If your audio application supports ASIO Direct Monitoring, you can enable it in your
audio software’s ASIO or audio control panel or setup page. Please refer to your audio
software’s documentation for additional information. Also see the section above, “Direct
Monitoring On/Off,” for information on using the A/B momentary switch in conjunction
with ASIO Direct Monitoring.
ASIO Software Monitoring
(not applicable to Mac OS X) – Your ASIO program may
only support simple software monitoring, and not ASIO Direct Monitoring, or, you may
simply prefer this method of monitoring. In ASIO software monitoring, the input signals
are monitored
through
your audio software and its mixer. Although you can now monitor
your inputs with effects and EQ plug-ins, a certain amount of latency is introduced by
monitoring through your software. The FireWire 1814 supports the ultra-low latency
ASIO standard. However your actual latency is influenced by a number of factors
including your computer hardware, processor speed and selected buffer size both in
your FireWire 1814 Control Panel and your music software.
If your audio application supports ASIO software monitoring (sometimes referred to as
“throughput monitoring”), you can enable it in your audio software’s ASIO or audio control
panel simply by selecting the FireWire 1814’s ASIO driver for that program (providing that
ASIO Direct Monitoring is switched off). Please refer to your audio software’s
documentation for additional information on setting up your tracks for recording.
WDM Input Monitoring
– If you are running a WDM-compliant application (WDM does
not apply to Mac users), the FireWire 1814 supports input monitoring through your audio
software. In most cases, WDM offers extremely low latency monitoring, even when using
plug-in effects and EQ.
If your application supports WDM and direct monitoring, you may enable it in your audio
software’s configuration window. Please refer to your audio software’s documentation for
additional information.
Direct Monitoring
— In direct hardware monitoring mode (44.1kHz and 48kHz only),
the input signal is sent directly to the FireWire 1814‘s outputs. If you are running a
program that is not ASIO compliant or does not have WDM input monitoring (such as
Sound Forge, or some earlier programs) this type of monitoring may be necessary. The
FireWire 1814 can be set up to directly monitor the analog and S/PDIF or ADAT inputs
using the FireWire 1814 Control Panel
mixer
. Even if your software program does have
ASIO tape-type or WDM input low-latency monitoring, you may choose to direct
(hardware) monitor the FireWire 1814’s inputs in this fashion, and enjoy near-zero
latency monitoring.
NOTE
: The front panel A/B Switch for Direct Monitoring comes in very handy for muting
and unmuting the input signals you are monitoring. Refer to the section that follows,
“Using the A/B Selector Switch.”
As mentioned earlier, with ASIO direct monitoring, the audio software will take control
over the FireWire 1814
mixe
r’s input channels. With manual direct monitoring, you must
control the FireWire 1814 mixer’s input channels manually. Here’s how: