Page 2 - User Guide
1 Introduction 3 2 What’s in the Box 3 Your ProFire 610 package contains 3 3 ProFire 610 Features 4 4 Minimum System Requirements 4 5 Controls and Connectors 5 Front Panel Descriptions 5 Rear Panel Descriptions 7 6 Driver Installation 8 7 Hardware Connections 8 Connecting Microphones and/or Instrume...
Page 4 - Introduction; NOTE; What’s in the Box; Your ProFire 610 package contains:; About “1394” “iLink” and
User Guide 3 ProFire 610 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio ProFire 610 audio interface ProFire 610 is part of M-Audio’s award winning series of FireWire 1 -based digital recording systems and features solid hardware design, robust driver technology, and a powerful Control ...
Page 5 - ProFire 610 Features; • Two high-quality mic/instrument preamps featuring Octane; technology, LED meters, and phantom power; Minimum System Requirements; A Note about Operating System Updates
User Guide 4 ProFire 610 ProFire 610 Features • Six-input, ten-output audio configuration • Up to 24-bit/192kHz operation • Two high-quality mic/instrument preamps featuring Octane TM technology, LED meters, and phantom power • Two front-panel XLR/TS Combo jacks accepting mic or instrument level inp...
Page 6 - Controls and Connectors; Front Panel Descriptions; Balanced mic-level and unbalanced instrument-level combo inputs; Headphone Outputs (; This button applies +48V; Power LED Indicator -; The blue Power LED glows steadily when the
User Guide 5 ProFire 610 Controls and Connectors Front Panel Descriptions 2008 1 Mic / Inst Input Combo Jack (Mic / Inst) - Balanced mic-level and unbalanced instrument-level combo inputs These combo connectors will accept a standard three-pin XLR plug or a 1/4” TS connector and will appear as the f...
Page 8 - Rear Panel Descriptions; IMPORTANT; MIDI In and MIDI Out Connectors -; S/PDIF digital input and output on coaxial RCA connectors Sample
User Guide 7 ProFire 610 Rear Panel Descriptions 10 Power Input ( ) - Connect the 12VDC 2A power supply here when using ProFire 610 with a four-pin FireWire connection, or if your computer does not provide sufficient bus power on a 6-pin connection If your computer can provide power over a 6-pin con...
Page 9 - Driver Installation
User Guide 8 ProFire 610 Driver Installation For instructions on installing ProFire 610, please refer to the printed Quick Start Guide. Hardware Connections -IC 'UITAR"ASS (EADPHONES 8 ,2#ABLE v#ABLE ProFire 610 front %XTERNAL (ARD$RIVE #OMPUTER -ONITORS-IXER %FFECTS0ROCESSOR 0OWER 3UPPLY $!4 &a...
Page 10 - Connecting Microphones and/or Instruments; ProFire 610 features two XLR/TS Combo input jacks; Connecting Line-Level Inputs; Headphone Monitoring
User Guide 9 ProFire 610 Connecting Microphones and/or Instruments ProFire 610 features two XLR/TS Combo input jacks 1 on its front panel Microphones or instrument-level sources (electric guitars, basses, etc.) can be connected to these inputs using XLR or 1/4” cables, respectively. If you are using...
Page 11 - Connecting the Analog Outputs; Connect the rear-panel line outputs
User Guide 10 ProFire 610 Connecting the Analog Outputs Connect the rear-panel line outputs 13 to a mixing console, amplifier or powered monitors By default, analog output pair 1/2 is controlled by the front-panel Master Volume knob 6 , however, this knob can be assigned to control other outputs pai...
Page 12 - Software Control Panel; •WindowsXP/Vistausers; will be placed in the system tray, generally located at; •MacOSXusers; Mixer Tabs
User Guide 11 ProFire 610 Software Control Panel The ProFire 610 driver software provides a simple but powerful interface to connect with your computer’s Digital Audio Workstation software The Control Panel provides five independent multi-channel mixers, featuring six input channels sourced from the...
Page 13 - TIP
User Guide 12 ProFire 610 The first six channels (on the left side of the mixer) correspond to the hardware inputs of the interface (i.e., analog inputs 1-4 and S/PDIF L/R). To the right of the hardware inputs are the ten “software return” channels that correspond to the outputs of your audio softwa...
Page 14 - Level Fader; Settings Tab; Hosted Mode – Sync Source
User Guide 13 ProFire 610 Level Fader The Level Fader controls the output level for its corresponding channel Double-clicking or Alt/Option-Clicking on a channel fader will set the fader to unity gain Channel Name The name displayed at the bottom of each channel strip can be changed by clicking on t...
Page 15 - AHosted Mode – Sample Rate; Unsupported; Hosted Mode – ASIO / WDM Buffer Size; Windows Only; Standalone Mode – Sync Source; About External Clock
User Guide 14 ProFire 610 AHosted Mode – Sample Rate This drop-down menu sets the sample rate of ProFire 610 Note that when using the interface with an ASIO or CoreAudio application, the sample rate can also be determined by your audio application This parameter may not be editable from within the P...
Page 16 - Mixers Active at Sample Rates Above 96 kHz
User Guide 15 ProFire 610 Mixers Active at Sample Rates Above 96 kHz When operating at sampling rates of 176 4 or 192 kHz, ProFire 610 can use two of its available Monitor Mixers These two drop-down menus allow you to select which two mixers will remain active at sampling rates above 96 kHz For exam...
