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Windows Computer Setup, Start > Control Panel > Sound

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CHAPTER 2: Hardware Component Details Any program that plays in stereo or mono will play to the RAD27, such as iTunes, QuickTime, Keynote, or a website in Safari such as Skype. Apple's GarageBand works well as a recording program. You can simultaneously playback and record with two programs open. For instance, you can play from iTunes into the HAL system and record from the HAL system into GarageBand. Windows Computer Setup When Windows detects the RAD27, it may or may not set it as the default Recording and Playback device. We recommend that you set the default audio recording and playback device to the RAD27 after the first detection of RAD27. Configure the default audio device in Windows by navigating to the audio properties dialog. Finding the audio properties and devices in the Windows operating system varies slightly with each version. The following illustrates Windows 7: When the Windows 7 control panel is in Small/Large Icon View, open the Sound control dialog by navigating the following path: Start > Control Panel > Sound: When the Windows 7 control panel is in Category View, open the Sound control dialog by navigating the following path: Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound This brings up the Sound control dialog, showing the Playback tab: Select the Rane RAD27 device and click the Set Default button. Now switch to the Recording tab: 41

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Any program that plays in stereo or mono will play to the RAD27, such as iTunes, QuickTime, Keynote, or a web-
site in Safari such as Skype. Apple's GarageBand works well as a recording program. You can simultaneously play-
back and record with two programs open. For instance, you can play from iTunes into the HAL system and record
from the HAL system into GarageBand.
Windows Computer Setup
When Windows detects the RAD27, it may or may not set it as the default Recording and Playback device. We
recommend that you set the default audio recording and playback device to the RAD27 after the first detection of
RAD27.
Configure the default audio device in Windows by navigating to the audio properties dialog. Finding the audio
properties and devices in the Windows operating system varies slightly with each version. The following illus-
trates Windows 7:
When the Windows 7 control panel is in
Small/Large Icon View
, open the Sound control dialog by navigating the
following path:
Start > Control Panel > Sound
:
When the Windows 7 control panel is in
Category View
, open the Sound control dialog by navigating the fol-
lowing path:
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound
This brings up the Sound control dialog, showing the
Playback
tab:
Select the Rane RAD27 device and click the
Set Default
button.
Now switch to the
Recording
tab:
CHAPTER 2: Hardware Component Details
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