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Audiophile USB Owner’s Manual
version: AP-012403
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
About the Audiophile USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Features & Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . .
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Audiophile USB by M-Audio. The Audiophile USB is your audio and MIDI upgrade for any PC or Macintosh computer*, utilizing the convenience of your computer’s USB port—no tools or computer disassembly is required.The Audiophile brings you true 24-bit 96kHz audio and the highest-quality stereo, and digital multi-channel surround sound available today. Even if you are experienced in digital recording, please take the time to read this manual. It w
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jacks. Alternatively, you can connect the record outputs of your stereo receiver into the Audiophile’s RCA jacks located on the back panel. Record a digital audio signal from your DAT, MiniDisc, CD, or external A/D converter via the Audiophile’s coaxial S/PDIF input. Control all hardware settings with the Audiophile USB Control Panel software. The Audiophile USB also includes MIDI I/O connectors. Provided are one input and one output for use with external MIDI equipment such as sound modules and
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Front Panel Features 1. Headphone Out:This is a stereo headphone output on a 1/4” TRS jack. Connect only a stereo plug to this jack. 2. Headphone Level:This knob controls the level of the stereo output signal sent to the headphone jack. 3. Output Level:This knob controls the level of the stereo output signal sent to the RCA analog output jacks. 4. MIDI In:This 5-pin DIN accepts MIDI data from any external MIDI device via a standard MIDI cable, supporting up to 16-channels of MIDI data on a singl
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2. Left Input and Right Input (RCA Analog Inputs): These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sources. Each jack is female RCA, compatible with common male RCA cables. When plugs are inserted into the 1/4” jacks, these RCA inputs are defeated. 3. Left Output and Right Output (RCA Analog Outputs): These jacks output analog audio to a variety of external destinations. Each jack is female RCA, compatible with common male RCA cables. 4. S/PDIF In: This RCA connector receives a S/PDIF
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Hardware Installation Find a convenient spot near your computer for the Audiophile USB.With the Audiophile’s power switched “Off,” plug the included power supply into your wall socket, and plug its 2.5mm plug into the Audiophile’s 9V AC 1000 mA Power Jack.Then, simply connect the USB cable to your computer and to the Audiophile USB. Please follow the Driver and Software installation carefully.Apply power to the Audiophile USB, switching the unit “On” ONLY when prompted. Audiophile USB Driver &
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4. The Wizard reports that Windows has finished installing the software. Click “Finish”.Your Audiophile USB is 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 Audiophile USB is ready for play. Macintosh OS 9 Installation NOTE: To use the Audiophile USB on Mac OS 9, you must also install Opcode’s OMS. This sh
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(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. 1. In the Opcode folder, which you will find on your hard drive, locate the OMS Applications folder,“then OMS Setup.” Double-click on OMS Setup. 2. OMS will inform you that it has not yet been configured. Click OK. 3. The “Create a New Studio Setup” dialog box now appears. Click OK. 4. The “OMS Driver Search” dialog
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13. Go to "System Preferences" in the Apple Menu. Select the "Sound" preference panel, and click the "Output" tab. Select "M-Audio Sonica Theater" to choose the Sonica Theater as your default output device. Mac OS X Installation is now complete. Proceed to the next section, “Hardware Installation”. Verifying Windows Driver Installation Windows displays the Audiophile USB driver status in the Device Manager page of the System Properties dialog box.The Device Manager page can be opened by right-c
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On Macintosh: During the driver installation, a dialog box will ask you if you wish to place a shortcut to the control panel on your desktop. Clicking this checkbox will, upon completion of the driver software installation, place a shortcut to the Audiophile USB Control Panel on your computer’s desktop.The control panel program itself will install to your system’s hard drive. In OS 9, the Audiophile USB Control Panel will be placed in the Control Panel folder, which allows it to be accessed from
