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If your audio application supports ASIO tape-type monitoring, you can enable it in your DAW’s ASIO or audio control panel. Please refer to

your audio software’s documentation for additional information.

WDM input monitoring – If you are running a WDM-compliant application, the FireWire 410 supports input monitoring through your audio

software. In most cases WDM offers extremely low latency monitoring, even when using plugin effects and EQ, very similar to ASIO tape-

type monitoring.

If your application supports WDM and direct monitoring, you may enable it in your DAW’s audio control panel. Please refer to your audio

software’s documentation for additional information.

Other direct monitoring — If you are running a program that is not ASIO compliant or does not have WDM input monitoring (such as Cakewalk

9 or other earlier versions), you can still take advantage of the FireWire 410’s ability to directly monitor the analog and S/PDIF inputs using

the FireWire 410 control panel Mixer. Even if your program does have ASIO tape-type or WDM input low-latency monitoring, you may choose

to direct monitor the FireWire 410’s inputs in this fashion, and enjoy zero-latency monitoring.

With ASIO direct monitoring, the audio software will take over control of the FireWire 410 Mixer’s input channels. With this form of direct

monitoring, you must control the FireWire 410 Mixer’s input channels manually. Here’s how:

1. Open your audio software and the FireWire 410 control panel.

2. In the FireWire 410 control panel, click the MIXER tab. (Let’s assume that we’re recording with the analog inputs, and that we’re monitoring

from the line outputs 1/2 in stereo.) Assign the “analog in” channels to “1/2,” and bring up the channel’s faders until you begin to hear the

source that’s connected to the line inputs. See the previous section, Adjusting the Input Levels for more information.

3. In your audio software, enable tracks to record from the FireWire 410 ANALOG INPUTS 1/2. Either lower the program’s monitor faders for

those channels to full attenuation, or mute those channels so that you don’t hear the tracks from the program while recording. (Remember,

we’re direct monitoring the inputs of the FireWire 410.)

4. If you have tracks already recorded in your audio software that you wish to overdub to, play those tracks and get a monitor balance

between the tracks you are recording and the tracks already recorded by adjusting the ANALOG IN faders in the FireWire 410 control panel

MIXER page.

If you find that you need to fine-tune that monitor balance by going back and forth between your audio software and the FireWire 410 control

panel, you might want to assign the LEVEL CONTROLLER to control the ANALOG IN faders in the FireWire 410 control panel, at least while

you’re setting up for recording. For more information, see the section, Using the Level Controller Assignments.

As mentioned, while the advantages to this type of monitoring are obvious (no latency), the inability to add effects can be seen as a

drawback. That’s why we created the AUX SENDS in the FireWire 410 control panel’s MIXER. These AUX SENDS will allow you to add effects

while direct monitoring. See the section, Adding Effects While Direct Monitoring for more information.

General Recording Instructions

The FireWire 410’s analog and digital inputs will appear as inputs in your audio software. Depending on your chosen application, these may

be labeled as ASIO inputs, WDM inputs or CoreAudio inputs. Typically, for example, in an ASIO-based application (e.g., Cubase, Nuendo,

Digital Performer 3) the FireWire 410’s inputs will appear as:

FireWire 410 Analog input 1

FireWire 410 Analog input 2

FireWire 410 S/PDIF input L

FireWire 410 S/PDIF input R

If you’re using ANALOG IN 1 OR 2, activate the input labeled as Analog Inputs in your audio software’s input mixer. If you’re using the S/PDIF

INPUTS, you must choose the correct S/PDIF input in the control panel’s HARDWARE page. Then choose an available track in your audio

software and route the input signal to it. Refer to your audio software’s documentation for further information.

Setting the Sample Rate

In most cases, you will want to set the sample rate from within your audio software. When the SYNC SOURCE in the HARDWARE page of the

FireWire 410’s control panel is set to Internal, it will receive the sample rate from your audio application. If, however, you are recording a

digital source via the S/PDIF inputs, you will want to set the SYNC SOURCE to External. This will allow the incoming digital source to control

the sample rate.

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