Output Controls; Adjusting Record And Playback Levels; Synchronizing Multiple Devices - Echo Darla24 Owner's Manual

Output Controls

The right hand side of the console is dedicated to the controls for output
channels one through eight. The available controls are: Gang, Mute, Solo,
meter on/off and volume slider.

Adjusting Record and Playback Levels

Darla24's output volume adjustments are made in the digital domain. When
you lower a volume slider; you are actually decreasing the number of
available bits, thereby taking away from the potential dynamic range of the
system. To avoid this, we suggest that whenever possible you leave the
output sliders set to their maximum positions, and perform any necessary
attenuation on your external mixer. When the Darla24 playback volume
controls are set to maximum and the input signal approaches the maximum
pre-clipping level, you can achieve the full 24-bit dynamic range of the
system.

Synchronizing Multiple Devices

Darla24 is designed to work alongside other audio equipment within a
complete Windows system. If you are planning on using Darla24 with other
audio equipment, please note the following:
The Darla24 Windows drivers (echogals.drv and echogals.inf) included in
this package supports multiple Darla24s within the same system. In
addition, your new Darla24 will operate with Layla, Gina and Darla.
Darla24 can also peacefully coexist with audio equipment from other
manufacturers, but be aware that operating alongside another product is not
the same as operating with it. Darla24 does not support external
synchronization. In order for accurate synchronization to occur, all audio
products in your system must support some form of synchronization such as
Midi Time Code, S/PDIF or Word Clock. Without such synchronization,
the individual pieces of equipment will act independently of each other.
This scenario may be fine for some musical applications; however, it is not
appropriate for situations where sample-accurate synchronization is
required.
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