User manual MACKIE D.2 FIREWIRE CARD CONTROL PANEL GUIDE

[. . . ] FireWire Card Control Panel Guide Introduction The FireWire card comes with printed instructions that show how to install the FireWire card into your d. 2 DJ Mixer, and to load the PC driver and software onto your computer. This gripping roller-coaster of a printed document is entitled "d. 2 FireWire Card Installation Instructions. " If you follow these instructions, your d. 2 with FireWire installed, is almost ready to take its place in polite audio society. [. . . ] Setting this fader to a lower value, such as 2 ms, allows for the lowest amount of latency going into and out of the computer, but requires more processing power from the computer's CPU. Conversely, setting this fader to a higher value requires less processing power from the computer, but results in more latency. If you have a fast computer, set this fader as low as it will go without causing pops and clicks in the audio being played back or recorded. Depending on the computer being used, however, it may be necessary to set this fader to a higher value to avoid audio drop-outs. Windows XP To access the FireWire control panel under Windows XP, navigate in the "All Programs" menu to the folder marked "Mackie DJ Mixer. " Click on the icon labeled "Mackie DJ Mixer Control Panel. " WDM Sound Buffer Depth: Alternately, if the FireWire control panel is already running, simply click the FireWire icon in the taskbar: This fader adjusts the size of the audio buffer used for programs such as Windows Media Player and i-Tunes, which access the Mackie DJ Mixer FireWire card through the Windows Operating System, rather than through an ASIO driver. Setting this fader to lower values results in less latency in the audio entering and exiting the computer, but requires more processing power from the computer's CPU. Setting the fader to higher values requires less processing power from the computer, but results in more latency in the audio. If you have a fast computer, set this fader as low as it will go without causing pops and clicks in the audio being played back or recorded. Depending on the computer being used and the number of programs being run, however, it may be necessary to set this fader to a higher value to avoid these audio drop-outs. Once opened, the FireWire control panel will appear: Sample Rate: You can select the sample rate here, or from your audio application, such as Tracktion 2. If the sample rate is set to 176. 4 or 192 kHz, you can playback, but not record. © 2005 LOUD Technologies Inc. SW0239 Rev A 08/2005 Page 1 of 2 Mac OS X Control Panel To access the controls for the DJ Mixer Firewire option card under Apple OS X, Open the Audio Midi Setup control panel. [. . . ] · 16220 Wood-Red Road NE Woodinville · WA · 98072 · 800/258-6883 Outside the U. S. call 425/487-4333 · FAX 425/487-4337 Mackie d. 2 FireWire card control panel, page 2 of 2 [. . . ]