# PRIME 2 - ASIO Buffer settings

**URL:** <https://community.enginedj.com/t/prime-2-asio-buffer-settings/40849>\
**Category:** Standalone Controllers\
**Tags:** windows, virtualdj\
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/prime-2-asio-buffer-settings/40849 "2022-03-14T12:23:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/user_avatar/community.enginedj.com/ookami/32/11492_2.png) [@OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/u/OOKAMI)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/prime-2-asio-buffer-settings/40849/1 "2022-03-14T12:23:22Z")

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Hello

This is not an issue but most a request 🙂

By default, ASIO buffer on the PRIME 2 is set on 256

I have the current current computer specs

ASUS ROG G551JM 16GB DDR3 1600MHZ GEFORCE 970M 4GB

SAMSUNG EVO 860 SSD SATA 3 6GBPS 500 (OS side) SAMSUNG QVO 1TB SSD SATA 3 6GBPS (Sound Base side)

Full USB 3 ports

What buffer value can you advice for this configuration ?

Many thanks for your help on this request 😁

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**Author:** ![OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/user_avatar/community.enginedj.com/ookami/32/11492_2.png) [@OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/u/OOKAMI)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/prime-2-asio-buffer-settings/40849/2 "2022-03-14T12:42:03Z")

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From this site

[Recommend driver settings? - iFi audio (ifi-audio.com)](https://ifi-audio.com/faqs/recommend-driver-settings/#:~:text=By%20convention%2C%20the%20ASIO%20buffer,384%20samples%20at%2096000%20Hz.)

_ **256 samples at 44100 Hz and 512 samples at 96000 Hz** _

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**Author:** ![OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/user_avatar/community.enginedj.com/ookami/32/11492_2.png) [@OOKAMI](https://community.enginedj.com/u/OOKAMI)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/prime-2-asio-buffer-settings/40849/3 "2022-03-18T09:38:28Z")

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Hello It appear we can switch from ASIO to WASAPI I will check about and see what is the result
