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ProDrive

The UPorts6 comes equipped with ProDrive

 - our innovative 

rack, plug-in host, and virtual signal router. ProDrive

 runs either in standalone

mode or with your favorite digital audio workstation (DAW). Pull up your guitar

modeling and play, or plug in your midi controller and control your favorite virtual

instruments without running through your digital audio workstation.

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Summary of Contents for Uports 6

Page 1: ...User manual 4 In 2 Out with 48V Phantom Power Recording USB Interface ...

Page 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Page 3: ...ount 5 Features 6 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Mac driver installation 9 Mixer control panel 11 Windows driver installation 12 ProDrive Ⅲ 15 Mixer control panel 16 Settings Sample rate and latency settings 18 ProDrive Ⅲ hosting rack 22 Hardware Connections 23 Specifications 24 Services 25 Contents ...

Page 4: ...edures Start by inputing the device s serial number as well as your personal information etc By registering your product online you will be entitled to service and after sales support at our Help Center by visiting our website at www iconproaudio com Also all the registered products under your account will be listed on your personal product page where you will find updated information such as firm...

Page 5: ...ntact our after sales service team 2 Log in to your personal account page for existing user or sign up for new user Existing user Please log into your personal user page by inputing your user name and password New user Please click Sign Up and fill in all the information 3 Download all useful materials All your registered devices under your account will show on the page Each product will be listed...

Page 6: ... assignable source and individual volume control Flexible channel routing via the software control panel ICON s innovative ProDrive Ⅲ plug ins hosting rack is provided Kilohearts plug ins are provided USB2 0 High Speed equipped and USB bus powered Supports DirectSound WDM and ASIO2 0 Compatible with Mac OS Intel Mac 10 11 and later iOS 9 or above and Windows 7 8 10 32 bit 64 bit Full duplex simult...

Page 7: ...toring control knob This potentiometer controls the audio signal flow of the PC output and the actual analog inputs Comp Anticlockwise Only PC audio signal will be monitored Direct Out Clockwise Only analog inputs Mic Inst 1 2 will be monitored Mix Centre Both PC analog inputs audio signal will be monitored 5 HP Monitor 1 output This output jack accepts a standard 1 4 stereo TRS headphone connecto...

Page 8: ...s on standard 1 4 TS connectors at 10dB line level 3 Line outputs 1 2 These are unbalanced analog outputs on standard 1 4 TS connectors at 6dBU line level 4 MIDI I O connectors MIDI input and output on standard 5 pin DIN connectors 5 12V 1A power adaptor Connect the provided power adaptor here Note UPorts6 is not able to work without the provided power adaptor connected The USB bus power is not ab...

Page 9: ...the UPorts6 digital audio interface to your Mac yet 2 Class compliant device UPorts6 is class compliant on macOS so no driver installation is needed 3 Copy the software control panel shortcut logo to your desktop Open the previous Mac folder Copy the ProDrive Ⅲ software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop 4 Launch the software control panel Click the UPorts6 s software control panel s...

Page 10: ... UPorts6 Core Audio UPorts6 Bit Accurate 6 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and confirm that the UPorts6 device has been setup properly as shown in diagram 4 Diagram 3 UPorts6 13 14 15 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt...

Page 11: ... to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to 0dB level 7 Gain control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 8 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding input channel route to the corresponding output channel Remember you may route any input s to any output s Mixer control panel The mixers work like a matrix mixer Activate and adjust th...

Page 12: ...Note Do not connect the UPorts6 digital audio interface to your computer yet 2 Download the Windows driver from your Personal User Page at www iconproaudio com After you downloaded the driver file please click it to start the installation process 3 Installation Wizard appears Choose Next when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 7 4 License Agreement Click I Agree to proceed UPorst6 E9OT4 ...

Page 13: ... the components that you would like to install We strongly recommend that you select all components 6 Preparing installation files Once the installation process has started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance Please be patient and wait for the process to finish 7 Click Install to proceed Note The same message will appear three times as there are three different dr...

Page 14: ... 10 Connect your UPorts6 digital audio interface Now connect the UPorts6 digital audio interface to your computer s USB port UPorts6 13 14 15 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Ctrl Backspace Enter Shift intel USB Mac Diagram 16 1...

Page 15: ...g in host and virtual signal router ProDrive Ⅲ runs either in standalone mode or with your favorite digital audio workstation DAW Pull up your guitar modeling and play or plug in your midi controller and control your favorite virtual instruments without running through your digital audio workstation lll ...

Page 16: ...n1 2 3 UPorts6 Loopback channels LB 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 These are the ASIO loop back channels Mixer control panel On the mixer control panel there are four different main types of ASIO channels that you can manipulate Diagram 19 17 15 2 11 10 9 8 7 16 14 13 12 4 5 3 10 6 11 12 1 1 HW Input 1 2 level metering Shows the hardware 1 2 input level HW In 1 2 2 HW Output 1 2 level metering Shows the hardware...

Page 17: ...tput level VC Out 5 6 10 Loopback 1 2 Shows the ASIO loop back 1 2 channel s level metering 11 Loopback 3 4 Shows the ASIO loop back 3 4 channel s level metering 12 Loopback 5 6 Shows the ASIO loop back 5 6 channel s level metering 13 Link switch Shows to adjust both channels level simultaneously 14 Mute switch Switch to mute the corresponding channel 15 0dB switch Switch to instantly adjust the c...

Page 18: ... button to launch the settings window Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44 1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 21 Settings Sample rate and latency settings Diagram 20 Diagram 21 ...

Page 19: ...gs Diagram 22 Safe maximum latency Extra Large Normal Small Very Small Minimum minimum latency Custom There are six standard latency settings to select If you would like to customize your own latency value select custom ...

Page 20: ...ttings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings These values include 1 ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 and 4096 2 Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings Minimum Low Normal High and Maximum ...

Page 21: ...windows please select a larger latency setting Note If a clicking sound occurs you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound It means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by UPorts6 digital audio interface ...

Page 22: ...22 ProDrive Ⅲ hosting rack With the ProDrive Ⅲ Rack you can use any of your plug ins with your DAW Or you may use your device as a standalone plug ins effector without the need to run a DAW ...

Page 23: ...or surround system In two channel stereo operation the default outputs are channels 1 and 2 If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphones instruments or other line level analog sources to the device s analog inputs or or 1 2 Mac Mac PC ...

Page 24: ...aximum Output Level Balanced 10 2dBu typical Unbalanced 2 0dBV typical Input Impedance 10K Ohms typical Line Outputs 1 2 balanced Frequency Response 22Hz to 22kHz 0 1dB Dynamic Range 114dB A weighted Signal to Noise Ratio 114dB A weighted THD N 100dB Crosstalk 100dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Balanced 4dBu Unbalanced 10dBV Maximum Output Level Balanced 10 2dBu typical Unbalanced 2 0dBV typical Outp...

Page 25: ...t to repair the unit 3 Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 Ship to the ICON tech support center or the local return authorization See our service centers and distributor service points...

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