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1. Installation
6. There's some windows popping up and disappearing again during installation, that's normal
Windows Plug & Play behaviour. Have fun and do some good music with it!
2. Choose bit-depth and sample resolution
The USB pane allows to select the bitrate used for the USB
connection. Some devices support 16bit only.
"System performance" changes buffersizes and latencies. Higher values allow the use of more
plugins, effects etc. at the same time but aren't fun playing virtual instruments live.
"swap LSB <-> MSB" might be necessary on some applications, usually it's LSB first on Windows,
MSB first on Mac. This option allows you to switch it, still you might not need it.
The application priority was always set to "high" by earlier versions of this driver. This feature
brings the advantage of having the audio thread on the necessary priority for low latency
operation. The disadvantage is that with some audio apps also graphic activity is getting more
priority, resulting in crackles.
3. Get updates
New versions are available from your manufacturer's website (or http://www.usb-audio.com if
you purchased the commercial version). For questions contact the manufacturer / distributor of
your device (or [email protected] if you use the commercial version.)
4. Installation troubleshooting
You can alternatively use the setup98.exe on Win2000 and WinXP. In case of XP "update"
the driver afterwards in Device Manager's USB section.
5. Performance issues
Switch off the "Intel SpeedStep" / "AMD PowerNow!" BIOS option on laptops. Disable anti-
virus software, firewalls, energy control and other things that possibly eat up your performance.
This tool might be helpful if you’re using a laptop:
http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/index.html