THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I was searching for a solution of this problem for my Fast Track Ultra when I stumbled upon this video. When all hope was gone, I tried this and for the first time my interface worked as it's supposed to. Moral of the story: never buy old used equipment without doing your research, I guess.
Thats great that this old gal works on windows 11. I rememebered i had 2 of these 5 years ago. And i remembered that i used windows 7 drivers on my windows 10 pro machine, never had a problem. No bsod or anything. Had all the inputs and outputs and sw returns working. No crashing. Evenmthe built in monitoring reverb and delay worked fine in windows 10..
Thanks a BUNCH. I was able to get all my devices working in Windows 10, except the Fast Track Ultra 8R. I called M-Audio and the tech said this was an "AVID" product before M-Audio's responsibilies. At least that is what I got from the tech. Anyhow, he told me M-Audio AND Avid does not have a Windows 10 driver for the Fast Track Ultra and basically I am out of luck. He kept saying the unit is about 10 years old, so they have some newer product I can consider lol Sounds like I called the sales department instead of Tech support. So, your video is excellent. I will try it tonight. Thanks!
Jake, thank you very much for this, I think I had to use your video previously to download the driver for the 8R, it has worked again for me so thank you, like attached :D
My Fastrack Driver would work for a while and then just decide to stop, and usually Win10 liked to take that opportunity to "...collect some information..." and then restart, at which point the cycle would begin again... Your fix was well presented and super simple. I REALLY appreciate that you kept the 6.0.10 version driver alive and accessible. Def worth a like! PS - I think the Fast Track Ultra 8R is a really great audio interface. I picked mine up for $100 like 5 years ago and never had a problem with it (under Win7). The converters are very decent and the pre-amps have enough headroom for my Shure SM-7B. I can crank the gain and the noise floor stays pretty freaking quiet. So I'm very glad that I can (hopefully) keep using it with Win10 (which itself would be fine if it would just stop trying to run my life like some aspiring MacOS.)
Thank you so, so much! Had been worried this would be a headache inducing problem, and you made it so easy. Now I just need to figure out how to install my old Pro-tools 9 on my new computer without a CD-r drive... :)
Update: causes Blue Screen of Death with reboot occasionally. All was fixed after removing this driver. Occurs on my machine with AMD chip. May work better on PC with Intel chip.
I have always had mine working reliably too under Windows 10. Some other things I did which helped me also were... Install driver in Windows 7 Compatibility mode Turn off ability of system to power off usb hubs to save power (from Device Manager->Universal Serial Bus controllers->Your USB Hub/s->Power Management->Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power) Disable USB Selective Suspend from Advanced Power Options for your Power Plan (USB settings->USB selective suspend setting - Disable for both 'On Battery' and 'Plugged In') Turn off PCI Link State Power Management from Advanced Power Options for your Power Plan (PCI Express->Link State Power Management - Turn Off for both 'On Battery' and 'Plugged In') Turn off Windows Fast Boot (Important!)
I was so excited about 8x8 interface I was willing to forgive M -Audio for letting me waste my money on a Midi sport. Only to find, THEY BURNED US AGAIN! I tried 6.0.10 and got nothing a few times, then I tried them all one by one. I ended up going on wayback machine and grabbing an older 6.0.10 and it seems to be working guys.
Hey thanks for this! BTW - I found the drivers at this link: avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Download/Fast-Track-Ultra-8R-Drivers?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fdownload%2FFast-Track-Ultra-Drivers&popup=true
hey there, thanks a lot. Just a little thing... I install this driver but windows always crushes one time, then automaticaly restart and then it works fine! But every time I power on my computer crushes until it works fine after restart. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Any idea?????????????????????????
Hi Jake . I have an opportunity to pick up one if these barely used. I have windows10. Do you think that it would be worth getting still. I'm wondering about how much mileage I might get out of it given the driver age. Thanks
Hola, Instalé el último controlador y cada tanto se reinicia la computadora indicando que hay un problema con estos drivers. Saben qué puedo hacer para solucionarlo?. Gracias
just wondering jake if you tested driver 6.02 as i understand that 6.08 until 6.18 had removed high performance mode. so if 6.18 wont run on win10 and you want hp mode it seems that you would have to go back and try 6.02. interested if others have tried?
