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10 in 10 out PCI Digital Recording System with S/PDIF

User Guide

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Page 1: ...10 in 10 out PCI Digital Recording System with S PDIF User Guide...

Page 2: ...ng Delta 1010 with your Audio Software 12 Audio Inputs 12 Audio Outputs 13 Control Panel Software 14 Delta Control Panel for Windows XP 14 Monitor Mixer Tab 14 Patchbay Router Tab 17 Hardware Settings...

Page 3: ...give you valuable information about the Delta 1010 interface and will help you get the most out of your new purchase You may also want to refer to your audio software s documentation to better underst...

Page 4: ...rd Control all routing and hardware settings using the Control Panel software The sturdy 1U rack mount chassis houses all of the A D and D A converters keeping them away from the electrically noisy en...

Page 5: ...table for each channel MIDI Word Clock and S PDIF inputs and outputs Balanced or unbalanced operation High dynamic range D A 114dB A D 109dB A weighted Low distortion measured THD 0dBFS A D 0 001 D A...

Page 6: ...reater than Delta 1010 s requirements Home and Professional Edition only Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported G3 G4 accelerator cards not supported Hardware Controls and Indicators...

Page 7: ...ure good performance 8 Host Cable Connector HOST CABLE Use the supplied 25 pin host cable to connect this jack to the Delta 1010 PCI Host Adapter card IMPORTANT Do not connect the PCI Host Adapter car...

Page 8: ...upply to this jack IMPORTANT Do NOT connect a DC power supply to this jack Doing so may damage the interface Delta 1010 requires a 9V AC supply with at least 3 ampere capability PCI Host Adapter Card...

Page 9: ...connect the PCI Host Adapter card to anything other than the rack mount portion of the Delta 1010 interface Doing so may damage the interface The PCI Host Adapter card and rack mount portion of the i...

Page 10: ...possible to use a microphone that is connected directly to the interface To record a microphone you must rst pass the microphone signal through a microphone preampli er such as the M Audio TAMPA and...

Page 11: ...ure the interface without having to physically disconnect and reconnect the hardware inputs and outputs on the rear of the interface Synchronization For proper operation all digitally interconnected a...

Page 12: ...or example an input pair may be labeled ASIO 1 2 instead of Delta 1010 1 2 Furthermore some programs may break down the inputs listed above into individual left and right mono channels In this case th...

Page 13: ...ed When using the Patchbay Router s default settings signals from your audio application will be sent directly to Delta 1010 s corresponding physical outputs Keep in mind that the Patchbay Router allo...

Page 14: ...the Control Panel for Windows XP users Mac OS X users should skip to the following section of this User Guide to learn about the Mac OS X Control Panel To access the Delta Control Panel in Windows do...

Page 15: ...is for example 12dB lower than the maximum loudness is referred to as 12dB The meters are color coded into three sections green yellow and red The green section represents the safe zone and ranges fr...

Page 16: ...oll bar at the bottom of the Mixer Input section allows you to scroll through the various inputs The inputs are labeled from left to right WavOut 1 2 through WavOut 7 8 then WavOut S PDIF These inputs...

Page 17: ...010 interface The radio buttons in each column allow you to select the audio source for that physical ouput To use the Patchbay Router rst locate the Delta 1010 output that you d like to use the outpu...

Page 18: ...self This process varies from program to program but it is usually done through the application s Con guration or Audio Settings menu Refer to your audio software s documentation to learn how to do th...

Page 19: ...etc will operate This section also includes the following checkboxes Rate Locked The Rate Locked checkbox allows you to force Delta 1010 to operate at the chosen sample rate This will prohibit audio a...

Page 20: ...available to your audio software This ensures that recordings will be made at the proper rate NOTE These radio buttons are only available when Master Clock is set to Word Clock In MULTITRACK DRIVER DE...

