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1. NOTE If S PDIF In is selected as the master clock source be sure to supply a valid S PDIF signal to the board s active S PDIF input Otherwise erratic timing and or improper sample rates will be experienced 20 Once a master clock source has been selected its synchronization status is continually monitored and displayed below the master clock radio buttons If internal crystal is selected the status display will always say Locked On the other hand if S PDIF In is selected as the master clock source the control panel will display Locked only when a valid S PDIF signal is detected It will display Unlocked when there is no signal at the S PDIF input or when the signal is corrupt or invalid for any reason CODEC SAMPLE RATE This section indicates the present board sample rate as set by application software The sample rate displayed here is used to drive the digital mixer and all outputs The Rate Locked checkbox is used to force a sample rate upon the system It is disabled by default to allow software access to all supported sample rates When checked it causes the driver to only operate at the selected sample rate This means that any application that attempts to open the Delta 66 driver at a sample rate other than the one selected here will fail to do so and will post an error message Reset Rate When Idle is selected when you want the sample rate to return to a particular setting when a softwar
2. section for information on selecting Sound Manger inputs and outputs Your Delta 66 is now ready for use Verifying Windows Driver Installation Windows displays the Delta 66 driver status in the Device Manager page of the System Properties dialog box The Device Manager page is opened via the Windows Start button select Start Settings Control Panel System Device Manager With the Device Manager displayed click on the next to Sound video and game controllers to open a list of devices the Delta 66 being a device of that nature Below is an example view of the Device Manager System Properties 2 x General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type C View devices by connection Y CDROM H E Disk drives I Display adapters H 6 Floppy disk controllers H Hard disk controllers H Keyboard E Modem H Monitors Hy Mouse Y 89 Network adapters H Ports COM amp LPT Y Z SCSI controllers IS Sound video and game controllers M Audio Delta 66 Midmar WINMAN 44 5 Midi Interface x Properties ie Refresh Remove Print Cancel This example shows the M Audio Delta 66 and Midiman WINMAN 4x4 S another product shown here only as an example entries in the Windows Device Manager device list The Delta 66 is properly installed with no conflicts as is the WINMAN 4x4 S If you do not see your M Audio Delta 66 in your Device Manager in this fashion pl
3. 4 setting requires that the 4 radio button be selected 3 Plug the hardware outputs amp 2 of the Delta 66 to a sound system or power amp with speakers If your sound system is a consumer type set the 4 Consumer 10 switch in the Hardware Settings page to the 10 setting The 10 setting requires that the 10 radio button be selected setting all of the outputs to the 10dBV setting Now minimize the Delta Control Panel 4 Turn on your equipment in this suggested order computer pre amp then sound system We re now physically set up to monitor record and play back audio The next steps involve further configuring the Delta Control Panel software and also the music 27 software into which you will be recording We ll start with the Delta Control Panel s Hardware Settings page then the Patchbay Router page and finally the Monitor Mixer page We re not using S PDIF in this example so we ll ignore the S PDIF page Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router Hardware Settings S PDIF About lt lt M Audio Delta Control Panel RIS x HAW Out 1 2 H A Out 3 4 H HRE Aa HAW Out S PDIF Save C WavOutt 2 Wavouars P SD P wavauty n wert Delete lt lt M Audio Delta Control Panel Bi PH Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router Hardware Settings s PDIF About Load m Clocks and Sample Rates Hz Save Master Clock Codec Sample Rate _S PDIF Sample Rate Intemalxtal C s0
4. LOAD The Delta Control Panel always retains the last settings entered However the Save Delete and Load functions expand this capability to store different sets of control panel settings using different configuration file names These configurations are then available for recall at a later date and time Clicking the Save button brings up a dialog box prompting you to name the current configuration Once you have done this click OK and your current configuration has been saved to disk If you decide that you no longer need a particular configuration click the Delete button Highlight the name of the configuration file that you wish to delete and click the OK button To recall or reload a saved configuration click the Load button Highlight the name of the configuration file that you wish to recall and click OK Those settings will now appear in the Delta Control Panel and the driver will automatically update the hardware H W INSTALLED Up to three Delta cards may be installed in a PC system at one time Note On the Drivers CD see the Multi card Installation readme file This section displays all installed Delta cards and allows you to select which particular card is under the control of the control panel software To select a card for configuration click the radio button to the left of that particular card in the H W Installed list ON THE MAC To save your Delta control Panel settings g
5. Page Further to the right are more channels labeled H W In S PDIF H W In 1 2 and H W In 3 4 These mixer inputs are audio streams from the physical Delta 66 hardware inputs hence the H W at the front of each label On the Mac these inputs are labeled SM ASIO as these software streams will be receiving their digital audio either from the Sound Manager or the ASIO driver depending on your selection PAN Each mixer input may be individually panned anywhere in the stereo output mix A pan control is positioned directly under each input channel peak meter and has the appearance of a small vertical pointer To make a coarse adjustment click on the pan control with your mouse and drag it to the desired position For finer 17 adjustment in 1 increments you may click on the pan control to make it active and then use the left right or up down cursor keys on your computer keyboard Either way while the pan setting is being adjusted its value will appear numerically in the Master Volume s status box below the Master Volume Stereo Gang control as a percentage from left pan to right pan 100 represents far left 100 represents far right and 0 represents the center SOLO Each mixer input channel has a Solo checkbox associated with it Clicking on and activating a Solo box will solo the selected channel by essentially muting all other signals When more than one channel has Solo selected all solo c
6. Save C Wavoutt72 apa HE SH E Sra Iie Wanat Delete Y Monitor Mixer Monitor Mixer as r Hw Installed C S PDIF In C S PDIF In KA Jaai la C S PDIF In cue i Y 166 r ES Casey le Z le R EG oe G HAW In 1 2 C HAW In 2 C HAW In 1 2 ae C HAW In 3 4 le Hinas Il HA n34 Gun C anae E Wines WO na e ana Ay C Hainan E aine WW ana E anea H pe Open the Delta Control Panel software and click on the Patchbay Router tab For the first stereo pair H W Out 1 2 click the radio button in that column for H W In 1 2 For the second stereo pair H W Out 3 4 click the radio button in that column to H W In 3 4 Using these settings for the Patchbay Router page connects each hardware input directly to a hardware output These settings will allow us to monitor the inputs to the Delta 66 vocals and guitar while we are recording Minimize the Delta Control Panel to the Windows taskbar 34 Open your music software program Set up four tracks for recording Track one Left PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 Track two Right PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 Track three Left PCM In 3 4 Delta 66 Track four Right PCM In 3 4 Delta 66 Now we want to set up the output ports for the four tracks Track one WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 panned hard left Track two WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 panned hard right Track three WavOut 3 4 Delta 66 panned hard left Track four WavOut 3 4 Delta 66 panned hard right Bring up the
7. Xtal Also under the Codec Sample Rate section you may uncheck Rate Locked if it is previously checked This allows for more flexible sample rate playback 4 In order to verify proper S PDIF Output routing open the Patchbay Router page of the control panel software In the H W Out S PDIF column select the radio button named WavOut S PDIF Now everything that is sent by your software to the WavOut S PDIF device will be routed to the hardware S PDIF output and consequently to the DAT 5 Next let s make sure the S PDIF output format is correct Open the S PDIF page of the control panel software Under Digital Output Format choose Consumer Uncheck Advanced if it is checked previously Now click on the Restore Defaults button to set the default S PDIF outgoing status bits This will disable copy protection and also set the emphasis to none allowing the DAT to accept and record the audio properly 6 Within your recording software select WavOut S PDIF Delta 66 as the audio output device 7 Start your DAT recording and then start your software playing You should be able to hear the DAT material through your sound system This verifies that the digital audio is making it into the DAT correctly Troubleshooting This section addresses potential problems that can occur in all operating system environments with emphasis on hardware troubleshooting Within the PC environment there are a
8. balanced or unbalanced connections on 1 4 TRS jacks e Analog I O configurable for 4dBu Consumer and 10dBV signal levels e Analog dynamic range exceeding 103dB e All data paths support up to 24bit 96kHz performance no upgrades necessary e Comprehensive digital mixing routing and monitoring capabilities with included Delta Control Panel software e Hardware sample accurate sync will allow linking of multiple Delta units expected November 1999 e Windows 95 98 multi card drivers with ASIO1 and ASIO2 multi card GSIF and EASI drivers included Windows NT multi card and Mac OS drivers with ASIO 1 amp 2 also included Minimum System Requirements e Windows 95 or Windows 98 Mac OS 8 5 1 or higher e Pentium II 266MHz for 96kHz operation Pentium 200 MMX for 48kHz or less e 128 MB of PC100 RAM for 96kHz operation 64MB SDRAM for 48kHz or less e Mac G3 or G3 accelerator with 64 MB of RAM 128 recommended Some faster Power PCs will perform adequately e UDMA EIDE or fast SCSI HDD recommended Break Out Box Front Panel 1 Analog OUTS 1 4 These jacks output analog audio to a variety of external sources Each jack is 1 4 TRS Tip Ring Sleeve and is compatible with 1 4 TRS balanced or TS Tip Sleeve unbalanced connections 2 Analog INS 1 4 These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sources Each jack is 1 4 TRS Tip Ring Sleeve and is compatible with 1 4 TRS balanced or TS Tip sleev
9. get lost you can always select the Restore Defaults button to restore the outgoing status bits to their factory settings When Consumer and Advanced are both selected the group Consumer Format Advanced Settings will appear When Professional and Advanced are both selected the group Professional Format Advanced Settings will appear These groups are described below Consumer Format Advanced Settings Copy Mode Copy protection also known as Serial Copy Management System SCMS is written into the S PDIF subcode a reserved part of the S PDIF digital stream that is independent of the actual audio data being transmitted It can be used to inhibit the amount of copies that can be made or allow for unlimited copying Three SCMS modes are available Original Copy Permitted indicates that the source material may be copied by a receiving device Ist Generation indicates that the source material is a first generation copy Most devices that are capable of recording will reject material with this SCMS mode set The final option is No SCMS which may be used to override the other two modes and allow a recording device to successfully record the audio data Different manufacturers products may interpret these codes differently and require you to set these bits by trial and error until proper operation is achieved Consumer Format Advanced Settings Emphasis This status bit is used to ind
