I'm not sure why it does this, surely it's an explanation. I downloaded the latest ASIO4ALL and everytime I switch to it FL Studio just crashes and immedately closes. Anyone else had this problem?

 

Last edited: Jul 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM

Tell me, don't you have a USB audio interface?

System Settings - Audio (ASIO4ALL)
www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/envsettings_asio4all.htm

 

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FL Studio crashing when you select ASIO4ALL is actually a pretty common issue. Here's a breakdown of what's going wrong and how to fix it:

Likely Cause: Sample Rate Mismatch
When Windows audio devices (both playback and recording) are set to a different sample rate than the one FL Studio and ASIO4ALL expect, selecting the driver can cause an immediate crash.

• Users report that matching the sample rate (typically 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz) resolves the issue reliably integraudio.com+15reddit.com+15reddit.com+15reddit.com.
  
  
• One user described it plainly:
  
  “match the sample rate in your daw with the sample rate of the playback device.” audiosex.pro+5reddit.com+5reddit.com+5reddit.com
  

✅ What to do:

1. Go to Windows Sound Settings → Sound Control Panel → Playback/Recording → Properties → Advanced.
   
   
2. Set all devices (input and output!) to the exact same sample rate and bit depth that you're using in FL Studio.
   
   
3. Restart FL Studio and reselect ASIO4ALL.
   

Another Common Issue: Conflicting Devices
ASIO4ALL may crash if it tries to activate devices that are already in use or incompatible, especially USB or Bluetooth devices.

• Disabling extra audio devices has fixed the issue for many reddit.com+2reddit.com+2audiosex.pro+2reddit.com.
  
  
• On the forums:
  
  “disable anything that is either usb or bluetooth.” audiosex.pro+4reddit.com+4audiosex.pro+4
  

✅ What to do:

1. Disable all non-essential playback/recording devices in Windows Sound Control Panel.
   
   
2. In the ASIO4ALL panel (“Show ASIO panel”), uncheck all unused mic/outputs—only leave active the ones you need.
   

Exclusive Mode & Microphone Conflicts
ASIO4ALL may try to grab your mic/input in exclusive mode and crash if another app is using it or if there's a permissions conflict.

• Users resolved crashes by disabling mic inputs in ASIO4ALL reddit.com+1audiosex.pro+1audiosex.pro+15reddit.com+15reddit.com+15reddit.com.
  
  
• Also, disabling "Allow applications to take exclusive control" under device properties can help image-line.com+1audiosex.pro+1.
  

✅ What to do:

1. In Windows Sound Control Panel → [Device] → Properties → Advanced – uncheck “Allow applications to take exclusive control.”
   
   
2. In ASIO4ALL panel, disable any unnecessary mics/inputs.
   

⚙️ Other Fixes & Troubleshooting

• Ensure you're using the latest ASIO4ALL version, ideally from asio4all.com audiosex.pro+12image-line.com+12audiosex.pro+12.
  
  
• Close any other audio apps (Skype, media players) before launching FL Studio reddit.com+12image-line.com+12reddit.com+12.
  
  
• If all else fails, try uninstalling/reinstalling ASIO4ALL and updating your audio interface drivers .
  
  
• Some users also found enabling Windows 8 compatibility mode for FL Studio helped reddit.com.
  

TL;DR Checklist
Step What to Check
1 Set Windows playback & recording devices to same sample rate and bit depth as FL Studio.
2 In Windows, disable extra audio devices (USB/Bluetooth).
3 In Windows device settings, disable exclusive control.
4 In ASIO4ALL panel, uncheck unused mic/outputs.
5 Install the latest ASIO4ALL and drivers; close other audio apps.
6 If crashing continues, reinstall ASIO4ALL/drivers or use FL Studio ASIO for stability.
️ What Reddit Users Say
“Ensure both of these are set to the same value, ideally 44.1 or 48 kHz… ASIO4ALL will crash if windows is set to the wrong sample rate.” reddit.comreddit.com+6reddit.com+6audiosex.pro+6reddit.com+1reddit.com+1
“In the ASIO4ALL menu … disable your microphone. … the crackling disappeared instantly.” reddit.com

If you go through this list and FL Studio still crashes when selecting ASIO4ALL, let me know which step failed or what error you see—I can dig deeper with you!

 

I don't have one yet, but it was working before I put my computer in the shop. I do have a midi controller. I can't even get into ASIO4ALL to configure it. Hmm I wonder if my drivers need updated.

I'm running a check through CCleanner

 

FL Studio Guru | ASIO4ALL Setup in FL Studio

 

Last edited: Jul 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM

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I just updated my drivers, reboot and it still crashes. You can't even select it to enable it, it crashes immediately

 

I remember having those crashes a few times. I have switched to FL Asio now.

 

Uninstall FL Studio and reinstall it!

 

That's what I just did, earlier it had no output but now it works. I went through setting up the sample rate settings and what not and now it's working. I doubt ASIO4ALL will but FL ASIO is now

 

Once I had to roll back ASIO4ALL to the earlier version. The two latest ones didn’t work properly at that time. It was v2.12 or .13 which was good.
Anyway, I am happy with FL ASIO in Ableton. But I sometimes have to use ASIO4All when Arturia audio interface is connected because the dedicated driver doesn’t work.

 

Dang, yea I don't get how the whole thing works. I had no sound with FL ASIO but now it works lol. I don't know why, but after making the sampe rate adjustment it works great now.

 

Do you have a hardware interface without native drivers? If not, you don't need ASIO4All and should use your integrated soundcards driver/WMD. ASIO4All is essentially a wrapper around WMD. It isn't giving you benefit above and beyond the windows driver. It is not a real ASIO driver. It allows you to connect an interface without a native driver. Beyond that, it is giving no benefit. It's probably lowering your performance if anything.

 

Ah I see, I don't have one yet

 

Yeah, it isn't needed. Anything not explicitly a manufacturer ASIO driver is, mostly, a wrapper for WMD. None of them are real ASIO drivers. The reason you want ASIO drivers is because they are tailor made for the specific hardware you'd connect with. Some cards don''t have ASIO drivers (because those manufacturers hate you), but hardware audio sources require a driver to function in windows. So ASIO4All was the og opensource fix for that. But ASIO4All is not tailor made for any particular hardware. So while it will give you the benefit of actually being able to use the card (and thats still likely going to be much better than an integrated card), it gives no benefit without hardware and compared to a real ASIO driver (from a manufacturer that loves you, like RME) is just poop.

ASIO4All vs straight up WMD? Not the hugest difference. But you can possibly avoid future headaches like this fun episode if you have no compelling reason to use it (if WMD performs like ass on your system, by all means, use ASIO4ALL... but it shouldn't).