(Windows Vista, Wins 7, Wins 10 and above Systems)įor a PDF document of the PC-USB driver installation, click here. When prompted by the program, connect the Rotel product to the USB connection on the Windows PC and follow the on-screen instructions. Then download and run the setup file below.
Note that Mac users do not need to install a driver to support playback up to 192kHz with their Rotel product.īe sure the Rotel device is NOT currently connected to the Windows PC, and the PC-USB Audio Class is set to '2.0' in the Setup Menu of the Rotel product (refer to the owner's manuals for specifics on how to change this setting). The Rotel PC-USB driver below is required in order to play audio files above 96kHz and up to 192kHz on a Windows PC.
Rotel models with a PC-USB connection can be used without installing a driver and will play audio files with a sample rate up to 96kHz. I can fully understand why the audio pros have always and continue to use Mac.things just work.Rotel PC-USB Windows Drivers Download Windows USB drivers for Rotel models with a PC-USB connection. I've had the feeling for the last couple of years that Win 10 really throws the 3rd party coder folks for a loop, and it seems there's always a new tweak released that screws with audio. When I heard Creators Update contained USB 2.0 I was very excited, only to find after installing it on one newer notebook and a solid new I3 PC I built that neither DAC works natively yet. In Win 7 the 2i2 is barely usable between all the clicks and noise, in Mint it plays flawlessly for days, even 192K tracks. What I do know is how the 2i2 performs using MC with my anemic 8 year old laptop that's dual boot between a fresh install of Win 7 32 bit and Linux Mint 32 bit. The 2i2 issues could be OS, driver, or my particular machine's hardware, don't really know, but many others are reporting similar issues. The Behringer seems more stable, but I haven't used it much in extended playback testing. With the latest drivers both work well in Win 8.1, although the Scarlett may emit random weird noises or get very distorted if left playing for long periods in MC. The only two DAC units I have that are USB 2.0 and don't work in Windows without drivers are the Behringer UMC202HD and Scarlett 2i2.
Now, getting some of them to work with DRM such as Netflix, whole different story. Then Windows 10 will start up and notify the user that the usbaudio2 service has failed to start due to the. Step 3: Click on the Update Now button next to the flagged device driver, i.e., Windows 10 USB 3.0 driver. Step 2: Click on the Scan button to detect outdated and missing drivers. If USB Audio 2.0 Service fails to start, the failure details are being recorded into Event Log. Let’s have a quick look at them: Step 1: Download and install Bit Driver Updater for free using the given link below. In Windows 10 it is starting only if the user, an application or another service starts it. Have used them very little with Win 10, Win 8.1 is my current main system OS. USB Audio 2.0 Service is a kernel device driver.
the plug and play ones work without issue in Win 8.1 (Schiit Modi, HiFimeDIY, Behringer UCA202, Creative X-Fi SB Surround Pro 1095). Maybe having a "proper driver" is the key. In my very limited experience something that is "plug and play" typically works better than a DAC with a 3rd party driver.