Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Darla PC Manual V1.6 Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Darla Installation
- The Echo Console
- The File Menu
- The Edit Menu
- The Session Menu
- The Monitors Menu
- Console Controls
- Monitor Controls
- Output Controls
- Adjusting Record and Playback Levels
- Synchronizing Multiple Devices
- Console Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
- Additional Configuration Settings
- The "Monitor During Playback" Control
- SAW Compatability Mode
- Show Echo Console on the Taskbar
- ASIO Driver Installation
- Installing Cool Edit Pro - Special Edition
- Cool Edit Pro: Assigning Darla's Inputs & Outputs
- Cool Edit Pro: Optimizing Multitrack Performance
- Contacting Customer Service
- Appendix A: The Echo Reporter Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix B: General Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix C: Resolving Interrupt Conflicts
- Appendix D: An Introduction to Digital Recording
- Appendix E: Specifications
- Index
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Darla 20-bit Multitrack Digital Audio Recorder.
We think you’ll find Darla to be an extremely flexible, high-performance
tool for your computer-based hard disk recording system.
What You Should Have Received in the Darla Box
When you opened the Darla box, you should have found the following:
• A Darla PCI card wrapped in an anti-static cover
• A Darla audio breakout box
• A compact disc containing the Darla Windows 95/Windows 98
Drivers, the Echo Reporter
system analysis software, Syntrillium
Software’s Cool Edit Pro
Special Edition multitrack recording
and editing software, and demo versions of digital audio recording,
editing, and processing software from a variety of manufacturers
• The Darla Owner’s Manual
System Requirements
In order to use Darla you’ll need the following:
• An IBM-PC or compatible computer with PCI architecture
expansion slots (version 2.1 PCI BIOS), a genuine Intel Pentium or
faster CPU, a motherboard with an Intel chipset, and minimum
64Mb RAM (more highly recommended) running Windows 95 or
Windows 98
• A fast, high-capacity IDE or SCSI hard disk drive
• Peripheral audio equipment, such as a mixer, power amplifier, DAT
recorder, musical instruments, etc.