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ESI 

MAYA44 XTe

 

 

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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial 
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not 
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to 
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful 
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. If 
necessary, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. 

Correspondence 

For technical support inquiries, contact your nearest dealer, local distributor or ESI support online at 
www.esi-audio.com. 

Disclaimer 

All features and specifications subject to change without notice. 

Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.esi-audio.com 
occasionally for the most recent update information. 

Summary of Contents for MAYA44 XTe

Page 1: ...High Quality 4 in 4 out PCIe Audio Interface User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2011 Revision 2 September 2011 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...tallation 7 4 1 Windows XP 7 4 2 Windows Vista 7 9 4 3 Mac OS X 10 5 Connecting External Devices 10 5 1 MAYA44 XTe Line Connectors 10 5 2 Connection Examples 11 6 MAYA44 XTe Control Panel 13 6 1 Pull...

Page 4: ...PCIe audio solution MAYA44 XTe provides 2 stereo analog line inputs 2 stereo line outputs a microphone input with 48V phantom power and preamp a Hi Z guitar instrument input as well as an optical S PD...

Page 5: ...aration for Hardware Installation The MAYA44 XTe PCIe card and other components in the computer can be damaged easily by electrical shock You should use an anti static device that can discharge the st...

Page 6: ...e check the manual of your mainboard or computer to identify the PCIe slot or consult a computer specialist There are different types of PCIe slot MAYA44 XTe will work both in a shorter PCIe x1 and in...

Page 7: ...the download section of www esi audio com for updated drivers 4 1 Windows XP Turn on your computer Windows will automatically detect a new device installation and the Found New Hardware Wizard window...

Page 8: ...stallation proceeds After some time the installation of the ESI MAYA44 XTe Controller device will be completed and you need to click Finish Once this is done the Found New Hardware Wizard will automat...

Page 9: ...ecommended Insert the driver CD only if you are installing the original driver from the CD If you are installing an updated driver from our website proceed by clicking on I don t have the disc Show me...

Page 10: ...system and navigate in Finder to the Mac OS X folder on the CD Alternatively you can download the latest version of the driver from our website You will find a file called MAYA44_XTe Mac vx_yy dmg whe...

Page 11: ...an be connected to any device with regular unbalanced 10dBv line output such as the output of a mixing console a CD or MD player a sound module a keyboard with sound engine a synthesizer or others Ins...

Page 12: ...ifferent channel of a mixer or to different devices altogether and different audio signals can be sent out to them simultaneously This is especially nice in situations where you need two independent s...

Page 13: ...latency is achieved by selecting smaller sample size which is ideal for software synthesizer and precise timing recording However the latency is also limited by your system performance For most record...

Page 14: ...hone typically is very low and requires amplification the gain knobs allow you to control the built in amplifier in order to raise and match the input signal in order for the signal to be further proc...

Page 15: ...xternal as it processes the signal from the physical coaxial S PDIF input from MAYA44 XTe instead Below that the status area displays the current S PDIF input signal state 6 5 DirectWIRE What is Direc...

Page 16: ...WDM KS PowerDVD WinDVD etc ASIO section represents ASIO application s I O Ex Cubase Logic Reason Nuendo SONAR when using ASIO Samplitude etc GSIF section represents GSIF application like GigaStudio No...

Page 17: ...wever this does not mean you do not have any advanced options the MAYA44 XTe control panel described in the previous chapter includes all professional audio features that you might need and which are...

Page 18: ...d select Device Setup from the Devices menu Select VST Audio System on the tree structure on the left part of the window and then make sure to select ESI MAYA44 XTe ASIO as ASIO Driver entry You can v...

Page 19: ...B 4 Digital Input 1 connector type optical TOSlink 2 format IEC 60958 Consumer S PDIF 3 resolution 24 Bit 5 Digital Output 1 connector type optical TOSlink 2 format IEC 60958 Consumer S PDIF 3 resolut...

Page 20: ...nterference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his...

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