M-Audio 10 IN 10 OUT PCI DIGITAL RECORDING SYSTEM WITH S/PDIF DELTA 1010 manual

10 in 10 out P C I Digital Recor ding System with S/ P D I F User Guide[...]

T able of Contents Int r od uc t io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wh at ’s in t he B ox? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A bo ut t he D e lt a 1 0 1 0 Di g it a l Re c or di ng Sys t em . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pr od uc t Fe at ur e s & Sp e ci fi c a ti on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

| 3 Delta 10 10 User Guide Introduction 1 C on gr atu lat io ns o n you r pu rc ha s e of t he D el t a 1 01 0 a ud io i nter f ac e. D e lt a 1 01 0 is t he to p pr od uc t in M -Au di o’s line of aw ar d wi nn in g “ De l ta” di gi t al r ec o rd in g sys tem s an d ha s h el p ed s et t he s ta n da rd fo r th e so li d h ar dwa r e de s i[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 4 | About the Delta 1010 Digital Recording System 3 D el ta 1 0 1 0 is a p rof es s io na l au di o i nter f ac e wi th a tot al o f 1 0 i np uts a n d 1 0 ou tp uts . T h e in ter fa ce f ea tur es e i ght 1/4” ba la n ce d / u nb al a nc e d an al og i np ut s an d ou tp uts a s we ll a s a p ai r of c oa x ia l ( R C A )[...]

| 5 Delta 10 10 User Guide Product Features & Specifications 4 < 1 0 - in pu t , 1 0 -o ut pu t re c or di ng i nter f ac e < Su pp o r t s up to 24-b it , 9 6k H z o pe r ati on < P C I h os t c ar d w ith D S P fo r di gi t al m ix in g < Stu rd y ra ck-mo un ted I / O i nter f ac e < Ei ght b a la nc e d / u nb al a nc ed a n[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 6 | Minimum System Requirements* 5 Win dows * Mac * < Wi nd ows X P * * S e r v i ce P ac k 2 < Pen tiu m I I I 93 3 M H z < 256 M B R A M < G3 † p ro c es s or u s ing M ac OS X 1 0. 3 . 9 wi th 256 M B R AM < G4 † p ro ce s so r u si ng M a c OS X 1 0 . 3 . 9 / 1 0. 4 . 8 or h ig he r wi th 5 1 2 M B R A [...]

| 7 Delta 10 10 User Guide 4 M I D I I nput J ac k ( M I D I I n ) : Th i s st an d ar d 5 - pi n M I D I c o nn ec tor a cc e pts s ig na l s fr om a ny M I D I c o mp ati bl e d evi ce s u ch a s a key bo ar d or c o ntr ol s ur f ac e. 5 M I D I O ut put J ac k ( M I D I O ut ) : T hi s s ta n da rd 5 - p in M I D I c on ne cto r tr an s mi ts s[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 8 | 1 1 Signal - L evel + 4/ - 10 Switc h : T hi s b ut to n se ts th e o pe r ati ng s ig na l leve l fo r ea ch a na l og i np ut a nd o ut pu t ch an ne l . Wh e n thi s sw itc h i s in t he o ut p os it io n , it s as s oc i ated c ha n ne l wi ll o p er ate at th e p rof es s io na l + 4 dB u s ta n da rd ; wh e n the sw[...]

| 9 Delta 10 10 User Guide I M P ORT A NT: Do not c o nne ct t he P C I Ho st Ada pt er c a rd to t he ra c k -mount ch as sis w hen yo ur c omp ut er is p ower ed o n. D o ing s o may da ma ge th e inte r f ac e . O nly c onn ec t (o r dis c onn ec t) t he P C I c ar d and r ac k-mount uni t whe n your c om put er i s powe red o f f. I M P ORT A N[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 10 | Delta System Ov er view 7 Ana log I npu t s / O u t pu t s De lt a 1 01 0’s an al og i np ut s an d ou tp ut s al low yo u to re co r d a var i et y of a ud io s ou rc e s an d to pl ayb ac k you r re c or di ng s to ma ny de s tin ati o ns . O n th e re a r of th e in ter fa ce , yo u wi ll fi nd e i ght 1/4” in pu[...]

