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== Connecting to DAW Software ==
Once you have your drivers correctly installed and your OS has recognized your interface, the next step is to open your DAW and select your interface. Every DAW software does this a bit differently, but most of the time, you should find the settings on the Settings or Preferences dialog under an Interface, Connections, or Hardware tab/page. You should be able to select the interface. Sometimes it does not appear as expected, either listed under a generic name like "ASIO Device" or listed multiple times with different drivers. You typically want to select the option that uses "ASIO", which is the lowest latency driver, and typically the only one that talks to your interface. "DirectSound" , WDM, or MME is ''not'' what you want - that's a these are generic Windows driverdrivers that do not allow DAW software direct access to the interface and buffer the audio streams through levels of the OS as well as process them before sending them on.
After you have selected your interface, you will want to setup your inputs and outputs. Often the DAW software will do this automatically, but it may omit all of the possible choices. Check the I/O page(s). If all your inputs or outputs aren't listed, you may have to manually add a bus for each (or each pair) of inputs and outputs - you will get the option to select the physical inputs that correspond to the bus as well as being able to label it to match the physical I/O it pertains to.