Using the Onyx 400F Console

Owner’s

The Onyx 400F Console does two things:

1)It lets you adjust master settings for the 400F like sample rate, etc., and 2) It lets you use the DSP Mixer to create five pairs of zero latency mixes at the line outputs, independent of what is being sent to the DAW software application.

There are six tabs along the top of the Onyx 400F Console. The first five are used to mix the ten inputs to the ten outputs from the 400F (eight line outs and two S/PDIF outs). The last tab contains global settings for the Onyx 400F.

Note: The Onyx 400F uses 24-bit converters and 24-bit word lengths. This is fixed and cannot be changed. If you want to use 16-bit word lengths for burning a CD, most DAW applications will convert 24-bit words to

16-bit words by simply truncating (removing) the eight least-significant bits (LSBs). However, it is best to keep the bit depth at 24-bits until you are ready to burn the audio to a CD to retain the highest quality digital audio.

Settings

Click the Settings tab to access and change the sample rate, clock source, DSP Mixer, Headphone source, Consumer or Professional mode for S/PDIF, and Buffer size.

Sample Rate

The Onyx 400F can operate at the following sample rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, and 192 kHz. Click the desired sample rate or click and drag the rotary dial to select the sample rate.

You can also select the sample rate in the DAW application, which means there are two places where you can select the sample rate, and it is important that they match.

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