24bit Recording XP

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24bit Recording XP

Post by davethewave » Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:54 am

How can I record at 24bit using Windows XP? Direct Sound?

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Re: 24bit Recording XP

Post by steve » Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:10 am

Audacity no longer supports Windows XP, but you could try using WDM/KS with Audacity 2.0.0, if your XP machine has SSE2 and your sound card drivers support WDM/KS.
Note that the WDM/KS drivers for some old sound cards were buggy and could cause BSOD.
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