User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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2.1 : Audio I/O
Settings related to your audio input and output devices can be managed from the audio group on the
settings page (Fig. 2.1.1).
At the top of this display there is a drop-down list labelled Wave device. This is where you choose
your audio device. In Tracktion, the term “device” is used to refer to all input and output hardware, such
as sound-cards and MIDI interfaces. Tracktion will normally select a suitable ASIO or CoreAudio driver
by default. If you have more than one sound-card installed, or Tracktion chooses a DirectSound driver
instead of an ASIO one, you may need to change this.
The entries in the wave device list refer to the available audio drivers installed on your computer.
There may be a number of entries in this list depending on the type(s) of sound-card(s) you have in-
stalled, but generally speaking, you will only be interested in the ASIO/CoreAudio options, as these
offer the best performance within Tracktion.
The Audio Input And Output Devices
With a suitable wave device chosen, select which audio inputs and outputs you will be using. When
a device is disabled here, it will not be available as an input or output in Tracktion’s edit page. Disabling
unwanted inputs and outputs can thus reduce visual clutter and make it easier to locate the devices you
are using. To enable or disable an audio device, just click on the enable/disable label to the left of the
entry. Note also that you can do this at any time, so infrequently used input/output devices can also be
disabled, as enabling them is never more than a few mouse clicks away.
Note: if you believe you should be seeing more input and output devices than are currently listed,
ensure that the option “only show enabled devices” is not checked.
You can also nominate one audio output to be the “default audio device.” This device will then be-
come the master output device. To make a different output the default, just click on the make this the
default label.
Figure 2.1.1