M-Audio DELTA 1010 manual

10 in 10 out PC I Digital Recording System with S/P DI F User Guide[...]

T able of Contents Int rodu cti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wh at ’ s in t he Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ab out t he Del ta 1 0 1 0 Di git al Re cor ding Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pro duc t Feat ures & S pec ifi cat ion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mi nimum[...]

| 3 Delta 10 10 User Guide Introduction 1 C ong ratul ation s on your p urc has e of the D elta 10 10 audio i nter fac e. De lta 1 01 0 is th e top pro duc t in M- Audi o ’s line of aw ard wi nnin g “De lta” di gita l rec ord ing syste ms an d has h elpe d set th e sta nda rd for th e soli d har dware d esi gn and r obu st dri ver tec hnol og[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 4 | About the Delta 1010 Digital Recording System 3 D elt a 1 01 0 i s a profe ss iona l audi o inter fa ce wi th a total o f 1 0 in puts a nd 1 0 out puts . Th e inter fac e featu res e ight 1/4” ba lanc ed / unba lan ced a nal og inp uts and o utpu ts as we ll as a p air of c oa xia l ( RCA ) S / P DI F I / O. De lta 1 01[...]

| 5 Delta 10 10 User Guide Product Features & Specifications 4 < 1 0 -i nput , 1 0 - outp ut rec ord ing inte r face < Sup por ts u p to 2 4-b it, 9 6kH z ope rati on < P CI h ost c ard wi th DS P for di gita l mix ing < Stur dy ra ck -mo unted I / O inter fa ce < Eig ht bal anc ed / unba lan ced a nalo g inp uts an d outp uts o[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 6 | Minimum System Requirements* 5 Wind ows* Mac * < Wi ndows X P* * S er vic e Pack 2 < Pent ium I II 9 33 MHz < 256 M B R AM < G3 † pro ces sor u sing M ac OS X 10.3 .9 wit h 256 MB R A M < G4 † pr oce sso r usin g Mac O S X 1 0. 3 .9 / 1 0 .4. 8 or hi gher w ith 5 1 2 M B R A M *M-Audio s uggest s that y[...]

| 7 Delta 10 10 User Guide 4 MI D I Input J ack ( M ID I In) : T his s tan dard 5 -p in M ID I con nec tor acc epts s igna ls fro m any M ID I co mpati ble dev ice s uch a s a keyboa rd or c ontro l sur fa ce. 5 MI D I Outp ut Jac k ( MI DI O ut) : T his st and ard 5 -pi n MI D I conn ector t ran smit s si gnal s to any MI D I com patib le dev ice [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 8 | 11 Signal -L evel + 4 /- 1 0 Switc h : Thi s but ton set s the op era ting si gna l level fo r eac h ana log in put a nd outp ut ch anne l. Wh en thi s switc h is in th e out po siti on, i ts as soc iated c hann el wi ll ope rate at th e profe ssi ona l +4d Bu st and ard ; wh en the swi tch is pr es sed , the ch anne l wi[...]

| 9 Delta 10 10 User Guide IM PO RT ANT: Do n ot conn ect th e PCI H ost Ada pter c ard to th e rack-mount cha ssis wh en your c ompute r is powere d on. D oing so m ay damag e the inte rfa ce . Only co nnec t (or dis conne ct) th e PCI c ard a nd rac k -mount uni t when your c ompute r is power ed of f. IM PO RT ANT : Th e Host Ca ble co nnect or [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 10 | Delta System Overview 7 Analo g Inpu ts / Out pu ts De lta 1 0 1 0 ’s anal og inp uts an d outp uts al low you to re cord a va rie ty of a udio s ourc es and to p layb ack your r eco rdi ngs to ma ny dest inati ons . On th e rear o f the inte r face , you wil l find e ight 1/4” inp uts an d eigh t 1⁄4” out puts [...]

| 11 Delta 10 10 User Guide The Pat chbay / Rou ter In a ddit ion to the b uilt-i n Mon itor Mi xer, Del ta 1 01 0 a lso p rovid es vi rt ual s igna l patchi ng and r outi ng ca pabi liti es. T his “ Patch bay / Rou ter” i s acc ess ed thr ough t he C ontro l Pane l sof t ware a nd all ows a var iet y of sou rce s (i nclu ding yo ur mus ic sof [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 12 | Using Delta 1010 with your A udio Software 8 A f ter De lta 1 0 1 0 ’s hard ware an d dri vers h ave bee n inst all ed, yo u may nee d to se lect o r ena ble th e inter fa ce in you r audi o sof t ware be fore you c an b egin re cord ing. T his p roc ess i s usu ally d one th roug h a “setup” o r “audio p refe re[...]