10. however that will allow us to perform these two separate functions of recording and monitoring A sound reinforcement or a broadcast console and in some cases a recording console might offer a bussing system in the form of sub mix outs These are usually arranged in stereo pairs with a set of level control faders for each pair This configuration can be effectively used for recording as long as the record channels are taken out of the stereo buss The difference here is that there is no real distinction between the recording and monitoring sections 45 Some line mixers have a number of effect or auxiliary sends for each channel These sends will have their own individual level control and will receive the signal either pre fader or post fader i e either independent or dependent on that channel s fader level It is possible to use these aux sends to send a signal to the recording device A pre fader send is certainly preferable since this will allow for a recording level that is separate from the monitoring level The bottom line here is that you can not use the main output of your mixer to send a signal to the recording device and then take the outputs of that recording device back into the mixer whose signal also goes to the main out This creates a feedback loop bad for your eardrums and bad for your equipment One modern console design gets around that by offering an alt out which is an alternate stereo buss
11. input devices are stereo Your application software may break these down further to left and right mono devices Therefore you may see them as Left PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 Right PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 Left S PDIF In Delta 66 Right S PDIF In Delta 66 or Left Mon Mixer Delta 66 Right Mon Mixer Delta 66 etc from within your recording software WINDOWS MME AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES All Delta 66 analog and S PDIF outputs may be used simultaneously for a total of 6 output channels Within your software application s the names of the Delta 66 audio output devices are WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 WavOut 3 4 Delta 66 WavOut S PDIF Delta 66 WavOut devices allow playing a stereo audio stream to the analog hardware outputs for WavOut 1 2 3 4 the S PDIF hardware output for WavOut S PDIF or into the hardware router or mixer Your application software may break each of these stereo devices down further to left and right mono devices Therefore you may see them as Left WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 Right WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 or Left WavOut S PDIF Delta 66 Right WavOut S PDIF Delta 66 etc from within your music software Most software will handle the outputs as stereo pairs but allow you to pan audio left or right within the pair Therefore to send a mono output to OUT for example choose WavOut 1 2 then pan that track hard left Note that each device name begins with WavOut This is to remind you that the
12. or output When selecting alt out on a channel it mutes that channel to the stereo buss and redirects it to the alt out buss This could be viewed as a 2 buss system and can be used effectively for recording purposes In our Typical Setup 1 and 2 in the previous section we used pre amps to handle the recording A line mixer that simply received the line outputs from the 66 and mixed them to stereo could handle the monitoring needs Hopefully the information here will give you some insight into how to use the gear that you own or what to look for if you are seeking additional equipment to facilitate your hard disk recording 46 Limited Lifetime Warranty MIDIMAN warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser the original purchaser has proof of purchase from an authorized MIDIMAN dealer and the purchaser has registered his her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card This warranty explicitly excludes power supplies and included cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear In the event that MIDIMAN receives written notice of defects in materials or workmanship from such an original purchaser MIDIMAN will either replace the product repair the product or refund the purchase price at its option In the event any repair is required shipment to and from MIDIMAN and a nominal handli
13. output At the same time the mixer may be used for stereo mix down with the mixer s output recorded into the user s application software The digital audio mixer is configured and controlled by the included Delta Control Panel Software The Patchbay Router In addition to the built in monitor mixer the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface includes an output patchbay router The patchbay router allows each output analog or digital to be connected to a variety of input sources The Delta 66 s outputs may accept audio from software sources the output devices visible in your audio software applications or from hardware sources such as the analog and digital inputs or the monitor mixer This capability makes the Delta 66 quite flexible for WAV output monitoring or directly connecting inputs to outputs for system test purposes Synchronization For proper operation the entire Delta 66 system is always synchronized to a single master clock The master clock is chosen via the Delta Control Panel software and this clock may be derived from either the Delta 66 s internal crystal oscillators or S PDIF In Most of the time the master clock is taken from the internal crystal oscillators However the S PDIF option is used in situations where the Delta 66 must be synchronized to external digital audio or sample rates As stated most of the time the master clock is derived from the internal crystal oscillators Operation in this mode is
14. purposes A setup like this might be used to transfer a number of mixes from a DAT into an audio editing program performing the appropriate edits and then transferring the edited material back to DAT The example below may at first look long and laborious but you will find that most of the settings are factory defaults and will rarely need to be modified Delta 66 Break Out Box Delta 66 PCI Card in Computer OGE Sound System E T A D DDD D D D 36 Transferring from DAT to Delta 66 1 Connect the DAT s coaxial S PDIF output to the S PDIF In of the Delta 66 PCI host card using a good quality cable 2 Connect the Delta 66 analog outputs 1 amp 2 to some type of amplified sound system The sound system should be equipped with speakers or headphones Set the software 4 Consumer 10 switch on the Delta Outputs to be compatible with that sound system s inputs 3 Because you will be recording from the S PDIF input you will need to set up the Delta 66 to synchronize its master clock with the S PDIF input To do this open the Hardware Settings page of the control panel software Under Master Clock select S PDIF In 4 Next you will need to tell your application software the expected sample rate We ll use 44 1 kHz in this example Therefore on the Hardware Settings page set the S PDIF Sample Rate to 44 100 2 M Audio Delta Control Panel RSP Monitor Mixer Patchbay Ro
15. recording has the ability to fulfill these two basic functions getting the signal to the recording device and receiving the outputs of that recording device for mixing or monitoring In this sense a recording console is two mixers in one A mixer designed for recording will also have the ability to send to one or more mixdown decks to monitor these mixdown decks to control separate control room and studio listening levels as well as other recording specific functions There are two basic layouts for the recording console split section and in line The split section design is arranged with a recording or channel section to send the signal to the recording device side by side with a monitoring section to receive the outputs of the recording device The in line design has the recording and monitoring sections in line within each channel module so that each channel has two line inputs The recording section is distinguished by its bussing system which takes the recording channel signal through a summing matrix to multiple outputs usually in multiples of eight It could be said that an 8 buss system is designed for 8 track recording and a 24 buss system for 24 track recording etc but this is not written in stone What we are describing here is the extreme a professional costly piece of gear that has been purchased for this one specialized purpose There are features inherent in other types of consoles
16. similar to that of a generic sound card for instance when a WAV file is played through the Delta drivers the software application playing the WAV file is responsible for setting the sample rate in the sound card hardware The Delta 66 supports these sample rates by using either of its internal crystal oscillators and dividing the rate of that oscillator by some value to derive the proper sample rate In situations where S PDIF In is being used the Delta 66 should be configured to get its master clock from the S PDIF In data stream The reason for this is simple even if the sample rates are set the same an S PDIF data stream coming from an external source is rarely going to be in sync with the Delta 66 or other digital audio devices in the system for that matter If the master clock were set to use the internal crystal then the incoming S PDIF audio would have pops crackles and other undesirable audio artifacts present in it Instead setting the master clock to S PDIF In will synchronize the Delta 66 to the S PDIF input data and its digital audio will be transferred properly Finally the S PDIF In option may be used to operate the Delta 66 at non standard sample rates When this option is selected the Delta 66 s sample rate will automatically match that of the incoming S PDIF data stream NOTE When the S PDIF In is selected as the master clock source the Delta 66 mixer s frequency response will be affected b
17. stereo sources 1 The default setting WavOut 1 2 connects ports OUT1 and OUT2 to your music software or Windows multimedia applet In other words when music software plays audio to the device named WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 it will be routed directly to the hardware analog outputs 1 amp 2 of your Delta 66 s break out box 2 The second option Monitor Mixer connects ports OUT1 and OUT2 to the outputs of the Delta 66 monitor mixer For more information of the capabilities of the monitor mixer please see the section Monitor Mixer Page 18 3 The third option S PDIF In connects ports OUT and OUT2 directly to the hardware S PDIF input on the Delta 66 PCI host card The left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT2 4 The fourth option S PDIF In L R Rev functions identically to the third option except that the left and right channels are swapped Therefore in this mode the left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT2 and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT1 Note that this option is solely for monitoring mixing purposes the S PDIF In will not record in reverse when this option is checked 5 Selections five and six connect the hardware analog inputs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 respectively directly to the Delta 66 s hardware analog outputs 1 amp 2 For example if H W In 1 2 were selected any signal p
18. the right If a number does not show up in this list it means that it is available for use Look also for IRQs that are shared by more than one device While the Delta 66 may share an IRQ with some devices not all devices are capable of sharing IRQs An entry that reads IRQ Holder for PCI Steering along with an installed PCI device such as the Delta 66 is normal If you see another device showing up on the same IRQ as the Delta 66 such as a video card SCSI adapter or USB Host Controller then it is possible that this is the source of the conflict Typically if you move one of the conflicting cards to another PCI slot an IRQ conflict will disappear Address conflicts are rare amongst PCI devices but if there is no obvious IRQ conflict why not check for I O Address conflicts while in the Device Manager You may view the list of assigned I O addresses by selecting the Input output I O radio button below the Interrupt Request IRQ radio button at the top of the Device Manager page I O addresses are displayed as 16 bit hexadecimal numbers therefore one might note that an address of 300h the default address of the Winman 4X4 s for instance will read 0300 in this list If scanning all the resource lists in the Device Manager does not provide an answer or clue to the resource conflict you might want to exit Windows and do a final inspection of your computer s BIOS setup Some newer BIOS s see your computer manua