HI Jake! I would buy such an M-audio sound card, that's why I'm asking. Does it work with updated Win10? Even 5 years after your video? Thank you Peter
Dear Jake! I would buy such an M-audio sound card, that's why I'm asking. Does it work with updated Win10? Even 5 years after your video? Thank you Peter
Still doesn't work. After 15 years and one update of them saying that it might not work on windows 10 it is worked the whole time and out of nowhere I have to choose windows audio I don't understand
The Avid Website link for the driver isn't working as of 3-27-19. I uploaded the driver here for you guys to download. It is also in the description. Let me know if it works. www.dropbox.com/s/xnu4jsm8zazunpx/Fast%20Track%20Ultra%208R%20Installer%206.0.10%20Driver%205.10.0.5100.exe?dl=0
Hey Jake, I can't seem to download the driver from the website. I get the following message - The requested URL /60193/support/compressed/Fast_Track_Ultra_8R_Installer_6_0_10_77145.zip was not found on this server. ANYONE ANY IDEA HOW TO GET THE DRIVER?, I'd really like to get mine up and running!!! Any help appreciated :)
Hey Jake, Apologies for the late reply, the Dropbox link worked great. A huge thanks, it's been sitting in my cupboard of years collecting dust. Now I'm using it to record every day. Thanks Again!!! @@jakewestling5014
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I was searching for a solution of this problem for my Fast Track Ultra when I stumbled upon this video. When all hope was gone, I tried this and for the first time my interface worked as it's supposed to. Moral of the story: never buy old used equipment without doing your research, I guess.
Thanks Jake! I've just installed this driver (6.0.10) from the dropbox link using Windows 11 and it worked. Big thanks from Argentina!!!
Buenas . Yo no puedo usarlo como explica el video. La hago funcionar pero salta un error luego de usarla un rato y se me bloquea
I was actually looking for the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra - but your link to the Avid website helped me find those drivers too. Nice one!
i have an m audio fast track ultra and im having trouble finding the right driver on the avid website. Do you know which is the correct one?
@@NONONSENSE509420 did u find it?
@@djpotmeter I did not
@@NONONSENSE509420 im just installed the 6.0.8 driver in compatibility mode on win 7 and works like champ ...before was gave me runtime error
Great video - brief, no flannel, told me everything I needed to know. Thank you.
Yes, Jake is a skilled educator.
Thats great that this old gal works on windows 11.
I rememebered i had 2 of these 5 years ago. And i remembered that i used windows 7 drivers on my windows 10 pro machine, never had a problem. No bsod or anything. Had all the inputs and outputs and sw returns working. No crashing. Evenmthe built in monitoring reverb and delay worked fine in windows 10..
Thanks a BUNCH. I was able to get all my devices working in Windows 10, except the Fast Track Ultra 8R. I called M-Audio and the tech said this was an "AVID" product before M-Audio's responsibilies. At least that is what I got from the tech. Anyhow, he told me M-Audio AND Avid does not have a Windows 10 driver for the Fast Track Ultra and basically I am out of luck. He kept saying the unit is about 10 years old, so they have some newer product I can consider lol Sounds like I called the sales department instead of Tech support. So, your video is excellent. I will try it tonight. Thanks!
did it work?
Jake, thank you very much for this, I think I had to use your video previously to download the driver for the 8R, it has worked again for me so thank you, like attached :D
You. Legend. Back to recording for me again!! I listed this on ebay and almost lost it! Thanks!
My Fastrack Driver would work for a while and then just decide to stop, and usually Win10 liked to take that opportunity to "...collect some information..." and then restart, at which point the cycle would begin again... Your fix was well presented and super simple. I REALLY appreciate that you kept the 6.0.10 version driver alive and accessible. Def worth a like! PS - I think the Fast Track Ultra 8R is a really great audio interface. I picked mine up for $100 like 5 years ago and never had a problem with it (under Win7). The converters are very decent and the pre-amps have enough headroom for my Shure SM-7B. I can crank the gain and the noise floor stays pretty freaking quiet. So I'm very glad that I can (hopefully) keep using it with Win10 (which itself would be fine if it would just stop trying to run my life like some aspiring MacOS.)
Thank you so, so much! Had been worried this would be a headache inducing problem, and you made it so easy.
