M-Audio Ozone 52803 User's Manual
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1. em Fi Pn ee ee Pe oe ee ee o3 e SSS m a 27 7 Next My Studio Setup appears with a file save dialog box over it You will now need to name and save your new studio setup or use the default name before you can assign an instrument to the M Audio Ozone s output labeled Ozone Assign your instrument this step is optional and you are done ir Sh hera ber Desktop IH Li 3 OVE Teck Fabre wt awe VEIL tate hati Herr You can run the OMS Test Studio utility by going to the Studio menu and releasing the mouse on Test Studio Playing a note on your keyboard will give you an audio message from your computer MIDI received while the arrow pointing to the keyboard icon flashes Clicking on the keyboard icon with the mouse pointer will send a tone cluster to the M Audio Ozone USB MIDI output port Any sound module connected to the M Audio Ozone USB MIDI Out port should play the tone cluster You may now exit OMS Setup by quitting the application The rest is up to the configuration within your music software Generally this means selecting OMS Compatibility or Open Music System for your MIDI system setup M Audio Ozone and the Mac OS 9 Sound Manager The Macintosh Sound Manager in OS 9 will allow you to select the M Audio Ozone as the system s audio output device This allows Sou2. Technical Support 0820 00 731 Tech Support email supportQm audio france com Fax 44 0 144 224 6832 Internet Home Page http www maudio co uk M AUDIO Japan Annex Buliding 6F 2 18 10 Marunouchi Naka Ku Nagoya 460 0002 Japan Tel 81 52 218 3375 Fax 81 52 218 0875 Technical Support 0820 00 731 Email info m audio co jp Internet Home Page http Awww m audio co jp M Audio Ozone Warranty Information M AUDIO warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal conditions for 90 days so long as the product is owned by the original purchaser the original purchaser has proof of purchase from an authorized M AUDIO dealer and the purchaser has registered his her ownership of the product by sending in the completed warranty card In the event that M AUDIO receives written notice of defects in materials or workmanship from such an original purchaser M AUDIO 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 M AUDIO and a nominal handling charge shall be borne by the purchaser In the event that repair is required a Return Authorization number must be obtained from M AUDIO After this number is obtained the unit should be shipped back to M AUDIO in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization clearly written on the package In the event that M
3. Top Panel Pitch Bend Wheel The Pitch Bend Wheel sends out MIDI messages used for raising or lowering the pitch of a voice during performance starting from and always returning to a center detent point The range of pitch values depends on the sound generator sound card module or soft synth being used Please refer to the manual of your particular device for information on how to change the pitch bend range To bend the pitch up move the wheel away from you To bend the pitch down move the wheel towards you Modulation Wheel It is very common to use the Modulation Wheel to change the intensity of effects such as Vibrato pitch change Tremolo change in volume and Modulation change in tone The Modulation Wheel produces a vibrato effect shortly after the sound is generated and is most effective for solo instruments such as saxophone strings and oboe Similar to the pitch wheel the actual effect and range of that effect will be set from within your MIDI sound module 5 Data Entry Slider This slide controller allows you to adjust the value of parameters such as Volume Velocity Aftertouch and virtually any assignable MIDI control parameter directly from your keyboard Making settings with the data slider is covered in the Utilizing the Programming Keys section of this manual MIDI SELECT Button Use this button to select different MIDI commands using certain keys from your keyboard Activation of this key is indica
4. PG 1 message to be transmitted e Default MIDI controller knob assignments on MIDI ch Utilizing the Programming Assignment Keys This section contains the information you will need to program the M Audio Ozone and to send any MIDI parameter data from the M Audio Ozone keyboard You may set the data slider to send MIDI controller data 40 of your choice send program change data from the keyboard select the MIDI transmit channel of the M Audio Ozone set the octave or pitch of the keyboard and program the eight rotary controllers DATA ENTRY Assignments Pressing the MIDI SELECT button then pressing a key labeled by its MIDI function such as velocity offset aftertouch reverb depth pan pot volume CC data and then moving the data entry slider allows you to select the transmitting value of the chosen function For example if you want to change the value of the velocity offset first press the MIDI SELECT button and then the velocity key Second change the data entry slider to the value you want Finally press the MIDI SELECT button again to finish the change To assign any MIDI control value to the data slider Press the MIDI Select button Press the CC No key low B Press the number keys to choose the MIDI controller number Press the Enter key Press the MIDI Select button to finish your selection d For a chart of MIDI control change values see Appendix in this manual You can also use th
5. located close to the clock and is also accessible from the Windows Control Panel Mac OS 9 On your OS 9 hard drive open the System Folder Then in the Control Panels folder locate the M Audio Ozone Control Panel You can also access the M Audio Ozone Control Panel from the Apple Menu Control Panels Mac OS X In the OS X Apple menu go to System Preferences then to the M Audio Ozone Control Panel The following screenshot shows the M Audio Ozone Control Panel in Macintosh OS X Please note that the functionality is similar in all versions of the M Audio Ozone Control Panel so please read on regardless of your OS Let s take a look at each element in the Panel If you decide to make and keep any changes click Apply 29 nip ia Ozone es Ce Wlan Active Channels A box that is checked indicates that a channel pair is set to Active Unchecking a box will deactivate that channel pair When the Control Panel is installed both Inputs amp 2 and Outputs amp 2 are set to Active by default Sample Depth The default Sample Depth setting is 16 bit When the Sample Depth is set to l6 bit then your music recording software will only allow you to record at l6 bit or lower If you wish to record at a higher Sample Depth sometimes referred to as Bit Depth or Bit Width change this setting to 24 bit Maximum Sample Rate When both channel pairs are checked and active the Maximum Sample
6. AUDIO 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 M AUDIO 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 M AUDIO 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 M AUDIO specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied Specifically M AUDIO 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 not affect the validity of the balance of the warranty which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms In the event any remedy hereunder is determined to have failed of its essential purpose all limitations of liability and exclusion of damages set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect 46 M Audio Ozone Technical Speci
7. Direct Monitor you will need to disable any monitoring feature in your computer recording software Otherwise you will hear your input played back twice once through Direct Monitor and again from your computer See if there is a way to turn off the record or input 37 monitoring mute the channels you are recording to or send their output to another bus In a typical Direct Monitor application plug your microphone and guitar into Channel and Channel 2 on the rear panel Arm a pair of inputs in your computer recording software and set their recording levels using the Gain controls on the M Audio Ozone As detailed in the previous sections you want the recording level to be as high as possible without distorting Make sure that the recording software is not outputting the audio you re recording or else you will hear the signal played twice from the outputs Next set the Direct Monitor Level for each Channel Input to your speakers or headphones and you are ready to record If you are recording your mic and guitar while listening to tracks already recorded in your computer you might want to listen once and set your Direct Monitor Level relative to the tracks playing from your computer NOTE In this scenario you may want to hear your mic and guitar in the center of the stereo image To achieve this locate the Direct Monitor switch on the M Audio Ozone rear panel and switch it to the Mono position In Mac OS X only when yo
