Audio Setup

From Guide

Control how your ASIO device interacts with RiffWorks via the Audio Setup control panel.

ASIO Device
Choose the interface that you will use when recording.

Output Channel
This menu allows you to select the output channel on your interface that you will use when playing your instrument and when listening to what you have recorded.

Sample Rate

Buffer Size
As ­­­­­­­­­audio ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­being ­­­­­­­­­recorded ­­­­­­­­­into ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­computer, ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­received ­­­­­­­­­in ­­­­­­­­­chunks ­­­­­­­­­of­­­­­­­­­ information. ­­­­­­­­­A ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­essentially ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­bin ­­­­­­­­­that ­­­­­­­­­gets ­­­­­­­­­filled ­­­­­­­­­with ­­­­­­­­­audio ­­­­­­­­­information. ­­­­­­­­­When ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­full, ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­audio ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­written ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­memory ­­­­­­­­­or ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­the­­­­­­­­­ hard ­­­­­­­­­drive. ­­­­­­­­­Then, ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­filled ­­­­­­­­­again. ­­­­­­­­­The ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­Size ­­­­­­­­­corresponds ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­how ­­­­­­­­­big­­­­­­­­­ the ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­is. ­­­­­­­­­It ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­often ­­­­­­­­­measured ­­­­­­­­­in ­­­­­­­­­number ­­­­­­­­­of ­­­­­­­­­samples. ­­­­­­­­­Common ­­­­­­­­­Buffer­­­­­­­­­ Sizes ­­­­­­­­­are ­­­­­­­­­256, ­­­­­­­­­512, ­­­­­­­­­and­­­­­­­­­ 1024.­­­­­­­­­

The ­­­­­­­­­larger ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­Buffer, ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­more ­­­­­­­­­time ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­takes ­­­­­­­­­to ­­­­­­­­­fill ­­­­­­­­­it ­­­­­­­­­up. ­­­­­­­­­This ­­­­­­­­­means­­­­­­­­­ the ­­­­­­­­­audio ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­being ­­­­­­­­­written ­­­­­­­­­less ­­­­­­­­­often ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­CPU ­­­­­­­­­usage ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­reduced. ­­­­­­­­­However, ­­­­­­­­­monitoring ­­­­­­­­­latency ­­­­­­­­­increases ­­­­­­­­­as ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­Size ­­­­­­­­­increases. ­­­­­­­­­To ­­­­­­­­­decrease­­­­­­­­­ monitoring ­­­­­­­­­latency, ­­­­­­­­­decrease ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­Size. ­­­­­­­­­But ­­­­­­­­­a­­­­­­­­­ lower ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­Size ­­­­­­­­­means­­­­­­­­­ more ­­­­­­­­­CPU ­­­­­­­­­usage. ­­­­­­­­­You ­­­­­­­­­must ­­­­­­­­­find ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­balance.

Latency Information
Whenever ­­­­­­­­­a ­­­­­­­­­digital ­­­­­­­­­process ­­­­­­­­­takes ­­­­­­­­­place, ­­­­­­­­­there ­­­­­­­­­is ­­­­­­­­­an ­­­­­­­­­amount ­­­­­­­­­of ­­­­­­­­­time­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ between ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­start ­­­­­­­­­of ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­process ­­­­­­­­­and ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­end­­­­­­­­­ of ­­­­­­­­­it. ­­­­­­­­­When ­­­­­­­­­recording ­­­­­­­­­audio and­­­­­­­­­ trying­­­­­­­­­ to­­­­­­­­­ monitor­­­­­­­­­ through­­­­­­­­­ effects,­­­­­­­­­ the­­­­­­­­­ process­­­­­­­­­ creates­­­­­­­­­ a­­­­­­­­­ delay­­­­­­­­­ or­­­­­­­­­ latency­­­­­­­­­ between­­­­­­­­­ creating­­­­­­­­­ a­­­­­­­­­ signal,­­­­­­­­­ plucking­­­­­­­­­ a­­­­­­­­­ string,­­­­­­­­­ and­­­­­­­­­ hearing­­­­­­­­­ that­­­­­­­­­ signal.­­­­­­­­­ Latency­­­­­­­­­ is­­­­­­­­­ often­­­­­­­­­ measured­­­­­­­­­ in­­­­­­­­­ milliseconds­­­­­­­­­ and­­­­­­­­­ can­­­­­­­­­ be­­­­­­­­­ eliminated­­­­­­­­­ or­­­­­­­­­ greatly­­­­­­­­­ reduced­­­­­­­­­ either­­­­­­­­­ by­­­­­­­­­ monitoring­­­­­­­­­ only­­­­­­­­­ through­­­­­­­­­ Hardware­­­­­­­­­ or­­­­­­­­­ by­­­­­­­­­ decreasing ­­­­­­­­­the ­­­­­­­­­Buffer ­­­­­­­­­Size.