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Chapter 5: The Driver Control Panel 21
Hardware Settings
The parameters in this section of the Control
Panel govern the operation of the interface.
Master Volume Knob
These check boxes (Output “1-2”, “3-4” and “5-
6”) determine which analog output pair(s) will
be affected by the Master Volume knob on the
top panel of the interface: If a box is checked,
the volume level of its corresponding outputs
will be controlled by the Master Volume knob; if
a box is left unchecked, the outputs will play at
full volume regardless of the position of the
Master Volume knob.
This feature gives Fast Track C600 a great deal of
flexibility in how it can be used. For example,
studios with multiple sets of studio monitors
may wish to connect one set of speakers to out-
puts 1-2 and a second or even a third set of
speakers (or a subwoofer) to outputs 3-4, or 5-6.
This allows users to easily switch between the
sets of speakers using the output selector but-
tons on the top panel while still being able to
control all of the speakers with one volume
knob. In this case “Output 1-2,” “Output 3-4,”
and “Output 5-6” if all are checked.
This functionality is also very useful when work-
ing in multi-channel “surround” formats, be-
cause you can use the Master Volume knob to si-
multaneously set the level of all speakers that
are connected to the outputs of Fast Track C600.
Again, “Output 1-2,” “Output 3-4,” and “Output
5-6” should be checked in this instance.
On the other hand, for example, if line outputs
1-2 are connected to speakers but outputs 3-4
and 5-6 are connected to external devices (such
as effects processors, a mixing console, or an-
other device), you may want to control the level
of outputs 1-2 with the Master Volume Knob
while leaving outputs 3-4 and 5-6 playing at full
volume regardless of how the Master Volume
Knob is set. This can be done by checking “Out-
put 1-2” while leaving the “Output 3-4” and
“Output 5-6” boxes unchecked. If you are leav-
ing any output unchecked, please be sure to
heed the warning below.
Finally, some users with external mixing con-
soles or dedicated speaker management systems
may wish to have the outputs always play at full
volume, regardless of how the master volume is
set. In this case, all of the Output boxes should
be left unchecked. Again, if you are leaving
these outputs unchecked, please be sure to heed
the warning below.
Disable Host Control
Certain recording applications are able to con-
trol the Fast Track C600 low-latency monitor
mixer through the ASIO Direct Monitoring
(ADM) standard. This is a convenient feature be-
cause all low latency monitoring is handled
through your music application's mixer and
there is no need to manually control settings on
the Monitor Mixer in the Fast Track C600 Con-
trol Panel.
Unchecking one of the Master Volume Knob
boxes allows its corresponding outputs to
play at full volume (i.e., without any atten-
uation). This may result in very loud sig-
nals being sent to your speakers, headphone
amplifiers, or other equipment. Be mindful
of your outgoing levels anytime you uncheck
one of these boxes to avoid potentially dam-
aging your equipment (or hearing). If you
wish to leave these boxes unchecked in order
to allow full, un-attenuated signals to play
through the interface, it is strongly recom-
mended that you have an external provision
for controlling your levels (such as a an ex-
ternal mixer).