8. ROM drive may be different and you should change it accordingly Now navigate to your CD ROM drive Browse the the M Audio Ozone Folder and run the EXE driver The first window explains that your operating system needs to have Microsoft DirectX version 8 1 or better before continuing with installation if you have not previously installed this update Click Next to install DirectX 8 1 5 The next window shows the Microsoft DirectX 8 1 license agreement Click Yes to continue 20 7 After restart the next window reminds you to verify that the M Audio Ozone is disconnected from the USB bus before continuing and that you have closed all other Windows applications Do so now then click Next to continue Seger ee oe eee Pe ee le Ser 8 An M Audio Setup Window will appear next Make sure both Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA Transfer Mode boxes are checked then click Next i ETS SS Gr 9 The next window will prompt you to connect the USB cable from your M Audio Ozone to your computer Do not turn on the device yet Click Next to continue 21 10 The following window prompts you to restart your computer With the checkmark enabled click Finish to restart 1 After Windows has completely restarted turn on your device using the power button on the back
9. Rate will show a reading of 48000 samples per second When either of the channel pairs is unchecked and deactivated the Maximum Sample Rate will show a readout of 96000 This number represents the maximum sample rate at which your music software will record due to the limitations of the USB bus Latency The amount of time it takes for audio to be converted to digital information processed by the system and converted from digital back to an analog audio signal is referred to as Latency The M Audio Ozone s audio driver plays a role in that latency so overall latency can be affected by your setting in the M Audio Ozone Panel The more robust your system a combination of processing power and RAM the lower the latency setting that it can handle The default setting is medium After recording and playing back some audio if you find that the system seems to choke and stutter or give you undesirable and audible results such as crackling try changing the Latency box to a higher setting Version Numbers These numbers indicate the software version that is currently loaded and in use Shown are Preference Panel USB Driver and Firmware version numbers 30 Connection Status The M Audio Ozone Control Panel will only be accessible when your M Audio Ozone is connected to the computer and recognized by the system When the M Audio Ozone is not connected the panel will either be grayed out or a message will pop up indicating t
10. game controllers group where drivers are displayed as follows Windows 2000 and XP show two M Audio Ozone drivers under Sound video game controllers Ozone and Ozone MIDI Windows Me and Windows 98SE show three M Audio Ozone drivers under Sound video and game controllers Ozone Ozone MIDI and Ozone MIDI VxD Windows XP The M Audio Driver CD should be inserted into the computer s CD ROM drive In this example the CD ROM drive is letter D The letter of your CD ROM drive may be different and you should change it accordingly 2 Now navigate to your CD ROM drive Browse the the Ozone Folder and double click the EXE driver Masia Crane 10053 oad OE NES omn Pl RN le Vague amt ee rm 7 a La mr NND GLA ani ee Tt mmm Wm Emm ee ms 3 The first window reminds you to verify that the M Audio Ozone is disconnected from the USB bus before continuing and that you have closed all other Windows applications Then click Next to continue 1 The pos qu rat png Peel ncn DRE Eri Le ee ope ame eee 4 A Digital Signature Not Found Window will appear As this is a relatively new product it has does not have an official Windows Digital Signature yet Rest assured our USB drivers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in your system C
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12. modern music recording software programs use an audio driver standard called ASIO If your music program uses ASIO you should take advantage of this low latency audio driver by installing the ASIO driver If youre unsure check your music program s documentation to see if it is ASIO compliant After installation of the M Audio Ozone drivers in either OS 9 or OS X you must copy the M Audio Ozone s ASIO driver directly into your music program s ASIO folder On your Macintosh hard drive locate and open the folder for you music program Then locate the ASIO folder 2 On your M Audio Ozone Drivers CD open the Ozone folder then the ASIO folder Hold the Option key then click on the ASIO driver 3 Drag the ASIO driver from the M Audio Ozone Drivers CD over to the music program s ASIO folder If you have more than one music program that is ASIO compliant repeat step 3 for each program Mac OS 9 Insert the Driver Software CD Open the Ozone folder then the USB folder There you will find the M Audio Ozone Installer program 2 Run the M Audio Ozone Installer by double clicking on it This installs all of the M Audio Ozone s extensions as well as the M Audio Ozone OMS Driver However YOU MUST HAVE OMS INSTALLED FIRST 25 BEFORE YOU RUN THIS INSTALLER PROGRAM Otherwise the M Audio Ozone OMS Driver will not be placed in the OMS folder Once installed you should have two files one in System Folder Extensi
13. of the M Audio Ozone A window will then prompt you to click Next to continue 12 The next window will prompt you to search for the best driver Click Next to continue 22 13 The next window defaults to browse to a specified location Click Next to continue hz Lae aa Eg Sie RE 15 The next window prompts you that the driver will now be installed Click Next 23 16 The final window tells you that installation is complete Click Finish After a few more automatic windows which do not require any action the installation procedure reaches completion and your device is ready to use M Audio Ozone and the Windows Sound System After installation the M Audio Ozone s Windows Multimedia drivers will allow you to use the M Audio Ozone as your Windows system sound device If the M Audio Ozone is the only audio device installed in your computer then Windows will select it automatically Otherwise you may need to tell Windows to use the M Audio Ozone To check your Windows Audio setting and select the M Audio Ozone l Go to the Start menu and then choose Control Panel in Windows 98SE and Me you will need to go to Start Settings in order to get to the Control Panel 2 Open Sounds and Audio Devices Win 98SE choose Multimedia then click the Audio tab 3 Under Sound Playback the default device should say Ozon
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15. use the Data Entry key to enter in values the keys that are labeled with numbers The keys labeled for specific MIDI functions can be used to assign that function to the data slider The Set Ctrl key can be used with the numeric value keys to program the rotary faders to send MIDI controller information on specific MIDI channels MIDI Functions In Standalone Mode To transmit MIDI data from your keyboard to other professional MIDI instruments purchase a standard MIDI cable and use it to connect the MIDI OUT jack of your M Audio Ozone labeled Keyboard to the MIDI IN jack of the other instrument Power up the M Audio Ozone 2 Make sure that the M Audio Ozone s MIDI port transmit channel matches the MIDI receive channel of the other instrument 3 Please refer to the diagram in the section entitled Setting Up Your MIDI Studio for audio connections Default Settings of The M Audio Ozone The M Audio Ozone will always select the following values as parameters when the power is turned on e Transmit MIDI Channel no e Default Octave will be from C4 60 to C6 84 e Default After Touch value will be 0 e Default Velocity value will be 0 Default Reverb Depth value will be 64 e Default Pan Pot value will be 64 e Default Volume value will be 127 e Default CC Data value will be 0 e Default CC no value will be 0 e Default Control Change CC 00 0 CC 32 0 message to be transmitted e Default Program Change
