Native Instruments B4 II - Manual (Page 25)

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B4 II as standalone
When used as a plug-in, the host program has already set up its audio and MIDI
connections, and B4 II simply “plugs in” to these. However, with standalone
operation B4 II communicates directly with your audio interface. It’s therefore
necessary to specify audio and MIDI settings, as well as the preferred driver
protocol (of course, plug-in format is not an issue).
Setup for Mac and Windows machines is essentially identical, except where
indicated. Note that if you change your audio interface, you will almost certainly
need to re-adjust these settings.
Call up the
Audio + MIDI Settings setup dialog from the Setup menu. You’ll
see three tabs for Soundcard, Routing (audio output patching), and MIDI.
Soundcard (Audio Interface)
Audio + MIDI Settings dialog
Interface: Choose the fastest interface protocol supported by your interface,
which will be ASIO or Core Audio. For Windows, you can also use DirectSound
and Multimedia (also called MME), but expect a significant delay between the
time you play a note and the time you hear it.
Windows only: Avoid using any drivers listed as “emulated,” as they
provide poorer performance than other drivers. For example, although
DirectSound drivers generally outperform MME drivers, MME drivers
will outperform emulated DirectSound drivers.