| 11 Delta 10 10 User Guide The Pat c hbay / R out er I n ad di tio n to th e bu il t-in M o ni tor M ix er, Del t a 1 01 0 a ls o p rov id es v i r tu a l si gn al p atc hi ng an d ro uti ng c a pa b ili ti e s . T hi s “ Patc hb ay / Rou ter ” i s ac ce s se d t hro ug h th e C o ntr ol P an el sof t wa re a n d al low s a var i et y of s ou [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 12 | Using Delta 1010 with y our A udio Software 8 A f te r De lt a 1 01 0’s ha rd wa re a nd d ri ve rs h ave b ee n in st a ll e d, yo u may n ee d to se le c t or e na b le t he i nter f ac e in yo ur a ud io s of t wa re b efo re yo u c an b e gi n re c or di ng . T hi s pr oc e s s is u su a ll y do ne th ro ug h a “[...]

| 13 Delta 10 10 User Guide Audio O u t pu t s : Th e fo ll owi ng li s t sh ou ld h e lp yo u as s oc i ate th e out pu t na m es d is p laye d by you r sof t wa re w i th D el ta 1 0 1 0’s co rr e sp o ndi ng p hys i ca l o ut pu ts : D is play N am e C or re s p ond ing O ut p ut s De l t a 1 01 0 1/ 2 An a l og O u tp ut s 1/ 2 De l t a 1 01 [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 14 | Control Panel Software 9 D el ta 1 0 1 0 is a p ower f ul au di o i nter f ac e wi th a va ri et y of op ti on s an d pa r am ete r s re la tin g to it s op er at io n . Af te r in st a ll in g th e De lt a 1 01 0 dr ive r s , you c a n us e th e C o ntr ol Pa n el s of t wa re to c on fi gu re th e va ri ou s pa r a me[...]

| 15 Delta 10 10 User Guide M on itor M i xe r i s the fi r s t ta b th at a pp e ar s w h en th e C o nt ro l Pa ne l is o p en ed . T hi s t ab co ntr ol s th e di gi t al m ix er b ui lt i nto th e De l ta 1 0 1 0 PC I H os t Ad a pter c a r d an d ha s th e fol low in g co nt ro ls a nd i nd ic ato r s : < LE V E L FAD E R S : Ea ch vo lu m[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 16 | < M I XE R I N P U T S : T he M i xe r I np ut c ha nn el s a re fo un d to the r i ght o f th e M a ste r V olu me s e cti o n. T h es e c ha nn el s re c ei ve au di o di re c tl y fr om D e lt a 1 01 0 ’s ana l og an d di gi ta l i np ut s as we l l as f ro m th e ou tp ut s of you r au di o so f t w ar e. T h is[...]

| 1 7 Delta 10 10 User Guide < M U TE : Ever y M on ito r M ixe r c ha nn e l ha s a “ M u te” che c k bo x . Wh en t hi s b ox is c he c ked , i ts a s so ci ate d c ha nn el w il l not b e r ou ted to th e ste re o ou tp ut a nd wi ll n ot be h e ar d in t he m on ito r mi x . W he n th e bo x is u nc he c ked , i ts a s so ci ate d ch an [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 18 | < S / P D I F In : T hi s in pu t c or re s po nd s to th e S / P D I F i np ut . < S / P D I F In ( L / R R ev. ) : T h is c or r es p on ds to t he S / PD I F i np ut b ut swa p s th e le f t an d ri gh t ch a nne l s . < H / W I n 1/ 2 thr ou gh 7/8 : The s e in pu ts c or r es p on d to the h a rd war e a na[...]