16. 3 M Audio Ozone Audio Setup and Control 3l Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs 33 Setting Input Gain 34 Phantom POWE 2 sepas 34 Using the Aux Inputs 35 Using Direct Monitor 36 M Audio Ozone MIDI Setup and Control 37 MIDI Functions In Standalone Mode 39 Utilizing the Programming Assignment Keys 39 Technical Support amp Contact Information 44 M Audio Ozone Warranty Information 45 M Audio Ozone Technical Specifications 46 Appendix A MIDI Controller Information 47 Appendix B M Audio Ozone Block Diagram 48 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M Audio Ozone The M Audio Ozone is an innovative product a powerful combination of MIDI controller and audio interface with microphone and instrument preamps that will turn your computer into a virtual music production studio You may use your M Audio Ozone in conjunction with a USB equipped PC or Macintosh computer and appropriate music software to enter a full range of MIDI note and controller information as well as record and play back your voice guitar or external sound modules You will be able to discover the wonderful world of computer MI
17. 8 An M Audio Setup Window will come up confirming a successful setup Click Next to successfully install the M Audio Ozone ki Eiuducrsns natales ee ee eee pag pen Uo rmm D 0940 9 Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart hh a Golem pu C amc c amc Rau CLGP DIS URGA ET 10 When you are completely restarted and at your desktop power up the M Audio Ozone A Digital Signature Not Found Window will appear next Again just click Yes wets oe ol Tm ee hoo pee lee ge 8 m tee ee i am ep iacit mM n ruim u m mF oe La sm a l Another Digital Signature Not Found Box will appear Click Yes again 12 The driver is now installed in your computer When you are completely restarted and at your desktop power up the M Audio Ozone 16 Windows ME Note Windows ME comes installed with DirectX version 7 You must have DirectX version 8 1 in order to install the M Audio Ozone The M Audio Ozone installer will automatically check for the correct version of DirectX and install the latest Direct X update This update will be skipped if you already have DirectX versio
18. Bee Pardee Wired mum TREES au BL i b pn barma es eee Te os ae h 12 15 The Found New Hardware Wizard will again appear Click Next to continue Fi lbe vum uer lies fe vo beri miu rh Urn H ri Lr noir ri s LL dr i m aro SP 16 Another Windows Logo Testing window will appear Click Continue Anyway to continue Se ER eget lie m mi m md um E oe 7 The next window informs you that the Wizard has finished installing the software Press Finish to continue Your installation is now complete Windows 2000 Please make sure the Service Pack 3 is installed To get this update please visit the Microsoft download section at www microsoft com Note Windows 2000 comes installed with DirectX version 7 You must have DirectX version 8 1 in order to install the M Audio Ozone The M Audio Ozone installer will automatically check for the correct version of DirectX and install the latest Direct X update This update will be skipped if you already have DirectX version 8 1 or higher in your system During this installation the M Audio Ozone must be powered off Begin the installation process by inserting the Drivers CD ROM in your computer Open the Ozone folder Double click on the Ozone EXE icon on your driver CD The installer will install DirectX version 8 your computer Proceed with the DirectX ins
19. DI music with a set of complete musical instruments from your soft synths sound card or sound modules while using the M Audio Ozone s built in audio outputs to monitor playback of loops soft synth tracks and recorded audio The M Audio Ozone gives you full control over audio and MIDI parameters while utilizing proven M Audio USB interface technology This manual will help you become familiar with the powerful features of the M Audio Ozone After reading the manual carefully you will have a clear understanding of how to transmit different MIDI messages to other instruments and equipment For ease of use of MIDI implementation we strongly recommend that you have the manual at hand when using the keyboard especially if you are new to the world of MIDI M Audio Ozone Features e MIDI keyboard controller with built in MIDI and audio interface e 25 keys 5 octave transposition 8 assignable MIDI controller knobs e Built in 2x2 24 bit audio interface with up to 96kHz record or playback e input XLR with built in preamp and phantom power Instrument in balanced 1 4 TRS Stereo Aux Input for monitoring or recording external gear e Stereo output 1 4 TS jacks Stereo headphone out e Zero latency direct monitoring e 4165 in Studio Pack Oxygen Tank or 19 rack M Audio Ozone Overview The M Audio Ozone is a fully functional MIDI controller and audio interface Its 25 keys can be set to play any oct
20. M AUDIO M Audio Ozone version MA Ozone_052803 User s Guide Introduction 2 M Audio Ozone Features 2 M Audio Ozone Overview 2 Whats MADS BOX neue doe ves aro aueh 3 Guide to Getting Started 4 M Audio Ozone Panel Features 4 Wee Panel 232454036464 EE SAHESSI4u SNPs E i 4 Rear Panel LP 6 M Audio Ozone Driver Installation 7 Driver Installation for Windows 7 VVINGOWS AP covey ot nade ad mra pE eewece se 8 Windows 2000 12 VWindowsS ME site eet EIE GRE ee 16 Windows 98 18 M Audio Ozone and the Windows Sound System 23 Macintosh Driver Installation 23 OMS Installation wenger Nd ER 24 M Audio Ozone Driver Installation 24 OMS Configuration Mac OS9 only 25 M Audio Ozone and the Mac OS 9 Sound Manager 27 M Audio Ozone and Mac OS X 27 The M Audio Ozone Control Panel 28 Application Software Setup 30 M Audio Ozone Hardware Installation
21. M Audio Ozone to the computer s USB port using a standard USB cable included MIDI Out Jack USB This standard MIDI jack receives its source from the computer when software s set to M Audio Ozone MIDI Out amp is used to send MIDI messages to other MIDI instruments such as a sound module MIDI Out Jack Keyboard This standard MIDI jack is a direct MIDI out from the keyboard in standalone mode independent of the computer and is used to send MIDI messages to another MIDI instrument such as sound module Sustain Jack This jack allows you to connect an optional footswitch to the keyboard When the footswitch is depressed MIDI controller pedal sustain information is sent from the M Audio Ozone while notes played on the keyboard will continuously sound as long as the footswitch is held Headphone Out This jack is 1 4 TRS stereo headphone output which plays the same signal as the main outputs Headphone Out level is controlled by the Headphone Level control Outputs and 2 These are the main stereo audio outputs of the M Audio Ozone This signal includes the stereo output from the computer via the USB cable the Aux Input when in Monitor mode and the Direct Monitor signals all mixed together Aux Input Monitor Record switch When this switch is set to Monitor the Aux Inputs are sent directly to the M Audio Ozone s Outputs and 2 while In Channel 1 and Instrument In Channel 2 are being sent to the computer a
22. RS jack is included for monitoring with headphones 32 Each 1 4 line out jack Output and 2 sends a 104 unbalanced signal 1 4 TS plugs tip sleeve They are designed to be plugged into a mixer stereo receiver powered speakers or any other line level input such as a mixdown deck or tape recorder Channel of the M Audio Ozone provides a microphone input on a balanced XLR connector Channel 2 has a balanced 1 4 TRS tip ring sleeve connector for connecting a balanced or unbalanced instrument level signal This input is ideal for recording an electric guitar bass or an acoustic guitar with a pickup Either one of the M Audio Ozone s input channels can be recorded individually or you can record them simultaneously The Aux Input accepts a stereo signal via a TRS cable You may need to purchase a cable that converts a pair of stereo outputs individual RCA or 4 TS into a single 1 4 TRS connector to plug into the M Audio Ozone s Aux Input Your M Audio dealer should have a cable like this often called an insert cable You may connect the output of a line level instrument such as an electronic keyboard instrument preamp or the output of a CD player or similar line level device to the M Audio Ozone s Aux Inputs The M Audio Ozone s Mic In Channel 1 accepts a balanced low impedance microphone signal If your microphone is a condenser type that requires phantom power you may apply phantom power by en