Page 21: ...the size of the input and output buffers on Delta 1010 Buffers are used to help keep audio hardware and software running smoothly by creating a small queue of audio samples in a temporary storage loc...

Page 22: ...el If you would like your compatible DAW application to take control over some of Delta 1010 s direct monitoring features deselect this check box The extent of the implementation of this feature is de...

Page 23: ...are as follows Consumer Professional These buttons determine the communication protocol that takes place over the S PDIF cable The default Consumer setting will send standard S PDIF encoded audio sign...

Page 24: ...er recording and that the source material may be copied by a recording device 1st Generation This setting indicates that the source material is a rst generation copy of the master recording Most recor...

Page 25: ...ers will ignore a S PDIF signal if this bit is not set correctly Note that most modern DVD player applications automatically set this parameter to its correct setting and you will not have to make any...

Page 26: ...ios i e DAT transfers multi track recording etc that can be quickly reloaded as you switch from project to project Save To save your current con guration click the Save button This brings up a dialog...

Page 27: ...and parameters relating to its operation After installing the Delta 1010 drivers you can use the Control Panel software to con gure the various parameters of the interface Since the appearance and fun...

Page 28: ...quietest setting and will essentially mute the channel VU METERS Each channel features a VU meter that indicates audio levels in dB relative to full scale This means that the loudest possible signal i...

Page 29: ...s that the meters display the incoming signal before the signal passes through the faders Since the VU meters are pre fader making adjustments to a fader will have no impact on the levels displayed on...

Page 30: ...iated channel will be routed to the mixer s output STEREO LINK All of the Monitor Mixer s channel pairs have a Stereo Link checkbox When this box is checked the left right faders move together so that...

Page 31: ...e hardware analog inputs of the Delta 1010 interface TIP To restore the Router Patchbay to its default settings select the topmost radio button in each column Hardware Settings Tab The Hardware Settin...

Page 32: ...and make sure that the external S PDIF device is con gured to provide the master clock signal This will slave Delta 1010 to the external device s clock and allow S PDIF signals to enter the interface...

Page 33: ...gures a variety of parameters relating to the operation of the S PDIF output port located on the PCI Host Adapter card OUTPUT FORMAT This section has several parameters relating to the operation of th...

Page 34: ...f you are sending Dolby Digital or AC 3 encoded signals to a home theater receiver or other surround decoding device Dolby Digital and AC 3 are technically considered to be non audio signals and some...

Page 35: ...selected in the Digital Output Format section and the Advanced Settings box has been checked Data Type This parameter toggles a bit in the outgoing S PDIF data stream that indicates whether the signal...

Page 36: ...Control Panel con guration click the Import button A window will appear prompting you to select the con guration le you would like to load Once you have selected your le click the Open button CARD Up...

Page 37: ...s VU meters in a miniature screen This screen is intended to help recording engineers by displaying all input and output levels at a quick glance Note that this window does not have any controls it is...

Page 38: ...urce con ict between Delta 1010 and another device in your computer Try the following to see if the issue resolves a Move the PCI Host Adapter card to a different PCI slot b Remove other PCI cards fro...

Page 39: ...roperly Problem No visual activity on audio input VU meters of your audio software Possible Cause 1 Your software is not con gured to use Delta 1010 as its audio interface Make sure that Delta 1010 dr...

Page 40: ...oftware con guration has recently changed try running the pro ling routine again to see if this resolves the issue Possible Cause 3 If you have connected your Delta 1010 to other digital devices using...

Page 41: ...than 0 001 Frequency Response 22Hz 22kHz 0 3 0 2dB Input Impedance 10k ohms minimum Input Connectors 1 4 female balanced or unbalanced Output Connectors 1 4 female balanced or unbalanced Digital Audio...

Page 42: ...ons may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference...

Page 43: ...ices are not con gured in this way you will hear clicks pops and other unwanted glitches in your audio If you wish to set Delta 1010 as the master go to the Hardware Settings tab in the Control Panel...

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