User Manual

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide
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ASIO Window (Windows only)
1 Device
Selects the device that will be using the ASIO driver. This
function is available when connecting to the computer two or
more devices compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg USB
Driver.
2 Buffer Size
Selects the buffer size for the ASIO driver.
• For Mac, select the buffer size in the buffer size selecting
window, which is opened from an application such as DAW
software.
3 Input Latency/Output Latency
Indicates the delay time for the audio input and output in
millisecond units. Audio latency varies depending on the
value of the ASIO buffer size. The lower the value of the ASIO
buffer size, the lower the value of Audio latency.
About Window
1 About
Indicates the version and copyright of the audio driver. The
letters “x.x.x” indicate the version number.
TIP
Setting the audio driver buffer size
Noise produced when using audio applications such as
DAW software may affect audio recording and/or
playback. In most cases, you can solve these problems
by adjusting the audio driver buffer size (the size of
memory used to temporarily hold data to avoid
intermittent playback). While the higher buffer size
reduces load to the computer CPU but produces latency
(time lag) during recording/playback, the smaller buffer
size may result in noise or the sound cutting off. Make
sure to set the buffer size to an appropriate value
depending on the performance of your computer, the
number of audio/MIDI tracks being recorded/played back
on the DAW software, the number of plug-in software, and
so on.