23. When this switch is pressed to the in position the front panel Phantom Power indicator will light and 48V will be sent to the Mic In Channel to power a condenser microphone M Audio Ozone Driver Installation Your computer communicates with devices contained within the M Audio Ozone the audio and MIDI interfaces for example via software files known as drivers This driver software is a special dedicated program that makes the audio or MIDI interface accessible to an application program On the included driver disk M Audio supplies the audio and MIDI drivers that enable you to use M Audio Ozone with Windows Mac OS9 or Mac OSX These M Audio Ozone drivers are supplied on the dual format CD included Driver Installation for Windows The drivers for the M Audio Ozone USB interface require Windows 98SE or higher Please make sure that Windows 98SE ME 2000 or XP is installed on your system and that your USB port is enabled Check your computer manual for more information To verify your Windows installation after you have carefully followed these instructions you may check your system s Device Manager located in the Control Panel under System in Windows 2000 or also click the Hardware tab after clicking Device Manager If you look in the Device Manager you will find components for the M Audio Ozone driver in two sections once under the Universal Serial Bus controller group and also under the Sound video amp
24. ave or transposed pitch while the M Audio Ozone pitch wheel mod wheel and data slider with the addition of eight programmable rotary knobs allow it to send virtually any type of MIDI controller information Additionally the M Audio Ozone can operate as a standalone MIDI controller independent of the computer The rear panel MIDI port marked Keyboard is used for this purpose Within the M Audio Ozone is a USB MIDI interface Simply install the included drivers plug the M Audio Ozone into your computer s USB port and enable the MIDI interface within your music software An additional MIDI output port labeled USB allows you to connect a MIDI sound module or drum machine so you can send MIDI messages directly from you computer to your sound modules In addition to its MIDI controller features the M Audio Ozone is a powerful audio interface The Mic and Instrument inputs allow you to record vocals guitars or anything else into your audio program or soft sampler A stereo Aux Input allows you to monitor or record stereo sources while a pair of line outputs and a headphone out are perfect for monitoring playback of loops soft synths and all of your audio and MIDI tracks On a PC You must be running Windows 98 SE or higher to properly use the M Audio Ozone Also your motherboard must support USB or you will need to install a PCI to USB host adapter to provide the USB ports It is possible for a motherboard to support USB and yet n
25. e If it does not then drop down the list of devices and select Ozone 4 Click Apply then click Close your Control Panel Macintosh Driver Installation If you are using OS 9 you must first install Opcodes OMS OMS is a MIDI manager program that is made by Opcode and is required to run the M Audio Ozone on the Macintosh in OS 9 OMS is available on the M Audio Ozone drivers page of our website or can be installed from the Driver CD Note It is important that you install OMS before running the M Audio Ozone Installer 24 OMS Installation To install OMS from the driver CD locate the OMS 2 3 8 folder on this CD find the OMS installer program in the folder and double click on its icon to begin installation Once this process completed successfully you can move on to the M Audio Ozone Installer M Audio Ozone Driver Installation The current release version of the M Audio Ozone driver requires Macintosh operating system OS 9 2 2 or higher Some updates are offered free to Apple owners Please check the Apple website at http www info apple com for update information First time installation If you power up your Mac with the M Audio Ozone attached and powered up you will receive a message that an unknown USB device has been detected Click OK and proceed with the driver installation You may also install the drivers first and then plug in the M Audio Ozone ASIO Driver Installation Most
26. e data slider to send this MIDI controller information in real time When the M Audio Ozone powers up the DATA ENTRY slider defaults to a MIDI controller value of 7 A Controller 7 message is the equivalent of a MIDI volume message Once you ve selected one of the keys that represents a controller value i e velocity aftertouch pan pot etc or assigned a value using the number keys the DATA ENTRY key then takes on that value and will transmit that type of controller information when the slider is moved SET CTRL Key Pressing the MIDI SELECT button and then the SET CTRL key will allow you to begin programming the rotary control knobs In order to change the value of each knob 1 8 you need to do as follows Press MIDI SELECT then the Set Controller key F3 marked SET CTRL The display will show a small to indicate that the desired controller knob number should be entered next 2 Choose the number of the desired controller knob using the number key group I 8 Then press the Enter key The display will show a in anticipation of the parameter number 3 Assign the desired MIDI controller parameter number using the number key group 1 127 then press Enter The display will show in anticipation of the MIDI channel number See chart Appendix A 41 4 Assign the MIDI channel number on number key group 1 16 then press Enter This channel assignment will apply only to the co
27. eyboard 3 Press the key labeled 2 on the keyboard then press the key labeled Enter also on the keyboard Lastly press the MIDI SELECT button one more time this will change the MIDI transmit channel from to 2 Control Change Data Entry by Numeric Keypad M Audio Ozone allows you to use the numeric keys instead of the data entry slider to specify the Control Change parameter data This is done by pressing the MIDI SELECT button CC No or Data key required number key s and the Enter key As an example to assign a Control Change value of 7 and CC Data value of 123 Press the MIDI SELECT button 2 Press the CC No key 3 Press the key labeled 7 4 Press the Enter key in order to specify the Control Change as 7 42 5 Press the CC Data key Press the number keys 1 2 and 3 in order 7 Press the Enter key to specify the value 123 then press the MIDI SELECT button This completes the process ps Program Key By pressing the MIDI SELECT button and the Program key then numeric keys and finally the Enter key you can select any patch number between and 128 For example if you want to change the voice to 67 General MIDI TenorSax Press the MIDI SELECT button and 6 7 on the numeric keys then press the enter key and MIDI SELECT button again to finish this action Please note After you press the enter key the LED display will show and will not disappear until you press the MIDI SELECT b
28. ffects and EQ and then mix those tracks with other audio tracks such as vocals and guitar entirely from within your computer To switch from Monitor mode to Record mode simply press the Monitor Record switch located next to the Aux Input on the back panel to the in position Once you have done that you will no longer hear the audio source that is plugged into the Aux Input There are two ways that you can now monitor what you are about to record Use the M Audio Ozones built in zero latency Direct Monitoring see next section OR Use your ASIO or WDM compliant such as Cakewalk s Sonar program s input monitoring feature See your music software user s guide for more info 36 Also as we mentioned using Record mode defeats the Mic and Instrument inputs so you will not be able to listen to or record from those inputs when the Aux Input is in Record mode Another example is to use the Record mode only to switch Channel and Channel 2 to line inputs for the purpose of recording a tape deck CD player or other stereo line level source into your computer Set the Monitor Record switch to Record the in position then plug in your stereo source using an insert cable Once you have set up the M Audio Ozone to Record from the Aux Input you will have to set up tracks in your music program for recording Using Direct Monitor When a mic or instrument is plugged into the inputs of the M Audio Ozone its journey has j
