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HDX Card Installation Guide36
Avid ASIO Control Panel
Configuring the Avid ASIO Driver settings can
be done using the Avid ASIO Control Panel,
which can accessed from compatible third-party
ASIO-compatible client applications.
Accessing the Avid ASIO Driver
Control Panel
To access the Avid ASIO Control Panel from a
third-party application:
 Refer to your ASIO-client program’s documen-
tation.
The Avid ASIO Control Panel cannot be accessed
under the following circumstances:
• When Pro Tools is running.
• When playing or recording in an audio pro-
gram that does not support the Avid ASIO
driver.
• When using a third-party audio program
that has an option to keep the ASIO Driver
open even when you are not playing or re-
cording. (You must close the audio program
before you can open the ASIO Driver Con-
trol Panel.)
Example: Accessing the Avid ASIO Control
Panel from Ableton Live
To access the Avid ASIO Control Panel from
Ableton Live, do the following:
1 Open the Live Preferences.
2 Select the Audio tab.
3 Select ASIO from the Driver Type pop-up
menu.
4 Select ASIO Avid Driver from the Audio Devices
pop-up menu.
5 Click the Hardware Setup button to open the
Avid ASIO Control Panel.
Using the ASIO Driver Control
Panel
From the ASIO Driver Control Panel, you can
change the Buffer Size setting or access the
Hardware Setup dialog for your Avid hardware.
Setup Example, Ableton Live 8 shown
ASIO Control Panel