664: No audio devices are listed in Sibelius 7 on Windows

Problem

On some Windows 7 systems, Sibelius 7 does not detect the ASIO interface for an installed audio card. The expected ASIO interface does not appear in the Interface list in Audio Engine Options.

This problem is known to occur with e.g. RME HDSP cards, among others.

Cause

On some systems, Sibelius is unable to initialise the WASAPI device presented by the audio card, with the result that it is unable to enumerate any further audio interfaces.

Solution

Windows 7 64-bit

  • For the 64-bit version of Sibelius 7: open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • Rename the existing file portaudio_x64.dll to portaudio_x64.bak
  • Download portaudio_x64_no_WASAPI.zip (200K)
  • Unzip the archive, and move the unzipped portaudio_x64.dll into C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • For the 34-bit version of Sibelius 7: navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • Rename the existing file portaudio_x86.dll to portaudio_x86.bak
  • Download portaudio_x86_no_WASAPI.zip (100K)
  • Unzip the archive, and move the unzipped portaudio_x86.dll into C:\Program Files (x86)\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • Now restart Sibelius 7

Windows 7 32-bit

  • Open Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • Rename the existing file portaudio_x86.dll to portaudio_x86.bak
  • Download portaudio_x86_no_WASAPI.zip (100K)
  • Unzip the archive, and move the unzipped portaudio_x86.dll into C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7
  • Now restart Sibelius 7

On some Windows 7 systems, Sibelius 7 does not detect the ASIO interface for an installed audio card. The expected ASIO interface does not appear in the Interface list in Audio Engine Options. This problem is known to occur with e.g. RME HDSP cards, among others.

Details

Product
Sibelius
Versions
affected
7.0 - 7.1
Changed
24 Aug 2011

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