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If you want to change settings of DuaFire, you need to select it under

 Properties For 

as shown in 

the picture above. You can change the default sample rate under 

Audio Input

 -> 

Format

 or 

Audio 

Output

 -> 

Format

 or you can change the main playback volume under 

Audio Output

 -> 

Volume 

Slider 

-> 

M

Default Output 

Sometimes it might be required to playback signals by default not through the master output 1/2 but 
through output 3/4. Imagine for example, you want to have iTunes play signals via the RCA outputs 
of DuaFire connected to your HiFi system while the master 1/4"output is still connected to your 
mixing desk. To achieve this, we must route the default playback to output 3/4 rather than 1/2. This 
is where the 

Configure Speakers

 button should be utilized. 

Under the 

Stereo

 tab, you can individually select each 

one of the 4 physical mono output channels of DuaFire 
for the 

left front

 speaker and the 

right front

 speaker 

signal. To route signals as required for our example to 
output 3/4, you would select 

0 3

 for left front and 

0 4

 

for right front. The second number in this list equals the 
physical output channel of the hardware. When you are 
ready, confirm the change with 

Done

Note that such a setup is not required for multi channel 
applications, i.e. Cubase LE 4. Only the output routing 
for applications that are only supporting stereo should 
be adjusted by this. 

5.4 Cubase LE 4 

DuaFire ships with a DVD-ROM with Cubase LE 4 from Steinberg. If you are using a different 
recording software, you can skip this section. 

Installation 

To install Cubase LE 4, insert the DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive of your computer. Under 
Windows, the installation will normally start automatically – if not, you can launch it manually by 
starting the installer from the DVD-ROM drive. To install Cubase LE 4 under Mac OS X, double 
click on the installer icon. 

To proceed with the installation, follow all instructions on screen. During the installation the 

Syncrosoft License Control 

software will be installed as well. To use Cubase LE 4 for more than 30 

days, you need to activate it with this software via the internet. This means that you need an active 
internet connection on the computer you are installing Cubase LE 4. We recommend you to activate 
the software as early as possible. 

Initial Setup 

As most digital audio applications, Cubase LE 4 requires some initial configuration, before it can be 
used properly with a new audio interface like DuaFire. Start Cubase LE 4 and select 

Device Setup

 

from the 

Devices

 menu. In the dialog (the Mac OS X Version is displayed below, under Windows 

 

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Summary of Contents for DuaFire

Page 1: ...2 in 4 out FireWire Recording Interface User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2007 Revision 1 November 2007 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...s XP 7 3 2 Windows Vista 9 3 3 Mac OS X 10 4 DuaFire Control Panel 11 4 1 Input Monitor controls 11 4 2 Output controls 12 4 3 Master controls 12 4 4 Config controls 13 4 5 DirectWIRE 13 5 Audio Appli...

Page 4: ...berg is bundled The flexible inputs allow you to record from a variety of different sources You can directly connect devices with line level turntables via the built in phono preamp microphones 48V ph...

Page 5: ...ut channel is provided with a 1 4 connector LINE HI Z IN that can be used for line level signals or high impedance instrument signals like a guitar Next to it is the GAIN knob to control the input lev...

Page 6: ...2 In addition to the XLR and 1 4 connectors on the front panel DuaFire also provides RCA inputs for phono signals on the back panel Please note that these inputs cannot be used simultaneously as the i...

Page 7: ...river you are about to install is intended for Windows XP You will now see a dialog as shown on the left picture below Click Next You can define the target directory for the installation now Confirm i...

Page 8: ...tware automatically Recommended and click Next Windows will again prompt you to confirm the Windows Logo testing dialog with Continue Anway before the driver installation is finalized Confirm it with...

Page 9: ...irm it with Next The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture below Confirm this with Next During the following process you will see a Windows Sec...

Page 10: ...ully 3 3 Mac OS X Mac OS X already provides support for class compliant FireWire audio devices such as DuaFire This means that no software or driver needs to be installed to use DuaFire under Mac OS X...

Page 11: ...means that you listen to it via the outputs All the monitoring features of DuaFire provided in this Control Panel are controlling the actual hardware i e there is no delay latency involved everything...

Page 12: ...k 4 2 Output controls The Output section controls the playback volume of each playback signal from your audio applications There are four individual faders for each playback channel divided into the O...

Page 13: ...panel will appear visible on screen even if another application has the focus Clone 2 way from Out 1 2 When this option is enabled playback from channel 1 2 is cloned to output channel 3 4 This is a g...

Page 14: ...ral application s I O Ex WinAmp WaveLab non ASIO mode Cakewalk Audition Vegas etc WDM section represents Multi MME application s I O Ex SONAR when using WDM KS PowerDVD WinDVD etc ASIO section represe...

Page 15: ...ESI EX2 Recording from WinAmp MME to SONAR WDM EX3 Recording from WinAmp MME to Cubase Logic Nuendo ASIO EX4 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to SONAR WDM EX5 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to Cubase A...

Page 16: ...ult 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 depen...

Page 17: ...te that such a setup is not required for multi channel applications i e Cubase LE 4 Only the output routing for applications that are only supporting stereo should be adjusted by this 5 4 Cubase LE 4...

Page 18: ...rs Select the Inputs tab For every input channel you are intending to use simultaneously you need to create a separate bus Cubase LE 4 allows you add mono or stereo busses what is better for your appl...

Page 19: ...t accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution Any changes or modifications in construction of this device with are not expressly approved by the...

Page 20: ...laimer All features and specifications subject to change without notice Parts of this manual are continually being updated Please check our web site www esi audio com occasionally for the most recent...

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