Left/Right Input Level -
The Input/Other tab controls the input levels and
sampling frequency of the Revolution. You don’t need to worry about the settings
on this page unless you’re recording audio with the Revolution.
The Input/Other tab controls the input levels and sampling frequency of the
Revolution. You don’t need to worry about the settings on this page unless you’re
recording audio with the Revolution.
Sample Rate -
This control selects the sample rate of the audio to be recorded.
This is a bit like the “SP/EP” control on a VCR. A higher sample rate will sound
better, but will take up more memory. 44100 Hz is the standard CD sampling rate
and is usually your best choice. Higher sampling rates such as 96000 Hz will
cause certain features to be disabled, such as Circle Surround.
ASIO Buffer Size -
This control selects the sample rate of the audio to be
recorded. This is a bit like the “SP/EP” control on a VCR. A higher sample rate will
sound better, but will take up more memory. 44100 Hz is the standard CD
sampling rate and is usually your best choice. Higher sampling rates such as
96000 Hz will cause certain features to be disabled, such as Circle Surround.
Enable Monitoring -
(also known as “Direct” or “Hardware” Monitoring) When
this box is checked, the input signal is sent directly to the front left and right
outputs. If both a mic and a line signal are plugged in, these will be mixed
together and sent to the outputs. This setting defeats normal sound playback.
When you want to playback audio from your PC again, uncheck this box. Note:
Use of this feature requires heavy CPU usage, and should be disabled when not
in use. One example for when you may need to use this feature is in the case of
watching video with audio from a ‘TV Tuner’ card. Simply connect a ‘loop-back’
cable from the audio output of your TV Tuner card to the Revolution’s Line-Input.
Then you can use your mouse to place a checkmark in the Enable Monitoring box
to use this feature. Since this feature uses ASIO, there is virtually no delay
(depending on the speed of your system).
You can also enable or disable the “Enable Monitoring” feature by using your
mouse to right-click the Revolution 7.1 Icon, located in the system tray (next to
your computer’s clock). Once the Icon Menu is open, left-click “Direct Monitoring”.
ASIO Note:
If this ASIO based feature is in use, then you cannot additionally use
ASIO in ASIO-supported software. If you previously have and want to use ASIO-
supported recording software, then first disable the ‘Enable Monitoring’ feature to
use software monitoring in your ASIO-supported software.
About Tab
This tab provides information about the software version of the control panel and
driver software. This information can be useful to customer support personnel
when troubleshooting problems with your Revolution.
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