M-Audio Delta 44 - Manuals

5 2. Start Windows and allow Windows’ Plug-and-Play to prompt you for the Delta 44 drivers via the Add New Hardware wizard. Install drivers and supportsoftware (see ‘Windows Software Installation’). 3. On the Mac, drag the Delta extension to the Extensions folder, and the appropriate ASIO driver to ...

6 With your computer turned off: 9. Place the Delta 44 break-out box on a desktop in a convenient but secure place, or mount the unit in a 19” rack-mount chassis. Rack mounting may beaccomplished with a universal rack-mount tray, using a 5mm screw through thetray and into the mounting hole on the bo...

9 your software’s documentation) and you will be using the Sound Manager tocommunicate with your Delta 44, set Sound In and Sound Out to “Delta.” Seethe section “Hardware Settings Page” in the Delta 44 “Control Panel Software”section for information on selecting Sound Manger inputs and outputs. Your...

10 Verifying Delta Control Panel SoftwareInstallation In Windows, open the Windows Control Panel (do so via Start | Settings | ControlPanel ). If your Delta 44 hardware and Delta Control Panel software are properlyinstalled, the Windows Control Panel should display an “M Audio Delta H/W” icon.By dou...

11 preferred for semi-pro audio equipment and some consumer equipment that istoo ‘hot’ for the ‘-10’ setting. The ‘Consumer ’ setting offers approximately 6dBmore headroom than does the ‘-10’ setting. Semi-pro and consumer devices’signal levels vary from manufacturer-to-manufacturer and even product...

12 Synchronization For proper operation, the entire Delta 44 system is always synchronized to a singlemaster clock. This master clock is derived from the internal crystal oscillators.When a WAV file is played through the Delta drivers, the software applicationplaying the WAV file is responsible for ...

14 Analog 1/2 Delta-44Analog 3/4 Delta-44 WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA SETTINGS: Windows may be set up to use theDelta 44 as its default audio device, allowing system sounds to be sent out theDelta 44. This also enables you to use the Delta 44 with the sound applets includedwith Windows. To set this up, go to...

15 Monitor Mixer Page The Monitor Mixer is the first page that appears when the Delta Control Panel isopened, and controls the digital mixer built into the Delta 44’s PCI controller chip.As described in previous sections, the output of this mixer may be assigned to theOUT1/OUT2 analog outputs. At th...

18 Delta 44 board. To display this page, click the “Patchbay/Router” tab of the DeltaControl Panel. ON THE MAC: Please substitute the name “SM/ASIO” where referrences are madeto “WavOut.” SM/ASIO are the software outputs on the Mac, while WavOut are thesoftware outputs on the PC. Substitute “Windows...

19 Hardware Settings Page The Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel gives you control overmiscellaneous features of the Delta 44. To display this page, click the “HardwareSettings” tab of the Delta Control Panel. MASTER CLOCK: This section displays the source of the board’s master clock:...

21 VARIABLE SIGNAL LEVELS: The software switches in this section allow the userto match individual input levels and global (as in ‘all’ or ‘across the board’) outputlevels to the operating signal levels of the external audio equipment. Three levelselections are available: +4dBu, ‘Consumer,’ and -10d...

23 Delta 44 Recording Tutorials In this section we will explore two sample setups for recording and playback usingthe Delta 44 Digital Recording Interface. This is by no means an exhaustive tutorialbut its intent is to help you understand most of the Delta 44’s feature set. Beforebeginning, you shou...

24 NOTE: Because improper connections may potentially make veryloud noises, it’s a good idea to have all monitor levels set low ormuted while hooking up audio equipment — you may evenchoose to turn your computer off before making the connections. 1. Plug the guitar into the channel-1 Line input of t...

25 5. Click on the Delta Control Panel on your Windows taskbar to maximize it. Click on the ‘Hardware Settings’ tab. 6. Under “CODEC Sample Rate,” verify that the “Rate Locked” checkbox is not activated. This will allow your application software to set the Delta 44 samplerate as it pleases. 7. Since...

27 Now is the time to launch your music software and set it up to record and playbackaudio tracks. We’re going to speak in general terms here, since setup within softwareprograms will vary somewhat. Minimize your Delta Control Panel so that you caneasily access it from your Windows taskbar. Then ope...

this were a real recording situation and you wished to add other instruments asoverdubs, you might want to combine recorded tracks to one stereo pair of outputs(WavOut 1/2 Delta-44, for example). This would ‘free up’ several channels formonitoring the overdubs. Troubleshooting This section addresses...

Troubleshooting Tips for Frequently AskedQuestions Problem: No Sound. P o s s i b l e C a u s e 1 : The Delta 44 hardware or software device drivers are not properly installed. See the installation sections of this manual for further information. Possible Cause 2: There is a resource conflict betwee...

Possible Cause 3: Some accelerated graphics cards use excessive amounts of system bandwidth, preventing the recording buffer of an audio cardfrom keeping up with demand. This can cause clicks in the recording. Reducingor turning off the graphics card’s graphics acceleration feature often resolvesthi...

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