| 13 Delta 10 10 User Guide Audio O ut put s : Th e follow ing li st sh ould h elp you a ss ociate t he out put na mes d isp layed by you r sof t ware w ith De lta 10 10’ s co rre spon ding p hysic al o utput s: Di splay N ame Co rre spo nding O utpu ts De lta 10 1 0 1/2 An alo g Out put s 1/2 De lta 10 1 0 3 /4 An alo g Out put s 3 /4 De lta 10 [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 14 | Control Panel Software 9 D elt a 1 01 0 i s a power f ul audi o inter fa ce wi th a vari ety o f optio ns an d para meter s rel atin g to its op erati on. A fte r inst alli ng the D elt a 1 01 0 dr iver s, yo u can u se the C ontro l Pane l sof t ware to co nfig ure th e vari ous pa ram eters o f the inte r face . Sin c[...]

| 15 Delta 10 10 User Guide Mo nitor M ixe r is the fi rst t ab th at app ear s whe n the C ontr ol Pan el is o pene d. T his ta b co ntrol s the di gita l mixe r buil t into the D elt a 1 01 0 P C I Hos t Ada pter ca rd and h as th e foll owing c ontr ols an d indi cator s : < LE VE L FAD ER S : E ach volu me fad er is c ontr olle d by dra ggi[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 16 | < MI XE R I NPU TS : The M ixe r Inpu t cha nnel s are fo und to the r ight o f the M aste r V olu me se ctio n. Th ese c hann els re cei ve audi o dire ctl y from D elt a 1 01 0 ’ s ana log and d igit al in puts a s well a s fro m the ou tputs o f your au dio sof t ware . Thi s all ows you to mi x your in comi ng s[...]

| 1 7 Delta 10 10 User Guide < MU TE : Ever y Mo nitor M ixe r chan nel h as a “ Mute” ch eck box . Whe n this b ox is c hec ked, it s as soci ated ch anne l wil l not be ro uted to th e stere o outp ut and wil l not be h ear d in the m onito r mix . Whe n the box i s unch ecke d, it s ass oci ated ch anne l will b e route d to the mi xer’[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 18 | < S /P DI F In : Th is in put co rre spo nds to th e S / PD IF i nput . < S /P DI F In ( L / R Rev. ) : Thi s cor res pon ds to the S / P DI F inp ut but s waps th e lef t and r ight c han nels . < H / W In 1/2 t hrough 7/ 8 : Th ese in puts c orr esp ond to th e har dware a nal og inp uts of th e Del ta 1 0 1 0[...]

| 19 Delta 10 10 User Guide If yo u have con nec ted a Word Cl ock d evice to yo ur De lta 1 0 1 0 a nd woul d like to use t hat devi ce’s clo ck as t he ma ster cl ock s ourc e, se lec t W ord C loc k as th e sou rce of D elt a 1 01 0 ’ s ma ster cl ock . Th is wil l slave D elt a 1 01 0 to the e xte rna l word c loc k devic e’s cloc k. NOTE[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 20 | < S /P DI F SAM PL E R A T E : W hen us ing th e S / PD IF inp ut as yo ur ma ster cl ock s ourc e, us e thes e radi o but tons to i ndic ate the ex pec ted in comi ng sa mpl e rate . Y o ur sel ect ion he re wi ll be th e only s amp le rate avail abl e to your aud io sof t ware . Thi s ens ures t hat re cord ings w i[...]

| 21 Delta 10 10 User Guide • Mult iple C ard Sync : I f you ar e usin g multi ple D elt a car ds in on e syste m, thi s optio n all ows you to sync hro nize al l car ds to the s ame m aste r cloc k thr ough th e com puter ’s PC I bus s NOTE : The “ Mult iple Ca rd Sync” set tin g is only re comme nded if you are u sing a De lta c ard th at[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 22 | T o fi nd your s ystem’s opti mum bu f fer si ze set ting , begi n with a h igh s etti ng and gr adua lly re duc e the si ze until yo u begi n to hea r glitc hes in yo ur aud io. T hen ra ise th e buf fer s ize set tin g until t hes e glitch es di sap pea r . • A SIO O ptio ns : So me AS IO co mpl iant a ppli cati o[...]