19. 00 9600 C 11 025 C 12000 e 32000 C 44100 _Detete C S PDIFIn C S PDIF In E Load Hw Installed Monitor Mixer H w Installed K Jaa la C S PDIF In C S PDIF In C 16 000 C 22 050 C 24 000 C 32 000 c S PDIF e S PDIFIn e S PDIF In C 44100 48 000 C 88 200 C 96 000 L R Rev L R Rev L R Rev Locked T RateLocked IV Reset Rate When Idle C Hwn Tle Hwn Hy C HAW In dv2 166 S C HAW In 274 C HAW In 3 4 ep A lie C HAW In 344 m MultiTrack Driver Devices _ Variable Signal Levels C 2 Single and In Sync Independent p Outputs p Int p In2 p In3 Ing re C HIW C Hran euam leain Eana C 4dBu C 4 C 4 C 4 C 4 S P HM CHM ap TEN IE Cap ELAS leads ob TAH ln als CHA MDMA Buffer Sizes c Con e e T licen W illiseconds Ges ES 9 elle lle lle ASIO EES lt samples per buffer Select the Monitor Mixer tab of the Delta Control Panel The default Master 5 Click on the Delta Control Panel on your Windows taskbar to maximize it Volume fader settings are OdB and un muted and all other faders are set to full Click on the Hardware Settings tab attenuation 144dB and muted We will need to adjust these to our preference The 6 Select Internal Xtal as the master clock source This allows the Delta 66 to screen capture below shows the settings that we wish to achieve derive
20. Delta 44 Manual version D66 021502 Table of Contents Introduction S Sa De eb eset K R R Ds cba dae ob bab de 2 What s inthe Box aatucwiiwaat eet deb oe eae tka go a eae 2 About the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface 0 2 Product Features amp Specifications 00 ee eee eee 3 Minimum System Requirements 0 0 00 e eee eee eee 3 Quick Guide to Getting Started 5 Hardware Installation osere ninoman ia e eee 5 Delta Driver amp Software Installation 0 0 00 00 00000 6 Windows 98 Installation 0 2 eee ee eee 6 Windows 95 Installation 0 0 0 eee ee eee ee 7 Windows NT Installation 00 0 0 ee eee ee 8 Macintosh Installation 2 ee eee 8 Verifying Windows Driver Installation unanenn 9 Verifying Delta Control Panel Installation PC amp Mac 10 Delta System Overview a N 0 R cee eee eee 10 Delta s Analog Input Outputs 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 10 The Digital Monitor Mixer 0 00 00 ee eee 11 The Patchbay Router 0 eee ee eee 11 Synchronization sedanai ae R ara E aR a eee cence 11 Using the Delta 66 with your Software Application 12 Delta 66 Control Panel Software 0 0 00 0 0002 15 Monitor Mixer Page 0 0 R eee eee 15 Patchbay Router Page lt sa RRR N KRN RE E eee eee 18 Hardware Settings Page a eee 20 S PDIF Page ins ici dev T e YE Ee b
21. N2 port will be copied to OUT4 This same behavior applies to H W In 3 4 when selected The rightmost vertical column of Patchbay Router page H W Out S PDIF connects the Delta 66 s hardware S PDIF output to one of six stereo sources 1 The default setting WavOut S PDIF connects the S PDIF Out port to your music software or Windows multimedia applet In other words when music software plays audio to the device named WavOut S PDIF Delta 66 it will be routed directly to the hardware S PDIF output on your Delta 66 s PCI host card 2 The second option Monitor Mixer connects the S PDIF Out port to the outputs of the Delta 66 monitor mixer For more information on the capabilities of the monitor mixer please see the section Monitor Mixer Page 3 The third option S PDIF In connects the S PDIF Out port directly to the hardware S PDIF input on the Delta 66 PCI host card The left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to the left channel of S PDIF Out and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to the right channel of S PDIF Out 4 The fourth option S PDIF In L R Rev functions identically to the third option except that the left and right channels are swapped Therefore in this mode the left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to the right channel of S PDIF Out and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to the left channel of S PDIF Out 5 Selections five and six connect the h
22. SteteoGang ng I Stereo Gang I Stereo Gang oog ft T Now click on the Delta Control Panel s Patchbay Router tab In the first column of the Patchbay Router page click the radio button Monitor Mixer to connect the monitor mixer s stereo output directly to Delta analog outputs OUT1 and OUT2 Now everything that we hear at outputs amp 2 will reflect our settings in the Monitor Mixer page 28 29 9 In the Mixer Input column labeled WavOut 1 2 click on each fader handle and drag it up to the OdB setting Also deactivate uncheck each WavOut 1 2 mute box to unmute the channels This will allow us once we ve recorded into a music software program to hear those software outputs upon playback 10 Using the scroll bar at the bottom of the control panel scroll to the right until you see the column labeled H W In 1 2 Strum the guitar and you should see an indication in the left meter which represents signal levels from the Delta analog input 1 Test the mic and you should see an indication in the right meter which represents signal levels from Delta hardware input 2 11 Adjust the gain on the pre amp so that you re seeing a good level on the input meters about 6dB to 3dB in the loudest parts this is playing it safe because you don t want to hit OdB and clip Make similar adjustments for the microphone using the right fader These are the levels at which the signals will be
23. V 10dBV setting Peak Analog Output Signal Dynamic Range Outputs 103dB a weighted Inputs 99dB a weighted THD at OdBFS Outputs less than 0 0015 Inputs less than 0 0024 22Hz 22kHz 0 3 0 2dB 10k ohms minimum 1 4 female TRS type balanced or Frequency Response Input Impedance Input Connectors unbalanced Output Connectors 1 4 female TRS type balanced or unbalanced Digital Audio Digital Input Format Digital Input Sample Rate Digital Output Format S PDIF coaxial 0 5V to 5V peak to peak 8kHz to 96kHz S PDIF coaxial 0 5V peak to peak AES EBU data stream over S PDIF coaxial Digital Output Sample Rate 8kHz to 96kHz Adapter Resource Requirements IRQ One required T O Addresses Four blocks 32 16 16 and 64 bytes DMA Channels None required 44 Appendix B If You Use An External Mixer Our main objective is to get the signal we want to record to the Delta 66 and to monitor the outputs from the Delta 66 The Delta 66 has a mixer contained in its PCI chip that allows you to mix hardware inputs and software outputs and send it to an analog stereo output pair and or the S PDIF out The Delta 66 also allows you to record that mix into your music software as a hardware input Still some of you may choose to use a mixing console to achieve your multi tracking goals A mixing console sometimes referred to as mixing board or desk that is designed for multi track
24. a 66 PCI host card over the target PCI slot and fit the card loosely over it with the card in the upright position Press the card gently but firmly downward into the slot until the card is completely and squarely seated in the slot If the card seems difficult to seat a slight rocking motion may help 7 Screw the Delta 66 PCI host card s metal bracket down into the screw hole on the back of your computer using the screw you removed in step 5 above 8 Place the cover back on your computer Now it is time to connect the Delta 66 break out box to the PCI host card that you have just installed Never attach the break out box with the computer turned on Doing so could damage the PCI card and void your warranty With your computer turned off 1 Place the Delta 66 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 be accomplished with a universal rack mount tray using a 5mm screw through the tray and into the mounting hole on the bottom of the Delta 66 break out box 2 Connect one end of the supplied host cable to the 15 pin D sub connector on the break out box 3 Connect the other end of the host cable to the 15 pin D sub connector on the Delta 66 PCI Host card that now resides in your computer Delta Driver amp Software Installation The Delta 66 system includes a Drivers CD for Windows 98 95 NT and Macintosh containing all Windows drivers Macintosh dr
25. across all audio devices on the board When using application software that is capable of using multiple channels simultaneously select Single and In Sync to ensure that all audio channels will 21 begin playback and or recording at the same time Otherwise select Independent to allow the audio channels to play independently this setting may be desirable if more than one application needs to access the Delta 66 simultaneously DMA BUFFER SIZES This section specifies the amount of system memory dedicated to digital audio buffering Setting a buffer size that is too small may result in clicks or pops in the audio stream as some data may be lost Larger buffers cause slightly more latency but prevent the pops and clicks that might occur with smaller buffer sizes the default settings are recommended but you may desire to tweak these default settings to suit your tastes ON THE MAC The Hardware Settings Page in the Macintosh version of the Delta Control Panel also contains software switches that allow you to select which Delta input and output stereo pair will be used by the Sound Manager if and when you choose the Delta as the Sound Manager input and output device If you go to the Apple menu Control Panel ISound and highlight the Delta icon for Sound In and Sound Out then your Apple system sounds will be routed to the Delta hardware output that you have selected here and Alert Sounds if you choose to record will receive th
26. ardware analog inputs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 respectively directly to the Delta 66 s S PDIF Out port For example if H W In 1 2 were selected any signal present at the IN1 port will be sent to the left channel of the S PDIF Out and any signal present at the IN2 port will be sent to the right channel of the S PDIF Out This same behavior applies to H W In 3 4 when selected At this point you may begin to realize the versatility of the Monitor Mixer and the Patchbay Router and the relationship between the two You may want to re read this section and make some practice adjustments within the Delta Control Panel software to become proficient in routing and mixing If somewhere in the process you become confused you may always restore the default settings to use the card as a straight 6 in 6 out device just choose the topmost option in each of the Patchbay Router columns Hardware Settings Page The Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel gives you control over miscellaneous features of the Delta 66 To display this page click the Hardware Settings tab of the Delta Control Panel MASTER CLOCK This section allows you to select the source of the board s master clock Internal Xtal crystal or S PDIF In Master clock operation is outlined in the Synchronization section of this manual Internal Xtal is the default setting Be sure to select S PDIF In if you will be recording or monitoring an S PDIF stream
27. b Scar ee bt ae a aes 23 About Page 2 vidi cclebaiiials ao etd ade seat iaa ia 29 Save Delete Load Buttons H W Installed 0 25 Delta 66 Recording Tutorials 0 0 00 eee eee eee 26 Typical Setup AI 425 hes bot At T E tA ees 26 Typical Setup 2 o cgi Geis Keda Lae eee Ee eee ee eas 32 Typical Setup 3 sci Ta be ee haba ede hye me Oe pao Bee 36 Transferring from DAT to Delta 66 enn 36 Transferring from Delta 66 to DAT monitoring with DAT 38 Troubleshooting peted cheats T E ie od baw aha Gee ee oe 39 Troubleshooting Tips for Frequently Asked Questions 42 Appendix A Technical Specs 0 0 0 ee eee 44 Appendix B If You Use An External Mixer 2 0 0 0 0 4 45 Limited Lifetime Warranty 2 1 0 0 0 cee eee eee 47 introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface designed and built by M Audio Even if you are experienced in digital recording please take the time to read this manual It will give you valuable information on installing your new card and the supporting software plus help you to fully understand the function and usability of the Delta 66 Once you re up and running you will quickly discover the power and brilliance both in sound and design of your Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface What s in the Box Your Delta 66 box contains e This instruction manual e The Delta 66 break out b
28. d then set the relative levels of the tracks within the software letting the software do the mixing In this example you could have assigned all of the playback tracks to WavOut 1 2 and let the software handle the mix Typical Setup 2 This section contains a multi tracking example illustrating another way to use the Delta 66 and its control panel software We re going to use multiple inputs and multiple outputs so a mixing console that will handle multiple inputs must be used on the output side of the Delta 66 A discussion of mixing consoles and their use will follow in Appendix B For simplicity in this example we ll use pre amps to get 32 the signal to the Delta 66 and a mixer connected to a sound system to handle the multiple outputs Let s say that we re recording a guitar vocal duo We ve got a mic on each voice with the guitars going direct into the pre amps NOTE Because improper connections can potentially make very loud noises it s a good idea to have monitor levels down while hooking up audio equipment you may choose to turn your computer off before making the connections co co co D m Computer Delta 66 24 GIT 96 KHZ DIGITALREGORDING SYSTEM BREAK OUT Box MIDIMAN MIDIMAN a aa Mixer 33 Plug the microphones into the mic inputs 1 amp 2 of the pre amps Plug the guitars into the high impedance inputs 3 amp 4 of th
