Numark STEREO iO, Quick Start Manual

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WINDOWS VISTA USERS
1.
With no programs or windows open, click on Start
f
Settings
f
Control Panel .
2. In the window that opens, find and double-click the Sound control panel. (If you don’t see a choice called
"Sound", choose the Switch to Classic View option in the panel on the left of the window, and the Sound
Control Panel should become available on the right.)
3. Select the Recording tab at the top of the Sound Control Panel.
4. Under the Recording tab, choose Microphone - USB Audio Codec as the default device. The USB
Audio Codec represents your microphone.
5. Click on Properties and under the Advanced tab, select "2 Channel" to record in stereo. (We recommend
"44100Hz – CD Quality".)
6. Click on the Set Default button to confirm your choice.
7. Click Apply if possible, then click OK to close the Control Panel.
AUDACITY SOFTWARE
Audacity software is distributed under the General Public License (GPL). More information as well as open
source code can be found on the web at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net. Audacity works on both Windows (98
and greater) as well as Mac OS X (10.4 and greater). Software for Linux can be found on the Audacity website.
Go to
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/ for additional tutorials.
The website also has information for separate add-ons to Audacity to enhance performance and features.
ASIO4ALL DRIVER
"Latency" is the time it takes for your computer’s soundcard to process incoming data and output a sound. The
lower your latency is, the faster your computer will respond to commands and output sound. ASIO drivers
generally perform better and with lower latency since they create a more efficient communication between audio
devices and software:
1.
Go to www.asio4all.com .
2. Click on the latest ASIO4ALL driver to download it.
3. Once you have downloaded the file, locate and double-click it to begin the installation.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.