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The I/O Identifier
While each DSP has eight inputs and eight outputs, it’s not necessarily the case that every
program will utilize all eight inputs or all eight outputs of the DSP it’s running on. Every
program is unique and uses only the number of inputs and outputs that are necessary for
its function. For instance, a program that synthesized sound would not need any inputs!
A program that modulated one stereo signal with another would need four inputs (two for
the carrier and two for the modulator) but only two outputs (for the result of the
modulation). Again, the function of a program determines how many inputs and outputs
are utilized on the DSP running the program.
Notice that to the right of every program name in the
PROGRAM
area is a two-digit number (press the
PROGRAM
key to get there). This two-digit number is
known as the "I/O Identifier." In the case of the
program "
BasicRoom
" shown to the right, the two digit number is "
24
." In the case of
the program "
Compressor_8
" shown to the right, the two-digit number is "
88
." The first
digit indicates how many inputs are utilized, and the second digit indicates how many
outputs are utilized. If the "I/O Identifier" for a program were "
13
," DSP input 1 would
be used while inputs 2 through 8 were dead, and DSP outputs 1, 2, and 3 would be used
while outputs 4 through 8 were dead. A program will utilize the same number of inputs
and outputs regardless of whether it is loaded on DSP A or DSP B.
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A small number of programs have no I/O identifier. See
.
If the I/O Identifier is not
visible
on page 74 for more information.
Those DSP inputs or outputs that are
not
used by the program are "dead" - no signals are
passed by them. Knowing which inputs and outputs a program uses can affect which
Summary of Contents for H8000FW
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