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Table of Contents

Introduction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

What’s in the Box?   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Product Features & Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Minimum System Requirements   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

PCI Adapter Card and Break-Out Cable:   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quick Guide to Getting Started   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Hardware Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Audiophile 2496 Driver & Software Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Windows 98 Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Windows 95 Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows NT Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Macintosh Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Verifying Windows Driver Installation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Verifying Delta Control Panel Installation, PC & Mac   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Audiophile 2496 System Overview   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Audiophile 2496 Analog Input/Outputs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

The Digital Monitor Mixer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

The Patchbay / Router   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Synchronization   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Using the Audiophile 2496 with your Software Application   . . . . . . . . . . .13

Audiophile 2496 Control Panel Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Monitor Mixer Page   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Patchbay/Router Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Hardware Settings Page   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

S/PDIF Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

About Page   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Save, Delete, Load Buttons; H/W Installed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Audiophile 2496 Recording Tutorial   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Typical Setup    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Transferring from DAT to Audiophile 2496   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Transferring from Audiophile 2496 to DAT, monitoring with DAT  . . .29

Audiophile 2496 MIDI Setup   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Troubleshooting Tips for Frequently Asked Questions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Appendix A - Technical Specs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Limited Lifetime Warranty   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Содержание Delta Audiophile 2496

Страница 1: ...tem Overview 11 Audiophile 2496 Analog Input Outputs 11 The Digital Monitor Mixer 12 The Patchbay Router 12 Synchronization 12 Using the Audiophile 2496 with your Software Application 13 Audiophile 2496 Control Panel Software 16 Monitor Mixer Page 17 Patchbay Router Page 19 Hardware Settings Page 21 S PDIF Page 24 About Page 26 Save Delete Load Buttons H W Installed 26 Audiophile 2496 Recording Tu...

Страница 2: ...s 98 95 NT and Macintosh OS 8 5 1 or higher M Audio Warranty Registration card About the Audiophile 2496 Digital Recording Interface with MIDI The Audiophile 2496 gives you stereo or dual mono analog inputs and outputs plus coaxial S PDIF digital inputs and outputs for a total of 4 ins 4 outs of high quality audio I O All audio channels support 24 bit data width and any sampling rate from 8kHz to ...

Страница 3: ...I O Configured as a PCI adapter card with external break out cable 2x2 analog I O accepts common unbalanced audio on RCA jacks Break out cable supports coaxial S PDIF digital I O and 1x1 16 channel MIDI operation High analog dynamic range D A 104dB A D 100 4 dB both A weighted All data paths support up to 24bit 96kHz performance no upgrades necessary Comprehensive digital mixing routing and monito...

Страница 4: ... This 15 pin D sub connector accepts the supplied break out cable to provide S PDIF and MIDI connectors 4 Coaxial S PDIF Input This RCA connector receives an S PDIF stereo signal from your coaxial S PDIF digital source such as a DAT MiniDisc player or external A D converter 5 Coaxial S PDIF Output This RCA connector sends an S PDIF stereo signal to your coaxial S PDIF digital target device such as...

Страница 5: ...are for proper monitoring and playback Hardware Installation To mechanically install the Audiophile 2496 do the following 1 Turn off your computer 2 Remove the computer s cover and position the computer so that you may easily access its PCI slots 3 Select the PCI slot where you will install your Audiophile 2496 PCI host card Make sure the slot is a PCI slot If you don t know what PCI slot means ch...

Страница 6: ...I card and or computer and void your warranty Attach the break out cable to the PCI host card and secure with the screws that are molded into the break out cable Audiophile 2496 Driver Software Installation The Audiophile 2496 system includes a Software Drivers CD or diskette for Windows 98 95 NT and Macintosh containing all Windows drivers Macintosh drivers including all ASIO drivers and Delta Co...

Страница 7: ... restart Windows If it does request a restart remove the Drivers CD from the CD drive and respond by clicking Yes The system will restart and your Audiophile 2496 is ready for play Windows 95 Installation 1 After installation of the Audiophile 2496 hardware boot your system and start Windows During the Windows boot procedure new hardware will be automatically detected 2 Choose the Install of drive...

Страница 8: ...ension file Audiophile 2496 Driver in your Extensions folder by clicking on it and dragging it to the Extensions folder 3 If you are using a music program that uses ASIO drivers it will also have an ASIO folder within the application s folder In your Mac Delta Drivers folder you will find three Audiophile 2496 ASIO drivers For Cubase versions 4 x use the ASIO2 Delta Audiophile driver For Metro or ...