| 19 Delta 10 10 User Guide I f you h ave co nn ec ted a Wor d C lo ck d evi c e to your D e lt a 1 01 0 an d woul d li ke to us e tha t dev ic e’s clo c k as t he m a ste r c lo ck s ou rc e , se l ec t Word C l oc k a s th e so ur ce o f De l ta 1 01 0’s ma s ter c lo ck . T hi s wi ll s lave D e lt a 1 01 0 to t he ex te rn al wor d cl oc k [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 20 | < S / P D I F SA M P LE R A TE : Wh en u si ng t he S / PD I F in pu t as yo ur m a ste r c lo ck s ou rc e , us e th e se r ad io bu t ton s to ind i ca te the e xp e cte d in c om in g sa m pl e rate . Y our s e le c tio n he r e wi ll b e th e on ly s a mp l e ra te avai la bl e to you r au di o so f t wa r e. T h [...]

| 21 Delta 10 10 User Guide • M ult ip le C ar d Sync : I f you a re u si ng m ul tip l e De lt a c a rd s in o ne s ys tem , thi s o pti on a ll ows yo u to syn ch ro ni ze a ll c a rd s to the s a me m a ste r c lo ck thr ou gh t he c o mp ute r’s P C I b u ss NOTE : T he “ Mu lt ip le C ard Sy nc” set ti ng is o nly re c omm end ed i f y[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 22 | T o fin d you r sys tem’s opt im um b uf fe r si ze s et ti ng , b eg in w it h a hi gh s et t in g an d gr ad ua ll y r ed uc e th e si ze un til yo u b eg in to h ea r gl itc he s i n you r au di o. T he n ra i se th e b uf fe r si ze se t ti ng u nti l the s e gl itc he s di s a pp e ar. • A S IO O p tio ns : S o[...]

| 23 Delta 10 10 User Guide < D I G I T AL I N P U T: T hi s se c ti on of t he C ont ro l Pa ne l di s pl ays t he c ur re nt S / PD I F in pu t st atu s . • S / P D I F S ignal : W he n D el t a 1 0 1 0 i s re ce i vi ng a va li d S / P D I F s i gn al , “ Vali d I np ut D ete cte d” i s di s pl ayed . I f n o si gn al i s p re s ent o r[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 24 | < CO N S U M E R F O R M A T ADVAN C E D S E T T I N G S : T h e fol low i ng s et ti ng s ap p ea r wh e n “C on su me r ” ha s b ee n s el e cte d in t he D i gi ta l O ut pu t Fo r mat s e cti o n an d th e Ad van c ed S et tin gs b ox h a s be e n ch ec ke d : • C o py M od e : Th e se r a di o bu t ton s co[...]

| 25 Delta 10 10 User Guide < PR O F E S S IO N A L F OR M A T A DVAN C E D S E T T I N G S : T h e fol low i ng s et ti ng s ap p ea r wh e n “ P rof es s io na l” h a s be e n se l ec te d in th e D ig it a l O utp ut F o rm at se ct io n a nd th e Ad va nc e d Se t ti ng s box h a s b ee n ch e cke d : • D ata T yp e : Th is p a ra m et[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 26 | About T ab Th e “ A b ou t ” ta b di s pl ays d ri ve r an d C o ntr ol P an el ve r s io n nu mb e rs a n d pr ovi de s a co nven ie nt l in k to the M -Au di o web s ite . Additional C ontrol Panel F eature s Th e D el ta 1 0 1 0 C on tro l Pa ne l h as s eve ra l “gl o ba l” fe at ur es t hat a p pl y to th e [...]

