Zoom G2.1NU - Manual (Page 29)

29 ZOOM G2Nu/G2.1Nu
Using Audio Interface Functions
This unit can be used with computers running the
following operating systems
■ Compatible OS
● Windows XP SP2 or later
Windows Vista or later
● Mac OS X (10.4.6/10.5/10.6 or later)
For recording and playback, this unit supports the
following formats.
■ Quantization (bit-rate)
16-bit
■ Sampling frequency
32/44.1/48 kHz
The unit will be recognized by the computer as an
audio device when it is connected by the USB cable.
When running Windows, install a dedicated ASIO
driver to make low-latency audio recording and
playback possible.
If you turn the power switch OFF and connect
the unit to a computer by USB, it will operate on
bus power from that computer.
Recording and playback with DAW
software
You can connect a guitar to the unit's input jack,
apply effects to its sound, and record it on an audio
track in digital audio workstation (DAW) software
(Figure 1 below).
You can output a mix of the playback sound from
DAW software audio tracks and the connected guitar
with effects applied through the unit's output jack
(Figure 2 below).
When necessary, you can turn OFF the sound of the
guitar that passes directly to the output jack before
going to the computer (turn direct monitoring OFF)
(Figure 3 below). For details, see "Setting the direct
monitoring and recording levels" (→P30).
For details about recording, playback and other
functions, please see the DAW software manual.
• When using direct monitoring, if the DAW
software has an echo back function (which
sends the input signal directly to the output
during recording), always turn it OFF. If you
record with it ON, the signal output will
sound like it has been processed with a
flanger.
• You can also adjust the recording level sent to
the DAW software (→P30).
Figure 3: Signal flow during playback (direct monitoring OFF)
Figure 2. Signal flow during playback (direct monitoring ON)
USB
USB
G2Nu/G2.1Nu
INPUT
OUTPUT
Effects
DAW
software
USB
USB
G2Nu/G2.1Nu
INPUT
OUTPUT
Effects
DAW
software
Figure 1. Signal flow during recording
USB
USB
G2Nu/G2.1Nu
INPUT
OUTPUT
Effects
DAW
software
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