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Preferences dialog
Audio - Playback and Recording
Figure 468. The (audio) Playback and Recording section
The Playback and Recording section lets you specify various settings that affect playback and
recording.
The Playback and Recording section contains the following settings:
• Driver Mode. Select from WASAPI, WDM/KS, ASIO or MME. Consult your hardware
documentation to determine which driver your hardware uses. WDM/KS drivers are the latest
available and typically have very low latency. MME is an older driver type and has higher
latencies. ASIO drivers also offer lower latency. Your hardware may have all three driver options.
If so, you should try WDM first.
• Dithering. Whenever an audio signal is converted from a higher-bit resolution to a lower
resolution, it is necessary to apply dither to avoid introducing undesirable quantization noise or
harmonic distortion into the signal. The purpose of dither is to reduce the resulting distortion by