CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
3.1.2 FireControl Master Section
The Master Section is always visible and gives you control over the FireStudio Project’s outputs’ source and level as well as the Sample Rate and Buffer Size of the FireStudio drivers.
Output Select Section
• | Output Select Buttons | Changes the Output Mixer displayed |
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| The FireControl has five output mixes – one for each of the |
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| FireStudio Project’s five outputs. |
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• | Mixer Toggle Buttons | Enables or disables the associated Output’s mixer |
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| When set to ‘PlayBack’, the output pair’s DAW playback |
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| outputs are routed directly to it. |
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• Post Fader Output Meters | Displays the output level of each stereo pair | |
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| These meter post fader levels, which means they represent |
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| the actual audio output levels of your FireStudio Project. |
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Hardware Settings Section
• | Sample Rate Selector | Changes FireStudio Project Sample Rate |
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| A Higher Sample Rate increases frequency range and sonic |
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| accuracy but also increases recorded audio file sizes. |
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• | Buffer Size Selector | Changes the FireStudio Project Buffer Size |
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| This selector is not present in Mac OS X. |
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| A large buffer increases latency but is more stable. |
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• | Clock Source Selector | Changes the FireStudio Project Clock Source |
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| The ‘S/PDIF’ option is used to slave the FireStudio |
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| Project to an external device via S/PDIF. |
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• | Resizing Corner | Resizes the width of the FireControl |
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| Click and drag the bottom right corner of the FireControl |
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| to resize its width on your screen and increase / decrease |
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| the number of channels visible in the Mixer. |
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17 PreSonus 2007
