Korg DS-DAC-10 Manuale utente
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DS-DAC-100
DS-DAC-100m
DS-DAC-10
Owner's Manual
Advanced Guide
Before you connect this device
You must select driver seings in order to use the DS-DAC-100, DS-DAC-100m, or DS-
DAC-10.
To ensure that you can select these settings smoothly, do not connect the DS-DAC-
100/100m/10 to your computer before you have installed the driver.
Carefully read the section entitled “Installing the driver,” and download and install the
driver before you connect the DS-DAC-100/100m/10 to your computer.
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Contents
Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------ 2
Features ------------------------------------------------------------- 2
Operating requirements ----------------------------------------- 2
Installing the driver ------------------------------------------------- 3
Downloading the driver ------------------------------------------ 3
Driver installation procedure ----------------------------------- 4
Control panel settings --------------------------------------------- 9
Operation --------------------------------------------------------------11
Front and rear panels -------------------------------------------11
Preparations -------------------------------------------------------12
Playback using AudioGate (Windows) ---------------------13
Playback using AudioGate (Mac OS) -----------------------15
Troubleshooting -----------------------------------------------------16
Specications --------------------------------------------------------19
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Introduction
Features
The DS-DAC-100, DS-DAC-100m, and DS-DAC-10 are USB DAC units that support 1-bit
DSD native playback* on Windows (ASIO) or Mac (Core Audio).
By using it in conjunction with the “AudioGate” audio format conversion application, you
can enjoy native playback of high-quality 1-bit DSD sound.
* For both Windows (ASIO) and Mac, 1-bit DSD native playback is supported only when
using the Korg USB Audio Device Driver.
Supported input sample rates
PCM 44.1 kHz–192 kHz, 1-bit DSD 2.8224 MHz, 5.6448 MHz
Supported device drivers
DirectSound, ASIO, WASAPI, CoreAudio
Operating requirements
Windows
Operating system:
Microso Windows 7 (32 bit, 64 bit), Microso Windows 8 (32 bit, 64 bit)
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or beer (Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz or beer is
recommended if using AudioGate for DSD output)
RAM: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more is recommended)
Mac OS
Operating system: Mac OS X version 10.6 or later
CPU: Intel Mac
RAM: 1 GB or more
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Installing the driver
Use the KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC Setup program to install the driver and Audio-
Gate.
Downloading the driver
The DS-DAC-10 driver soware is common to the
DS-DAC-100
, DS-DAC-100m, and the DS-
DAC-10.
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Access the following AudioGate 3 download page.
hp://www.korg.com/products/audio/audiogate3/page_6.php/
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Choose the KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC driver Setup, and press either the Win-
dows or Mac version of download buon to download the setup program.
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If you’re using Windows, decompress the downloaded .zip le. If you’re using Mac OS,
open the .dmg le. In the “KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC Setup” folder, run Setup.
The KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC Setup panel appears.
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Click “Install DS-DAC Driver” to install the driver (refer to “Driver installation proce-
dure” on page 4).
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If you want to install AudioGate, click “Install AudioGate” in the KORG AudioGate
and DS-DAC Setup panel.
Carefully read the “About activating AudioGate” message that is displayed during in-
stallation, and complete the installation.
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Click “Finish” to exit the setup program
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Driver installation procedure
Do not connect the DS-DAC-100/100m/10 to your computer before you’ve nished in-
stalling the driver. If you’ve already connected it, disconnect it; then reconnect it aer
you’ve nished installing the driver.
Windows 7/8 users
The installation screens shown on your computer may differ somewhat depending on
your Windows version and system, but the procedure is the same. The explanation that
follows will show typical screens in Windows 7.
If, during installation, a message appeared to conrm whether or not to continue the in-
stallation, click [Install].
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In the KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC Setup panel that you downloaded, click “Install
DS-DAC Driver” to start the installer. In the language selection menu, choose English;
click [OK].
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The following dialog box will appear; click [Next >].
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Note the location of the installation and the required space needed, and then click [Install].
Installation will begin.
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When installation has completed and the screen indicates “Preinstallation was success-
ful. Click Next to continue,” click [Next >].
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Preparations for installation are now complete. Click [Finish] to exit the installer.
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The following message will appear; click [Yes].
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Connect the DS-DAC-100/100m/10 to your computer.
Wait until Windows displays the message “The device driver soware was installed
correctly” twice.
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Mac OS users
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In the KORG AudioGate and DS-DAC Setup panel that you downloaded, click “Install
DS-DAC Driver” to start the installer. The following dialog box will appear; click [Con-
tinue].
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Depending on the version of the operating system, a screen allowing you to select the
“Installation Destination” may appear at this point; if so, leave the default installation
destination unchanged, and simply click [Continue].
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When the following dialog box appears, click [Install].
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A dialog box saying “To allow ‘Installer’ to make changes, enter your password.” will
appear. Enter the password and click [OK].
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A dialog box will indicate “Aer this soware has been installed, it will be necessary
to restart your computer. OK to install now?” Click [Continue Installation].
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Installation will begin, and a progress bar will appear.
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When the screen indicates “Installation has completed successfully,” click [Restart] to
close the installer.
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Your computer will restart. Aer it has restarted, connect the DS-DAC-100/100m/10 to
your computer.
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Control panel settings
The Mac version of the control panel does not allow you to directly change the Mode
or the Sample Rate. You can make these changes via AudioGate or from the audio set-
tings of your Mac.
The Control panel is common to the DS-DAC-100, DS-DAC-100m, and the DS-DAC-10.
Click the following: Windows start menu → All Programs → Korg → USB Audio Device
→ USB Audio Device Control Panel. The control panel shown below will appear.
In the Driver tab, set the Mode, Sample Rate, Streaming Buer Size, and ASIO Buer Size.
If you frequently experience clicks or noise during playback, you may be able to im-
prove the situation by lowering the output sample rate or increasing the buer size.
Increasing the buer size will increase the latency*, and decreasing the buer size
will decrease the latency.
* The delay that is involved in processing the data.
Mode
This switches between PCM and DSD modes.
Use DSD mode with soware such as AudioGate that supports DSD output in ASIO.
For details on DSD playback, see the manual of the soware that you’re using.
Sample Rate
This species the sample rate.
When Mode is DSD: Choose 2.8224 MHz or 5.6448 MHz.
When Mode is PCM: Choose 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, or 192 kHz.
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Streaming Buer Size
This selects the size of the streaming buer.
Choose Minimum, Extra Small, Small, Large, Extra Large, or Safe. Minimum is the
smallest size, and Safe is the largest. Normally you should leave this set to the maxi-
mum (Safe).
ASIO Buer Size
This selects the size of the ASIO buer.
Choose Minimum, Small, Large, or Maximum. Minimum is the smallest size, and Max-
imum is the largest. Normally you should leave this set to Maximum.
In the Version tab, you can check the driver version and update the rmware
Firmware updating is done using a dedicated application. The most recent system le for
rmware updating can be downloaded to your computer from hp://www.korg.com/prod-
ucts/audio/audiogate3/.
For the update procedure, refer to the release notes which are bundled together with the
rmware.
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