Control panel settings, Driver settings

4 – Control panel settings

Overview

The Control Panel lets you make various settings for the US-144’s functionality. The Control Panel is divided into the fol- lowing two sections.

Status section

This shows the current status of the driver and the connected hardware.

You cannot edit the settings from this sec- tion.

Setting section

Here you can edit the various settings of the driver.

Driver settings

Audio Performance

The US-144 driver temporarily stores input and output audio samples in buffers.

The Audio Performance setting lets you adjust the buffer size. The Lowest Latency setting is the minimum buffer size, and the Highest Latency setting is the maximum buffer size.

A smaller buffer size will reduce the delay when monitoring the input signal, but will require your computer to perform the pro-

cessing faster. If the processing does not occur in time (e.g., if other system opera- tions are occurring), you may hear clicks, pops, or dropouts in the audio signal.

A larger buffer size provides more safety against such problems caused by other sys- tem activities, but will produce greater delay when monitoring the audio signal. The US-144 lets you select the buffer size that works best for your system.

Sample Clock Source

You can set the clock source to Automatic or Internal.

Automatic (default): If a signal is being input to the DIGITAL IN jack, its clock will be used. If no signal is being input to the

DIGITAL IN jack, the US-144’s internal clock will be used.

Internal: The US-144’s internal clock will always be used.

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