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DELTA 66
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Delta 66 Manual Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 About the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Features & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Minimum System Requirements . . . . .
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Delta 66 Digital Recording Interface designed and built by M Audio. Even if you are experienced in digital recording, please take the time to read this manual. It will give you valuable information on installing your new card and the supporting software, plus help you to fully understand the function and usability of the Delta 66. Once you’re up and running, you will quickly discover the power and brilliance, both in sound and design, of yo
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Product Features & Specifications • 6x6 24-bit/96khz full-duplex recording interface. • PCI host card with external break-out box. • 4x4 analog I/O accepts balanced or unbalanced connections on 1/4” TRS jacks. • Analog I/O configurable for +4dBu, Consumer, and –10dBV signal levels. • Analog dynamic range exceeding 103dB. • All data paths support up to 24bit/96kHz performance, no upgrades necessary. • Comprehensive digital mixing, routing, and monitoring capabilities with included Delta Control
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Break-Out Box Front Panel: 1. Analog OUTS 1-4: These jacks output analog audio to a variety of external sources. Each jack is 1/4” TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) and is compatible with 1/4” TRS (balanced) or TS (Tip-Sleeve unbalanced) connections. 2. Analog INS 1-4: These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sources. Each jack is 1/4” TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) and is compatible with 1/4” TRS (balanced) or TS (Tip-sleeve unbalanced) connections. Break-Out Box Back Panel: 3. Host Cable connect
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5. Coaxial S/PDIF Output: This RCA connector sends an S/PDIF stereo signal to your coaxial S/PDIF digital target device such as a DAT, MiniDisc player or external D/A converter. 6. Host Cable connector: This 15-pin D-sub connector attaches to the supplied host cable to allow communication between the PCI host card and the break-out box. Quick Guide to Getting Started Here is a list of the steps required to get your Delta 66 up and running: 1. Physically install the card in your computer and conn
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the card. 5. Remove the metal bracket that covers the access hole on the back of the computer. This bracket is usually fastened to the computer with a single screw. 6. Position the Delta 66 PCI host card over the target PCI slot and fit the card loosely over it with the card in the upright position. Press the card gently but firmly downward into the slot until the card is completely and squarely seated in the slot. If the card seems difficult to seat, a slight rocking motion may help. 7. Scre
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2. The ‘Add New Hardware Wizard’ will now ask how to locate the driver. “Search for the best driver for your device” is already selected. Click ‘Next>’. 3. Windows will give you a selection of locations to search. Make sure that only “Choose a Path” is checked, or click on the check box to do so. Insert the Drivers CD into your CD ROM drive. Type in the drive letter of your CD drive (we will assume here that it is D:\) and the path to the Delta drivers, which will be D:\Delta Products\Delta9
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Win95). Click ‘Next>’. 4. Windows will start to copy files, with a progress indicator on the screen. Once this process completes itself, your Delta 66 will be ready for action. After completion of the driver installation, Windows may require you to 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 Delta 66 is ready for play. Windows NT Installation 1. Power up your computer after physically insta
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highlighting it and pressing Command (Apple key)+M. Then, drag the alias to the desktop. 5. With the Delta 66 PCI card installed, restarting the computer will load the Delta 66 extension. You will be able to visually see the Delta extension icon pass by as your system loads extension. 6. Go to the Apple menu |Control Panel | Sound. You should see the “built-in” sound icon, plus the Delta icon if your Delta 66 is properly installed. If your music program does use ASIO, leave the Sound Manager d
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This example shows the M Audio Delta 66 and Midiman WINMAN 4x4/S (another product shown here only as an example) entries in the Windows Device Manager device list. The Delta 66 is properly installed with no conflicts, as is the WINMAN 4x4/S. If you do not see your M Audio Delta 66 in your Device Manager in this fashion, please jump ahead to the “Troubleshooting” section of this manual. Verifying Delta Control Panel Installation, PC & Mac In Windows, open the Windows Control Panel (do so via St
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‘–10’ setting sets up the channel(s) for -10dBV nominal signal levels, commonly used with consumer equipment such as CD, MiniDisc, cassette tape and DAT players. The ‘Consumer’ setting is preferred for semi-pro audio equipment and some consumer equipment that is too ‘hot’ for the ‘-10’ setting. The ‘Consumer’ setting offers approximately 6dB more headroom than does the ‘-10’ setting. Semi- pro and consumer devices’ signal levels vary from manufacturer-to-manufacturer and even product-to-produ
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Synchronization For proper operation, the entire Delta 66 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 Delta 66’s internal crystal oscillators or S/PDIF In. Most of the time the master clock is taken from the internal crystal oscillators. However, the S/PDIF option is used in situations where the Delta 66 must be synchronized to external digital audio or sample rates. As st
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PCM In 1/2 Delta-66 PCM In 3/4 Delta-66 S/PDIF In Delta-66 Mon.Mixer Delta-66 The PCM In devices allow recording a stereo stream directly from the specified analog input pairs. The S/PDIF In device allows you to record a stereo stream directly from the S/PDIF input. The Mon.Mixer device allows stereo recording from the digital “monitor” mixer built-into the Delta 66. The audio data recorded from this device is the mix of input and output streams set up in the Delta Control Panel software (see
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drivers for input and output will be “Sound Manager” both for input source and for output port. To select the Sound Manager driver, open the Apple Menu and go to Control Panel | Sound. For both “Sound In”and “Sound Out,” click and highlight the Delta icon, then exit. You may select which Delta hardware stereo input pair and stereo output pair will be used for the Sound Manager’s Sound In and Sound Out in the Delta Control Panel “Hardware Settings Page” (see section, “Hardware Settings Page”unde
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Delta 66 Control Panel Software ON THE PC: Once the Delta 66 is properly installed, an "M Audio Delta H/W" icon will be displayed in your Windows Control Panel. By double-clicking on that icon, you will launch the Delta Control Panel software. You may also launch the Delta Control Panel software from the desktop if you have previously created a shortcut there (see "Verifying Delta Control Panel Software Installation" section for instructions on how to do this). Once the Delta Control Panel so
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The Monitor Mixer Page is essentially a collection of volume level faders, audio level (or ‘peak’) meters, and solo/mute controls. For each mixer output and input channel there is one of each: a volume fader, a peak meter, a solo control, and 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. Bec
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overload and audio clipping may occur. Therefore be careful to adjust the incoming audio levels so that they do not peak in the red section too long (you might use the monitoring capability of the Delta 66 to let your ears be the judge). On all output level meters, 0dB indicates full-scale output. Unlike the inputs, hardware clipping is impossible on the outputs because of the 36-bit resolution built into the mixer hardware. However, please note that it is possible to mix multiple tracks wit
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adjustment (in 1% increments), you may click on the pan control to make it active, and then use the left/right or up/down cursor keys on your computer keyboard. Either way, while the pan setting is being adjusted, its value will appear numerically in the Master Volume’s status box (below the Master Volume Stereo Gang control) as a percentage from left pan to right pan: -100% represents far left, +100% represents far right, and 0% represents the center. SOLO: Each mixer input channel has a “Solo
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3. The third option, “S/PDIF In,” connects ports OUT1 and OUT2 directly to the hardware S/PDIF input on the Delta 66 PCI host 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
