System information
Item Description
Notes:
n ASIO port names are not saved per project.
n In stereo pairs, odd-numbered ports represent the left
channel; even-numbered ports represent the right
channel.
n Stereo pairs must consist of sequential channels. You
cannot make stereo pairs from arbitrary channels.
n If you want to restore a port's default name, delete the
label in the Name column, and the Internal Name is
restored.
n If you want to restore all port names, click the Reset
Names button (or press Alt+N).
I/O Indicates whether the port is an input or output port.
Internal Name The default name of the port.
Channel Indicates whether a port is a stereo, mono, or multiple mono.
Time Ruler
From the Options menu, choose Ruler Format and choose a setting from the submenu to specify how the
time ruler will be displayed (in time units).
Changing the format of the ruler
From the Options menu, choose Ruler Format and choose a format from the submenu.
When synchronizing audio to video, it is crucial that the SMPTE timecode format used in the
sequencer or digital audio workstation is the same as the SMPTE timecode striped onto the video. This
guarantees that the SMPTE times on the video screen and computer monitor synchronize during
playback.
Format Description
Samples Displays the ruler in samples.
Time Displays the ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds.
Seconds Displays the ruler in seconds.
Time & Frames Displays the ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames.
Absolute Frames Displays the ruler with all frames numbered sequentially from the
beginning of your project.
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