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Rane sl3 as a windows soundcard

Product
Scratch Live
Version
2.2.0
Hardware
Rane SL3
Computer
PC
OS
Platform
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jamesrdelaney 9:23 PM - 14 August, 2011
Product: scratchlive
Version: 2.2.0
Hardware: scratchlive-sl3
Computer: pc
OS Version: win732
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Hi
I understood that the Rane Sl3 would work as an external soundcard for my laptop as well as a scratch live interface.
eg, I would like to be able to use my Rane SL3 to play music from itunes when I'm not djing.

Is that possible?
I can see a device in the windows mixer which I think is the Rane device:
Independant RTC Headphones

Is this correct/possible?
Many thanks
James
The Return of Dj Sparky 9:29 PM - 14 August, 2011
you can use the sl3 as a sound card in music editing software that supports asio devices, but the geniuses at Rane (and i say Rane as they said in another thread that they made the drivers) decided not to allow it be used as a windows default audio device

but of the flip side on a Mac you can use it the way you describe.
Rane, Support
Shaun W 6:02 PM - 15 August, 2011
We went with ASIO drivers over WDM drivers for performance reasons. In a nutshell, ASIO drivers are way better for audio applications than Windows' default WDM drivers :)
jamesrdelaney 7:29 PM - 15 August, 2011
Hi Shaun

And are Asio drivers available to windows or do all the normal windows applications just use WDM?

Many thanks
James
Rane, Support
Shaun W 9:20 PM - 15 August, 2011
Most Windows applications do not support ASIO. ASIO support is typically integrated and supported by third-party applications (e.g. Ableton, Virtual DJ, PCDJ, Traktor, Reason, Logic and etc) that require faster streaming and lower latency.
10:00 PM, 29 Aug 2011
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