Setup audio

Check out our general Audio guide to understand audio modes better, at least the TL;DR

  • Open spicecfg.exe
  • At the very top, click on Shortcuts then Audio Playback Devices
  • In the popup window, right click on your default audio device, and click on Properties
  • Go to the Advanced tab

Then, depending follow instructions for your desired audio mode:

Setup for WASAPI Exclusive (default)
  • Check both boxes under Exclusive Mode
  • Open the Default Format dropdown
  • Pick the 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality) option, click Apply then OK
Setup for WASAPI Shared
  • Open the Default Format dropdown
  • Pick the 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) option, click Apply then OK
  • Return to spicecfg, go to the Patches tab
  • Following the patching guide and patch Shared Mode WASAPI

Optionally: go to the Options tab, and at the very bottom enable Low Latency Shared Audio to help mitigate the latency penalty from using Shared audio.

Setup for ASIO (requires specialized hardware)
  • Check both boxes under Exclusive Mode
  • Open the Default Format dropdown
  • Pick the 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality) option, click Apply then OK