29. dows Device Manager highlight the Delta 66 or other devices with conflicts and click the Properties button at the bottom of the Device Manager window This will open the properties page for that device Select the Resources tab in order to view the resource assignments plus possible conflicts You may learn more about a conflict by highlighting each item one by one done by clicking on them or scrolling through the list using your keyboard cursor keys and examining the Conflicting resource list at the bottom of the box 40 Computer Properties 2 x View Resources Reserve Resources C Direct memory access DMA C Memory _Hardware using the setting 06 Standard Floppy Disk Controller oe 07 ECP Printer Port LPT1 B 09 System CMOS teal time clock IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2x English d IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 10 M Audio Delta 66 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering E Sometimes it is possible that a resource problem is not showing up in the conflicting resource list or as a yellow exclamation point in the Device Manager If you have any doubt about the configuration of your device or just want to double check you can view all of the devices and their assigned resources by highlighting Computer at the top of the Device Manager list and clicking the Properties button This will allow you to view a list of assigned IRQ numbers on the left and the associated devices on
30. duct to product so a little experimentation between Consumer and 10 settings may be required for optimal results NOTE In order to preserve its high dynamic range and minimize distortion the Delta 66 does not have microphone pre amplifiers built into it Therefore direct connection to a microphone is not recommended Instead run the microphone signal through a microphone pre amp such as the Midiman Audio Buddy and then connect the pre amp output to the input of the Delta 66 All analog jacks on the Delta 66 break out box are of the 1 4 TRS Tip Ring Sleeve variety The TRS jacks allow connection to either balanced typically professional or unbalanced typically consumer or semi pro equipment 4dBu balanced configurations provide the highest performance and should be used whenever possible However the Delta 66 s analog connections support combinations of balanced and unbalanced 4dBu consumer and 10dBV level signals The Digital Monitor Mixer The Delta 66 Digital Recording System has a hardware digital audio mixer built into its PCI controller chip It accepts digital audio streams from all hardware inputs and all outgoing software audio devices mixes them with 36 bit internal precision and then provides the mixed output to one or more locations For the purpose of monitoring the output of the mixer may be routed to the first set of Delta 66 analog outputs H W OUT1 OUT2 as a stereo pair and or the S PDIF digital
31. e Locked 88200 O senn Reset Rate When Idle DMA Buffer Sizes Variable Signal Levels Sound Manager 7160 IES Outputs Int n2 i n3 ha 4dBu 4 4 4 4 Sound Manager 1 0 O ereun Q con Qeon Qcon Pe Input Boro Goio Oo Bor Ono Output Analog 1 amp 2 VARIABLE SIGNAL LEVELS The software switches in this section allow the user to match individual input levels and global as in all or across the board output levels to the operating signal levels of the external audio equipment Three level selections are available 4dBu Consumer and 10dBV The 4dBu setting is the least sensitive of the three settings and 10dBV the most sensitive Therefore the 4dBu setting has the most headroom and can accept the hottest signals of the three settings Consult the user guide of your external audio equipment regarding your equipment s line level If for instance your audio equipment is consumer or semi pro and you find that its input level is a little too hot for the Delta 66 s 10dBV setting try switching to the Consumer setting Conversely if your l10dBV gear is receiving a signal from the Delta 66 that is too hot try switching the Delta 66 s output levels from Consumer to the 10dBV setting S PDIF Page The S PDIF page of the Delta Control Panel configures the S PDIF output format and displays the status of
32. e application is not actively using the board This is particularly handy for keeping the digital mixer running at a specific sample rate NOTE Because the digital monitor mixer runs at the sample rate of the rest of the board and because sample rate directly affects frequency response it may sometimes be desirable to keep the sample rate at or above 44 1 kHz while using the monitor mixer This is accomplished by enabling Reset Rate When Idle and selecting a sample rate of 44 1 kHz or greater S PDIF SAMPLE RATE When using S PDIF In as your master clock this section tells the driver what the expected S PDIF input sample rate is The section is only displayed when the board is set to use S PDIF In as the master clock source From the list select the sample rate closest to that of the S PDIF input data The sample rate selected here will be the only sample rate available to the software applications Therefore you must set your audio software application to this same sample rate or else the application will display an error message NOTE When S PDIF In is the master clock source the digital monitor mixer will run at the sample rate received at the S PDIF In Since frequency response and sample rate are directly related the mixer frequency response will be directly related to the sample rate of the S PDIF input data MULTITRACK DRIVER DEVICES The Delta 66 drivers may intelligently synchronize the beginning of recording and playback
33. e pre amps Plug the outputs of the pre amps 1 4 into the hardware inputs 1 4 of the Delta 66 Usually pre amp outputs are balanced so if they are use TRS cables and set the Delta 4 Consumer 10 input switches to the 4dB setting in the Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel Plug the hardware outputs 1 4 of the Delta 66 into your mixer s inputs 1 4 using 1 4 is recommended for convenience but not necessary Some mixers run at 10 line level and some at 4 Many mixers may be set either way and actually have their own 4 10 switch es Let s assume that our mixer runs at 4 so set the Delta 4 Consumer 10 output switch to 4 in the control panel At this point we ll assume that all mixer faders are down We re now physically set up to monitor record and playback audio with the Delta 66 and related components The next steps involve the settings in the Delta Control Panel We ll use the same settings as Typical Setup 1 for the Delta Control Panel s Hardware Settings page i e Internal Xtal Reset Rate When Idle and 48kHz idle sampling rate The settings that we ll focus on will involve the Patchbay Router page We won t be using the Delta 66 s Monitor Mixer so we ll ignore the Monitor Mixer page Nn 2 M Audio Delta Control Panel of x Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router Hardware Settings S PDIF About CHAN Out 142 HAW Out 3 4 Hy DHS pele Gut 4 4 r HAW Out S PDIF
34. e unbalanced connections Break Out Box Back Panel 3 Host Cable connector This 15 pin D sub connector is used to attach the external break out box to the PCI host card using the supplied host cable PCI Host Adapter Card 4 Coaxial S PDIF Input This RCA connector receives an S PDIF stereo signal from your coaxial S PDIF digital source such as a DAT MiniDisc player or external A D converter Coaxial S PDIF Output This RCA connector sends an S PDIF stereo signal to your coaxial S PDIF digital target device such as a DAT MiniDisc player or external D A converter Host Cable connector This 15 pin D sub connector attaches to the supplied host cable to allow communication between the PCI host card and the break out box Quick Guide to Getting Started Here is a list of the steps required to get your Delta 66 up and running 1 pA Physically install the card in your computer and connect it to the Delta 66 break out box see Hardware Installation Start Windows and allow Windows Plug and Play to prompt you for the Delta 66 drivers via the Add New Hardware wizard Install drivers and support software see Windows Software Installation On the Mac drag the Delta extension to the Extensions folder and the appropriate ASIO driver to your application s ASIO folder Restart If not using ASIO set the Sound Manager to Delta see Mac Installation Configure your digital recording software to use the Delta 66 a
35. ease jump ahead to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Verifying Delta Control Panel Installation PC amp Mac In Windows open the Windows Control Panel do so via Start Settings Control Panel If your Delta 66 hardware and Delta Control Panel software are properly installed the Windows Control Panel should display an M Audio Delta H W icon By double clicking on that icon you may launch the Delta Control Panel software Also for convenience you may create a shortcut on your desktop by dragging a copy of the M Audio Delta H W icon from the Control Panel to your Windows desktop using your mouse or trackball After completing the drag operation a dialog box will ask you if you wish to create a shortcut click on Yes Once the shortcut is installed all you have to do is double click on the shortcut icon on your desktop to launch the Delta Control Panel software On the Macintosh the Delta Control Panel may be placed anywhere on your hard drive or any partition of your hard drive that you find convenient Once the control panel file has been dragged from the CD onto your hard drive you may double click it to launch the Delta Control Panel software You may create a alias to the control panel by highlighting it then holding Apple key M This alias can then be placed on your desktop NOTE When using a music software program that is ASIO capable launch the Delta Control Panel software from within that
36. eir input from the Delta hardware input that you select here You will want to choose the Delta for input and output in the Sound control panel if your music program does not use ASIO and the Delta ASIO drivers If you are using the ASIO drivers see Mac Software Installation then leave the Sound control panel selection to built in With the Sound control panel set to built in these Sound Manager settings in the Delta Control Panel will have no effect The Sound Manager driver limits you to using only one of the Delta 1010 stereo input pairs for audio input and only one of the stereo output pairs for output These do not need to be matched pairs you can use inputs 1 amp 2 for Sound In and S PDIF for Sound Out for example or any combination that you choose The following screen shot shows the Hardware Settings page on the Mac with the Sound Manager T O set to Analog 1 amp 2 for Input and Analog 1 amp 2 for Output Once you have made a selection go to the File menu and Save as Preferences 22 Delta Control H W Installed D66e15 _ Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router HW Settinas S PDIF About Clocks and Sample Rates Master Clock _ Codec Sample Rate S PDIF Sample Rate _ Internal Xtal a 32000 gt S PDIF 11025 D 44100 12000 a Word Clock 4 16000 48000 Q 22050 88200 Locked Q 24000 Q 32000 96000 Q 44100 4s000 J Rat
37. g 144 0 dB Q gt The Monitor Mixer Page is essentially a collection of volume level faders audio level or peak meters and solo mute controls For each mixer output and input channel there is one of each a volume fader a peak meter a solo control and a mute control LEVEL FADERS Each volume fader may be controlled by dragging its fader handle vertically with the mouse or by clicking on the handle to make it active and then adjusting it with the up down cursor keys of your computer keyboard Because the mixer has no gain these faders only attenuate reduce the signal levels The highest setting is OdB or Unity Gain The default fader setting is the quietest setting 144dB which essentially mutes the audio A pair of level faders may be ganged so that both channels may be adjusted together as a stereo pair Also at the top of each fader and meter is a fader level fine adjustment control Clicking on the small up and down arrows will adjust the corresponding fader setting in 0 5dB increments Next to each fine adjustment control is a numerical fader readout that is always current and active PEAK METERS Each peak meter indicates an audio signal level in dB relative to full scale This means that a full scale signal is referred to as 0 dB and a signal that is 12dB quieter than full scale is referred to as 12dB The meters are vertically color coded in