| 23 Delta 10 10 User Guide < D IG IT AL I NP UT: T his se cti on of the C on trol Pa nel di spl ays the c urre nt S / PD I F inp ut st atus . • S /P DI F Signal : W hen D elt a 1 01 0 is r ece ivin g a vali d S / PD IF s igna l, “ V ali d In put De tected ” is di spl ayed. I f no sig nal i s pre sent o r the in comi ng si gnal i s inva li[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 24 | < CO NS UM ER F OR MA T ADVAN CE D SE T TI NG S : Th e follow ing s etti ngs ap pea r when “ Co nsum er” h as be en se lec ted in th e Dig ita l Outp ut Fo rmat s ecti on and t he Adv ance d Set tin gs box ha s be en che cked : • Co py Mod e : The se ra dio but tons c ontr ol the S eri al C opy Ma nage men t Sys[...]

| 25 Delta 10 10 User Guide < PR OF ES SI ON AL FO RM A T ADVAN CE D SE T TI NG S : The f ollow ing se tti ngs ap pea r when “ Pr ofes sio nal” h as be en se lec ted in th e Dig ita l Outp ut For mat se ctio n and th e Advan ced S et tings b ox ha s bee n chec ked : • Data Type : Th is pa ram eter togg les a b it in th e outgoi ng S / PD I[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 26 | About T ab Th e “ A bout ” ta b disp lays dr iver a nd C ontro l Pane l ver sion n umb ers a nd prov ide s a co nvenie nt link to t he M- Audi o websi te. Additional Contr ol Panel Feature s Th e Delt a 1 01 0 C on trol Pa nel ha s seve ral “gl oba l” featu res th at app ly to the e ntir e C ontro l Pane l. Th ey[...]

| 27 Delta 1010 User Guide < H / W IN STALLE D : Up to four D elt a 1 01 0 P C I Hos t Adap ter ca rds may b e ins tal led i n a PC at o ne time . Thi s sec tion d isp lays al l inst all ed De lta c ard s, an d all ows you to se lec t whic h ca rd’s set ting s you woul d like to edi t wit h the C ontro l Pan el sof t ware . T o se lec t a ca r[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 28 | Mo nitor M ixe r is the fi rst t ab th at app ear s whe n the C ontr ol Pan el is o pene d. Th is ta b contr ols th e digi tal m ixer b uilt i nto the De lta 10 10 PC I Hos t Ada pter ca rd an d ha s the fol lowin g cont rols a nd ind icato rs : < LE VE L FAD ER S : E ach volu me fad er is c ontr olle d by dra gging [...]

| 29 Delta 10 10 User Guide gen era lly no t enter i nto the re d zone. T ec hnic all y , your si gna l may ente r into the r ed zone w itho ut re sulti ng in di stor tio n but th is not ge ner all y rec omme nde d sin ce it l eaves ve r y lit tle he adro om. I n othe r word s, on e loud n ote duri ng a pe rf orma nce o r mix m ay resu lt in a seve[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 30 | < SO LO : Ea ch mi xer inp ut ch anne l featu res a “ Solo” ch eck box . Whe n a cha nne l’s Sol o box is c hec ked, a ll othe r cha nne ls wil l be temp ora ril y muted a nd onl y the “so loed ” cha nnel w ill be h ear d. De acti vating a ll so lo boxe s will r etur n all in put ch anne ls to the ir prev io[...]

| 3 1 Delta 10 10 User Guide Th e inpu t sour ces a re de scr ibed b elow : • Sof t ware Out 1/ 2 thr ough 7/8 : T hes e inp uts co rre spo nd to the ou tput s of your a udio s oft wa re. • Moni tor Mixe r: T his i nput c orr esp ond s to the out put of th e Del ta 1 0 1 0 Mo nitor M ixe r . T his a udio s ourc e ca n only b e route d to anal o[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 32 | < SAM PL E R A T E : T his dr op- down m enu se lec ts the s amp ling r ate of the inte rf ace a nd deter min es the r ate at whi ch al l of the di git al co mpon ents of D elt a 1 01 0 ( A / D a nd D /A c onver ter s, di git al Mo nitor M ixe r , e tc. ) wi ll ope rate. T his se ctio n also i ncl udes t he foll owing[...]

| 33 Delta 10 10 User Guide < IN PU T PH AS E IN VE RS IO NS : T hes e che ck box es all ow you to inver t th e pha se of ea ch ana log i nput b efore i t rea che s your aud io sof t ware . Che ck a bo x to inver t its a ss ociate d inp ut; l eave a box u nche cked to l et the si gna l pas s unaf fe cted . < CLO CK SY NC HR ON IZ ATIO N : Th [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 34 | • Advanc ed S et tings : S ele ctin g this c hec k box reve als seve ral a dvan ced feat ures at t he bot tom of th e S / PD IF t ab. N ote that yo ur sel ect ion of “C ons umer ” or “ Prof ess iona l” ( see a bove ) wil l deter mine t he adva nce d opti ons th at wil l be dis playe d whe n this b ox is ch ecke[...]