Now I just need to figure out how to install my old Pro-tools 9 on my new computer without a CD-r drive... :)
Worked for me too on Windows 10. Now I can finally test out this unit having bought it used cheap on Yahoo Auctions in Japan several years ago.
Update: causes Blue Screen of Death with reboot occasionally. All was fixed after removing this driver. Occurs on my machine with AMD chip. May work better on PC with Intel chip.
Jake! You have an extremely intense stare but you're extremely helpful!! Thanks buddy!
Hi guy. Really many thanks. I've been having problems with 6.19 driver a lot of time. Sometimes work and others no. Good post.
Thanks Jake for posting. It’s really help. It works.
Thank you so much. This changed my life 🙌
I have always had mine working reliably too under Windows 10. Some other things I did which helped me also were...
Install driver in Windows 7 Compatibility mode
Turn off ability of system to power off usb hubs to save power (from Device Manager->Universal Serial Bus controllers->Your USB Hub/s->Power Management->Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power)
Disable USB Selective Suspend from Advanced Power Options for your Power Plan (USB settings->USB selective suspend setting - Disable for both 'On Battery' and 'Plugged In')
Turn off PCI Link State Power Management from Advanced Power Options for your Power Plan (PCI Express->Link State Power Management - Turn Off for both 'On Battery' and 'Plugged In')
Turn off Windows Fast Boot (Important!)
Thank you very much. Without your video, I gave up using this machine!!
You really saved me a lot of time and headaches. Thanks a million!
Seems to work for me so far. Thanks a million!
Dude you saved me tons of time and totally made my day, thanks for the info!
Thx Jake. Very helpful in this age of covid virtual socializing
super helpful! many thanks fella, you're a great man for this!
You got me up and running, thanks
Thank you soooo much! It launched at once :) Nice guide!
gracias bro, justo lo que necesitaba lml
i opened the control panel but it doesn't find fast track8, it's all grey :(
I was so excited about 8x8 interface I was willing to forgive M -Audio for letting me waste my money on a Midi sport. Only to find, THEY BURNED US AGAIN!
I tried 6.0.10 and got nothing a few times, then I tried them all one by one.
I ended up going on wayback machine and grabbing an older 6.0.10 and it seems to be working guys.
Worked perfectly!! Thanks a million :)
Great. I now Can use it again !! Thanks.
Jake, You are the man!!! Thank you
Thank you VERY MUCH!!! ;)
does it works?? how do you do to work?
Great Job! Thank you very much!! ✌👌👏
Hello, could you help me to find a driver for Mac Mojave or Sierra. Thank you
Ah. Super! Thank you so much!
What about for a mac?
Thank you, it worked, much appreciated
Thank you
you are the best of world.. thanks my friend
please help me its not working on my side
what is your problem in your program?
You are awesome thank you
Tks so much!!!
you are the best! thank u!!
Obrigado pelo vídeo legendado em português!
thanks dude! keep it up!
Hello jake your video was great would you happen to have info for the M-Audio fast track ultra 8R on a Mac I’ve been looking for almost 2weeks
Hey thanks for this! BTW - I found the drivers at this link: avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Download/Fast-Track-Ultra-8R-Drivers?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fdownload%2FFast-Track-Ultra-Drivers&popup=true
Thanks a lot! It works! :)
Awesome glad to know it can still work if I update to 10.. Does it still run fine in whatever DAW your using and detect? Thanks
Thank you! :)
Thank you so much
hey there, thanks a lot. Just a little thing... I install this driver but windows always crushes one time, then automaticaly restart and then it works fine! But every time I power on my computer crushes until it works fine after restart. ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Any idea?????????????????????????
MUCHAS GRACIAS SALUDOS DE BOLIVIA !
Perfect! save my setup!!!! tnx bro!!!
Hey man!
I found one used for about the same price as a new Focusrite Scarlett Solo. Would you recommend getting it?
if it works with your windows, then definitely this is the better one. I've tried many interfaces but so far nothing beats the ultra 8r
Still picking up only 2 channels... Any suggestions?
Me to
Same here. It seems like we're in for some trouble here. Any word on a fix?
Thanks Man!
excelente bro!
Thank YOU SO MUCH DUDE
I install this driver "6.0.10" and when i try yo open Cubase , my PC turn a blue display
u fix it?
Thanks so much man!!!!
Doing God's work, thanks!!
