PHASE X24 (English)
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Drivers
The Windows drivers
The PHASE X24 FW audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applica-
tions. The audio drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32 bits with all common
sample rates between 32 and 192 kHz. (Digital I/O up to 96kHz)
The MME wave driver
In most Windows programs, you will encounter MME drivers with the designation
“PHASE X24 FW(0) MC Out”
for recording and playback. These are multichannel drivers
that support all six outputs (4 analog and 2 digital). The specific routing options for these
drivers can be found in the Control Panel.
The ASIO driver
The abbreviation ASIO stands for “Audio Streaming Input Output” and refers to a 32-bit
driver model developed by Steinberg. The advantage of the ASIO driver is the extremely
low audio recording and playback delay times, also known as latency. Values significantly
under 10ms—and less than 4 ms on fast, cleanly-configured systems—at sample rates
exceeding 96kHz are quite realistic. The format also supports sound cards with multiple
inputs and outputs—so-called multi-I/O cards—as well as direct monitoring and multi-
client mode (ASIO 2.0 or higher). Programs that make use of Steinberg's ASIO interface
indicate in the corresponding dialogs the ASIO drivers of the PHASE X24 FW. The ASIO
driver is listed in compatible programs under
“ASIO for PHASE FireWire series”
.
The outputs (generally called “busses” or “channels”) available in the individual programs
are usually referred to as
“Line Out 1 PHASE X24 FW
,
Line Out 2 PHASE X24 FW”, etc.
in Cubase SX, for example, or “
Multichannel 1 PHASEX24FW, Multichannel 2
PHASEX24FW”, etc. in WaveLab.
The inputs are generally called
“Line In 1 PHASE X24 FW”
and “Line In 2 PHASE X24
FW”
or
“Line_1/2 left PHASE X24 FW”
and
“Line_1/2 right PHASE X24 FW”.
