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38MainStage User Guide
All digital audio interfaces can be susceptible to latency—a noticeable delay between the
time the audio signal is produced and when you hear it. Always attach your audio interface
directly to the computer, rather than through a hub or daisy-chaining it through another
device. Doing so can cause an unacceptable amount of latency, particularly with slower
USB1.1 devices.
Connect an audio interface to your computer
Do one of the following:
• Connect an audio interface to your computer’s Thunderbolt or USB port.
• Connect an audio interface to a PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express)
card installed in your computer. PCIe provides extremely high bandwidth and fast data
transfer rates, allowing audio input and output at the highest possible sample rates and
bit depths.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions, which might include installing the correct driver on
your computer. After connecting an audio interface to your computer, be sure to choose
the audio interface as the audio input source in MainStage > Preferences > Audio. After
choosing the audio interface as the input device, you can set the individual inputs on the
audio interface as the input source for the audio channel strips in your concert.
Connect speakers and other audio devices to MainStage
You can connect speakers or monitors to your computer to hear your projects with better
audio quality. A variety of speakers is available that you can connect to your computer or
to your audio interface. How you connect them depends on your system and the type of
speakers you use.
After connecting speakers or monitors to your computer, be sure to set them as your
audio output in MainStage > Preferences > Audio. For details, see Audio preferences
in MainStage.