Console – Mia
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Console – Mia
The Console - Mia
A “virtual control surface” application called the Console is included with
the Mac driver. The Console allows you to control the audio I/O and
clocking functions of your Echo hardware, and it brings these controls to a
single easy-to-use location. From the console you can control the output
levels, select synchronization clocks, select the digital mode, and adjust
input monitoring.
Running the console
Once you have run the installer, you will find the console in a folder called
“Echo” on your hard drive. Double-click on the icon labeled “Echo24
Console”.
The console window
The basic metaphor for the console interface is a digital mixing board. It
works in terms of
output busses
. An output bus is a stereo pair of outputs
on your hardware; for example, analog outputs 1 and 2. The console
window allows you to 1) select an output bus and 2) control what is mixed
and sent to that output bus.
The following may be mixed to an output bus:
•
Any analog input
•
Any digital input
•
Any virtual output
Mia’s most unique feature is the virtual outputs – audio software is
presented with eight separate outputs. Using the console, you can configure
Mia’s on-board digital mixer to mix those eight outputs to any of the analog
