Alesis iO14 Reference Manual page 4

Table Of Contents
The Alesis Hardware Direct Monitoring and
Routing Application...........................................................35
Using the Hardware Direct Monitoring
(HDM) panel.........................................................................35
1. Output Monitor Tabs ........................................................................... 36
2. Pan/Mute/Solo ..................................................................................... 36
3. Volume.................................................................................................... 36
4. Stereo Channel Linking and Unlinking.............................................. 36
5. Channel Names...................................................................................... 36
6. Master HDM Mix Fader....................................................................... 36
7. Narrow/Wide View Switch ................................................................. 37
8. Metering Options .................................................................................. 37
9. Bank Hide/Show buttons .................................................................... 37
10. ADAT-S/PDIF Toggle ...................................................................... 37
11. Main Level............................................................................................ 37
12. Save/Recall Settings ............................................................................ 38
14. Headphones 2 Assignment ................................................................ 38
15. S/PDIF output assignment ............................................................... 38
Chapter 7: Getting In Deeper:
Hardware...............................................................39
Cabling 101...........................................................................39
Common Hookup Scenarios .............................................40
Singer / Songwriter .................................................................................... 40
Full Studio Setup......................................................................................... 41
Using the Insert Jacks.......................................................42
Additional Uses of Insert Jacks................................................................ 43
Chapter 8: Getting In Deeper:
Recording ..............................................................45
Watch Your Levels While Recording..............................45
Base Sample Rates: 44.1/88.2/ ..........................................46
176.4kHz versus 48/96/192kHz..........................................46
High Resolution Recording..............................................46
The Upside of High Definition recording.............................................. 46
The Downsides of High Definition Recording ..................................... 47
Surround Sound (IO|26 only)..........................................49
Using the IO14/26 with Sonar and other
WDM applications ..............................................................50
WDM or ASIO? Experiment with both protocols .............................. 50
Choosing the IO14/26 as your audio device.......................................... 50
Chapter 9: Troubleshooting ..............................53
Computer or audio application does not see
the IO|14 or IO|26 interface............................................56
Basic troubleshooting................................................................................. 56
Advanced troubleshooting under Windows ........................................... 56
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