Auracle for X Series and Auracle Routing Modes

Auracle for X Series: Our best Control Software yet!

OK, we’re not afraid to admit that some of our older control software wasn’t exactly universally loved! iConfig was incredibly powerful but took a lot of investment on behalf of the user to get the most out of it.

We listened, and we tried again and came up with the original Auracle software. This time around we focussed on making things simpler and more immediate. However, overwhelmingly you told us you missed the routing power and control of iConfig.

So, we went back to the drawing board and came up with Auracle for X Series.; All-new control software that combines the power of iConfig with the user-friendliness of the original Auracle software…. and much more too!

Auracle Routing Modes

At the heart of Auracle for X Series are our new routing modes: PLAY, STREAM and RECORD. Routing modes are a very quick and effective way of configuring your audio interface for the most commonly used tasks.

The routing mode you select dictates the flow of audio between connected USB devices and between analog input and output sources and USB ports. Now, that might sound like a mouthful, but try and think of the routing modes as your own personal assistant; an assistant that knows exactly what kind of connections you need for the task at hand and can repatch your studio in the blink of an eye.

RECORD

Let’s first look at the RECORD mode. RECORD mode is the default mode your AUDIO4c boots up in and as such, if you’re working standalone, this will be the mode you use most. RECORD mode is the mode you should select for recording with your DAW and also general day to day listening.

  • Analog inputs 1-4 are sent to both USB ports 1 and 2 on their 1-4 inputs

  • USB Port 1’s outputs 1-4 are routed to USB port 2’s inputs 5-8

  • USB port 2’s outputs 1-4 to USB port 1’s inputs 5-8

PLAY

Let’s now consider PLAY mode. We designed PLAY mode for those of you who like to take your audio interface on stage for live performances. It’s ideal for running basic backing tracks and gives you up to six outputs from your DAW.

The key thing to consider with PLAY mode is that your DAWs outputs will match the physical outputs of your audio interface. It’s therefore useful anytime you want a bunch of discrete analogue outputs from your DAW.

You might, for example, find it useful in some studio applications too: Maybe you need to drive multiple monitor speakers for surround monitoring?

Play USB 1

  • This sets Audio inputs 1-4 to both USB ports 1 and 2 on their 1-4 inputs

  • USB Port 1’s outputs 1-2 to USB Port 2’s inputs 5-6

  • USB port 2’s outputs 1-2 to USB port 1’s inputs 5-6.

Play USB 2

  • This sets Audio inputs 1-4 to both USB ports 1 and 2 on their 1-4 inputs.

  • USB Port 1’s outputs 1-2 to USB Port 2’s inputs 5-6.

  • USB port 2’s outputs 1-2 to USB port 1’s inputs 5-6.

The mix configuration is the main difference between Play USB1 and Play USB2, which can be seen in the mixer settings: the audio signal from the analog inputs is not passed to Analog outputs 1/2, Analog outputs 3/4, or the Headphones mix.

STREAM

Do you spend a lot of your time streaming to social media? If you bought your AUDIO4c for podcasting, live streaming over FB or Instagram or even conference calls over Zoom, then STREAM mode was built for you.

So why is the STREAM mode so cool? Well, if you’ve tried to route multiple channels of audio into a streaming platform before, then you’ll know what a headache it can be.

Streaming platforms are only designed to accept a stereo input, which causes problems when you want to merge inputs along with computer audio AND send all of that to your streaming software.

Up until now, you’ve largely had two options: Use messy 3rd party audio loopback software. Rely on external mixers and additional hardware.

STREAM mode changes all of that; the STREAM routing mode takes all your sources and routes them down into a stereo pair.

That’s not all you can do with STREAM mode though; STREAM mode allows you to create multiple simultaneous output mixes for monitoring and streaming.

Stream

  • USB1 mix to USB port 1 output 1-2.

  • USB2 mix to USB port 2 output 1-2.

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