The About Button
This displays the console version and driver version numbers, and provides a link to
Gibson’s home page.
The upper picture shows the About window for Windows XP and Vista, while the lower
one shows the About window for Mac OS X.
If you encounter problems, customer service may ask for the version information in the
About page. You can copy this information to your clipboard by clicking on “Copy to
clipboard,” then paste it into an e-mail to send to customer service.
On this page, you can also verify that the firmware is up-to-date by clicking on the “Flash
Update” button.
Buffer Size Settings (Windows XP and Vista)
This slider sets the
buffer size
for all audio software that works with RIP, and has a
direct effect on latency (Appendix D) because smaller buffer sizes give lower latencies.
However, too small a setting will introduce clicks and pops into the audio (and in
extreme cases, turn off the audio engine) because this places excessive demands on
your computer. So, choose the smallest value possible consistent with having no audio
problems. Most modern computers can handle 256 samples. Older, slower machines
