This is where audio generated by RTGS3 goes to your speakers, and can be captured to file. Lets you set how audio is routed to your hardware devices and recorded to an audio file.
[Output Level faders 1/2] = lets you trim or boost the level of the outgoing audio.
Channel Activation checkboxes = lets you mute/unmute the left or right audio channel. Useful for testing your audio system settings.
Clicking the Gear icon opens up the Audio Output Setup window:
"Output Destination" menu = sets which audio output hardware device RTGS3 uses for audio output.
"Playthrough Input" menu = sets whether or not the input signal is directly routed to the output channels in the hardware device itself (ie, not through software). This feature is not available in some hardware devices.
"Output Channel 1/2" menus = if your audio output hardware device has multiple output channels, you can select here which channels RTGS3 uses.
"Master Gain Fader Controller" checkbox = activating this checkbox enables remote control of the Master Gain Fader using one of the RTGS3 controllers. See Tutorial 2: Controllers Explained for more info.
Record Output to File
The audio output of RTGS3 can be captured to an audio file in real-time. The process involves three steps:
1. Create an empty audio file in which to capture RTGS3's output by clicking the "Create Audio File..." button, and then selecting a location and name for the file.
2. Click the "START RECORDING" button. RTGS3 starts writing its audio output signal into that file. Any changes you make to the output sound will be recorded in real-time: what you hear is what you get.
3. Click the "STOP RECORDING" button. RTGS3 then saves and closes the audio file, so that it can be used by any Mac OS application capable of reading AIFF files.
You can set the maximum record time using the "Automatically stop recording at (h:m:s)" setting. This is to prevent you from accidentally filling your entire hard disk with audio.