Hi,
I just got this from MAudio's tech support.
About the Website text: it is still somehow misleading: << You will be limited to 16 bit stereo input or output with non ASIO based applications. (Sonar you are able to get 24bit with our WDM drivers)
The truth is: * apps not supporting WAVEFORMAT_EXTENSIBLE (this is a new wave format spec released by Microsoft 2 years ago) will be limited to 16 bit stereo output. However, in the last few month more and more apps (like SoundForge 5, Acid 3...) do support this, so they're not limited in output bitdepth. * The input side is not limited to 16 bit but to 24 bit in a 4 byte container even with apps not supporting WAVEFORMAT_EXTENSIBLE (try recording '24bit old' with WaveLab3 : no problem). But, since many apps try to open input and output at the same bitdepth, these are only using 16 bit. * apps supporting WAVEFORMAT_EXTENSIBLE or DirectX are not limited to stereo output but to one input/output port of 12/10 channels maximum (Delta1010). Try WinDVD and set output to 5.1 over 6 channels: You will get audio playback on channels 1-6.
Would it be better to write our own output plugin in winamp rather than use their own?
kaiwei