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DAW Integration

Connect a DAW to Routling so you can record routed audio, process DAW output, or use the DAW as a live effects rack.

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Three ways to combine a DAW with Routling, depending on which direction the audio needs to flow.

Which approach#

You wantUse
Many channels, both directions, lowest latencyVirtual ASIO
A simple stereo path in or outRoutling I/O
The DAW to own the interface entirelyNeither - see below

Approach 1 - Virtual ASIO#

The main option. Routling appears as an ASIO device in the DAW, giving up to 16 channels each way.

Setup#

  1. Open your interface in Routling as the primary device.
  2. Right-click canvas → Mixing & Effects → Virtual ASIO.
  3. In the DAW's audio settings, select Routling Virtual ASIO.
  4. The Virtual ASIO node moves from waiting to ready.

Recording routed audio into the DAW#

Connect sources to the node's To DAW ports:

Mic InApp AudioVirtual ASIO(To DAW)DAW inputs1-4

Each Routling channel arrives on the matching DAW input, so you can arm separate tracks and record them independently while everything continues to run live.

Processing DAW output through Routling#

Connect the node's From DAW ports onward:

DAW masterout 1-2Virtual ASIO(From DAW 1-2)FX ModulelimiterSpeakers(ASIO)

The DAW plays normally; Routling handles final processing and where it goes.

Both at once#

Send DAW output into Routling and record Routling's mix back - useful for monitoring a live setup through DAW plugins while capturing the result.

Approach 2 - Routling I/O#

Simpler when you only need stereo. Routling appears as an ordinary Windows device, so it works with DAWs that are not using ASIO.

  1. Right-click → Routling I/O → Outputs (Routling → apps) → To Routling 1.
  2. Connect your mix into it.
  3. In the DAW, set that as an input device and record it.

Higher latency than Virtual ASIO - it goes through the secondary buffer. Fine for recording, less good for live monitoring. See Latency and Buffers.

Approach 3 - let the DAW own the interface#

Sometimes the right answer is not to route at all. If the DAW needs exclusive low-latency access to your interface, give it the interface and use Routling for everything else, or close Routling's device while tracking.

ASIO devices are usually exclusive - Routling and the DAW cannot both hold the same interface directly.

Sample rate#

Routling and the DAW must agree. A mismatch means the DAW refuses the device or resamples, adding latency and quality loss.

Set both to 48 kHz unless a project needs otherwise. Change Routling's rate from the device menu.

Latency#

Live monitoring through a DAW means the round trip is: interface in → Routling → Virtual ASIO → DAW plugins → back. Each stage adds delay.

If you are playing an instrument and it feels late:

  1. Lower Routling's buffer size.
  2. Lower the DAW's buffer size.
  3. Bypass lookahead plugins in the DAW while tracking.
  4. Or monitor directly through Routling - mic → FX Module → headphones - and let the DAW record without being in the monitoring path.

That last option is usually the right one. See Latency and Buffers.

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