager
Find the 1394 host
Update the driver
Install the driver manually
Then browse for the windows Vista Pre sonus driver in your hard disk
Choose it from a list(2nd option)
Select the driver which has "..........(Legacy)" at the end.
Click Finish and go to the right side of your taskbar.Your system tray.
Right click the little speaker and select "Playback options"
Click on every output and test it
Disable all the outs except for the one that makes sound:P and set it as default
You're done:)

In case something pops up that informs you that the device is in use, uninstall the driver and start over.

Good Luck:)