Advanced Configuration On Mac Os X (Audio Midi Setup); Input Pane - Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Instruction Manual

6.2 Advanced Configuration on Mac OS X (Audio MIDI Setup)
On Mac OS X, all advanced configuration settings can be accessed from the Audio MIDI
Setup utility. To open the Audio MIDI Setup utility:
► Go to Applications > Utilities > Audio and MIDI Setup.
→ The Audio MIDI Setup utility will pop up in a window, entitled Audio
6.2.1 Input Pane
6.11 The Input pane of the Audio MIDI Setup utility in Mac OS X 10.6.
The Audio MIDI Setup's Input pane allows for selection of clock source settings, sample rate,
and direct monitoring. The relevant areas/elements here are the Clock
the Format drop-down menu, and the Thru checkboxes, respectively. See the following list for
more detailed descriptions:
• Clock source: In the Clock
its internal clock or gets synchronized to the clock of an external device. This is rel-
evant when connecting to an external device via the digital In/Out 5/6 sockets (see also
chapter 5.2). The drop-down menu holds the following entries:
•
Internal Clock (standard setting): Leave this radio button selected if you don't want
the device to be synchronized to the clock of an external device.
•
External Clock (S/PDIF): Select this radio button if you want the device to be synchro-
nized to the clock of an external device via S/PDIF. When switching to this setting,
the device automatically tries to establish synchronization to an external clock at
the digital inputs 5/6 (see chapter 5.2). If the synchronization request fails, the
interface switches back to internal clock mode. If synchronization is possible, the
top panel's SPDIF SYNC lights (see chapter 5.3).
source drop-down menu you can select whether the device uses
Devices.
source drop-down menu,
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