Drivers
The Windows drivers
The PHASE 24 FW audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applications.
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 96 kHz)
The MME wave driver.
In most Windows programs, you will encounter drivers with the designation
“PHASE 24 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 PHASE 24 FW Control Panel.
The ASIO driver and the ASIO Control Panel
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 10 ms—and less than 4 ms on fast, cleanly-configured systems—at sample rates
exceeding 96 kHz 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 later).
Programs that make use of Steinberg's ASIO interface indicate in the corresponding
dialogs the ASIO drivers of the PHASE 24 FW. The ASIO driver is listed in compatible
programs under
“ASIO for PHASE FireWire series”
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PHASE 24 FW (English)