ESI
GIGAPORT eX
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The two input channels listed here are used for internal
Loopback
recording as part of our DirectWIRE
functionality (described in the next section). The
Format
option allows you to change the default
sample rate and resolution.
4.3 DirectWIRE Loopback
GIGAPORT eX has a feature that we call DirectWIRE Loopback. It allows you to record the playback
internally. For instance, you can use it to playback any audio signal in any application while you
record it with a different software or you could record the main master output signal of a DJ mix on
the same computer. There are many possible applications, i.e. you can record what you are streaming
online or you can save the output of a software synthesizer application. Essentially, you can make a
1:1 identical transfer of the playback signal digitally inside your system.
You will find that there is a 2 channel input device that you can open for recording inside any audio
application (internally the two channels are called
Loopback 1
and
Loopback 2
although
most
applications will simply show it as GIGAPORT eX). How it works is that anything you play back via
physical output channels 1 and 2 within the same or even from another application can be recorded
internally.
Please note that the signals you play via outputs 3 to 8 cannot be recorded internally, only those from
playback channel 1 and 2.
