Audial AYA 4, User Manual

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USB AUDIO CLASS 2.0
AYA 4 USB stage employs USB Audio Class 2.0
definitions.
Mac OS X and Linux are natively USB Audio Class 2.0
compliant for several years now, and this device hence
does not require special driver when used with Mac OS
X or Linux.
Since September 2017, Windows 10 (1703) also
supports USB Audio Class 2.0 definitions, so the AYA 4
is plug and play with recent Windows 10 too. Once it is
connected to Win 10 machine, the small window will
pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen,
reporting about the initial connection routine, and
once this process is finished, the device can be found
as playback audio device, available in the system.
DEDICATED WINDOWS DRIVER
In addition, Audial provides dedicated Windows driver
for this device, which is still necessary with earlier
Windows versions. This driver also provides additional
functionality such as firmware update, ASIO interface,
buffer length control, and it can be generally preferred
soundwise.
Users can download this driver from Audial web site.
Driver version 1.26 can be installed to Windows XP,
Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Later driver version 2.10 however
improves on compatibility with later PC systems, and
can be installed to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. All driver
versions are compatible with both 32 and 64-bit
Windows. Please however note that the driver version
2.10 does not support 4 channel functionality.
To install the driver, please unzip provided file, and run
setup.exe. Installation window will pop up, and at one
stage you will be asked to connect the device. Also,
during this process, depending on your Windows
version and security settings, you might be asked a
couple of times to allow the installation, so please do
so. These windows will look like this.
Once the installation is complete, you can configure
your settings by using the control panel, available in
Windows Start Menu -> Audial.
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