ESI UGM96 - Manual (Page 10)

UGM96 ESI
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5. Audio Applications
This chapter contains basic configuration examples for some popular software applications. Please
also refer to the manual of the audio software you use for detailed information.
5.1 Windows Multimedia setup
The Windows Multimedia setup is required if you want to use your UGM96 as the main sound
device for Windows multimedia applications. Go to My computer-> Control panel -> Sounds and
Audio Device Properties -> Audio. Select the UGM96 entry as your playback device to make sure
that all standard signals are played via the UGM96 hardware.
5.2 Latency setting and ASIO applications under Windows
Via Config > Latency in the Control Panel it is possible to change the latency setting (also called
“buffer size”) for the ASIO driver of UGM96. A smaller latency is the result of a smaller buffer size.
Depending on the typical application (e.g. for playback of software synthesizers) a smaller latency
is an advantage. At the same time, the best latency setting indirectly depends on the performance of
your system. For recording applications, a typical latency buffer size between 128 and 288 samples
is standard. The default value is 256.
The Config > Buffer Number setting in the Control Panel provides an important fine tuning setting
that allows you to tweak system performance. Depending on your computer hardware, you might
need to adjust this setting if you have problems with noise or drop-outs during playback or
recording . Typically on a modern computer system a value of 4 or slightly more or less is perfect
but you might need to check what is best for your computer as every PC is different.
Note that these values have to be setup before launching any audio application using UGM96.
5.3 Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup
An important control center of UGM96 and other audio devices under Mac OS X is the Audio MIDI
Setup application that you can find in your Applications folder. When you launch it, you can setup
UGM96 as your Default Input, Default Output or System Output device – if required.
While audio production and editing applications usually provide an option inside their preferences
to select UGM96 as recording and playback device, many general standard applications such as
iTunes for example are usually accessing the Default Output device, selectable in the Audio MIDI
Setup dialog.
If you want to change settings of UGM96, you need to select it under Properties For as shown in
the picture on the following page.