M audio fast track asio windows 10

Back in 2011 I found an amazing deal on getting started in audio engineering / music creation. I went into Guitar Center and saw a beautiful yet affordable piece of hardware: the M-Audio Fast Track that hooked up via USB and provided excellent quality sound through its output. With support for 24-bit, 48 KHz audio and being bundled with Pro Tools M-Powered Essentials 8, I was quickly on my way to being introduced into a world of creativity for just under 150 dollars. Combined with a high-quality condenser microphone, I was able to impress my friends and family over the years… especially when I got my first MIDI keyboard (God bless you, Novation).

Fast forward to now… 2016… and over 150 audio projects later… I upgrade my old but trusty desktop to Windows 10 in hopes of staying up-to-date with the world. Unfortunately, I discovered two things: that Windows 10 has driver incompatibility issues with various software like Audacity, and that apparently, and I don’t know how I missed this, but driver support for my Fast Track seems to have been discontinued.

Interestingly, I can still record on my condenser mic hooked up to my old Fast Track, but using the audio output on it (i.e., headphones) seems to be impossible, as nothing I do will make my system recognize it as a legitimate audio device. Even when it shows up, I get only silence from it.

Is it time for me to upgrade my hardware? What would you all recommend? I must admit I’m not familiar with a lot of the hardware side of audio, as I’ve simply let myself become comfortable with this Fast Track device and focused on different DAW’s and other software. So I’m more a softie than a hardie, I guess you can say.

So any advice? Anyone else have any Windows 10 horror stories? Anyone have any great recommendations for a cost-effective way of upgrading my workflow?

Category:SOUND

Device:M-AUDIO Fast Track

Name:Driver

Version:6.1.12

Released:14 Jun 2013

System:Windows 8.1Windows 8.1 64-bitWindows 8Windows 8 64-bitWindows 7Windows 7 64-bitWindows VistaWindows Vista 64-bit

Size:14.42Mb

Description:Driver for M-AUDIO Fast Track

Category:SOUND

Device:M-AUDIO Fast Track

Name:Drivers

Version:6.0.2_­5.10.0.5133

Released:14 Nov 2009

System:Windows 7Windows 7 64-bitWindows VistaWindows Vista 64-bitWindows XP

Size:10.15Mb

Description:Drivers for Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista 32-Bit SP1, Windows Vista 64-Bit SP1, Windows Vista 32-Bit SP2, Windows Vista 64-Bit SP2, Windows 7 32-Bit, Windows 7 64-Bit

Category:SOUND

Device:M-AUDIO Fast Track

Name:Drivers

Version:1.8.0.

Released:13 Nov 2009

System:Mac OS 10.xMac OS XMac OS X 10.6

Size:4.79Mb

Description:Drivers for Mac OS 10.4.11 — PPC, Mac OS 10.4.11 — Intel, Mac OS 10.5.8, Mac OS 10.6 32-Bit, Mac OS 10.6 64-Bit, Mac OS 10.6.1 32-Bit, Mac OS 10.6.1 64-Bit, Mac OS 10.6.2 64-Bit, Mac OS 10.6.2 32-Bit