Windows 10: cannot connect to VM as audio device

[Boffin]

Hello,

I have been using VoiceMeeter V 1.0.6.0 on an older laptop (Dell Latitude E6240, Windows 10 Pro) without any problems for several years, with several audio applications.

I upgraded to an HP Elitebook 840 G5, also with Windows 10 Pro. I just installed VoiceMeeter V 1.0.8.2. Audio (e.g., from internet browser) works fine to internal & external speakers (via HDMI), but none of my audio applications can connect to that audio via VoiceMeeter:

------- Dell laptop + VM 1.0.6.0 ----------

VM output A1:
WDM Speakers (... audio device)
MME VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)
> MME Speakers (High Definition Audio)
ASIO:ASIO4ALL V2

VM output A2: nothing selected

VBAN is off
MIDI Mapping - nothing defined

Windows Device Manager - audio inputs and outputs:
VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)
MIDI (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)
other

Applications use audio source MIDI (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter ...)

NO PROBLEM

------- HP laptop + VM 1.0.8.0 ----------

VM output A1:
WDM Dell S2721SD (2- Sound Intel for display)
WDM Speakers (Connexant ISST audio)
MME Dell S2721SD (2 - sound Intel (r) p...)
> MME Speakers (Connexant ISST audio)

VM output A2: nothing selected

VBAN is off
MIDI Mapping - nothing defined

Windows Device Manager - audio inputs and outputs:
VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)
VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)
other

All my audio applications can see & select VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO), but when starting any audio functionality, I get the error "cannot open soundcard", "can't open audio device", "sound card used by other another program".

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HELP PLEASE!!!

Thanks,

Frank

[Vincent Burel]

could you post a screenshot of Voicemeeter and its system setting dialog box?

[Boffin]

Salut Vincent:

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INPUT DEVICE: 5
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IN WDM Microphone (Conexant ISST Audio) | INTELAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_2008&SUBSYS_103C83B6&REV_1001 | {2c384928-7637-442f-aabe-f6ed105445b3} | ICON: %windir%\system32\mmres.dll,-3020
IN WDM VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO) | VBAudioVMVAIO | {5a7c697d-8dd2-4212-b04e-01c94112e795} | ICON: %windir%\system32\Drivers\vbaudio_vmvaio64_win10.sys,-101
IN KS VoiceMeeter vaio | VBAudioVMVAIO | \\?\root#media#0000#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\wave
IN MME Microphone (Conexant ISST Audio | intelaudio\func_01&ven_14f1&dev_2008&subsys_103c83b6 | {2c384928-7637-442f-aabe-f6ed105445b3} | ICON: %windir%\system32\mmres.dll,-3020
IN MME VoiceMeeter Output (VB-Audio Vo | VBAudioVMVAIO | {5a7c697d-8dd2-4212-b04e-01c94112e795} | ICON: %windir%\system32\Drivers\vbaudio_vmvaio64_win10.sys,-101

OUTPUT DEVICE: 7
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OUT WDM DELL S2721DS (2- Son Intel(R) pour écrans) | INTELAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8086&DEV_280B&SUBSYS_80860101 | {4805707e-4813-4775-aa39-931be96894ad} | ICON: %windir%\system32\mmres.dll,-3017
OUT WDM Speakers (Conexant ISST Audio) | INTELAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_2008&SUBSYS_103C83B6&REV_1001 | {9ca2ca7e-b88c-45fb-a655-9b5130f81ac1} | ICON: %windir%\system32\mmres.dll,-3010
OUT WDM VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO) | VBAudioVMVAIO | {2b3414d1-16d3-4eee-a45b-d1ef6f16619f} | ICON: %windir%\system32\Drivers\vbaudio_vmvaio64_win10.sys,-100
OUT KS VoiceMeeter vaio | VBAudioVMVAIO | \\?\root#media#0000#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\wave
OUT MME DELL S2721DS (2- Son Intel(R) p | | | ICON:
OUT MME Speakers (Conexant ISST Audio) | intelaudio\func_01&ven_14f1&dev_2008&subsys_103c83b6 | {9ca2ca7e-b88c-45fb-a655-9b5130f81ac1} | ICON: %windir%\system32\mmres.dll,-3010
OUT MME VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio Voi | VBAudioVMVAIO | {2b3414d1-16d3-4eee-a45b-d1ef6f16619f} | ICON: %windir%\system32\Drivers\vbaudio_vmvaio64_win10.sys,-100

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CHECKING VB-Audio Virtual Cable : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio Cable A : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio Cable B : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio Cable C : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio Cable D : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio MT128 Virtual I/O : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio Hi-Fi Cable : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO (version 02010502)
CHECKING VB-Audio VoiceMeeter AUX VAIO : Not Installed
CHECKING VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO3 : Not Installed
------------------------------------------------------------------
Initialization value: 1
TEST DATE: 2022/09/04 - 19:12:06 (Checker Version 1.0.8.2)
Operating System: WIN 10 64Bits Build: 19044
CONCLUSION: OK (nothing bad detected)
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Thanks for helping me out!

[Vincent Burel]

you may check you windows privacy settings regarding microphone and recording devices to be sure that they can be used by any application (including Voicemeeter).

[Boffin]

I managed to get things working reasonably well (i.e., my audio apps can now select "VM input" as the signal source).

STEP 1: Win10 --> Start --> Settings --> Microphone --> "microphone access for this device is off" --> "on"

However, for some reason, VM inputs the microphone input - even though NO inputs are selected for Hardware Input 1 and 2. For some reason, VM accesses microphone continuously and I cannot turn it off in VM.

WORKAROUND: in Windows Taskbar, right-click on loudspeaker icon --> Open Volume Mixer --> Mute microphone input.

I still have anther problem: VM does not start up automatically at Windows startup. I have made sure that "Run on Windows startup" is selected in VM Menu. Also, in Windows: Settings --> Startup --> Voicemeeter: ON...

[Vincent Burel]

However, for some reason, VM inputs the microphone input - even though NO inputs are selected for Hardware Input 1 and 2. For some reason, VM accesses microphone continuously and I cannot turn it off in VM.

don't understand this, or you have connected your Mic to Voicemeeter hardware input and Voicemeeter will use it 24/7 (then you can use the MUTE button on Voicemeeter directly - but the Microphone is still in use).
or your mic is not connected to Voicemeeter and it is not used at all by Voicemeeter.

I still have anther problem: VM does not start up automatically at Windows startup. I have made sure that "Run on Windows startup" is selected in VM Menu. Also, in Windows: Settings --> Startup --> Voicemeeter: ON...

uncheck and recheck the option maybe, this is not a usual reported problem.

[Boffin]

Well, I have uninstalled VoiceMeeter and installed VB Cable + VB Cable-A + VB Cable-B.

As I mentioned in one of my posts above, I use my Win10 laptop via HDMI with a display that has built-in loudspeakers.

I can only get the display speakers to work, if I make the display the "default device" in the "playback" tab of "Sound" settings. Unfortunately, in this configuration, I cannot make any audio processing application work with one of the VB Cables.

If I make a VB Cable "default device", then I can make my audio app work. However, now there is no more audio via HDMI to my display speakers, nor to the laptop speakers.....

[Vincent Burel]

you may have found a simple solution with Voicemeeter.
you must be able to connect any audio device to Voicemeeter, otherwise it means there is a problem.

you may go on our Discord server to find a helper who will check your config
https://discord.gg/TF42rahAXS