Страница 9: ...r Drag the Delta Audiophile OMS Driver into the OMS Folder 3 Restart your computer To Configure your Audiophile 2496 MIDI in OMS go to the Control Panel or 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 configuring OMS for the first time follow these instructions to configure OMS ...

Страница 10: ... game controllers to open a list of devices the Audiophile 2496 being a device of that nature Below is an example view of the Device Manager This example shows the M Audio Audiophile 2496 and Midiman Midisport 8x8 S another product shown here only as an example entries in the Windows Device Manager device list The Audiophile 2496 is properly installed with no conflicts as is the Midisport 8x8 S If...

Страница 11: ...o the control panel by highlighting it then holding Apple key M This alias can then be placed on your desktop NOTE When using a music software program that is ASIO capable launch the Delta Control Panel software from within that program Some of the control panel functions will be controlled from within that program such as master clock setting and sample rate so it is desirable to launch the music...

Страница 12: ...ration the entire Audiophile 2496 system is always synchronized to a single master clock The master clock is chosen via the Delta Control Panel software and this clock may be derived from either the Audiophile 2496 s internal crystal oscillators or from S PDIF In Most of the time the master clock is taken from the internal crystal oscillators However the S PDIF option must be used in situations wh...

Страница 13: ...system and enables the drivers Your software should have an audio device driver setup page and if you have problems locating it you should consult your software s documentation WINDOWS MME AUDIO INPUT DEVICES All Audiophile 2496 analog and S PDIF inputs may be used simultaneously for a total of 4 input channels Within your software application s the names of the Audiophile 2496 audio input devices...

Страница 14: ...re connected to the Audiophile 2496 s internal patchbay router and may be sent to one of several destinations For more on the patchbay router see the Patchbay Router section of the Delta Control Panel software discussion MACINTOSH SOUND MANAGER INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The Apple Sound Manager limits the user to one stereo pair for input and one stereo pair for output Within your music software the devic...

Страница 15: ...owing system sounds to be played through the Audiophile This also enables you to use the Audiophile with the sound applets included with Windows To set this up go to Control Panel Multimedia In the Audio Properties page set the Playback and Recording devices to the Audiophile 2496 input and output devices of your choice MIDI DRIVERS The Audiophile 2496 MIDI drivers once enabled in your software s ...

Страница 16: ...le key M Then this alias may be dragged to the desktop Double clicking either will launch the control panel Once the Delta Control Panel software has been opened you will see the main panel and its several tabs To display a desired page click on its tab Below are functional descriptions of each page Though most of the descriptions are Windows based the functions are identical unless otherwise indi...

Страница 17: ... a mute control LEVEL FADERS Each volume fader may be controlled by dragging its fader handle vertically with the mouse or by clicking on the handle to make it active and then adjusting it with the up down cursor keys of your computer keyboard Because the mixer has no gain these faders only attenuate reduce the signal levels The highest setting is 0dB or Unity Gain The default fader setting is the...

Страница 18: ...before it reaches the Audiophile output hardware or monitor mixer MASTER VOLUME At the left side of the Monitor Mixer page you will see the Master Volume faders and peak meters These faders have the longest throw and highest meter resolution of any level controls in the mixer page They control the overall stereo level of the mixer output The peak meters indicate the output signal levels with respe...

Страница 19: ...other signals When more than one channel has Solo selected all solo channels will be summed to the solo buss path which is what one might consider an in place solo as opposed to a PFL or pre fader listen levels and pans still apply Deactivating all solo boxes will return all input channels to their previous mute unmute states MUTE Every mixer input channel has a Mute checkbox associated with it Cl...

Страница 20: ...are S PDIF input of the Audiophile card The left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT1 and the right channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT2 4 The fourth option S PDIF In L R Rev functions identically to the third option except that the left and right channels are swapped Therefore in this mode the left channel of the S PDIF In is routed to OUT2 and the right channel of the S PDIF In is ro...

Страница 21: ...ion is solely for monitoring mixing purposes the S PDIF In will not record in reverse when this option is checked 5 Selection five connects the hardware analog inputs 1 2 directly to the Audiophile s S PDIF Out port Any signal present at the IN1 port will be sent to the left channel of the S PDIF Out and any signal present at the IN2 port will be sent to the right channel of the S PDIF Out At this...

