Technical information

Chapter 14: Reference
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The DMA Size and DMA Offset settings are set automatically by the auto-testing of the sound card. This test can
be repeated by pressing the [Get from sound card…] button. The default value for all of these settings is 0 (zero).
You can override these settings if required, but it is usually not necessary.
The Offset in mS is not a setting that gets set automatically. It defaults to zero. This allows you to adjust the timing
that the sound card plays audio in relation to MIDI. Normally you'd leave this at zero, but if you need to fine tune
the synchronization of audio to MIDI you could try changing this setting.
Audio Latency in mS
DirectX audio plug-ins and DXi synthesizer plug-ins can have playback latency (the delay between when a note is
played, and when it is heard). Adjust “Audio Latency in mS” to fine-tune for your computer. If you have a fast
computer and excellent sound card, the audio latency can be adjusted rather low. However, if you hear audio
dropouts, you can set the latency as high as 2000 milliseconds.
Audio Track Type for THIS song
You can choose between mono and stereo for the audio track. Tracks can be edited in either format, and converted
from stereo to mono or vice versa.
Note: The built-in audio plug-ins work for either mono or stereo tracks.
Audio Track Type for THIS song.
You can select Mono or Stereo for the current song. You can change a project from mono<>stereo at any time. For
example, if you have already recorded a MONO track, changing the setting will convert the track to stereo for you.
Preferred default track type for new songs.
This setting (mono/stereo) sets the default recording type for new songs that you record. For example, if you have a
stereo microphone, you should likely record in stereo.
When opening songs, show message if WAV file not found
A Band-in-a-Box song called "My Song.MGU" will have the associated wave file called "My Song.wav." If Band-
in-a-Box loads this song file and it can't find its associated file, it will put up a message to that effect. If for some
reason you don't have the wave files that were recorded with the songs then you can disable that message with this
option box (disable).
Use Realtime DX Audio Plugins
The advantage of real time processing is that you can set effects today, and if you decide you don’t like the effects
tomorrow, the settings can be easily changed, since the real time effects did not permanently affect your audio track
on the hard disk. Check this to enable real time DirectX audio plug-ins.