38. g In1 Delta 66 Analog In2 Delta 66 Analog In3 Delta 66 Analog In4 Delta 66 S PDIF In L Delta 66 S PDIF In R Delta 66 Mon Mixer L Delta 66 Mon Mixer R Delta 66 Notice the S PDIF In and Monitor Mixer names include L and R characters L indicates the left channel of the stereo stream while R indicates right channel ASIO DRIVER OUTPUT DEVICES The Delta 66 s ASIO output devices appear in stereo pairs Because each device is stereo you may see left and right references within your software application This allows the application to pan audio left and right under software control To send a signal to a Delta ASIO output 1 for example as a mono output send one would choose Analog 1 2 Delta 66 for that track s output port and then pan that output hard left The ASIO outputs are named as follows Analog 1 2 Delta 66 Analog 3 4 Delta 66 S PDIF L R Delta 66 WINDOWS MULTIMEDIA SETTINGS Windows may be set up to use the Delta 66 as its default audio device allowing system sounds to be sent out the Delta 66 This also enables you to use the Delta 66 with the sound applets included with Windows To set this up go to Control Panel Multimedia In the Audio Properties page set the Playback and Recording devices to the Delta 66 input and output devices of your choice Delta 66 Control Panel Software ON THE PC Once the Delta 66 is properly installed an M Audio Delta H W icon will be displayed i
39. hannels will be summed to the solo buss path which is what one might consider an in place solo as opposed to a PFL or pre fader listen levels and pans still apply Deactivating all solo boxes will return all input channels to their previous mute unmute states MUTE Every mixer input channel has a Mute checkbox associated with it Clicking on and activating the Mute box will remove that signal from the stereo buss Deactivating the Mute box will add the signal back into the stereo buss STEREO GANG All input channel pairs have a Stereo Gang capability Clicking on and activating the Stereo Gang checkbox will link or gang the left right faders so that both channels may be adjusted together as a stereo pair Patchbay Router Page The Patchbay Router page allows you to connect each of the Delta 66 s hardware outputs 2 pairs of analog outputs and pair of digital output channels to specific audio sources within the Delta 66 board To display this page click the Patchbay Router tab of the Delta Control Panel ON THE MAC Please substitute the name SM ASIO where referrences are made to WavOut SM ASIO are the software outputs on the Mac while WavOut are the software outputs on the PC Substitute Windows multimedia applet with Sound Manager Applet The leftmost vertical column of Patchbay Router page H W Out 1 2 connects this hardware analog stereo pair to one of six
40. he Delta 66 card Go to Start Settings Control Panel and double click on Multimedia Click the Devices tab then click the Add button 3 Unlisted or Updated Driver will be highlighted at the top of the list Click OK 4 The Install Driver box will prompt you to insert the driver disk and the A prompt will appear as the path Insert the Drivers CD into your CD ROM drive Type in the drive letter of your CD drive we will assume here that it is D and the path to the Delta drivers which will be D Delta Products DeltaNT Click OK 5 The M Audio Delta Interface Card driver will appear in the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box Click OK 6 Windows NT will require you to restart your computer for the changes to take effect Choose Restart Now Upon restart your Delta 66 will be ready for use Macintosh Installation 1 Open the System folder on your Macintosh hard drive In the System folder locate the Extensions folder 2 On you Drivers CD disk open the Delta Products folder then the Delta 66 folder Place the extension file Delta 66 Driver in your Extensions folder by clicking on it and dragging it to the Extensions folder 3 If you are using a music program that uses ASIO drivers it will also have an ASIO folder within the application s folder In your Mac Delta Drivers folder you will find three Delta 66 ASIO drivers For Cubase versions 4 x use the ASIO2 Delta66 drive
41. ical Setup 1 Let s assume for this setup that we re recording a single guitar and vocal then overdubbing another guitar and vocal track while listening to the first tracks The following diagram shows a microphone pre amp and direct box being used in this case the Audio Buddy by Midiman and a stereo sound system The pre amp and direct box are required for the mic and guitar Many instruments such as MIDI modules or keyboards may be connected directly to the Delta 66 s inputs NOTE Because improper connections may potentially make very loud noises it s a good idea to have all monitor levels set low or muted while hooking up audio equipment you may even choose to turn your computer off before making the connections 26 Computer Delta 66 Guitar MIDIMAN Audio Buddy 0 m Sound System 1 Plug the guitar into the channel 1 Line input of the pre amp Plug the microphone into the channel 2 Mic input 2 Plug the outputs 1 amp 2 of the pre amp into the Delta 66 s analog inputs 1 amp 2 Both are balanced outputs and inputs respectively so use a high quality TRS cable Most balanced lines run at 4dB line level so let s set our 4 Consumer 10 switches to 4dB on inputs 1 amp 2 Open the Delta Control Panel by double clicking the icon in your Windows Control Panel and then click on the Hardware Settings tab Locate the Variable Signal Levels section The
42. icate if pre emphasis has been applied to the outgoing digital audio signal The default is None and rarely will any user want to set the value to 50 15uSec unless the transmitted audio has been encoded with 50 15uSec pre emphasis Professional Format Advanced Settings Data Type The user may assign the outgoing data as audio or non audio data Many devices ignore this setting The obvious default is audio Professional Format Advanced Settings Emphasis The user may choose to indicate or not indicate if pre emphasis has been applied to the outgoing digital audio signal The default is None and rarely will any user want to set the value to 24 CCITT or 50 15uSec unless the transmitted audio has been encoded with one of those types of pre emphasis About Page The About page while displaying the handsome M Audio logo and applicable copyright information also reports the driver version and control panel software version If you have Internet browsing capabilities and are currently connected to the Internet clicking on the Midiman copyright will link you to the M Audio Midiman web site PC only Save Delete Load Buttons H W Installed On the PC at the rightmost side of the Delta Control Panel are the Save Load and Delete buttons as well as an installed hardware set of radio buttons These controls appear regardless of what Delta Control Panel page is being displayed SAVE DELETE
43. its sample rates from its internal clock oscillator Internal Xtal is the default setting for the Delta Control Panel so selecting it may not be necessary it may already be selected 7 Under CODEC Sample Rate verify that the Rate Locked checkbox is not Monitor Miver Patchbay Router Hardware Settings S PDIt 3IF About activated This will allow your application software to set the Delta 66 sample Master Volume Mixer Inputs Sae i 00 44 00 Waa 1 2 Wada 304 o HW In 1 2 HW In 374 rate as it pleases roo 44 00 maoga l ao da 00 14404341440 Delete 8 Since this example will include the use of the monitor mixer we will activate Loot _ the Reset Rate When Idle feature This will make sure the monitor mixer is 80 i i eae running at a decent sample rate while the system is idle this prevents the i l i EAE mixer sample rate from being set too low and therefore lowering its frequency i al gt S 1 an 2 response Select a sample rate in the CODEC Sample Rate group to use as this idle sample rate Choose a 44 100 Hz or higher setting for best results and a 4 ae d pa E E select the same sample rate you will be using in your application if possible I Selo Sl Seb T Soi Jl ieee T teen reer ba J We ve chosen 48 000 Hz for this example M Mote T MuteI Mute R Mute Mute 61T Mute l Mute E Mute I7 Mute I StereoGang l StereoGang I
44. ivers including all ASIO drivers and Delta Control Panel software To install these on your system please follow these steps Windows 98 Installation 1 After installing the Delta 66 hardware boot your system and start Windows During the Windows boot procedure the new hardware will be automatically detected by the Add New Hardware Wizard as shown here Click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for PCI Multimedia Audio Device A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work 2 The Add New Hardware Wizard will now ask how to locate the driver Search for the best driver for your device is already selected Click Next gt 3 Windows will give you a selection of locations to search Make sure that only Choose a Path is checked or click on the check box to do so Insert the Drivers CD into your CD ROM drive Type in the drive letter of your CD drive we will assume here that it is D and the path to the Delta drivers which will be D Delta Products Delta98 Click Next gt 4 The Wizard reports that its Windows driver file search has found the M Audio Delta 66 Click Next gt 5 Windows is now ready to install the driver files from the specified location Click Next gt Windows will start to copy the files and show you a progress report screen 6 The Wizard reports that Windows has finished in
45. l allow the reservation of an IRQ for each PCI slot on the motherboard This may be very handy in resolving IRQ assignments for PCI devices Also sometimes a BIOS is configured to direct a particular IRQ to an ISA legacy device non PnP ISA card and needs to be told to look for a PCI ISA PnP device 41 some systems default to this especially with IRQs 3 and 4 Consult your computer or motherboard manual for advice on how to do this Finally with some systems you will reach the dead end realization that you have no available IRQ s every one of them is assigned to some device in the system This most typically occurs with pre packaged computers made by the big name O E M computer companies These computers have so many features packed into them that every IRQ is consumed In this type of situation some kind of reconfiguring or reprioritizing your system is in order Optionally Windows may allow you to create a second hardware configuration which disables some of the installed devices and makes their resources available for general use See your Windows documentation for information on this subject Troubleshooting Tips for Frequently Asked Questions Problem No Sound Possible Cause 1 The Delta 66 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 between the Delta 66 and another device in yo
46. limited number of hardware resources I O addresses IRQs and DMA channels available for use Since audio cards require many resources most audio card installation problems arise from unavailable or improperly set resources This is important enough to repeat IMPORTANT Most sound card installation problems result from attempting to use system resources IRQs address locations already in use by other hardware or software acting as virtual hardware in the system The Delta 66 has been carefully designed to minimize the number of resources consumed it requires just one IRQ and does not require any DMA channel resources It is also capable of sharing an IRQ in some cases However the possibility of resource conflicts still exists due to the nature of the Windows environment Many resource conflicts are automatically recognized by Windows Plug and Play PnP system When a resource conflict is detected it is displayed in the Windows Device Manager The Device Manager places a yellow exclamation point on top of the icon associated with the problem device For an example of how the Device Manager should look when a Delta 66 is successfully installed see the Verifying Windows Driver Installation section of this manual If a yellow exclamation point does appear over your Delta 66 icon you may have a resource conflict There are several ways to approach this problem 39 NOTE When resolving conflicts between PnP and non PnP de
