Config Controls; Directwire - ESI DuaFire User Manual

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4.4 Config controls

The Config menu contains additional important controls for DuaFire:
Mouse Wheel
The faders of the DuaFire Control Panel can be changed with the mouse wheel when you move
your mouse over each fader. This menu option allows you to define how many steps each mouse
wheel step generates in fader movement.
Latency
With the Latency menu entry, you can change the latency of the ASIO and GSIF driver of DuaFire
in ms. Depending on the typical application (e.g. for playback of software synthesizers) a smaller
latency is an advantage. At the same time, the best latency setting indirectly depends on the
performance of your system. For recording applications, a typical latency buffer size between 4 and
8ms is standard. Note that the latency has to be setup before launching any audio application.
Factory Default
Use this menu entry to reset all Control Panel settings to the recommended default values.
Always on Top
When this option is enabled, the DuaFire panel will appear visible on screen even if another
application has the focus.
Clone 2-way from Out 1,2
When this option is enabled, playback from channel 1/2 is 'cloned' to output channel 3/4. This is a
great feature, for example when you want to use the 1/4" and the RCA outputs simultaneously with
the same signal. However, for multi channel playback applications, this option should be disabled,
so only enable it when you really need it.
SampleRate
This menu entry allows you to change the current operating sample rate of DuaFire.

4.5 DirectWIRE

What is DirectWIRE?
DirectWIRE is a driver technology, developed by ESI, which can be used for routing audio streams
internally within applications using EWDM Audio MIDI Drivers exclusively developed by ESI.
With the DirectWIRE router, an application can record from other application's audio outputs
without external wiring or any loss of data when they are running at the same time. This works
within applications using standard audio drivers such as WDM, ASIO and MME.
DirectWIRE also allows you to easily rip any audio stream in real time by transferring data thru
DirectWIRE from MP3s, live On-line Broadcast and On-demand content, and more.
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