Owner`s manual

WDM console – all products

pan and mute controls, this does not affect your record level. Also, clicking on the

readout below the fader will allow you to numerically enter a fader setting.

The analog inputs also have gang buttons, and their operation is the same as the

gang button for the master outputs.

Digital Inputs

The controls for the digital inputs are outlined in light blue and have the label

“digital in” at the bottom. Their operation is identical to the analog input controls

except the digital input controls don’t include a nominal level button.

For Layla24, Gina24 and Mona, whether you are monitoring the S/PDIF or the

ADAT inputs depends upon the digital mode you have selected. If you are in

either S/PDIF mode, the S/PDIF inputs will come in digital inputs 1 and 2. If you

are in ADAT mode, the console expands to display the eight ADAT digital inputs.

Playback Strips

The controls for the level of audio being played by an application are outlined in

orange and have the label “playback” at the bottom. Notice you cannot pan or

otherwise redirect here; if you are playing out of analog 1 and 2 from your

application, it will only be sent to that same bus. This differs with Mia; the

following section explains the difference.

Virtual Outputs

The controls for the level of audio being played by an application are outlined in

orange and have the label “Virtual out” at the bottom. Most cards with a pair of

analog inputs and outputs will appear to software as having just that, a single pair

of inputs and outputs. When one application appropriates the card for its use, all

other software is “locked-out” from using the card at the same time.

While there is rarely any need to record to multiple applications simultaneously,

there are numerous instances where this is desirable for outputs. A good example

would be playing back digital audio while at the same time using a software

synthesizer for MIDI. Another example would be using multi-track editing

software. Before multiple tracks can be played back on a stereo device, they must

be mixed down within the software to the two output tracks. This takes up extra

CPU cycles that might otherwise be dedicated to software effects or some other

task.