29. fications General e Supports 24 bit or 16 bit audio input or output e Supports the following sampling frequencies Hz 8000 11025 12000 16000 22050 24000 32000 44100 48000 88200 96000 Note Because of USB bandwidth and device hardware constraints there are limitations on what combinations of bit width and sampling frequency can be used in full duplex mode i e input and output active simultaeneously 1 4 Outputs amp 2 Dynamic Range 100 dB typical 60 dB input A weighted S N 100 dB typical A weighted e THD 0 00276 typical Mic Inst Input e Dynamic Range 100 dB typical 60 dB input A weighted e S N 100 dB typical A weighted e THD 0 00276 typical 1 4 AUX Inputs amp 2 e Dynamic Range 95 dB typical 60 dB input A weighted e S N 95 dB typical A weighted e THD lt 0 009 typical Tested to C comply FC with FCC Standards For Home or Studio Use 47 Appendix A MIDI Controller Information Number Po Bank Select SSS 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 __ 6 1 0 127 0 127 8 SBaane G G9 0 127 __ Undefined 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 63 off gt 64 on 66 Sustenutoon off 63coff gt 64 lt 63 off gt 64 68 Legato Footswitch 63coff gt 64 6 Hod2 34 63coff
30. figured Click OK 3 a New Studio Setup dialog box now appears Click OK If this is not the first time you have created a Studio Setup in OMS you will have to go to the OMS File Menu and select Create a New Studio Setup Cee a eee ee datum g a og HH ee ud ae ha lab EL b em CI ond B P deere eel ium hia eee eng oe 26 The OMS Driver Search box asks you to choose the port on which you ve attached the M Audio Ozone either Modem or Printer DO NOT choose a port since we re using USB just click Search OMS begins searching TT IMPORTANT If the USB cable is not correctly hooked up to the M Audio Ozone setup will fail OMS Driver Setup shows the M Audio Ozone in a list when OMS successfully finds the driver Click OK OMS will now define shows Identifying the M Audio Ozone output port ee Be hs FF a mage re EN Er anc EHE ENT rre rum m The OMS MIDI Device Setup dialog box will appear showing the M Audio Ozone output port labeled M Audio Ozone with an open check box to the left of the port You will now have to check this open box to enable the output port Click OK PEEP
31. gaging the Phantom Power switch see the section entitled Phantom Power The Instrument In Channel 2 will accept a balanced or unbalanced high impedance guitar keyboard or microphone The following diagrams illustrate two scenarios intended as examples of how the M Audio Ozone might be used Typical Setup shows the M Audio Ozone with a microphone plugged into the Mic In on Channel l an electric guitar plugged into the Instrument In on Channel 2 The main outputs Output and 2 of the M Audio Ozone are plugged into a DAT recorder with the recorder s outputs connected to a monitoring system Typical Setup 2 shows a drum machine plugged into the Aux Inputs with Outputs and 2 plugged into a monitoring system The drum machine is also connected to the M Audio Ozone MIDI Out USB 23 Typical Setup 1 wared CDIDAT computer monitors Mini Disc Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs Channel of the M Audio Ozone gives you a high gain low noise microphone preamp It provides a low impedance microphone input on an XLR connector with optional phantom power A dynamic condenser or any other type of low impedance microphone will interface easily with the M Audio Ozone s Mic Input Channel 2 gives you a high impedance instrument preamp designed to add preamp gain to an electric or acoustic guitar keyboards or even a high impedance mic However you may also attach a direct box or
32. gt 64 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 80 General Purpose Controller o 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 0 127 96 BDetaEnry i O 98 Non Registered Parameter Number LSB 99 Non Registered Parameter Number MSB O off 127 127 Polyphonic Mode 48 Appendix M Audio Ozone Block Diagram M AUDIO Ozone Host PC or Mac 07 31 02 MIDI Controller Knobs 8 3 Digit 7 Segment LED Display Pitch Wheel Mod Wheel MIDI Select LED Data Entry Slider Select Button Octave Up Down Keyboard Buttons Footswitch Controller 2 Octave Keyboard XLR Mic Pre w Balanced Mic Input 1 CRIT SON Switchable Phantom Power w LED 1 4 TRS Balanced Inst Pre w Instrument Input Gain Knob 2 Aux Input Monitor Record Switch Record defeats Mic amp Inst Ins DAC Output Filter Mono Stereo Switch Direct Monitor Level Knob 1 Direct Monitor Level Knob 1 gt gt gt 1 4 Unbalanced Analog Output 1 10 dBV nom 1 4 TRS Unbalanced Stereo Auxiliary Line Inpu
33. hat the M Audio Ozone is not recognized In Mac OS X only when your M Audio Ozone is connected to your computer s USB port and recognized by the system this section will indicate a Connected to M Audio Ozone status Application Software Setup Once the M Audio Ozone driver has been installed you will need to configure your MIDI and audio application software to utilize the M Audio Ozone The manner in which this is done varies between applications so we can just cover the basics here Enabling MIDI Generally with both the Mac and PC most MIDI applications have a MIDI port configuration or settings dialog box sometimes called MIDI Devices or MIDI Setup It is within this dialog box that you will select or enable your MIDI input and output devices If the M Audio Ozone drivers are properly installed then the port selection in this case will be the M Audio Ozone Port on Mac in the input column and then M Audio Ozone Out l or Port 1 in the output column Input or Port 1 corresponds to the information that will be sent from the M Audio Ozone keyboard to your computer M Audio Ozone Out l or Port 1 corresponds to the MIDI information sent from your music application to the physical MIDI output on your M Audio Ozone that is marked USB Make sure that those items are highlighted or checked The output port that you select on a specific MIDI track within your sequence will output MIDI information to t
34. he keyboard or sound module that is attached to that port Enabling Audio After installing the M Audio Ozone drivers and opening a music program for the first time you may be prompted to profile your new audio device the M Audio Ozone If you ve used the program before you ll have to do this yourself or manually How you do this will vary from program to program so check your user s guide On both Mac and PC there should be an Audio Preferences or Audio Setup screen within your music software though there are a few music programs that are MIDI only Once you ve profiled the M Audio Ozone make sure that the inputs and outputs of your audio software are set to use the M Audio Ozone for recording and playback In ASIO applications make 31 sure that the M Audio Ozone audio driver is set to M Audio Ozone ASIO Within your music application when you assign an audio track to receive its input from the M Audio Ozone Channel or Channel 2 whether it s the Mic In and Instrument In or when using the Aux Inputs in Record mode you will set the input device to e nanon ASIO application possible choices will be Ozone L Ozone or Ozone Stereo e In an ASIO application your input choices will be Ozone ASIO and Ozone ASIO 2 Your audio device output selection in either a non ASIO or an ASIO application will be Ozone 1 2 M Audio Ozone Hardware Installation Installing yo
35. lick Continue Anyway to continue Lares ETI 5 Another Digital Signature Not Found Window will appear Click Continue Anyway to continue n eee pog qup eee rod paries ree i aee 6 Another Digital Signature Not Found Window will appear Click Continue Anyway to continue DE Vn ee ES EL leo uem qpmewc gee 07 mecs 78 cmm cmm mad T ete SE es j mbi ae ae be ELS 7 An M Audio Setup Window will appear next Make sure both the Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA Transfer Mode boxes are checked then click Next ESTIS LR le uu ul um eal m em SURE ems 10 8 An M Audio Setup Window will appear to confirm a successful setup Click Next to complete installation of the M Audio Ozone r Ew Piste e oS ee AN i cce Dewey ee 307 ee i bed ee oen n mam SS 9 Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart 10 When you are completely restarted please connect the USB cable from your M Audio Ozone to your computer Now power up the device by pressing the power button on the back of