Page 17 - About Tab; File
User Guide 16 ProFire 610 About Tab This tab contains information on your hardware and current driver software versions This information may be helpful, should you ever have the occasion to call for technical support Clicking the buttons at the bottom of the panel will take you to useful links on th...
Page 18 - Edit
User Guide 17 ProFire 610 Edit This menu lets you cut, copy and paste track names or entire mixer settings This menu will appear in one of two ways: 1 If a mixer tab name or track name is selected for editing: the Edit menu displays “Cut,” “Copy,” and “Paste ” These options let you cut, copy, and pa...
Page 19 - Peak Hold; Off; – This setting turns the peak hold function off; second; – Peak levels are held for one second; seconds; – Peak levels are held for three seconds; Infinite; – Peak levels are held until the meters are cleared; Help
User Guide 18 ProFire 610 Peak Hold The meters of the ProFire 610 monitor mixers feature a “peak hold” function designed to assist in finding the loudest transients of a signal These options determine how long the peak indicator remains before resetting: • Off – This setting turns the peak hold func...
Page 20 - Setting Input Levels; for that channel fully counter-
User Guide 19 ProFire 610 Using ProFire 610 Setting Input Levels Mic/Inst Inputs To set gain levels for an analog input, begin by turning the Gain Knob 3 for that channel fully counter- clockwise While the sound source is playing at its loudest levels, slowly turn the knob clockwise until the red cl...
Page 21 - Configuring your Audio Software; Selecting ProFire 610 as the audio device
User Guide 20 ProFire 610 Configuring your Audio Software Once the ProFire 610 drivers are installed, you may need to configure your audio software before you can begin recording and mixing This configuration process varies from one application to another, but in general, there are three things you ...
Page 22 - About Overdub Recording and Monitor Mixing; The output of this tab is routed to:; Hardware Output 1/2 and Headphone Output 1
User Guide 21 ProFire 610 In most cases, you can set the sample rate and bit depth of your project from within the audio application itself This configuration varies from program to program, but these settings are usually found in the “Setup” or “Project Setup” menus of your program If your audio ap...
Page 23 - Using the Monitor Mixer
User Guide 22 ProFire 610 Using the Monitor Mixer To use the ProFire 610 Monitor Mixer: 1 Select the tab that corresponds to the hardware outputs to which you would like to send your monitor mix For example, if you wish to create a mix that routes to analog outputs 7/8, select the “Analog Out 7/8” t...
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User Guide 23 ProFire 610 4 If you are routing signals to Headphone Outputs 1 and 2, make sure the Headphone Level Knobs 4 are set properly Alternatively, if you are routing monitor mixes to external headphone amplifiers, make sure those amplifiers are set properly 3 When selecting output channels 1...
Page 25 - Standalone Operation; , and switch on the interface Keep in mind that all Standalone
User Guide 24 ProFire 610 Standalone Operation In addition to operating as an audio interface for your computer, ProFire 610 can also operate without a computer in “standalone mode ” In Standalone mode, ProFire 610 functions as an analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converter Analog ...
Page 26 - Digital Clocking
User Guide 25 ProFire 610 Digital Clocking Your computer-based DAW stores and manipulates music as digital samples Those samples are sent to and from your DAW as “snapshots” of data These snapshots are all the same size—16-bit or 24-bit, depending on your selected resolution—each with a beginning an...
Page 27 - Scenario 1: ProFire 610 as Clock Master
User Guide 26 ProFire 610 Scenario 1: ProFire 610 as Clock Master By selecting “internal” as the sync source in the Control Panel, you designate ProFire 610 as the clock master You will then need to select “external” (or “slave” on certain devices) mode on your digitally connected device(s) This is ...
Page 28 - Scenario 2: ProFire 610 Slaved to S/PDIF Input
User Guide 27 ProFire 610 Scenario 2: ProFire 610 Slaved to S/PDIF Input Certain digital devices, such as consumer CD players, must be used as a clock master and cannot be synchronized to any other devices This is due to a lack of digital inputs on the CD player (i e , the device has no way to synch...
Page 29 - Scenario 3: Creating a Synchronized “Digital Loop”
User Guide 28 ProFire 610 Scenario 3: Creating a Synchronized “Digital Loop” In certain scenarios, you may need to send digital signals to an external device while simultaneously receiving signals from that device For example, if you have connected an external A/D – D/A converter or digital effects ...
Page 30 - MIDI; on the rear panel of the
User Guide 29 ProFire 610 MIDI ProFire 610 provides 16 channels of MIDI I/O over standard 5-pin DIN connectors 12 on the rear panel of the interface These I/O ports can be used to connect MIDI-compatible devices to your computer such as controller keyboards, drum machines, or sound modules Alternati...
Page 31 - Troubleshooting; If you have no sound:
User Guide 30 ProFire 610 Troubleshooting ProFire 610 has been designed to give you high performance and professional-quality audio on a wide range of systems and operating conditions However, there are a virtually limitless number of operating scenarios, any of which could affect your system’s perf...
Page 32 - If you are experiencing clicks and pops in your recordings:
User Guide 31 ProFire 610 If you are experiencing clicks and pops in your recordings: • When clocking to an external digital device, make sure the input source on the Settings tab of the Control Panel is set to “External - S/PDIF ” See the section about Word Clock for more information • Make sure yo...
Page 33 - Warranty; Warranty Terms; WARNING; and birth defects or other reproductive harm
User Guide 32 ProFire 610 Warranty Warranty Terms M-Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, registered user Visit www m-audio com/warranty for terms and limitations applying to your specifi...
Page 34 - Benelux
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