47. ll scale and are directly affected by the settings of the master volume faders MIXER INPUTS The Mixer Inputs are inputs to the monitor mixer These inputs accept hardware audio streams directly from the Delta s analog and digital input ports and software audio streams digital audio generated in software to be output This combination of streams makes the monitor mixer extremely flexible Each mixer input channel has its own level fader and may be panned anywhere in the left right stereo field Each input also has its own peak meter The peak meters indicate the incoming pre fader levels of the incoming audio and are therefore not affected by the fader settings However the input faders do affect the levels of the signals exiting the mixer and you will see the effect of the input faders on the output Master Volume peak meters Because of the large number of mixer inputs not all inputs are displayed simultaneously You may use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Delta Control Panel to scroll the view left or right From far left to right the inputs are labeled WavOut 1 2 WavOut 3 4 then WavOut S PDIF These inputs accept the digital audio streams being sent from your software application or Windows to the driver devices with those same names Each name begins with WavOut to remind you that these are software streams and may not necessarily be routed to any physical outputs see Patchbay Router
48. meter view in your music software and let s start to get some levels here Let s say that your hardware input is the lead vocal mic Have the lead vocalist test the mic while raising the input gain on your pre amp channel 1 until you see a level of 6dB or so This is your recording level At the same time you can begin to raise the faders on your mixer until you hear the voice at a comfortable volume This is your monitor level Do the same for the other vocal mic and each guitar NOTE You could view the record levels from the Monitor Mixer page also The levels appearing in H W In 1 2 and H W In 3 4 will represent the signal appearing at the hardware inputs We are not monitoring via the Monitor Mixer in this example however so no faders in this page are needed or apply Once this is done we are set up and ready to record Close or minimize your software s meter view at this point 10 11 12 13 Arm tracks one through four for recording and press the record button on your music software s transport bar Once you have a take that you think is worth listening to stop recording and rewind Maximize the Delta Control Panel from your Windows taskbar Click the Patchbay Router tab In the first column H W Out 1 2 click the radio button WavOut 1 2 so that our monitoring source is now the software outputs from the music program Set the H W Out 3 4 column to WavOut 3 4 Now all of the software outputs of the
49. music program are connected to the corresponding hardware outputs Minimize the control panel Click play on the transport bar of your music software If the take is satisfactory disarm tracks one through four and revel in your success If you wish to redo the tracks undo the recording in your software repeat steps 10 through 13 in this section 35 Using the Delta 66 and the Delta Control Panel software in this manner may be your choice when using a mixing console to control the monitor and playback levels If this were a real recording situation and you wished to add other instruments as overdubs you might want to combine recorded tracks to one stereo pair of outputs WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 for example This would free up several channels for monitoring the overdubs Typical Setup 3 Let s look at a setup that involves a typical transfer of information from DAT to computer and back to DAT Here we ll be using the Delta 66 s S PDIF I O plus one of the analog output stereo pairs NOTE Because improper connections can potentially make very loud noises it s a good idea to have monitor levels down while hooking up audio equipment you may even choose to turn your computer off before making the connections In this example we will connect a DAT to the Delta 66 PCI host card using coaxial S PDIF cables 75 ohm impedance RCA to RCA We ll also connect the Delta 66 s analog outputs to a sound system for monitoring
50. n your Windows Control Panel By double clicking on that icon you will launch the Delta Control Panel software You may also launch the Delta Control Panel software from the desktop if you have previously created a shortcut there see Verifying Delta Control Panel Software Installation section for instructions on how to do this Once the Delta Control Panel software has been opened you will see the main panel and its several tabs To display a desired page click on its tab Below are functional descriptions of each page ON THE MAC The Delta Control Panel must be placed on the hard drive by dragging the application from the Drivers CD Once this is done a alias may be created by highlighting the Delta Control Panel on the hard drive and pressing the Apple key M Then this alias may be dragged to the desktop Double clicking either will launch the control panel Once the Delta Control Panel software has been opened you will see the main panel and its several tabs To display a desired page click on its tab Below are functional descriptions of each page Though most of the desciptions are Windows based the functions are identical unless otherwise indicated Within each section you will find the necessary name changes for using the Delta Control Panel ON THE MAC NOTE When using a music software program that is ASIO capable launch the Delta Control Panel software from within that program There will be a button in the ASIO or Audio set
51. ng charge shall be born by the purchaser In the event that repair is required a Return Authorization number must be obtained from MIDIMAN After this number is obtained the unit should be shipped back to MIDIMAN in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization clearly written on the package In the event that MIDIMAN determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned unrepaired The remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall not include any other damages MIDIMAN will not be liable for consequential special indirect or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages and in no event will MIDIMAN s liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardless of any form of the claim MIDIMAN specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied Specifically MIDIMAN makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose This warranty shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of California If any provision of this warranty is found void invalid or unenforceable it will n
52. o lessen confusion Assign software track one to output device WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 and pan the track within your software all the way to the left hard left Then assign track two to output device WavOut 1 2 Delta 66 and pan the track all the way to the right hard right Now when you start playback track one guitar will be sent to the Delta software WavOut output 1 and track two mic to the Delta software WavOut output 2 These two software outputs are inputs to the monitor mixer therefore the recorded guitar and mic channels will be sent to the monitor mixer levels will be modified by the mixer and the output of the mixer will be heard at analog outputs 1 amp 2 18 Start playback from your software s transport bar Open the Delta Control Panel and go to the Monitor Mixer page Observe the meters at WavOut 1 2 these are the playback levels of your guitar and mic Adjust the faders and mute controls so that you may hear the guitar and mic at the appropriate levels and mix These are the levels at which you may monitor the pre recorded tracks while you overdub record other tracks while listening to the first additional parts Let s assume that you like this take and wish to overdub an additional guitar and a harmony vocal We can still use hardware inputs 1 amp 2 of the Delta We re set up to do so and there s no reason to change these inputs Let s set ourselves up to overdub these next two track
53. o to the File menu and select Save or Save as A dialog box will appear promting you to name the current configuration Once you have done so click the Save button To save the current settings as your default go to the File menu and choose Save as Preferences In the upper righthand corner of the control panel is a H W Installed drop down list At the time of this writing the Delta Mac ASIO drivers will support only a single Delta device and of course the Sound Manager will support only one stereo pair 25 regardless of how many audio cards are installed in your system The H W Installed list will display Delta 66 as the active device in the control panel Delta 66 Recording Tutorials In this section we will explore a few sample setups for recording and playback using the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface This is by no means an exhaustive tutorial but its intent is to help you understand most of the Delta 66 s feature set Before beginning you should open your music software and profile the Delta 66 enable its drivers or otherwise setup the software for operation with the Delta 66 NOTE All of these examples refer to the Windows MME driver names If you re using ASIO or Apple Sound Manager drivers you ll need to substitute the appropriate driver names when referring to software inputs or outputs On the Macintosh substitute SM ASIO for Delta Control Panel references to WavOut Typ
54. on your software s transport bar Understand now that the four recorded tracks from the software are being sent to WavOut 1 WavOut 2 WavOut 3 and WavOut 4 simultaneously Therefore they are all being input to the monitor mixer and their playback levels can be controlled at the corresponding channels of the monitor mixer Open the Monitor Mixer page of the Delta Control Panel and adjust the levels of the four channels according to your taste You may also experiment with the Mute and Solo controls while listening to the playback Note also that the mixer continues to monitor the guitar and mic at analog inputs amp 2 At this point you should be able to see how this multi tracking session is developing As we add more tracks within our music software we set them to the next pair of Delta software outputs and bring up the faders of those software inputs in the monitor mixer We continually monitor from the Delta hardware outs amp 2 via the Mon Mixer setting as the monitor source in the Patchbay Router page and adjusting our mix of the software outputs and the way we monitor our guitar and vocal at the inputs via the Monitor Mixer settings Notice that if we continue to overdub past track 4 we run out of WavOut devices to assign to In this case you may want to do some of your level mixing within the software application if it supports it Most applications will allow you to assign more than one track to an output device an
55. or turning off the graphics card s graphics acceleration feature often resolves this problem In Windows the level of graphics acceleration is accessed from Start Settings Control Panel System Performance Graphics Problem I m getting some pops and clicks in my monitoring signal even when my system is idle Possible Cause If the S PDIF input is not muted in the monitor mixer and you have the Delta 66 s master clock set to something other than the S PDIF input you are monitoring an out of sync S PDIF stream This can result in lost or bogus samples being monitored and recorded Problem The sound from the monitor mixer is muffled It sounds as if it were running through a mixer with the treble control turned all the way down Possible Cause The current Delta 66 sample rate is too low The monitor mixer is a digital device that runs at the current sample rate of the Delta 66 board The frequency response of the mixer is roughly one half of the sample rate There is no way to prevent this lost frequency response while playing back or recording at a low sample rate However it may be prevented when the system is idle See the CODEC SAMPLE RATE paragraph of the section Hardware Settings Page for more information 43 Appendix A Technical Specs Analog Audio Peak Analog Input Signal 14dBu 4dBu setting 6dBV Consumer setting OdBV 10dBV setting 14dBu 4dBu setting 6dBV Consumer setting OdB
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57. ox e The Delta 66 PCI host adapter card e 15 pin D sub to 15 pin D sub cable e CD containing drivers amp Delta Control Panel software for Windows 98 95 NT and Macintosh OS 8 5 1 or higher e M Audio Warranty Registration card About the Delta 66 Digital Recording interface The Delta 66 functions as a 6 input 6 output digital recording interface Four analog inputs and outputs plus coaxial S PDIF I O give you the highest quality digital I O available all up to 24 bit data width and any sampling rate from 8kHz to 96kHz Connect a line level signal from your instrument mixer or pre amp to the Delta 66 s TRS jacks on the break out box Match the operating levels of your input and output signals using the 4 Consumer or 10 signal level software switches Record a digital audio signal from your DAT MiniDisc CD or external A D converter via the Delta 66 s S PDIF input located on the PCI Host card Control all routing and hardware settings with the Delta s comprehensive control panel software Within the Delta 66 s PCI chip is a hardware digital mixer Controlled by the included Delta Control Panel software it may handle all of your routing needs give you extra control of all left right and stereo levels in addition to control of pans solos and mutes Product Features amp Specifications e 6x6 24 bit 96khz full duplex recording interface e PCI host card with external break out box e 4x4 analog I O accepts