36. n 8 1 or higher in your system During this installation the M Audio Ozone must be powered off Begin the installation process by inserting the Drivers CD ROM in your computer Open the Ozone folder Double click on the Ozone EXE icon on your driver CD The installer will install DirectX version 8 1 on your computer Proceed with the DirectX installation by clicking Next n Lis aco rum m Ge maet 2 Verify that you wish to continue installing DirectX 8 by clicking Yes biie ee ee af RP Ll 3 Verify that you have read the license agreement and agree to the terms Click Yes to continue eS 1 _ Pea bh mmia a m armed udi Lar remanent hull li la M m 4 Windows will need to restart your machine to complete the Direct X 8 1 installation Click to restart your system Stipe 2 x i Directs setup needs n restart your machine press OK In restart now acm 5 This is the first setup window for installing the M Audio Ozone drivers after the installer has confirmed that you have DirectX version 8 1 or higher installed on your system Make sure your M Audio Ozone is powered off and that no other Windows programs are running then click Next to continue H bd ASudsa Crone 110505 ij
37. nd Manager applications such as iTunes or Quicktime to play through the M Audio Ozone however you cannot use ASIO and Sound Manager simultaneously Set the Macintosh s default Input and Output to Built in when using ASIO applications such as Reason To check your computer s audio output setting and select the M Audio Ozone Open the Apple menu then select Sound from the Control Panel s list 2 Under Input and Output select Ozone from the list of available devices 3 Close the Apple Sound Control Panel M Audio Ozone and Mac OS X Mac OS X will allow you to select the M Audio Ozone as the system s audio output device To change your audio output setting to use the M Audio Ozone 28 Go to System Preferences in the Apple Menu 2 Select the Sound preference panel and click the Output tab m magum mE arn es eee 3 Select M Audio Ozone to choose the M Audio Ozone as your default output device You can also select the Input tab to make the M Audio Ozone the default Input device The M Audio Ozone Control Panel When the M Audio Ozone audio drivers are installed M Audio Ozone Control Panel software is also installed onto your system The Control Panel gives you access to certain audio hardware parameters plus some status readouts First let s locate the Control Panel on your particular OS Windows In Windows the M Audio Ozone Control Panel shows up on the task bar
38. nd also to the Direct Monitor circuitry When this switch is set to Record the Mic In Channel and Instrument In Channel 2 are switched off defeated and the Aux Inputs are passed to your computer and to the Direct Monitor circuitry Aux Input This is a stereo 1 4 TRS jack for the two Aux Inputs The Monitor Record mode switch will determine its signal path Instrument In Channel 2 This is 1 4 TRS Balanced input for instrument or line level signals The Instrument In s preamp gain is controlled by the top panel Inst Gain control This Channel is defeated if the Aux Input is plugged in and the Monitor Record button is pressed to the Record position 7 12 Mic In Channel 1 This is XLR Balanced preamp input for microphones Mic In preamp gain is controlled by the top panel Mic Gain control This input also gets defeated if the Aux Input is plugged in and the Monitor Record button is pressed to the Record position 13 Direct Monitor Stereo Mono Switch When this switch is set to Stereo Channel goes to the left output Output and Channel 2 goes to the right output Output 2 as in a stereo signal panned hard left and hard right When this switch is set to Mono both input channels are passed to both output channels in Mono or panned to the center This switch will not affect the signal that is being recorded but only the signal you are monitoring 4 Phantom Power Switch
39. ntroller knob that you are programming 5 You can select up to five banks of presets for the M Audio Ozone s keyboard PI P5 by pressing the MIDI SELECT button This is most effective for stand alone mode not for all soft synth presets 6 Finally Press MIDI SELECT key again to finish assigning values to the controller knob RESET Key Pressing the MIDI SELECT button followed by the RESET key and then the Enter key will send out a message to return all external MIDI instruments to their default setting Press the MIDI SELECT button again to complete the process Flat and Sharp Keys By pressing the MIDI SELECT button and the flat or the sharp key you will shift the active keyboard pitch one note half step higher or lower For example if you want to change the pitch 2 notes down press MIDI SELECT button and the flat key twice Press the MIDI SELECT button to finish the change To change the M Audio Ozone s octave range press the the Octave Up or Octave Down button however many times you wish to shift the octave range Press the MIDI SELECT button to finish the change MIDI CHANNEL Select Pressing the MIDI SELECT button and then pressing the MIDI CHANNEL key allows you to select the transmitting channel for your keyboard The default Channel is when the keyboard s power is turned on To set the MIDI channel to 2 for example Press the MIDI SELECT button 2 Press the key labeled MIDI CHANNEL on the k
40. of this manual titled Setting Input Gain Direct Monitor Level Knobs These knobs set the monitor level of the Mic In Ch 1 and Instrument In Ch 2 preamp signals before they are sent to the computer These listening levels can then be heard at Outputs amp 2 and also at the Headphone Out When the Aux Input Record Monitor switch is set to Record these Direct Monitor Level controls then control the monitor level for the Aux Input signal For more information see the section of this manual titled Using Direct Monitor Headphone Level This control sets the level of the audio going to the headphone output Phantom Power Indicator This light indicates that 48V phantom power is being sent to the Mic In Ch 1 Phantom Power is turned on and off by the Phantom Power switch on the M Audio Ozone s rear panel Key Programming Assignments After pressing the MIDI SELECT Button the keys on the M Audio Ozone become function keys that allow you to assign particular MIDI parameters as well as Program Change and MIDI Channel selections using the numbered key group 6 Rear Panel 8 ues E Power Switch The Power Switch turns on the M Audio Ozone You probably figured that one out for yourself Power Jack This jack is used to connect the keyboard to the supplied 9VAC 1000mA wall wart type power supply USB Port This USB connector jack is used to connect the
41. oller may also send MIDI information to any installed software synthesizer outputting the audio from the M Audio Ozone s audio outputs MIDI Studio PC or Mac To Sound System or Audio Mixer Audio Out Additionally the M Audio Ozone may be used as a standalone keyboard controller independent of the computer and its USB port You will want to use the MIDI out port that is labeled Keyboard A setup such as this may be used in a performance situation or when you wish to use the keyboard without the computer Live Setup MIDI Out Audio Out MIDI In Sound Module M Audio Ozone MIDI Functions To Sound System or Audio Mixer MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface which makes all digital musical instruments equipped with this standardized interface able to exchange their MIDI data or talk to each other To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more detail the following descriptions outline the MIDI functions of the M Audio Ozone which allow you to connect the keyboard to other MIDI instruments and to your computer The versatile MIDI capability of the M Audio Ozone will offer you tremendous power in a MIDI environment 39 The keys on the M Audio Ozone in conjunction with the MIDI SELECT button give you the extra programming capability that is unique to M Audio s line of MIDI controllers including the M Audio Ozone Oxygen8 and Radium You can
