Universal asio driver For wdm audio Instruction Manual

9. Force WDM driver to 16 Bit
This option only has an effect if the supported bit depth of the WDM driver is larger than 16, but less 
than 24. Some AC97 devices report e.g. 20 Bits resolution but cannot actually be opened for more than 
16 Bits resolution. Should this be the case on your system, this option provides a workaround. Originally, 
this was introduced as a workaround for an issue with the SigmaTel AC97 WDM driver.

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Common Usage Cases Optimizations
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Playing Software Synths Live
In this scenario, you do not need audio inputs. Therefore, you best disable them all, which normally will 
provide you with a better stability at very small ASIO buffer sizes, or allow smaller buffer sizes in the 
first place. Further, you should also disable all audio outputs you do not really need. To disable channels, 
use the advanced control panel, expand the items in the WDM device list and disable everything you do 
not want to use in this setup!
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Computer As Effects Processor
Obviously, in this scenario you do need inputs. But, as always, you should disable all channels you do not 
want to use. Disable 44.1KHz resampling if it is not really necessary!
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General Purpose Sequencer Setup
Normally it matters most that you do not get any dropouts even when the CPU load goes through the 
roof. Thus, it is recommended that you relax the latency requirements a little and work with an ASIO 
buffer size that feels comfortable with all your favorite VST plugins active. This especially applies when 
you are recording audio, in which case dropouts are a little worse than just moderately annoying. If your 
sequencer provides latency compensation, you probably want to check that recorded audio is aligned 
properly, and, if not, make the necessary adjustments in the “Latency Compensation” section in the 
advanced settings dialog.
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