Creative 0404 Manual De Usuario

6 - Appendix

Useful Information

E-MU Digital Audio System

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This simple adapter cable allows you to receive AES/EBU digital audio via the S/PDIF 
input on the E-MU 0404 PCI card. This cable may also work to connect S/PDIF out from 
the 0404 digital breakout cable to the AES/EBU input of other digital equipment.

Don’t cheap out! Use high quality optical fiber and low-capacitance electrical cables 
when transferring digital I/O to avoid data corruption. It’s also a good idea to keep 
digital cabling as short as possible (1.5 meters for plastic light pipes; 5 meters for high 
quality glass fiber light pipes).

In order to obtain best results and lowest noise levels, make sure that your computer 
and any external audio devices are grounded to the same reference. This usually means 
that you should be using grounded AC cables on both systems and make sure that both 
systems are connected to the same grounded outlet. Failure to observe this common 
practice can result in a ground loop. 60 cycle hum in the audio signal is almost always 
caused by a ground loop.

Adjusting the “Performance Options” in Windows will improve the screen appearance 
when moving the mixer around on the screen.

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Open the Windows Control Panel. (Start, Settings, Control Panel).

2.

Select System. Select the Advanced Settings tab.

3.

Select Settings in the Performance section.

4.

Under Visual Effects, select Adjust for Best Performance. Click OK.

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