Страница 22: ...plication when the application discontinues use of the Audiophile When it is checked the Audiophile will switch if necessary to the selected sample rate whenever the Audiophile is not in use by an application NOTE Because the digital monitor mixer runs at the sample rate of the rest of the board and because sample rate directly affects frequency response it may sometimes be desirable to keep the s...

Страница 23: ...sizes the default settings are recommended but you may desire to tweak these default settings to suit your tastes ON THE MAC The Hardware Settings Page in the Macintosh version of the Delta Control Panel also contains software switches that allow you to select which Delta input and output stereo pair will be used by the Sound Manager if and when you choose the Delta as the Sound Manager input and ...

Страница 24: ...levels in and out of the Audiophile also known as unity gain you should select consumer output levels to match the consumer input levels S PDIF Page The S PDIF page of the Delta Control Panel configures the S PDIF output format and displays the status of the S PDIF input To display this page click the S PDIF tab of the Delta Control Panel software DIGITAL INPUT This group box displays the current ...

Страница 25: ... copies that can be made or allow for unlimited copying Three SCMS modes are available Original Copy Permitted indicates that the source material may be copied by a receiving device 1st Generation indicates that the source material is a first generation or later copy Most devices that are capable of recording will reject material with this SCMS mode set The final option is No SCMS which may be use...

Страница 26: ...d functions expand this capability to store different sets of control panel settings using different configuration names These configurations are then available for recall at a later date and time Clicking the Save button brings up a dialog box prompting you to name the current configuration Once you have done this click OK and your current configuration has been saved to disk If you decide that y...

Страница 27: ...rwise setup the software for operation with the Audiophile 2496 NOTE All of these examples refer to the Windows MME driver names If you re using ASIO or Apple Sound Manager drivers you ll need to substitute the appropriate driver names when referring to software inputs or outputs On the Macintosh substitute SM ASIO for Delta Control Panel references to WavOut Typical Setup Let s look at a setup th...

Страница 28: ...und system s inputs 3 Because you will be recording from the S PDIF input you will need to set up the Audiophile 2496 to synchronize its master clock with the S PDIF input To do this open the Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel software Under Master Clock select S PDIF In 4 Next you will need to tell your application software the expected sample rate We ll use 44 1 kHz in this exampl...

Страница 29: ...he Delta Control Panel software and under Master Clock selecting Internal Xtal Also under the Codec Sample Rate section you should uncheck Rate Locked if it is previously checked This allows for more flexible sample rate playback 4 In order to verify proper S PDIF Output routing open the Patchbay Router page of the control panel software In the H W Out S PDIF column select the radio button named W...

Страница 30: ...ceive MIDI timecode for synchronization purposes 1 Connect the MIDI out port of your controller keyboard to the MIDI In of the Audiophile breakout cable using a standard MIDI cable 2 Connect the MIDI Out port of the Audiophile breakout cable to the MIDI in of your controller keyboard also using a standard MIDI cable 3 Connect the audio outputs of the keyboard to either a mixer sound system or the ...

Страница 31: ...ice capable of receiving S PDIF Problem No visual activity on Audio Input volume VU meters of user software Possible Cause 1 The Audiophile 2496 input devices are not properly selected in the user s application software Possible Cause 2 If the software is recording from the Audiophile s monitor mixer device be sure that the mixer s faders solo and mute controls are set up properly Possible Cause 3...

Страница 32: ...ible Cause You have Rate Locked set in the Delta Control Panel This makes only the sample rate specified in the panel available to Windows and software applications Either uncheck Rate Locked or set your application to that locked sample rate Problem Clicking sounds occur at the beginning of and immediately after each sound Possible Cause Sample rate changes often cause clicks and pops to occur in...

Страница 33: ... card Digital Audio Maximum Word Width 24 bits Digital Input Format S PDIF coaxial 0 5V to 5V peak to peak Digital Input Sample Rate 8kHz to 96kHz Digital Output Format S PDIF coaxial 0 5V peak to peak AES EBU data stream over S PDIF coaxial Digital Output Sample Rate 8kHz to 96kHz Connectors Gold plated RCA female on break out cable MIDI I O Configuration 1 in 1 out 16 MIDI channels in and out Co...

Страница 34: ...product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned unrepaired The remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall not include any other damages MIDIMAN will not be liable for consequential special indir...

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