58. program Some of the control panel functions will be controlled from within that program such as master clock setting and sample rate so it is desireable to launch the music program first and then the Delta Control Panel from the the program s launch or control panel button Without the music program open however it is okay to open the Delta panel from your desktop or other location Delta System Overview Delta s Analog Input Outputs The Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface s analog inputs and outputs are compatible with a wide variety of audio products The Delta Control Panel software allows you to configure the signal level of each analog input individually and all analog outputs as a group Signal level settings of 4 Consumer 10 are available Selecting the 4 radio button configures the channel s for use with 4dBu signal levels compatible with most musical instruments and professional mixers Selecting the 10 _10 setting sets up the channel s for 10dBV nominal signal levels commonly used with consumer equipment such as CD MiniDisc cassette tape and DAT players The Consumer setting is preferred for semi pro audio equipment and some consumer equipment that is too hot for the 10 setting The Consumer setting offers approximately 6dB more headroom than does the 10 setting Semi pro and consumer devices signal levels vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and even pro
59. r For Metro or earlier versions of Cubase use the ASIO Delta66v3 driver For any music program that is not ASIO2 capable use the ASIO Delta 66 driver instead check your program s documentation Place the file ASIO Delta in your program s ASIO folder by clicking on it and dragging it to the ASIO folder 4 Drag the DeltaPanel PPC file onto your Macintosh hard drive You can run the Delta Control Panel from any place that s convenient though music software applications that use ASIO will allow you to launch the Delta panel from within the program If not we suggest creating a alias to the control panel by 8 highlighting it and pressing Command Apple key M Then drag the alias to the desktop 5 With the Delta 66 PCI card installed restarting the computer will load the Delta 66 extension You will be able to visually see the Delta extension icon pass by as your system loads extension 6 Go to the Apple menu IControl Panel Sound You should see the built in sound icon plus the Delta icon if your Delta 66 is properly installed If your music program does use ASIO leave the Sound Manager driver set to built in for both Sound In and Sound Out If your program does not use ASIO check your software s documentation and you will be using the Sound Manager to communicate with your Delta 66 set Sound In and Sound Out to Delta See the section Hardware Settings Page in the Delta 66 Control Panel Software
60. r and over sometimes completely locking up the computer See the general troubleshooting suggestions at the beginning of this section Problem I m getting some pops and clicks in my audio recording Possible Cause 1 Input levels are too hot causing clipping or input distortion Make sure you have the proper signal levels set in the Delta Control Panel software 4 can handle much hotter signals than Consumer or 10 If you find that you are still clipping at the 4 setting you will need to turn down the audio at the source Possible Cause 2 If you are recording from the S PDIF input but you have the Delta 66 s master clock set to something other than the S PDIF input you are recording an out of sync S PDIF stream This can result in lost or bogus samples being recorded Possible Cause 3 Your application software may not have the proper audio buffer sizes set Each software application handles this differently but typically there is somewhere in the software s setup to set the size of the playback and recording buffers used by the application Some applications also require you to run a card calibration sometimes called profiling the first time you use the software with a new audio card Possible Cause 4 Some accelerated graphics cards use excessive amounts of system bandwidth preventing the recording buffer of an audio card from keeping up with demand This can cause clicks in the recording Reducing
61. recorded 12 Now let s set the levels at which you will monitor the mic and guitar while recording These are not to be confused with the levels that are recorded by the software these levels are merely monitor levels that appear in the mixer outputs in this case at Delta 66 analog outs 1 amp 2 Click on the left fader handle of H W In 1 2 and drag it about halfway up Strum the guitar If it s not loud enough bring it up all of the way If it is still not loud enough you will have to raise the listening level of your sound system Make similar adjustments for the microphone using the right fader 13 Now fine tune your monitor levels Sing and play guitar adjusting your listening levels using the H W In 1 2 faders so that you have a comfortable blend of guitar and mic levels Now is the time to launch your music software and set it up to record and playback audio tracks We re going to speak in general terms here since setup within software programs will vary somewhat Minimize your Delta Control Panel so that you can easily access it from your Windows taskbar Then open your music software program 14 First set up the sample rate in the software application This operation will depend on the software Choose a sample rate that is high enough to capture the frequency response of the guitar and vocals A general rule of thumb is to multiply the highest frequency you would like to capture by two and add maybe a little on top of
62. resent at the IN1 port will be copied to OUT1 and any signal present at the IN2 port will be copied to OUT2 This same behavior applies to H W In 3 4 when selected The next vertical column of the Patchbay Router page H W Out 3 4 connect this hardware analog stereo pair to one of five stereo sources 1 The default setting WavOut 3 4 connects ports OUT3 and OUT4 to your music software or Windows multimedia applet In other words when music software plays audio to the device named WavOut 3 4 Delta 66 it will be routed directly to the hardware analog outputs 3 amp 4 of your Delta 66 s break out box 2 The second option S PDIF In connects ports OUT3 and OUT4 directly to the hardware S PDIF input on the Delta 66 PCI host card The left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT3 and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT4 3 The third option S PDIF In L R Rev functions identically to the second option except that the left and right channels are swapped Therefore in this mode the left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT4 and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT3 4 Options four and five connect the hardware analog inputs 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 respectively directly to the Delta 66 s hardware analog outputs 3 amp 4 For example if H W In 1 2 were selected any signal present at the IN1 port will be copied to OUT3 and any signal present at the I
63. s We will record the next two tracks of material to tracks 3 amp 4 of the software 19 Back in your music program set the source or input port to Left PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 on track three and Right PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 on track four Arm the tracks for recording Track three is now set up to record the guitar and track four the microphone Usually at this point you would want to return to the Delta Control Panel monitor mixer to set up levels However because you will be 31 recording the same instruments that you did on the first two tracks you probably won t need to adjust input or monitoring levels 20 Press record on your software s transport bar Record a take of your new guitar and vocal tracks Because you have set up the first two tracks to play back through the monitor mixer you should hear those original tracks along with the ones that you are now recording 21 When you are done playing stop the recording software and rewind the take Before playing back what you ve recorded you will need to assign the newly recorded tracks to output devices on the Delta 66 In your software set the output ports of tracks three and four to WavOut 3 4 Delta 66 Pan track three all of the way to the left hard left and pan track four all of the way to the right hard right Now track three guitar will be sent to the Delta software output 3 and track four mic to Delta software output 4 22 Press play
64. s its active audio device see Using the Delta 66 with your Software Application and also your software application s manual Hook up your digital and analog audio gear see Delta 66 Recording Tutorials Configure your Delta Control Panel software for proper monitoring and playback Hardware Installation To mechanically install the Delta 66 do the following N e Turn off your computer Remove the computer s cover and position the computer so that you may easily access its PCI slots Select the PCI slot where you will install your Delta 66 PCI host card Make sure the slot is a PCI slot If you don t know what PCI slot means check the owner s manual for your computer PCI slots are distinguishable from ISA slots by being shorter and set back farther from the outside of the computer however some newer computers have only PCI slots Before removing the Delta 66 PCI host card from its protective anti static bag touch the metal power supply case of the computer in order to dissipate any static electricity your body may have accumulated You might want to pick up a grounding wrist strap available from electronics stores like Radio Shack if you want to be doubly sure you aren t carrying a static charge that could damage 5 the card 5 Remove the metal bracket that covers the access hole on the back of the computer This bracket is usually fastened to the computer with a single screw 6 Position the Delt
65. se are software devices and not always connected directly to output hardware Instead they are connected to the Delta 66 s internal patchbay router and may be sent to one of several destinations For more on the patchbay router see the Patchbay Router section of the Delta Control Panel software discussion MACINTOSH SOUND MANAGER INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The Apple Sound Manager limits the user to one stereo pair for input and one stereo pair for output Within your music software the device selection when using the Sound Manager 13 drivers for input and output will be Sound Manager both for input source and for output port To select the Sound Manager driver open the Apple Menu and go to Control Panel Sound For both Sound In and Sound Out click and highlight the Delta icon then exit You may select which Delta hardware stereo input pair and stereo output pair will be used for the Sound Manager s Sound In and Sound Out in the Delta Control Panel Hardware Settings Page see section Hardware Settings Page under Delta Control Panel Whichever stereo pair you select the software input and output device selection within your music program will remain the same ASIO DRIVER INPUT DEVICES When using the ASIO audio drivers with programs that support ASIO style audio the input devices are displayed as mono devices Within ASIO software applications the names of the Delta 66 audio input devices are Analo
66. stalling the software Click Finish Your Delta 66 is ready for action After completion of the driver installation Windows may require you to restart Windows If it does request a restart remove the Drivers CD from the CD drive and respond by clicking Yes The system will restart and your Delta 66 is ready for play Windows 95 Installation 1 After installation of the Delta 66 hardware boot your system and start Windows During the Windows boot procedure new hardware will be automatically detected 2 Choose the Install of driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer then click OK 3 An Install From Disk dialog will prompt you to copy files from the A drive Insert the Driver software CD into your CD ROM drive Type in the drive letter of your CD drive we will assume here that it is D and the path to the Delta drivers which will be D Delta Products Delta98 these drivers also work in Win95 Click Next gt 4 Windows will start to copy files with a progress indicator on the screen Once this process completes itself your Delta 66 will be ready for action After completion of the driver installation Windows may require you to restart Windows If it does request a restart remove the Drivers CD from the CD drive and respond by clicking Yes The system will restart and your Delta 66 is ready for play Windows NT Installation 1 Power up your computer after physically installing t
