Changing Preferences


Finding the right driver may require you to go back to the Audio Preferences dialog after you begin working in Reason and change some settings.

To change the Mac OS X driver

1.

To choose a different driver, select Reason > Preferences > Audio.

2.

Select a driver from the Audio Card Driver drop-down list. Options not applicable to your setup will be grayed out.

To change the Windows driver

1.

To choose a driver go to Preferences > Audio.

2.

Select a driver from the Audio Card Driver drop-down list. Options not applicable to your setup will be grayed out.

The best possible driver will be one that is both specific to your hardware and ASIO (Figure 2.14).

Figure 2.14. Whenever possible, choose an ASIO driver that is tailored to your hardware.


3.

If no ASIO driver is available for your hardware, select a Direct Sound driver. Select the MME driver only if you can't use ASIO or Direct Sound drivers.

Tip

  • With Direct Sound, Reason uses Microsoft DirectX to communicate with your hardware. To use it, DirectX must be installed on your computer.


Optimizing latency with buffer size

Besides drivers, the most important audio setting is Buffer Size. How this setting affects output latency is critical.

If you have to use the MME driver, expect a significant lag (called latency) between when a control or note is triggered and the resulting sound. It is possible to slightly decrease the latency in the Audio Preferences dialog.

To adjust latency with buffer size

1.

Go to Preferences > Audio and select the driver you want to adjust the buffer size for.

2.

Move the Buffer Size slider to lower the latency (Figure 2.15). Some drivers won't allow you to adjust this. If the Buffer Size slider is grayed out for a particular driver, try selecting another.

Figure 2.15. Move the Buffer Size slider to adjust the latency.


A smaller buffer size means less latency, but smaller buffers also rely more on processor speed. The trick is to find the smallest buffer size possible without breaking up the sound.

3.

When you've adjusted the buffer size, close the Preferences dialog and play the Demo Song to see if your audio is smooth sounding.

If you have a keyboard set up, use that to test the sound.

4.

If the Buffer Size slider is grayed out, you may be able to adjust it in your hardware controls. You can access these controls from Reason's Audio Preferences dialog by clicking the Control Panel button.

5.

If latency on your system is still a problem, look on the Internet for recent ASIO or Direct Sound drivers for your hardware setup. If none are available, you may have to purchase a more compatible sound card or hardware setup.



Reason 3 For Windows and Mac
Reason 3 For Windows and Mac
ISBN: 321269179
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 180

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