Yamaha Steinberg USB driver - sample rate gray

new driver versions can only change sample rate with a hidden control panel

Newer Versions of the driver (after 1.73) do not allow to change the sample rate in the sound settings anymore. 44.100 Hz is the only option and grayed out.

The solution:

Look for the Yamaha folder in Programs (x86). There you find a folder for the driver and ysusb_cp.exe. This is the control panel. Here you can switch between sample rates (32/44.1/48 for my Audiogram 6) and ASIO options. Bits and channel configuration (mono/stereo) are not among the options though.