User manual M-AUDIO AUDIOPHILE 192

[. . . ] High-Definition 4-in/4-out Audio Card with Digital I/O and MIDI user guide Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What's in the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Replace the computer chassis cover and reconnect the power cords. Connect the audio cables to the Audiophile 192 PCI. See the External Connections section for more information. Restart the computer. Select the "Sound" preference panel, and click the "Output" tab. Select " Audiophile 192 " to choose the Audiophile 192 as your default output device. Connecting the Audiophile 192 The Audiophile 192 offers following connections: < Main Inputs 1 and 2 ­ These are balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS input connectors, located on the breakout cable. Any incoming signals can be assigned via the software mixer panel and your DAW application. < S/PDIF Input ­ This is an S/PDIF coaxial input on a standard RCA jack, located on the PCI card bracket. Any incoming signal is assigned via the software mixing panel and your DAW application. < Main Outputs 1 and 2 ­ These are balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS output connectors, located on the breakout cable. Their output signals can be assigned only via your DAW application, however their overall level is affected by the WavOut 1/2 (S/W RET 1/2 on the Mac) level faders in the software mixer panel. Connect these outputs to your headphone amplifier, auxiliary amplifier, or external recording device, if applicable. < Monitor Outputs 1 and 2 ­ These are balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS output connectors, located on the breakout cable. Their output signals are derived from the output of the Audiophile 192's internal direct monitoring mixer. < S/PDIF Output ­ This is a S/PDIF coaxial output on a standard RCA jack, located on the PCI card bracket. Its signal output can be assigned only via the Routing page of the software mixer panel. Connect your S/PDIF digital equipment (CD recorder, digital mixer, etc) to this output. < MIDI I/O ­ This is a standard five-pin DIN connector, providing MIDI Input and Output, located on the breakout cable. Connect this to your MIDI keyboards, controllers or other devices. 17 Using the Control Panel The Audiophile 192's driver software provides a simple yet powerful interface with your computer and Digital Audio Workstation software. The control panel allows you to mix any of the Audiophile192's inputs to the Monitor Outputs for zero-latency monitoring of your audio sources while recording. The Monitor Outputs receive their signal from the output of the software mixer, while the S/PDIF Outputs are assigned via the Patchbay/ Routing page. The Audiophile 192 control panel is installed in your system when you complete the driver installation procedure. To open the control panel: In Windows ­ A tiny "M, " which is the M-Audio logo, will by placed in the system tray, generally located at the bottom of your Windows desktop. On the Mac ­ The Audiophile 192 control panel can be found in the System Preferences. [. . . ] The third option, "Multiple Card Sync" is available only when more than one Delta device is installed. This selection will force all channels across all devices to begin recording or playback simultaneously. DMA Buffer Sizes (Windows only) This section allows you to specify the amount of memory allocated to audio buffering. Generally, smaller buffer sizes decrease latency but can also affect the stability of some slower systems. [. . . ]