| 27 Delta 10 10 User Guide < H / W I N S T A L LE D : Up to fo ur D e lt a 1 01 0 P C I H os t Ad a pter c a rd s m ay be in st a ll ed i n a P C at o ne t im e. T h is s e cti o n di sp l ays al l i ns ta ll e d De l ta c a rd s , a nd al low s you to se l ec t w hi ch c a rd ’s set ti ng s yo u woul d li ke to ed it w it h th e C o ntr ol P[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 28 | M on itor M i xe r i s the fi r s t ta b th at a pp e ar s w h en th e C o nt ro l Pa ne l is o p en ed . Th is t a b c ont ro ls th e di gi t al m i xer b ui lt i nto th e D el t a 1 01 0 P C I H os t Ad ap ter c a rd a nd ha s th e fo ll owi ng c on tro ls a n d in di c ator s : < LE V E L FAD E R S : Ea ch vo lu m[...]

| 29 Delta 10 10 User Guide ge ne r al ly n ot e nter i nto th e re d zon e . T ec hn i ca l ly, your s ig na l may e nte r into the r e d zon e wi th ou t re su lti ng i n di s tor ti on b ut t hi s not g en er a ll y re c o mm en de d si nc e it l e aves ve r y li t tl e h ea dr oo m . I n oth er wo rd s , o ne l ou d note d ur in g a pe r for m [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 3 0 | < SO LO : E ac h mi xe r in pu t ch an ne l fe atu re s a “ So lo” c he c k box . W h en a c h an ne l’s So lo b ox i s ch e cke d , al l oth er c h an ne ls w il l b e tem po r ar il y mu ted a n d on ly th e “so lo e d” c ha nn el w i ll b e he a rd . D ea ct ivat in g al l so lo b oxe s w il l ret ur n a[...]

| 3 1 Delt a 10 10 User Guide Th e in pu t so ur c es a r e de sc r ib e d be l ow: • S of t war e Out 1/ 2 t hr ough 7/ 8 : T h es e i np uts c o rr e sp o nd to th e ou tp ut s of your a ud io s of t wa re . • M oni tor M ixe r : T h is i np ut c o rr e sp on d s to the o ut pu t of th e D el ta 1 0 1 0 M on itor M i xe r . Th is a ud io s ou[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 32 | < SA M P LE R A TE : Th is d ro p -d ow n me nu s el e ct s th e sa m pl in g ra te of th e inte r fac e a nd d ete rm in e s th e rate at w hi c h al l of t he d ig it a l co mp o ne nts o f De lt a 1 01 0 ( A / D and D / A c onve r te r s , di gi t al M o ni tor M i xe r , etc. ) w il l o pe r ate. T hi s se ct io n[...]

| 33 Delta 10 10 User Guide < I N PU T P H A S E I N V E R S IO N S : The s e ch e ck b oxe s a ll ow you to inve r t th e ph a se of e ac h an al og i np ut b e for e it r e ach e s you r au di o sof t wa re . C h ec k a b ox to inve r t it s as s oc i ated i np ut ; le ave a box u nc h ec ked to l et t he s ig na l p as s u naf fe c ted . <[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 34 | • A dvanc e d S et ting s : S el e ct in g thi s c he c k box r eve al s seve r al a dv an ce d fe atur e s at th e bot tom of t he S / PD I F t a b. N ote th at you r se l ec ti on o f “C o ns u me r ” or “ P ro fe ss i on al ” ( s e e ab ove ) wi ll d eter m in e th e ad van c ed opt io ns t hat w il l b e di[...]

| 35 Delta 10 10 User Guide Or igi na l ( Co py Perm it te d) – T hi s s et ti ng i nd i ca tes t hat t he a ud io s tr ea m cu rr en tl y pl ayi ng i s a “m a ste r ” re c or di ng a nd t hat t he s ou rc e m ater i al may b e co p ie d by a re c or di ng d evi c e . 1 st G ene rat io n – Th is s et tin g in di c ate s tha t th e so ur ce [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 3 6 | Abou t T a b Th e “ A b ou t ” ta b di s pl ays d ri ve r an d C o ntr ol P an el ve r s io n nu mb e rs . Addi t io nal C on t r ol Pa nel F ea t ur e s Th e D el ta 1 0 1 0 C on tro l Pa ne l h as s eve ra l “gl o ba l” fe at ur es t hat a p pl y to th e ent ir e C o ntr ol Pa n el . T hey a re a s fo ll ows :[...]

