TASCAM US-16x08 Reference Manual - Page 17

INTERFACE page 88 Windows 1 6 - Using the Settings Panel 2 88 Mac OS X 1 Windows Settings Panel screen Mac Settings Panel screen The "INTERFACE" page has a unit status area and, on Windows only, a "Buffer Size" area. Beneath these areas is an image of the rear panel of the unit that you can use to check the layout of the jacks, for example. No settings can be changed on this page. 1 Status display area This shows the current status of the unit. Item displayed Software Version Firmware Version Device Sample Rate Meaning This is the software version used by unit. This is the firmware version used by the unit.1 This is the name of the unit.1 This is the current sampling frequency.2 1 "No Device" is shown when no device is connected. 2 "No ASIO Driver" is shown when an ASIO driver has not been installed. 2 Buffer Size (Windows only) The driver for the unit stores the audio input and output signals transferred to and from the computer temporarily in a buffer. This buffer size can be adjusted. Smaller buffer sizes result in less audio signal delay (latency), but require high-speed processing by the computer. If the processing cannot keep up, for example, due to other system operations, clicking and popping noises might occur and the audio signal might even drop out. Increasing the buffer size will stabilize operation and suppress negative effects on audio signals, but the delay in audio signals sent to the computer will increase. You can use the slider on the panel to adjust the buffer size, according to the use conditions. Use the slider to select fixed values that increase from left to right (64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 and 2048 samples). TASCAM US-16x08 17