Hi Jake . I have an opportunity to pick up one if these barely used. I have windows10. Do you think that it would be worth getting still. I'm wondering about how much mileage I might get out of it given the driver age. Thanks
You absolute fucking legend.
THanks!!!!
thanks soooo much! love
It works for me but systematically after 20/30 min the sound starts to crackle. No idea?
for info i use two via asio4all to get 16 outputs
Try turning off your Wifi and Bluetooth using airplane mode.
Hola, Instalé el último controlador y cada tanto se reinicia la computadora indicando que hay un problema con estos drivers. Saben qué puedo hacer para solucionarlo?. Gracias
just wondering jake if you tested driver 6.02 as i understand that 6.08 until 6.18 had removed high performance mode. so if 6.18 wont run on win10 and you want hp mode it seems that you would have to go back and try 6.02. interested if others have tried?
The green lights on the front are constantly blinking. Why.
hi I have M Audio Fast track Ultra, how to use it with Windows 10? thanks a lot
Great!!! Thank you!!
HI Jake! I would buy such an M-audio sound card, that's why I'm asking. Does it work with updated Win10? Even 5 years after your video? Thank you Peter
Excelente !!!Muito obrigado
FUNCIONOU?
Thanks, it still crashes a bunch. Ableton Support believes that this interface is the source of my crashes due to it being outdated
This is a long shot but has anyone got this running with windows 11?
Someone here with this problems? i downloaded the last version in the description and my fast track ultra 8r is not working in windows 10....help!
Just to check: I run an up-to-date OSX on mac (Big Sur 11.6). Does anyone know if I will be able to run this audio interface? Thanks in advance.
THANK YOU!!
Can you connect it to Garage Band or is the software out of date. Someone pls help me ASAP. Im losing my mind over this
Hi, you can explain to me? how connect my Fast Track Ultra 8R to Reaper?
On startup , i get message that says driver Power State Failure , does anyone know what this means and what causes it , thanks
Hey one question my interface only reaches -3db, i can't pull the volume more. Is there any way to pull it up?
Make sure your volume pot is pushed in, if it is pulled out...
@@trevorihrke xD
Dear Jake! I would buy such an M-audio sound card, that's why I'm asking. Does it work with updated Win10? Even 5 years after your video? Thank you Peter
Still doesn't work. After 15 years and one update of them saying that it might not work on windows 10 it is worked the whole time and out of nowhere I have to choose windows audio I don't understand
did somebody find the drivers for M-Audio Fast Track Ultra?
i need that too
@@djpotmeter did you ever find them?
@@tormentridden nope..still using mine with windows 7
me podrias decir donde puedo descargar el drivers para window 8 - muchas gracias
thankyou very much
thank you!
The Avid Website link for the driver isn't working as of 3-27-19. I uploaded the driver here for you guys to download. It is also in the description. Let me know if it works.
www.dropbox.com/s/xnu4jsm8zazunpx/Fast%20Track%20Ultra%208R%20Installer%206.0.10%20Driver%205.10.0.5100.exe?dl=0
You're the best Jake, thank you so much!
hooo man thank you so much
Is anyone using this with Studio One 5 under Windows 10? Thanks
Hi, the last driver is working 100% at windows 10.
Capo!
The new windows update renders this drivers non working :(
what new windows version are you on ? I could have a fix
@@FelixLanzalaco it stopped working after the windows 10 May 14, 2024-KB5037768 (OS Builds 19044.4412 and 19045.4412), just brought a new interface ..
Thanks!!!!!
I'm in 2020
and testing this method
my didn't work
I cannot install the driver. Can anyone help me here?
is multitrack with Fl Studio?
Hey Jake, I can't seem to download the driver from the website. I get the following message - The requested URL /60193/support/compressed/Fast_Track_Ultra_8R_Installer_6_0_10_77145.zip was not found on this server. ANYONE ANY IDEA HOW TO GET THE DRIVER?, I'd really like to get mine up and running!!! Any help appreciated :)
Try the new link I have in the description.
Hey Jake, Apologies for the late reply, the Dropbox link worked great. A huge thanks, it's been sitting in my cupboard of years collecting dust. Now I'm using it to record every day. Thanks Again!!! @@jakewestling5014
Was it just trial and error? Is there a reason why you tried the older driver?
Ídolo!!!