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USB AUDIO CLASS 2.0
The AYA 5 USB stage employs the 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
5
is plug and play with recent Windows 10 too. Once it is
connected to
the Win dows 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
a playback audio device, available in the
system.
DEDICATED WINDOWS USB DRIVER
In addition, Audial provides a dedicated Windows USB
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 the Audial
website. 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 the provided file, and
run setup.exe. The i nstallation 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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