| 35 Delta 10 10 User Guide Ori ginal ( Copy Pe rmit ted ) – Thi s set ting i ndic ates th at the au dio st rea m cur rent ly pl aying i s a “ma ster” r eco rdin g and th at the s ourc e mater ial may be c opi ed by a re cor ding d evic e. 1 st G ener ation – T his s etti ng ind ica tes that t he sou rce m ateria l is a fi rst gen erat ion[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 36 | Abou t T a b Th e “ A bout ” ta b disp lays dr iver a nd C ontro l Pane l ver sion n umb ers . Addi tiona l Cont r ol Panel F eatu re s Th e Delt a 1 01 0 C on trol Pa nel ha s seve ral “gl oba l” featu res th at app ly to the e ntir e C ontro l Pane l. Th ey are a s foll ows: < E XP OR T, IMP OR T: Th e Mac i[...]

| 37 Delta 1010 User Guide < SM AL L VU : C lic kin g this b utto n will d isp lay all o f the C ontro l Pane l’s VU me ters in a mi niatu re scr een . Thi s scr een i s intend ed to he lp rec ord ing en gine ers by dis play ing al l inp ut and o utput l evels at a q uic k glan ce. N ote that th is wi ndow doe s not have a ny cont rols ; it i [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 38 | T roubleshooting 1 1 Pro blem : No s ound . Pos sible C ause 1: Impr ope r con nect ion to ex ter nal dev ice s. Veri fy t hat the a nal og outp uts of D elt a 1 01 0 ar e pro per ly con nec ted to the i nputs o f an ap prop riate d evic e (s uch a s a mixe r , amp lifi er, or power ed mon itor s) u sing q uali ty ca bl[...]

| 39 Delt a 1010 User Guide Pos sible C ause 5 : I f you se e vis ual ac tivi ty on t he Mo nitor M ixe r’s VU me ters , but yo ur aud io app lic atio n’ s inpu t meter s are n ot movin g, th en De lta 1 0 1 0 ’ s Patch bay / Rou ter and /o r your aud io ap plic atio n may not b e confi gur ed pro per ly. • Refe r to the Patc hbay / Ro ute[...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 40 | Pro blem : C lick s, p ops , and ot her gl itche s in aud io str eam s. Pos sible C ause 1: Inpu t levels a re too l oud an d are re sul ting in c lip ping o r dis tor tion . Lower t he sou rce’s out put leve l. I f you are u sing a m icro pho ne pre amp lifi er, redu ce its g ain to avoi d overl oadi ng the i nter fa[...]

| 41 Delta 10 10 User Guide T echnical Specifications 1 2 Anal og Audi o Pea k An alo g Inp ut Si gna l : +2 0.2d Bu (+ 4d Bu se tti ng ), +2 . 1dBV ( - 1 0d BV se tti ng ) Pea k An alo g Out put S ign al : +2 0.0 dBu ( +4 dBu s et ting ) , +2 .0 dBV ( - 10dBV s et ting ) Dy nam ic Ra nge : Ou tpu ts: 1 1 4d B (a- weig hted ) , In put s: 109d B ( [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 42 | T echnical Info 1 3 Cau tion : Ele ctro St ati c Discha rge , Elec tric al Fa st T ra nsient a nd Con duct ed RF inter fer ence may c ause the u nit malf unc tionin g. In su ch ca se, unp lug the u nit and p lug it in aga in to res tore n orma l opera tion . NO TE : Y our M -Audio pro duct h as be en tes ted to c ompl y [...]

| 43 Delta 10 10 User Guide Appendix 1 4 Appe ndix A : Cloc king For p rop er op erati on, a ll di gita l audi o syste ms ( incl udin g the De lta 1 01 0 inte rf ace ) mus t be syn chro nize d to a singl e ma ster cl ock . If yo ur dig ita l audi o system s are no t co nfigu red i n this way, you wil l hea r cli cks , pop s, an d othe r glitch es [...]

Delta 10 10 User Guide 44 | Warranty T erms and Registration 1 5 War ran ty T erm s M -Audi o warr ants p rodu cts to be f ree f rom de fects i n mater ial s and wor km ans hip, und er nor ma l use an d provi ded t hat the p rodu ct is ow ned by th e ori gina l, re giste red use r . Vis it w w w .m -audi o.c om /wa rra nty f or term s and li mit at[...]

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