42. ons M Audio USB MIDI Support and the other in System Folder OMS Preferences M Audio USB OMS Support For more information scroll through the Read me text which is presented on your screen during the installation process Mac OS X The drivers for Mac OS X are found on the Driver CD which comes with the product You may also wish to check the M Audio Ozone drivers page of our website to make sure you have the most recent version The driver may be labeled M Audio Ozone or M Audio USB The OSX Installer Package icon looks like a cube of gelatin rising out of a cardboard box and usually ends with the suffix pkg To install the software Double click on the installer package 2 When prompted enter the administrator password you chose when you installed OSX 3 Follow the prompts to install the software OMS Configuration Mac OS9 only If you have installed OMS necessary only in Mac OS 9 you must now configure it Go to the Chooser under the Apple Menu and make sure AppleTalk is turned off this is recommended although OMS will sense that it is on and prompt you to turn it off If you are installing your M Audio Ozone driver and configuring OMS for the first time follow these instructions to configure OMS In the Opcode folder which you will find on your hard drive locate the OMS Applications folder then OMS Setup Double click on OMS Setup 2 OMS will inform you that it has not yet been con
43. ot have the physical port connectors installed A simple USB back panel extender can be purchased at a computer supply store and can be installed easily to provide USB port connectors On a Mac Your Mac must support USB with built in native ports present A Mac OS that supports USB will also be required We recommend OS 9 2 2 or higher We cannot guarantee optimum performance of the device when using non Apple USB ports IMPORTANT For MacOS 9 an OMS MIDI driver is provided You MUST have a sequencer program that supports OMS and have OMS also included properly installed in order to use the M Audio Ozone What s in the Box Included in the M Audio Ozone package you should find e M Audio Ozone USB Audio MIDI Mobile Workstation e 1 standard USB cable PC and Mac driver disk e Owner s manual and warranty card Power Adaptor Guide to Getting Started Here is an outline of the steps needed to begin using your M Audio Ozone on either a Mac or a PC l 2 3 Install the Driver see Software Installation Attach the M Audio Ozone to your computer see Hardware Installation Connect your sound module to the M Audio Ozone see M Audio Ozone MIDI Setup Connect the audio inputs and outputs to your mixer or monitor system see M Audio Ozone Audio Setup Configure the M Audio Ozone in your application software see Using the M Audio Ozone in your Application Software M Audio Ozone Panel Features
44. passive transformer to the M Audio Ozone s Mic Input Channel 1 which will then allow you to plug another electric or acoustic guitar or other high impedance instrument into the M Audio Ozone s Mic Input Additional information on using the Mic and Instrument Ins will be found in the next two sections 34 Setting Input Gain The M Audio Ozone provides up to 60dB of gain on the Channel Mic In and 40dB of gain on the Channel 2 Instrument In Microphones typically emit a low signal level requiring a pre amp such as the M Audio Ozone provides Other instruments such as guitar pickups and even some keyboard sound modules will also benefit from a bit of punch from the M Audio Ozone preamps Plug in your mic or instrument with the gain controls turned down then turn the gain up incrementally while testing the mic or playing the instrument When the signal LED shows fairly consistent activity you ve reached a good signal level for the M Audio Ozone mic preamp Some users may wish to experiment a little further to find what audibly might be referred to as a sweet spot Note that when the clip LED lights it is indicating that the preamp output signal is clipping or is too close for comfort Let your ears be the judge but when the clip LED lights and stays lit you are approaching or have reached distortion in your M Audio Ozone signal The best method is to turn up the gain and then turn it down once you ve started to clip the inp
45. t 1 4 Unbalanced Analog Output 2 10 dBV nom Headphone Amplifier w gt Gain Control 1 4 Headphone Output 49
46. tallation by clicking Next 3 Verify that you have read the license agreement and agree to the terms Click Yes to continue 4 Windows will need to restart your machine to complete the Direct X 8 1 installation Click OK to restart your system 14 5 This is the first setup window for installing the M Audio Ozone drivers after the installer has confirmed that you have DirectX version 8 1 or higher installed on your system Make sure your M Audio Ozone is powered off and that no other Windows programs are running then click Next to continue ge c mmm bel ey ee i Sipe mm em Ee PLH am yw go mccum cs mg eM y me m ssa oce mg o w mu aen PS Oe EE cB arr as ee uU 6 A Digital Signature Not Found Window will appear As this is a relatively new product it does not have an official Windows Digital Signature yet Rest assured our USB drivers are of the highest quality and will not cause problems in your system Click Yes E HIR Coil Rn nir P i rrr PPP cm mme 7 An M Audio Setup Window will appear next Make sure both Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA Transfer Mode boxes are checked then click Next HEC a a o GUN GN m LLL LIE ME RN dE i _ T bee brni mi ILU dm 7 LSS bss eil Me 5
47. ted by a lit LED on the MIDI Select Button When MIDI SELECT is activated the keyboard becomes a set of function keys for setting MIDI parameter commands Octave Up amp Down Preset buttons Pressing these buttons during normal use will allow you to select the octave orientation of the M Audio Ozone s keyboard Following a pressing of the MIDI SELECT button they alternately allow you to select the preset bank setting 5 of the M Audio Ozone s keyboard Pressing the MIDI SELECT button again after a preset bank selection will return these buttons to their normal octave select function Rotary Controller Knobs These eight programmable rotary knobs can be used to send any MIDI controller data on any MIDI channel This is perfect for use with hardware and software synthesizers for automating software mixers or for controlling any devices that will respond to MIDI commands In the Programming Assignment Keys section the Set CNTRL Key instructions will show you how to program this special feature Mic Inst Gain These knobs control the preamp gain of the Mic In Ch and Instrument In Ch 2 This level is sent to the USB output for computer recording and also to the M Audio Ozone Output amp 2 when the Direct Monitor level controls are used Signal and Clip Indicators These indicators show the output level of the signal coming from the Mic and Instrument Ins For more information on setting these controls see the section
48. tud n a EL Viens maim oe ha cbe omm ee eum b LB E s bee ied Bl pea Beer erg ee oe 1 Pra amy mum pie ud dtd oso WS aaa Doa RT a ad ef Bs m non Viu TT al Hem tm 6 An M Audio Setup Window will appear next Make sure both Enable Digital CD and Enable DMA Transfer Mode boxes are checked then click Next IECIT A i bee eee omar d Vege LSS ee ae ge p Eee ec Re i i ELI LUE s c Ir il I maim m eme hr 18 An M Audio Setup Window will come up confirming a successful setup Click Next to successfully install the M Audio Ozone kt Audio Crome installed Succerskully i ee e UU Rd E Ta pm pip rra eee ra Te lH m O O DER 4 1 Kari hima i Windows will prompt you to restart the computer Make sure that Yes restart my computer now is checked and then click Finish to restart When you are completely restarted and at your desktop power up the M Audio Ozone Gn Tg EI EF See r rec n qe ro ML EJH pa SD omeereeatu cun Windows 9SSE 2 3 The M Audio Driver CD should be inserted into the computer s CD ROM drive In this example the CD ROM drive is letter D The letter of your CD
