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The SERAPH M2 in Detail: System settings
Performance
PCIe Performance
For best results, we recommend the ”compatible” option, if the PCIe
slot used is connected with the CPU directly. (e.g. 16x slots or small mainboards with just one
or two PCIe slots) We recommend the ”boost” option for all other, standard cases, where the
PCIe slot is connected with a PCIe host controller.
DMA Buffer Size
Via the upper slider you can adjust the minimal latency of the
SERAPH M2.
Here, the size of the buffer, shown in samples, is changed.
Operating the
soundcard with e.g. 44.1 kHz, 88 samples will result in a latency of around 2 ms. For 88,2 kHz,
this number of samples would mean a latency of 1 ms. The chart ’resulting latency’ shows these
connections for some important standard samplerates.
By activating ’Play test tone at SERAPH M2 1-2’ a sine tone is played back at this device.
Monitor this signal and adjust the value for the DMA buffer to be as small as possible, but
without receiving distortions when playing back the sine wave.
MADI
Output 1 / Output 2
A MADI channel may be operated in 2 modes. Changing between 56
channel- and 64 channel mode may be done for each MADI output separately in this section.
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