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sampling clock. Continue reading this section for more information on making selections in the Audiophile USB Control Panel. Active Channels & Sample Depth: Activation of the Analog and S/PDIF inputs and outputs is done with a set of four check boxes.Two radio buttons allow selection between sample bit depths of 16-bit or 24-bit. These settings will interact with each other, either expanding or limiting your Active Ports, Sample Depth, and/or Maximum Sample Rate settings. Using the full USB band
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If you activate both sets of input and output channels, you will notice that the 24-bit setting in the Sample Depth column is grayed out and the “Maximum sample rate” is shown as 48000 Hz. NOTE: Whenever S/PDIF Input is selected as an Active Port, the Audiophile is expecting a digital signal at that port and to lock to the sample rate of that signal. When S/PDIF Input is selected and there is no signal present at the S/PDIF Input port, or the S/PDIF signal is not recognized or invalid, the Audio
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Windows Sound System and the Audiophile USB Windows may be set up to use the Audiophile as its default audio device, allowing 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 | Sounds and Audio Devices (or, “Multimedia” in Windows 98). In the Audio Properties page, set the Playback and Recording devices to the Audiophile USB input and output devices of your choice. Windo
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microphone is not recommended. Instead, pass the microphone signal through a microphone pre-amp (such as the M-Audio TAMPA™, DMP3™, or Audio Buddy™), and then connect the pre-amp output to the input of the Audiophile USB. Some additional cable and/or cable adaptors may also be needed to ensure proper connectivity. The Audiophile USB also has digital inputs and outputs in S/PDIF format. These are available on RCA connectors, as stereo pairs.These jacks receive or transmit a digital audio stream t
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low latency monitoring through the application (check your application’s documentation for information regarding input monitoring). If your Windows or Macintosh program is ASIO compliant, like Steinberg’s “Cubase” or Emagic’s “Logic,” then the program’s audio device driver setup page will allow you to select the USB Audiophile ASIO driver.This selection is advised, and described more fully later in this section. Windows MME and WDM Audio Input Devices: Within the setup page of your software appl
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ASIO Input and Output Devices: If your music program is ASIO compliant, you may use the “USB Audiophile ASIO” driver with your Audiophile USB. Open your music program and go to the audio setup page. The “USB Audiophile ASIO” driver will show up in the program’s ASIO Driver list, allowing you to select it at this time if it is not already selected by default. If you are using an ASIO compliant music program, we suggest that you enable and use the Audiophile’s ASIO drivers.ASIO gives you the advan
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Audiophile USB MIDI Setup The Audiophile’s MIDI input and output ports may be connected to external MIDI devices.The following diagram shows connection to a MIDI keyboard instrument, which is also being used as a sound module.The MIDI output of the Audiophile USB may be used with just a sound module, while the MIDI input may alternately be used to receive MIDI time code for synchronization purposes. 1. Connect the MIDI out port of your controller keyboard to the Audiophile’s MIDI In port using
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Troubleshooting Problem: No sound output. Possible Cause 1:The Audiophile USB hardware or software device drivers are not properly installed.See the installation sections of this manual for further information. Possible Cause 2:There is a resource conflict between your computer’s USB controller and another device in your computer (PC only). Check the Device Manager for your USB controller’s IRQ against those of the other installed devices. If necessary,change the settings for the one or more of
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Problem: Repetitious Sound. Possible Cause: An IRQ resource conflict with the USB controller and another device (PC only). Often this will result in a small segment of sound (0.5 to 1 second) repeating itself over and over, sometimes completely locking up the computer. See the general troubleshooting suggestions at the beginning of this section. • Problem: I’m getting some pops and clicks in my audio recording. • Possible Cause 1: Input levels are too “hot,” causing clipping or input distortion.
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Problem: I am playing AC-3 or surround sound data from a software application on my computer, sending the data from Audiophile USB S/PDIF Out to my home theater’s AC-3 decoder. However, the decoder does not recognize the signal and therefore refuses to put out any audio. Possible Cause: There is a bit within the S/PDIF digital audio stream that defines the S/PDIF content as audio or non-audio. Most AC-3 surround sound decoders expect this setting to be non-audio and will otherwise reject the inf
