Windows Control Panel - ESI GIGAPORT eX User Manual

ESI GIGAPORT eX

3. Windows Control Panel

This chapter describes the GIGAPORT eX Control Panel and its functions under Windows. To open
the control panel double click on the orange ESI icon in the task notification area. The following
dialog will appear:
The File menu provides an option called Always on Top that makes sure the Control Panel stays
visible even when working in other software and you can launch the Windows Audio Settings there.
The Config menu allows you to load the Factory Defaults for the panel and driver parameters and the
Help > About entry shows current version information. Under the File, Config, DirectWIRE and Help
menu items, you can find the following main functions and sections under OUTPUTS:
1 / 2, 3 / 4, 5 / 6 and 7 / 8
This section contains volume control sliders and signal level meters for all the playback channels,
arranged in (stereo) channel pairs. Under each slider you can find a mute button (M) to mute that
channel. To control both and left channels simultaneously (stereo), the LINK switch under it must be
activated. If LINK is not active, each channel is controlled independently.
MASTER
This section contains volume control sliders and signal level meters for the sum of all playback
channels. Under each slider you can find a mute button (M) to mute that channel. To control both and
left channels simultaneously (stereo), the LINK switch under it must be activated. If LINK is not
active, each channel is controlled independently.
SAMPLERATE
At the bottom section the currently selected sample rate is shown. You can change it (as long as no
audio is being played back) by selecting it via the menu under Config > Samplerate. As GIGAPORT
eX is a digital audio interface, all applications and audio data will be processed with the same sample
rate at a given time. The hardware natively supports rates between 44.1 kHz and 192 kHz.
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