Using Guitar Rig Mobile I/O As Your Default Audio Interface - Native Instruments Guitar Rig Mobile Hardware Reference Manual

The audio interface allows to be configured by the following parameters:
•
Sample Rate: Choose a sample rate that is compatible with your music application and
suited to your computing power. Per default, the sample rate is set to 44100 Hz (CD-Quality).
Higher sample rates may improve sound quality, but will cause a higher CPU load as well.
•
Latency: Use the Latency slider to set the buffer size of the audio interface, measured in
samples. The buffer size has two effects: The higher it is set, the lower is the probability of
dropouts during real-time audio processing. On the other hand, the size of the buffer di-
rectly affects the overall latency of your system. The time between the moment you hit a
note and the moment you hear the processed sound will be longer if the buffer size is in-
creased.
It is recommended that you start with the default buffer size and continue with the subse-
quent steps of the installation. Once you are finished, you should load a clean preset and
revisit the Audio and MIDI Settings to figure out the best latency setting for your system. This
is done by gradually reducing the buffer size: Drag the latency slider to the left while playing
something. Once you begin to hear crackles or dropouts, carefully drag the latency slider to
the right until you reach the point where no crackles or dropouts occur.

5.3.2 Using GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O as your Default Audio Interface

If you want to use the GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O for all audio playback (not only for music soft-
ware), you have to set it as your default audio interface. For Mac OS X, this works as follows:
1.
From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
2. In the panel opened, click on "Sound."
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