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IMPORTANT:
Make sure
that software monitoring is
turned off when recording
from external sound sources.
Otherwise, you may get
feedback and distortion. To
turn off monitoring on the
recording channel, you can
simply mute the channel in
your software.
CONFIGURATION UNDER MAC OSX
The DESK ROCKER USB speakers are
plug-and-play under Mac OSX so there
is no special driver installation
necessary. Simply power on the
speakers, connect them to your
computer’s USB port and the speakers
should be ready to use immediately.
You may choose to use the DESK
ROCKER USB speakers as the default
audio output for your computer. To
access your computer’s default audio
preferences, go to
Applications
Utilities
and double-click
Audio MIDI
Setup
.
Under the
Audio Devices
tab, select
USB Audio CODEC
as the default
system input and output.
CONFIGURING YOUR DESKTOP AUDIO WORKSTATION
Below are some tips on configuring your desktop audio workstation (DAW) to work with the
speakers.
PLAYBACK
If you have not set them to be the default system audio output, you may need to make sure that
the speakers are enabled as an audio output device in your DAW. This is usually done in the
application’s
Preferences
dialog.
RECORDING
As you may have noticed, there are several inputs on the rear
panel of the left speaker. These inputs allow you to record
external sound sources directly into your computer. Note that
the three sets of inputs are summed together before entering
your computer as a stereo track. Therefore, it’s important to
ensure that the volume of the input signal does not clip when
using multiple external devices simultaneously.
To record from the inputs, make sure that the speakers are
enabled as an audio input device in your DAW. This is
usually done in the application’s
Preferences
dialog.
USING THE INCLUDED AUDIO CONVERTER SOFTWARE
With you purchase of the DESK ROCKER USB Speakers, we have also included a CD
containing several easy-to-use audio recorder applications. Please refer to the included software
guide for information on installing and using the bundled software.