ASUS Xonar D2 User Manual

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ASUS Xonar D2 

ASIO

TM

 (Audio Stream Input Output) is a proprietary audio driver architecture and a 

trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. The Xonar D2 driver package 

has included an ASIO2 compatible driver for application programs that have ASIO 

or ASIO2 output. ASIO can ensure lower latency during playback and recording 

on PCs, which is very important for professional music creation and editing. 

The Xonar D2 package also provides Ableton Live and Sonar LE audio editing 

software, which all support ASIO output. The setup reference is described below.

Step 1 is to open the “Preferences” window from the Options 

tab.

Step 2 is to select “ASIO” as the driver type. (WDM and MME 

are other Windows driver types)

Step 3 is to choose “ASUS Xonar D2 ASIO” as the Audio 

Device.

Step 4 is to click the Hardware Setup to configure the Bit-

depth (16/24bit) and latency (1ms~300ms).

Step 5 is to select the sample rate from 44.1, 48, 96, 

192KHz.