TerraTec EWS88 MT Manual page 55

For example: You are using a Audio-/MIDI-Sequencer (Cakewalk
whatever). In your arrangement are Audio- and MIDI-tracks present. All audio tracks are routed
through various effects (plug-ins) and are being sent to the card's digital mixer (i.e. 1/2). The
MIDI tracks control two external synthesizers, which you can connect to input 3/4 and 5/6 of
the EWS88 MT. In addition, you are also running a software-synthesizer (Generator, Reality,
etc). This audio-program uses WavePlay 7/8. And of course, you also own a EWS64, which also
receives MIDI Data. You can connect the EWS64 to the EWS88 using its S/PDIF-output. All 10
audio signals are routed into the digital mixer. You can manually set all ten gain-levels and pan
positions and the master volume can be adjusted using the Master Volume-fader. (The Digital
Mixer has a 36-bit resolution and can mix up to 4096 24-bit audio-channels. Wow!).
On the "Routing"-page (refer page 56) you can set the output of the digital mixer to either 1/2
or S/PDIF, the master-signal can be transmitted digitally or analogue. That's all, ControlPanel
understood!
Summary: If you want to use the EWS88 MT purely as a I/O-card for
your Audio-/MIDI-sequencer, you won't actually need the digital
mixer. As mentioned earlier, your sequencer (software) controls the
volume levels and pan positions. They are routed to the outputs
directly.
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