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User Guide

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Fast Track Ultra

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Setting the Sample Rate 

The default sample rate for Fast Track Ultra  is 44.1 kHz. Supported sample rates are 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz. Most 
applications allow you to change the sample rate from within your audio software. You can also change the sample rate 
in the Control Panel. It is recommended that you do not change the sample rate from the Control Panel while your DAW 
application is running, as this can cause some applications to exhibit unexpected behavior.   

In order to receive a digital signal via the S/PDIF input, you will need to change the Control Panel’s clock setting (in the 
Settings tab) to “external,” after which Fast Track Ultra will automatically detect an incoming digital signal and receive its 
sample rate from that incoming S/PDIF source.  

9  The Software Control Panel

Fast Track Ultra’s software Control Panel is designed to provide a simple, intuitive interface to control and monitor signals 
from your DAW and from Fast Track Ultra’s inputs and outputs. To open the control panel:

In Windows, open the Fast Track Ultra control panel by double-clicking on the M-Audio icon 

 in the system tray, or from 

Start > Control Panel (Classic View).

Windows XP

Windows Vista

Double-click on the 

red M-Audio icon

In Mac OS X, click the “M-Audio Fast Track Ultra” icon in the system preferences window.

The control panel offers eight tabs, providing monitoring options for all eight outputs as well as a number of additional 
features. The fi rst four tabs provide access to each of eight monitor busses, allowing you to route any of the analog or digital 
inputs, as well as eight returns from your DAW, to any of its eight outputs.

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Страница 2: ...ont panel combo XLR TS inputs can accommodate microphone or instrument levels with switchable phantom power and individual 20dB pads The rear panel offers you insert points for inputs one and two six balanced TRS analog inputs and six balanced TRS analog outputs as well as dedicated S PDIF inputs and outputs for a total of eight inputs and eight outputs The front panel is also set up for easy moni...

Страница 3: ... rates up to 96kHz with full 24 bit resolution Four mic pre input level controls with 20dB pads Output Level control for outputs 1 2 Power LED Side panel Kensington lock port Flexible routing with 16x8 internal mixer Onboard DSP effects Driver support for WDM MME ASIO2 Windows XP Windows Vista 32 bit editions and CoreAudio MacOS X v10 3 9 10 4 10 or later IMPORTANT NOTE Fast Track Ultra has been d...

Страница 4: ...t 512 MB RAM Intel CPU M Audio suggests that you also check the minimum system requirements for your software as they may be greater than the above G4 accelerator cards not supported IMPORTANT NOTE Fast Track Ultra has been designed as a USB 2 0 device It may be used with a USB 1 1 port but will only function as a 2 in 2 out device with sample rates limited to 44 1 and 48kHz This is due to the lim...

Страница 5: ...n Pad 1 4 Gain these knobs adjust the mic or instrument level input gain for channels 1 through 4 Pulling the knob out will engage a 20 dB pad on the Mic and Instrument input Pushing the knob in will disengage the pad 6 Headphone Output Knobs 1 2 these two knobs control the volume level for the two headphone outputs 11 7 Power LED Power this blue LED lights when the power button 13 has been presse...

Страница 6: ...Connect to the MIDI output of your controller or other MIDI device 20 S PDIF Input S PDIF In Digital input on a coaxial RCA type connector This input will accept a digital input signal at any of the supported sample rates 21 S PDIF Output S PDIF Out Digital output on a coaxial RCA type connector This output will also support pass through of AC 3 or DTS encoded surround formats NOTE When AC 3 or DT...

Страница 7: ...the two front panel Mic Inst combo inputs 1 The front panel front rear selector switches 4 must be set to front position Recording Digital Input Fast Track Ultra can record two channels of digital input signal via the rear panel S PDIF input 20 Connect a digital S PDIF source to the rear panel S PDIF input Go to the Settings tab in the Fast Track Ultra Control Panel and select external as the cloc...

Страница 8: ...sure the associated channel s front rear switch is set to the correct position for your chosen inputs and that the input gain is turned fully counter clockwise to the lowest level If you are using a condenser microphone be certain to activate the Phantom Power switch 14 after connecting the microphone to the XLR input Slowly raise the input level until the LED Level Meter shows input with a fairly...

Страница 9: ...l and receive its sample rate from that incoming S PDIF source 9 The Software Control Panel Fast Track Ultra s software Control Panel is designed to provide a simple intuitive interface to control and monitor signals from your DAW and from Fast Track Ultra s inputs and outputs To open the control panel In Windows open the Fast Track Ultra control panel by double clicking on the M Audio icon in the...

Страница 10: ...he routing of the eight hardware inputs along with eight returns from your DAW and send those signals to the tab s corresponding output pair The Monitor tabs outputs correspond to Fast Track Ultra s hardware outputs Monitor outputs 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 correspond to the six analog outputs 16 Monitor outputs 7 8 correspond to the S PDIF digital output 21 ...

Страница 11: ... left and right output channel pair Solo button solos that channel s output signal in the output channels Mute button mutes that channel s output signal to the output channels Link button links a pair of channels together When the Link button is active changes made to one channel affect the adjacent linked channel as well Level fader controls the level of that channel s signal sent to the output c...

Страница 12: ...n channel inputs and the two channel outputs is a Bypass button Activating this button will bypass the internal DSP effects allowing you to monitor the channel returns without effects NOTE Only Monitor outputs 1 2 and 3 4 can utilize the internal DSP Therefore the Monitor mixer tabs for outputs 5 6 and 7 8 do not provide Bypass buttons Settings Tab Sample Rate Settings The up and down arrows selec...

Страница 13: ...ill remain 48kHz Clock These two buttons select between the internal clock or the clock from an external digital signal via the S PDIF input 20 To synchronize Fast Track Ultra to an external digital source the external setting must be selected Please see the box below for more information on digital input and external clock About External Clock Digital audio is based on samples For example a digit...

Страница 14: ...tion s user guide for more information on implementing ASIO direct monitoring High Performance Mode Windows only Clicking this box implements High Performance Mode which further reduces latency required to monitor the audio input signal via your DAW software and also reduces the CPU load While most computers support High Performance Mode if you experience any unexpected results disable High Perfor...

Страница 15: ...a 14 Meters Tab This tab provides an immediate overview of the eight hardware inputs and outputs This is useful when setting up levels for live tracking or mixdown Flow Tab This tab displays a graphic of Fast Track Ultra signal flow ...

Страница 16: ... information may be helpful should you ever have the occasion to call for technical support Clicking the buttons in the lower right will take you to useful pages on the M Audio website If your computer does not see a valid connection to Fast Track Ultra or if the unit is powered off you will see a message noting that on this page ...

Страница 17: ... been selected If you re certain Fast Track Ultra is correctly installed and configured for your audio software check your signal path Make sure your inputs are routed correctly by verifying that your application is receiving audio signal Make sure your outputs are routed correctly so that your signal is sent to your headphones amp and or monitors Check your audio connections and cables to make sur...

Страница 18: ...e Working Range 24 to 600 ohms Maximum Output Level 0dbv into 32ohms Crosstalk 55 dB 1 kHz Microphone Input Pre amp Gain 60dB or greater SNR min gain 103 dB A weighted Dynamic Range min gain 103 dB A weighted THD N min gain 0 003 1dBFS Freq Response min gain 20 Hz to 22 kHz 0 1 dB 48 kHz sample rate Sensitivity 1dBu max level at min gain 21dBu max level at min gain pad engaged Phantom Power 48 Vol...

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