| 37 Delta 10 10 User Guide < S M AL L V U : C l ic k i ng th is b ut ton w il l di sp l ay al l of th e C o ntr ol P an el ’s VU m eter s in a m in iatu re s c re e n. T h is s cr e en i s i nten de d to he lp r e co r di ng e ngi ne e r s by di sp l ayi ng a ll i np ut a nd o ut pu t leve l s at a qu ic k gl a nc e. N ote t hat t hi s wi nd [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 3 8 | T roubleshooting 1 1 Pr obl em : N o so un d. Pos si ble C aus e 1 : I mp ro pe r c on ne c tio n to ex ter na l d evi ce s . Veri f y tha t the a n al og o ut pu ts of D e lt a 1 01 0 ar e pr op e rl y co n ne cte d to th e in pu ts of a n ap p ro pr ia te dev ic e ( s u ch a s a mi xe r, amp li fi er, or powe r ed m [...]

| 39 Delt a 10 10 User Guide Pos si ble C aus e 5 : I f you s e e vi su a l act iv it y on t he M o ni tor M i xer ’s VU m ete r s , bu t you r aud io a p pl ic at io n’s inpu t me ter s a re n ot mov in g , th en D e lt a 1 01 0 ’s Patc hb ay / Route r a nd /or yo ur a ud io a p pl ic at io n may n ot be c o nfi g ur ed p ro p er ly. • R [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 40 | Pr obl em : C li c ks , p op s , a nd ot he r gl itc he s i n au di o st re a ms . Pos si ble C aus e 1 : In pu t leve l s ar e too l ou d an d a re r es ul ti ng i n cl ip pi ng o r di sto r t io n. L owe r th e so ur ce’s out pu t leve l . I f you a re u s in g a mi cr op ho ne pr ea m pl i fie r, red uc e it s ga i[...]

| 41 Delta 10 10 User Guide T echnical Specifications 1 2 Anal o g Aud io Pe ak A n a lo g I n pu t S ig na l : + 20. 2d B u (+ 4 d B u se t t in g ) , + 2. 1 d BV ( - 1 0 dB V se t ti n g ) Pe ak A n a lo g O ut p ut S i gn a l : + 20. 0 d B u (+ 4 d B u se t ti ng ) , + 2. 0 d BV ( - 1 0 dB V se t ti n g ) D yn a mi c R an g e : Ou t pu ts : 1 1[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 42 | T echnical Info 1 3 C auti on : Ele c t ro St ati c Di sch arg e , El ec t ri c al Fa s t T ra nsie nt an d Co ndu c te d RF inte r fe ren ce may c au se th e uni t mal fun c ti oni ng . In su ch c a se , u nplu g th e uni t an d plu g it in aga in t o re st or e nor ma l op er ati on . NO TE : Y our M -Audio p ro duc t [...]

| 43 Delta 10 10 User Guide Appendix 1 4 Ap pend i x A : C loc k i ng Fo r pr op e r op e rat io n , al l di gi t al a ud io sy ste ms ( in c lu di ng th e D el ta 1 0 1 0 inte r f ac e ) mu st b e sy nc hr on ize d to a si ng le m a ste r c lo ck . I f your d i gi ta l au di o sys te ms a re n ot co nfi g ur ed i n th is way, you wi ll h ea r c l[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 44 | W arranty T erms and Registration 1 5 War r an t y T er ms M -Au di o wa rr a nts p ro d uc ts to b e fr ee f ro m de fe ct s in m ate ri a ls a nd wo rk ma ns h ip, un de r no r ma l us e a nd p rov id e d tha t the p r od uc t is ow n ed by t he o ri gi na l , re gi s ter ed us er. Vis i t w w w.m- au di o. co m /war r[...]

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