Akai BT100

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Computer Setup
Setting BT100 as the Default Recording Device
• Windows XP: Click Start Menu  Control Panel (or Settings  Control Panel in Classic View) 
Sound and Audio Devices. Click the Audio tab and under Sound recording, select USB Audio
Codec as the default device. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab to select the Default
Format, 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz.
• Windows Vista: Click Start Menu  Control Panel (or Settings  Control Panel in Classic View) 
Hardware and Sound  Sound. Click the Recording tab and select USB Audio Codec as the default
device. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab to select the Default Format, 44100 Hz or 48000
Hz.
• Windows 7: Click Start Menu  Control Panel  Sound. Click the Recording tab and select USB
Audio Codec as the default device. Select Properties and click the Advanced tab to select the Default
Format, 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz.
• Windows 8: From the Start Menu, click the lower-left corner of the screen to bring yourself to the
Desktop. In the bottom-right corner of the Taskbar, locate the Volume Control "Speaker" icon. Right-
click the speaker and select Playback Devices. In the Windows Sound control panel select the
Recording tab. If USB Audio Codec does not have a green "check mark" symbol next to it, right-click
it and select "Set as Default Device". Select Properties and click the Advanced tab to select the
Default Format, 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz.
• Windows 10: Click Start Menu  Control Panel (or Settings  Control Panel in Classic View) 
Hardware and Sound  Sound. In the Windows Sound control panel select the Recording tab. If
USB Audio Codec does not have a green "check mark" symbol next to it, right-click it and select "Set
as Default Device". Select Properties and click the Advanced tab to select the Default Format, 44100
Hz or 48000 Hz.
• Mac OS X 10.4-10.11: Click the upper-left "apple" icon then click System Preferences  Sound.
Click the Input tab. From the menu, select USB Audio Codec as the device. Under Format, select
44100.0 Hz or 48000.0 Hz.
Setting Your Computer's Soundcard as the Default Playback Device
• Windows XP: Click Start Menu  Control Panel (or Settings  Control Panel in Classic View) 
Sound and Audio Devices. Click the Audio tab and under Sound playback, select your computer's
soundcard as the default device.
• Windows Vista: Click Start Menu  Control Panel (or Settings  Control Panel in Classic View) 
Hardware and Sound  Sound. Click the Playback tab and select your computer's soundcard as the
default device.
• Windows 7: Click Start Menu  Control Panel  Sound. Click the Playback tab and select your
computer's soundcard as the default device.
• Windows 8: From the Start menu, click the lower-left corner of the screen to bring yourself to the
Desktop. In the bottom-right corner of the Taskbar, locate the Volume Control "Speaker" icon. Right-
click the speaker and select Playback Devices. The Windows Sound control panel should appear set
on the Playback tab. If your computer’s soundcard does not have a green "check mark" symbol next to
it, right-click it and select "Set as Default Device".
• Windows 10: Click Start Menu  Control Panel  Sound. Click the Playback tab and select your
computer's soundcard as the default device.
• Mac OS X 10.4-10.11: Click the upper-left "apple" icon then click System Preferences  Sound.
Click the Output tab. From the menu, select Internal Speakers if you are using the computer's internal
speakers or select Headphones if you are using speakers or headphones attached to the computer's
1/8" headphone output.