67. t172 wWavOutaza P SH P wavae fie arat Delete Monitor Mixer Monitor Mixer toad A b Haw Installed I ETRE E a TRI C S PDIF In S PDIF S PDIF In S PDIF ca n In ii S EDIF A SYED n LR Rev L R Rev Dict Dict T UA Rev Ase CHM In 2 C Hwn C Hwn C Hini Hawn yay CHW inas C Hwa C Hii aa yin aye HA n34 C RI C Hinna E Hana E a H n E Hn CW ine N HAT IS HARI H RIE H HRS 6 Within your recording software select S PDIF In Delta 66 as the audio input device The Delta input appears as a stereo pair 7 Start your software recording and then start your DAT material playing You should be able to hear the DAT material through your sound system To Break Out Box Delta 66 PCI Card in Computer B e o00000 0 m DAT Sound System W Transferring from Delta 66 to DAT monitoring with DAT 1 Connect the Delta 66 s S PDIF Out to the DAT s coaxial S PDIF Input using a good quality cable 2 Connect the DAT analog outputs to some type of amplified sound system The sound system should be equipped with speakers or headphones 3 Because you will be playing back at the recorded sample rate you will want to set the Delta 66 s master clock to use the Delta 66 s internal crystal Do this by opening the Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel software and 38 under Master Clock selecting Internal
68. that that gives you a suitable sample rate Also keep in mind that if the final results of your work will end up on a CD ROM burned from your WAV file you probably want to use 44 1kHz the native sample rate of redbook CD audio 15 In your software application set the source or input port to Left PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 on track one and Right PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 on track two Arm the tracks for recording Track one is now set up to record the guitar and track two the microphone If your software requires this set the software s clock source to Audio 30 16 Press record on your software s transport bar Record a take of your guitar and vocals Understand that while recording you are monitoring the Delta inputs by way of the Monitor Mixer settings for H W In 1 2 and according to the selection of Monitor Mixer within the Patchbay Router page At the same time your software is recording from H W In 1 2 but at the levels that were set up with the pre amp 17 When you are done playing stop the recording software and rewind the take Before playing back what you ve recorded you will need to assign the recorded tracks to output devices on the Delta 66 Note For efficiency s sake this step could have taken place while you were setting up the recording track assignments However since this step only affects playback and does not affect the recording setup in any way we ve placed it here t
69. the S PDIF input To display this page click the S PDIF tab of the Delta Control Panel software DIGITAL INPUT This group box displays the current S PDIF input status The Delta 66 s S PDIF receiver is capable of recognizing a valid input signal versus an invalid corrupt or non present one When a valid signal is detected at S PDIF In this group box displays Valid Input Detected When an invalid signal is detected or no signal is present the group box displays Invalid or Not Present Below this 23 message are two grayed out buttons Coax RCA and Optical These are functions of the Delta DiO 2496 another product in the M Audio Delta line one with both optical and coaxial S PDIF inputs These controls do not apply to the Delta 66 DIGITAL OUTPUT FORMAT Within the Digital Output Format group you choose the digital audio format of the S PDIF output The default setting Consumer is a true S PDIF format and is recognized by all consumer devices The alternate Professional setting is an AES EBU type data stream but electrically S PDIF This is a work around that is recognized by some but not all AES EBU devices For both consumer and professional output formats the Advanced checkbox will allow you to force a few particular status bits in the outgoing S PDIF signal The advanced option is for expert users only however if you decide to go exploring change a few bit settings and
70. to three sections green yellow and red The green section represents a safe zone ranging from approximately 48dB to 12dB Most audio signals should appropriately fill this section of the meter The yellow section ranges from 12dB to 3dB as the signal approaches a hotter level For best capture resolution recording in this area is both safe and advised The red section of the meter ranges from 3dB to OdB On the input level meters a OdB condition indicates 16 overload and audio clipping may occur Therefore be careful to adjust the incoming audio levels so that they do not peak in the red section too long you might use the monitoring capability of the Delta 66 to let your ears be the judge On all output level meters OdB indicates full scale output Unlike the inputs hardware clipping is impossible on the outputs because of the 36 bit resolution built into the mixer hardware However please note that it is possible to mix multiple tracks within your software application and cause clipping to occur in the output stream before it reaches the Delta output hardware or monitor mixer MASTER VOLUME At the left side of the Monitor Mixer page you will see the Master Volume faders and peak meters These faders have the longest throw and highest meter resolution of any level controls in the mixer page They control the overall stereo level of the mixer output The peak meters indicate the output signal levels with respect to fu
71. up page that will allow you to do so Some of the control panel functions will be controlled from within that program such as master clock setting and sample rate so it is desireable to launch the music program first and then the Delta Control Panel from the the program s launch or control panel button Without the music program open however it is okay to open the Delta panel from your desktop or other location Monitor Mixer Page The Monitor Mixer is the first page that appears when the Delta Control Panel is opened and controls the digital mixer built into the Delta 66 s PCI controller chip As described in previous sections the output of this mixer may be assigned to the OUT1 OUT2 analog outputs and or the S PDIF Out digital output At the same time the mixer outputs may be recorded in stereo by software lt lt M Audio Delta Control Panel Of x Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router Hardware Settings S PDIF About m Master Volume Mixer Inputs Save 0 0 EE 0 0 MWavDu 122 WavDut 374 WavOut S PDIF HA In S PDIF 1440220440 044 0 441440 1440447440 44047440 Delete Load H w Installed 166 C 2 E S IES Sell s sdl TI L errant H s LI T tae cP oe pes oo g et T Solo T Solo I Solo J Solo Solo T Solo 71T Solo T Solo Bo M Mute Mute IV Mute Te Mute V Mute V Mute V Mute V Mute T Stereo Gang T 5 T Stereo Gang Stereo Gang T Stereo Gan
72. ur computer Check the Delta 66 configuration Address IRQ against those of the other installed devices If necessary change the settings for the one or more of the devices Possible Cause 3 Your application software has not been properly configured to use the Delta 66 as its audio output device Possible Cause 4 Misrouted outputs in the Delta Control Panel Check the Delta Control Panel s Patchbay Router page to verify output routing assignments Also make sure that if the output is routed from the digital mixer that the mixer s faders solo and mute controls are set up properly Possible Cause 5 Improper connections of the audio accessories Verify that the Delta 66 analog audio outputs are properly connected to a digital mix deck or external mixer amplifier or the S PDIF Out is connected to an external digital audio device capable of receiving S PDIF Problem No visual activity on Audio Input volume VU meters of user software Possible Cause 1 The Delta 66 input devices are not properly selected in the user s application software Possible Cause 2 If the software is recording from the Delta 66 s monitor mixer device be sure that the mixer s faders solo and mute controls are set up properly Possible Cause 3 Improper connections to audio accessories Problem Repetitious Sound Possible Cause An IRQ resource conflict Often this will result in a small 42 segment of sound 0 5 to 1 second repeating itself ove
73. uter Hardware Settings s POIF About rm Clocks and Sample Rates Hz Save Master Clock Y Intemal Xtal Codec Sample Rate aa 0 S PDIF Sample Haie C B00 FST 11025 F 12000 32000 44100 __ Delete 7 48 000 C 88 200 Load m 96 000 H w Installed Unlocked SSS SS A 166 MultiTrack Driver Devices _ p Variable Signal Levels CH Single and In Sync Independent j Dutputs In r In rinn Ing nee AdBu C 4 4 4 C 4 i DMA Buffer Sizes c Spi IE Con C Con Con Con Fii Wave zo x milliseconds ASIO 336 x samples per buffer C aoav C a0 C ARTE a0 40 I 5 In order to monitor the digital signal coming into the Delta 66 switch to the Patchbay Router page of the control panel software In the H W Out 1 2 column select the radio button labeled S PDIF In This will copy all S PDIF input audio directly over to the analog outputs Therefore in this example the monitor mixer will be completely bypassed Once this assignment is made you may play the DAT material at any time and verify that it is making it into the Delta 66 successfully This can be done regardless of whether or not your recording software is open 37 2 M Audio Delta Control Panel BBE Monitor Mixer Patchbay Router Hardware Settings S PDIF About pp HAW Out 1 2 CHAN Dut 3 4 CHE Guta a Haou Hw Out S PDIF Save C WavOu
74. vices it is recommended to re adjust the resource settings of the non PnP device first Typically Windows is only aware of the resource settings of the installed PnP devices and has no information available to it for adjusting the PnP devices resources around those of the non PnP devices The exceptions to this are when 1 a non PnP device has a true Windows 95 98 driver written for it 2 the BIOS setup allows reserving an IRQ for a legacy device as opposed to a PnP device or 3 resource requirements for the non PnP device have been manually entered into the Windows Device Manager In these cases Windows is aware of the non PnP device s resource requirements One of the quickest ways to change the resources assigned to a PCI card like the Delta 66 is to merely relocate the card to another PCI slot With the computer s power off remove the Delta 66 from its current PCI slot move it to another available PCI slot and turn your computer back on More often than not this will change the IRQ assignment of the Delta 66 when you re enter Windows After returning to Windows follow the steps outlined in the Verifying Windows Driver Installation section of this manual It might take more than one PCI slot relocation to find an open IRQ If relocating your card to another PCI slot does not cure the Delta 66 s conflict s then you must do some further investigation to determine the exact nature of the conflict s Again go to the Win
75. y whatever sample rates you inject at the S PDIF In This is because 1 the digital mixer operates at the same sample rate as the rest of the board and 2 sample rate and frequency response are directly correlated Using the Delta 66 with your Software Application Once the Delta 66 s hardware and driver software are properly installed it is ready for use with your music application software Some of these applications may require you to highlight or enable the Delta 66 drivers within the program and others may have a utility that analyzes or profiles the audio cards in your system and enables the drivers Your software should have an audio device driver setup page WINDOWS MME AUDIO INPUT DEVICES All Delta 66 analog and S PDIF inputs may be used simultaneously for a total of 6 input channels Within your software application s the names of the Delta 66 audio input devices are PCM In 1 2 Delta 66 PCM In 3 4 Delta 66 S PDIF In Delta 66 Mon Mixer Delta 66 The PCM In devices allow recording a stereo stream directly from the specified analog input pairs The S PDIF In device allows you to record a stereo stream directly from the S PDIF input The Mon Mixer device allows stereo recording from the digital monitor mixer built into the Delta 66 The audio data recorded from this device is the mix of input and output streams set up in the Delta Control Panel software see Delta 66 Control Panel Software section Note that all of the

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