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OTHER MAC OS X AUDIO SOFTWARE
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NUMBER OF CHANNELS
If your host audio software requires that you
specify the number of audio voices or channels you
will be using, be sure to choose enough channels to
cover the 16 inputs and 12 outputs provided by
your 8pre — although the number of channels may
depend on how your 8pre is configured:
■ 8 channels for analog input and output
■ Zero or 8 channels for optical, depending on
whether you have optical turned on or off
For example, if you are using analog only, you only
need 8 voices. If you are using analog and optical,
you need 16 voices.
PROCESSING LIVE INPUTS WITH PLUG-INS
If you patch a live input (such as MIDI synthesizer)
through a plug-in effect in your host software, you
might hear a slight delay. There are several ways to
reduce this delay. For details, see chapter 10,
“Reducing Monitoring Latency” (page 45).
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