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Audio Device tab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference

Description

 

Audio device type

Choose a driver type from the drop-down list. The Microsoft Sound Mapper is the default setting. If you want

 

 

 

to activate specific sound cards, choose Windows Classic Wave Driver or ASIO and choose a device from the

 

 

Default Stereo and Front playback device drop-down list. ASIO audio drivers are only supported in the full

 

 

version of Vegas software. For more information, see Routing busses to hardware on page 184.

 

 

 

 

 

Default playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing sound data in your project. Available only in Vegas Movie

 

 

 

Studio and Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software.

 

 

 

 

 

Default stereo and front playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing stereo sound data and the front-left and -right channels of a 5.1 surround project.

Selecting the Microsoft Sound Mapper allows Windows to select an appropriate device to use for the current sound data.

Note: If you have selected Microsoft Sound Mapper, you will not be able to assign busses to different devices.

Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

Default rear playback device

Choose the device that you want to use for playing the rear channels of a 5.1 surround project.

 

Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

Default center and LFE playback

Choose the device that you want to use for playing the center and low-frequency effect channels of a 5.1

device

surround project.

 

Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

Playback buffering (seconds)

Sets the amount of memory used during project playback. For more information, see Adjusting the playback

 

buffering slider on page 344.

Default audio recording device

Sets the default device for recording into a track.

 

 

Automatically detect and offset

Select the check box to automatically compensate for offset between the time you initiate recording and when

for hardware recording latency

your sound card starts recording.

 

Clear the check box and drag the User offset (samples) (ms) slider to specify an offset value.

Default All

Restores all audio device preferences to the default settings.

 

 

Advanced audio preferences

You can access advanced settings by clicking the Advanced button on the Audio Device tab. The Advanced Audio Configuration dialog displays all of the audio devices that are installed on your computer and allows you to set the controls for each device.

Preference

Description

Audio devices

This list contains all of the audio devices that are installed in your computer. Selecting one from the list allows

 

you to set the options below for that device.

 

 

Interpolate position

During project playback, you may notice that the cursor position is different than what you are hearing. This

 

problem stems from inaccuracies in some audio devices. Select this control’s check box to have Vegas software

 

attempt to compensate for the inaccuracies by interpolating the cursor’s correct position during playback or

 

recording.

Position bias

The position bias control gives you additional cursor control when it is inaccurately displayed during project

 

playback and recording. If you have enabled the Interpolate position control and are still experiencing

 

cursor position inaccuracies, move the Position bias control forward or backward to compensate for the

 

inaccuracies of the audio device.

 

 

Do not pre-roll buffers before

When this option is not selected, Vegas software begins storing (buffering) project audio information prior to

starting playback

playback. This storing is very fast and unnoticeable in most cases. However, some audio devices stutter when

 

you begin playback as a result of the buffering process. If your audio stutters when you start playback, select

 

this check box to prevent buffering audio information prior to playback.

Audio buffers

Drag the slider to set the number of audio buffers that will be used. Adjusting this setting can help you

 

synchronize the input and output for record input monitoring. Record input monitoring is only available in the

 

full version of Vegas software.

 

 

Buffer size (samples)

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to indicate the buffer size you want to use. Choose MME to use the

 

Playback buffering setting on the Audio Device tab in the Preferences dialog.

Priority

Choose a setting from the drop-down list to set the priority that is assigned to your audio buffers. Increasing

 

the buffers’ priority can help you attain smoother playback, but it can also adversely affect other processes.

 

 

Enable input monitoring

Select this check box to enable the monitoring of your recording input through Vegas software while you are

 

recording.

 

 

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