Buffer Size

This allows you to change the FireWire buffer size. See Setting the sample rate and buffer size for the system for more information.

Unique ID

This is the FireWire serial number for the Master H8000FW. Thanks to the magic of computers, the last 5 digits are the serial number in hexadecimal (base-16). It can be displayed by moving the mouse over the Master’s name.

Operation Mode

This allows you to select between Normal and various Safe modes. These modes allow you to trade latency for more reliable performance, ranging from Normal to Safe Mode 3. Normal will give the lowest added latency, while Safe Mode 3 will increase latency but be less prone to dropouts when the computer is overloaded. See DPC below for further information.

Global Settings - WDM Page

WDM stands for Windows Driver Model, and is a form of audio interface software found on Windows computers from Windows 98SE onwards. In most cases, use of the alternative Windows driver scheme ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) is to be preferred. Windows experts will know that WDM and ASIO are not directly comparable, but these subtleties will be unimportant to most users.

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