Tips and Tricks
Tip 1 - Quick Access Points
The CardDeluxe Taskbar Applet is a resource that every DAL customer should know how to use. This applet is the red audio card icon located on the taskbar next to the Windows clock.
Right-clicking on this applet will provide access points to load the CardDeluxe Configuration Box and Help File. There are also links to the DAL website and support email address.
If for some reason you would like to uninstall the CardDeluxe Taskbar Applet, hold down the Control key while right-clicking on the applet. You will receive the option to uninstall the applet.
Tip 2 - Input Monitoring
The CardDeluxe mixer will allow monitoring of the Analog and Digital Inputs. By default these monitoring faders are disabled in the Windows Mixer because it is easy to cause feedback loops when input monitoring.
To setup Input Monitoring open the Windows Mixer and select Options and Properties. This will open the Windows Mixer Properties box. Within the Properties box, check the box next to the input you wish to monitor signal through and click OK.
Unmute the newly added fader strip and slowly bring up the volume until you have reached a suitable level.
NOTE: You can also monitor the Analog Input through the Digital Output and the Digital Input through the Analog Output.
Tip 3 - Recording an Online Stream
There are many instances when it is desirable to record what you are hearing through your playback program and CardDeluxe outputs. Many audio cards cannot perform this function because the playback/recording software application will take exclusive control over the audio device. Fortunately, in many ways Windows sees the CardDeluxe Digital and Analog sections as different devices.
To record audio from a playback program or website application:
1. Make sure the CardDeluxe Analog is the default playback device in Windows Sounds and Audio Devices (Windows Control Panel) and your audio playback program.
2. Select the CardDeluxe Digital as your default recording device within your recording application. If you do not have a recording application you might want to try a free program like Audacity before you purchase an expensive software package.
3. Connect the S/PDIF Digital output to the S/PDIF Digital input (RCA style connectors) with a S/PDIF coax cable. You will now have a coax cable connecting the Digital input and Digital output of your CardDeluxe.
4. Double-click on the Volume icon on your taskbar. Within the volume control, click Options, then Properties, and change your Mixer Device to the CardDeluxe Digital. Unmute the Analog Wave fader. With this setting in place your Digital output will transmit any Analog output signal you generate.
You should now be ready to record a stream because the Digital output will now monitor the Analog Wave signal. The Digital output will feed into the Digital input via the coax cable mentioned in step 3.
Remember to use WDM or MME compatible recording applications because ASIO drivers will take exclusive control and not allow your webstream or playback program to output.