M-Audio FireWire 410 External Sound System - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

That sounds like a buffer issue. Have you tried adjusting the buffers in your recording software? Also virus scanners are known to hog resources and cause garbled audio. Maybe try disabling your virus scanner? Good luck..

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HI there
I would imagine the drivers from M-Audio are not signed and therefore may not be proven to be compatible with win7. I checked the website and they have drivers for different service pack levels on Vista (I know yours is win7) which is very unusual. This points to them having issues releasing signed off working drivers. Make sure you know what you have installed, 32 or 64 bit win 7. Do not go by the sticker on the case. Go start>control panel>system and look it up
Both versions of 64 bit and 32 bit seem the same file FireWire_6.0.1_5.10.0.5058.exe

which seems weird too


I would uninstall the drivers and choose delete as well
start>search> type 'dev' and see the results. Click on device manager, open it
under sound right click all devices>properties>click on driver tab>


then click uninstall but tick the delete driver box too


then reboot the pc but do not load the driver from M audio
we want Microsofts generic driver to load
After the reboot see if it works.

If not do a system update (start>search>type 'windows u' and click on windows update
Look under optiopnal updates and see if there is one for an audio device and load that

Failing this try the M audio XP driver
If that fails, uninstall and delete as per earlier.

Failing that try the Win 7 driver for 32 bit
If that fails, uninstall and delete as per earlier.

Failing that try the Win 7 driver for 64 bit
If that fails, uninstall and delete as per earlier.


I think M audio has issues with code for drivers and win 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anJJ02VV1qs
You may want to look at a new system as it seems M has some bad press with support.


All the best now, but it may be that the drivers are not signed off from Microsoft. If this is the case, you may want to chase up M audio and ask if they can be honest and let you know if there are any issues with Windows 7.
Microsoft are releasing Service Pack for Win 7 first half of 2011 and this may mop-up some issues. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/downloads/service-packs
Phil

Hi Sir/Madam;

I have provided you the source link to download the M-Audio FireWire 410 driver.

Click Here to download: M -Audio

• Just click the link below
• Then choose you device from the list provided
• Choose the operating system type for which you need the driver
• Download the driver.

Thank you for using FixYa.

Time to replace it.

U just uninstall the audio driver and install it again

I washaving troubles with 410 in my new macbook pro osX10.6.1. I tried to update and... now is not working anymore!
Does any install snow leopard beta driver on regular leopard? Does it works?

Unfortunately, you may have to upgrade. Depending how old your system is typically you need to upgrade every 3 to 4 years. You might upgrade your RAM. When you turn on your computer wait at least 5 minutes for all your drivers to load. If you open up an application before they load it may cause a conflict and not load all drivers. Make sure your not connected to the Internet. When your connected to the Internet all your programs that are not set up to not look for updates will. You wont even know that their doing this until it's to late. This is what I would do. Go to your system restore and restore to a point that you knew it was working. When you look at your restore options it will give you a list by day what was added. Just look at these day's and try and remember what you installed before this started happening. You're having a conflicting problem. Now we need to find out where. Feel free to contact me with any other questions. Hope this helps.
JimmyC

I had a similar problem, until I turned off my WiFi. I din't want to believe it would be the problem but it sure was, sucks that I cant be online while i'm trying to record something.

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How old is your system
Vista was made for newer pc's and still has some glitches.
Also can slow pc down if they are not compatible
You may want your xp back on

Daniel,

Since you've been using this unit for over a year without fault, I'm going to assume that you have the right Mic input selected, have the mic connection(s) firmly in their inputs and the gain set properly.
However sometimes accidents happen, so just double check those to make sure that they are indeed still set properly.

According to M-audio's manual for this unit it is NORMAL for the s/pdif's input and output to glow steadily (Even when not in use) and the input to become intermittent when IN use. So it is unlikely that the s/pdif is the culprit here.

Once we have determined that all of your NORMAL settings are still accurate we need to troubleshoot here.

Are there any changes you made to the system about the time that the problem started?
Reinstalled the OS? Installed or uninstalled Audio related Hardware/Software etc......?

Check in the Device manager(if you need direction on how to do so then comment back and I'll describe the procedure)
I'm not sure if this will be under Firewire adapters or under the Sound Game controllers so check each spot. Is there an exclamation mark in a yellow circle next to the devices entry? If so then you have a driver issue

Drivers can be found here. just select your unit and Windows XP SP1/SP2/SP3 depending on which one you have.

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support&tab=driver

You might try this even if there isn't a driver fault shown.
Right click the driver in device manager and select uninstall. Once this is uninstalled the system will likely ask you to reboot to FINISH the uninstall. Now download the appropriate driver for your unit. After the reboot install the new driver and check to see if it's working

If it Still is not working. Your likely fault is an electrical one. try using a different MIDI or Firewire cable (Depending on how you connect to your PC)

If thats not it TRY a different Mic on your Input

If that STILL is not it then the problem is likely IN the unit itself, Unless your comfortable dealing with high voltage electronics, I think this is where a service department should come into play.

Hopefully you find this helpful, and please don't let your bad experience on the CHATS affect how you feel about Fixya

Any questions you have regarding that may be directed to
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Hope this helps you
Dave

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no format
reset the device google it

no idea.any assistance?

my suggest that you should check your device managr and see if you have the sound driver on your system or you switch back to your normal XP. the vista might not compactable with it Thanks ABASS

Hi isterix!
I also have a 410 on a acer 1502 laptop with xp. I installed the latest driver (5.10.00.5053) and i have sound (after changing sound preferences in panel control) but it makes me peaks in the playback. I think it's due to the driver, that is the same also for windows vista. I'll try to install the previous one and i'll tell you!

Use a 'Y' splitter. Usually from balanced to unbalanced. Also try looking at your device's control panel and see if you can change the channel options from mono to stereo. Beta drivers are for testing purposes, so try the signed driver also.

M audio will never support win64bit I know it sucks. I roduce music and ran into a lot of problems with the 64bit.. If you need some help with audio or any kind of pro audio let me know.

Hello have you disabled all the built on sound cards on your computers? This is a known problem. If you are going to use a great product like M-audio disable any onboard audio card. Then try to use the 410 system. If you still have the problem try changing the latency to 4-5

Are you using the 410 for recording or as a playback consumer soundcard? Is it connected to external speakers and if so, what type?


Keep me posted.