49. ur M Audio Ozone involves simply attaching it to your computer s USB port via the standard USB cable included with the product Find a good spot around your computer station to place the M Audio Ozone The USB port on your computer is a small rectangular connector and is usually found in a group of two The device end of your USB cable is roughly square in shape and should fit easily into the USB connector on your M Audio Ozone Take the computer end of the USB cable and plug it into the USB port on the back of your computer Take the device end of the USB cable and plug it in to the USB port on the back panel of the M Audio Ozone We recommend that you power down turn off your computer for a first time installation Plug in the M Audio Ozone using the supplied power adapter and turn on the power The audio outputs of the M Audio Ozone should be connected to your audio monitoring system a mixer an audio receiver or a pair of powered speakers Further audio and MIDI connection instructions will be found in the following sections M Audio Ozone MIDI Setup and M Audio Ozone Audio Setup M Audio Ozone Audio Setup and Control The M Audio Ozone provides two inputs Mic and Instrument and two line outputs Output and 2 The M Audio Ozone also provides a pair of Aux Inputs which can be used to monitor external gear or can double as line inputs when switched to Record mode A Headphone Out on a 1 4 stereo T
50. ur M Audio Ozone is connected to your computer s USB port and recognized by the system this section will indicate a Connected to M Audio Ozone status M Audio Ozone MIDI Setup and Control A typical MIDI system would include your M Audio Ozone a computer MIDI sequencing software software synthesizers and or a MIDI compatible sound module This type of setup can be connected as follows The M Audio Ozone is connected to the computer via the USB port connectors using the supplied USB standard cable The M Audio Ozone can play any software synthesizers that are installed in your system as well as the synthesizer that is part of an internal sound card This will depend on how you set up your software see the section entitled Using the M Audio Ozone in your Application Software The USB MIDI Output of the M Audio Ozone can be connected to the MIDI In of a sound module The audio output of the sound module can be plugged directly into the Aux Input of the M Audio Ozone The M Audio Ozone s Output and 2 can then be plugged into a sound system or into a mixer which is then connected to a sound system see the section entitled M Audio Ozone Audio Setup 38 In the following setup the M Audio Ozone is being used as a MIDI controller as well as a MIDI interface inputting MIDI data to the computer and its application software and outputting MIDI to a sound module from which sounds will be produced The M Audio Ozone as a contr
51. ust begun The signal needs to be converted to a digital signal which then gets sent to the computer via the USB pipe From there it gets sent to your music software and processed then turns around and comes all the way back Even though the M Audio Ozone uses the latest hardware and software technology it might take a few fractions of a second to make this trip Although this delay is imperceptable when the performance is played back it can be distracting when you re performing music To compensate for this delay the M Audio Ozone has a feature called Direct Monitor Direct Monitor sends the signal from the Channel and 2 inputs directly to the Outputs without any of the delay caused by traveling to and from the computer The Direct Monitor level knobs control the level of the signal from the Channel and 2 inputs to the Main and Headphone Outputs Use these level knobs to set the monitoring level of the mic or instrument that you are recording relative to the audio tracks that are playing from your computer The Direct Monitor system has a switch on the rear panel labeled Direct Monitor Stereo Mono When this switch is set to Stereo Input Channel will be sent to the Left Output and Input Channel 2 will be sent to the Right Output If you want to hear your source in mono through both outputs set this switch to Mono The Mono setting is useful when you are recording individual instruments as opposed to a stereo source When using
52. ut signal You must also consider the level that is being sent from the M Audio Ozone to your recording software Check the input meters within your software and make sure that they are neither too low nor clipping too hot An adjustment in gain on the M Audio Ozone may be necessary but your optimal recording level within your software should approach but never reach the maximum level Additionally because the M Audio Ozone s preamps provide quite a bit of gain it is recommended to turn the gain all the way down on unused inputs You will find more information on setting record levels in the manual of your music software Understand that in digital recording clipping the meters in your program is never a good thing If your level goes into the red once you ve got distortion Phantom Power Unlike dynamic microphones many condenser microphones need to receive a DC voltage generally 48V from an external source before they can generate an output signal If the condenser mic doesn t come with its own power supply then phantom power must be applied from the preamp Setting the Phantom Power Switch to send phantom power on the M Audio Ozone will send the necessary voltage to the XLR Mic Input Phantom power will not affect a dynamic mic adversely so it is fine to have a dynamic mic at the XLR input while phantom power is switched on Just 35 to be safe check your mic s documentation to see if it will accept or needs phantom po
53. utton to finish your choice After you press the Cancel key the LED display will also show blank and will not disappear until you press the MIDI SELECT button to finish your choice Presets M Audio Ozone can save five Presets in memory This allows you to assign 8 controller values to the faders and knobs in one Preset and then assign 8 different values to those same faders and knobs In this manner you may change settings without losing your current settings To change Presets press the MIDI SELECT button then the UP DOWN buttons choosing the desired Preset from the five Preset banks available The display will read PI through P5 while you are changing Presets The chart on the next page lists the factory default Presets useful in a variety of software programs and performance scenarios These default Presets use the Preset memory banks through 5 Banks through 5 are not write protected and so when applying the above method of editing and saving customized Presets according to your wants and needs they can be written over If you ever wish to restore the factory default Presets simply hold down the MIDI Select button while powering up your M Audio Ozone 43 M Audio Ozone Preset Chart 44 Technical Support amp Contact Information For additional technical assistance contact M Audio Technical Support by telephone 626 445 8495 9 5 PST M F by fax 626 445 7564 or by e mail techsupt m audio com If you
54. wer Some ribbon mics definitely should NOT receive phantom power as this could damage them Using the Aux Inputs The M Audio Ozone has a pair of Aux Input line inputs both on a single 1 4 TRS jack It is designed so that a single connector contains both the left and right input from a stereo source such as a synthesizer drum machine CD player This input is unbalanced 04 line level Below is an example of the type of cable you will need to connect to the Aux Input commonly referred to as an Insert Cable Synthesizer Left Output Ring Piin Tip N Left Input Sleeve Synthesizer Ground Right Output The Aux Input has two modes Monitor and Record In Monitor mode the Aux Input is mixed with the signal coming from your computer via the USB cable and plays through Outputs and 2 and the Headphone Out In Record mode the Mic In Channel 1 and Instrument In Channel 2 are disabled so that you can record the Aux Inputs to your computer In other words Record mode turns the Aux Inputs into line inputs to your computer and is useful if you want to record a line level stereo source You may for example want to use the Aux Input in Monitor mode to monitor a sound module that is being triggered by the M Audio Ozone s MIDI Out jack Then when your MIDI sequence is complete you may want to record that sound module as an audio track Recording your MIDI sequences as audio tracks allows you to apply e
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