The Asio Buffer Size (Windows); Colors - TerraTec PHASE 28 Manual

The ASIO buffer size (Windows)

has a direct effect on the latency ("speed") of the ASIO driver; if the value is too low it
may impair the overall performance of your system, however. On fast systems (1 GHz or
higher), you should be able to set values of less than 512 samples/buffer (this corre-
sponds to a latency of less than 5 ms at 96 kHz) without problems.
"Without problems" means that you will not detect any dropouts during audio recording or
playback. If such dropouts occur, increase the number of buffers. The "conversion" into
time values is displayed just below the menu.

Colors.

Here you can configure perhaps the most vital system settings within the PHASE
ControlPanel. No matter where you look, our days are filled with color. After all, life is
beautiful, and there's nothing like pink buttons and delicate green reflections to breathe
life and good cheer into your boring Windows desktop. Have fun...! ;-)
But seriously, folks– this section contains a number of truly useful settings that not only
beautify your PHASE ControlPanel, but which improve the overview of its display:
A click on the Background, Text, Static Controls and Peakmeter buttons opens the
Windows dialog to change the colors.
The "Reflections off" option disables the attractive reflections of the elements. This can be
helpful for slower systems.
Test the settings made above in the right-hand part of the window and save them when
you're satisfied.
Once saved, you can find your personal color settings in the dropdown menu, which
already contains a number of examples. The "Windows System" color set uses only
colors that display correctly at an 8-bit color depth.
Other tips for operation:
You can change the names displayed in the Analog Out area add clarity to your overview.
Simply double-click on Out 1/2 ... 3/4 and enter a new name (for example, the name of a
connected device).
Hover over one of the colorful VU meters briefly with the mouse cursor and the current
peak signal level will be displayed.
The VU displays can be disabled with a right-click to conserve system resources.
A mute switch silences the relevant signal completely, whereas it can still be heard
faintly when the fader has been pulled all the way down.
The stereo link function (enabled by default) permits the left and right signals to be
adjusted simultaneously.
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