Console Software
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Console Software
Console3
A “virtual control surface” application called Console3 is installed with the driver.
The console allows you to control the audio I/O and clocking functions of your
Echo product, and it brings these controls to a single easy-to-use location. From the
console you can control the output levels, select synchronization clocks, select the
digital mode, and adjust input monitoring.
If you’re curious, the name “Console3” means that this is Echo’s third-generation
design for a software console.
Running the Console
Once you have run the installer, you will find the console under your “Start” menu
under the group “Echo Digital Audio.” Here, you have two options for running the
console: “Show all Console windows” and “Start the tray icon.”
If you select “Start the tray icon,” a red “Echo” icon will be placed in your system
tray. This is called the launcher. Double-clicking the launcher icon will display a
console window for each Echo card in your system. If you only want to open a
console window for one of your Echo cards, right-clicking the launcher icon will
display a menu that lists the cards in your system. Select the card corresponding to
the console you want to display.
If you select “Remove from tray,” the icon will vanish. All of your open console
windows will close as well. If you want the launcher icon to appear automatically
in the icon tray every time you start Windows, then select “Auto-start the tray
icon.”
Console Window
The basic metaphor for the console interface is a digital mixing board, and it works
in terms of
output busses
. An output bus is a stereo pair of outputs on your
hardware. For example, analog outputs 1 and 2 are an output bus. The console
window allows you to select an output bus and control what is mixed and sent to
