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Delta 1010LT - Users Manual
Version: D1010LT-121002
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
About the Delta 1010LT Digital PCI Audio Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Delta 1010LT PCI Audio Card designed and built by M-Audio. The Delta 1010LT is an excellent choice for audio and MIDI production utilizing your PC or Macintosh computer, and will interface easily with professional and “prosumer” recording gear as well as consumer playback devices. 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
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Within the Delta 1010LT’s PCI chip is a hardware digital mixer. Controlled by the Delta Control Panel software, it may handle all of your mixdown needs, give you extra control of all left, right and stereo levels plus pans, solos, and mutes, or simply give you an alternate or headphone mix. Quick Start Guide There may not be any instant tips or tricks for understanding and using an audio interface that is as versatile as the Delta 1010LT. However, we may be able to include some “straight talk
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Another way to approach this is by directly monitoring those inputs. This can be done in the Delta Control Panel’s “Patchbay/Router” page by selecting the Delta input and connecting it directly to the Delta output. You can also use the Delta panel’s Monitor Mixer to send the signal at the inputs to the Delta outputs, as well as mix those signals with the software outputs, i.e., your music software sending audio to the Delta outputs. This, and other recording/monitoring scenarios are covered in t
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Macintosh • 128 MB of RAM for 96kHz operation. 64MB SDRAM for 48kHz or less. • Mac G3 with 128 MB of RAM recommended. Some faster Power PCs will perform adequately. • Mac OS 8.5.1 or higher. B C • UDMA EIDE or fast SCSI HDD recommended. Breakout Cable 1: 1. Word Clock Input: This female BNC connector is used to input word clock signals from external sources. The Delta 1010 is capable of synchronizing its sample rate with that of the incoming word clock signal. The input provides built-in 75-o
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B C Breakout Cable 2: 7. Host Cable connector: This 44-pin female D-sub connector is used to attach the breakout cable to the PCI host card’s male D-sub connector. 8. Analog Inputs 3-8: These jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sources. Each jack is RCA coaxial and is compatible with RCA coaxial (unbalanced) connections. These cables are tan in color, with the jacks colored white for left and red for right for each stereo pair. 9. Analog Outputs 1-8: These jacks output analog aud
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PCI Host Adapter Card: 11. Host Cable connector 1: This 15-pin D-sub connector attaches to the supplied breakout cable #1 to allow communication between the PCI host card and external digital devices. 12. Host Cable connector 2: This 44-pin D-sub connector attaches to the supplied breakout cable #2 to allow communication between the PCI host card and external analog devices. 13. Line Level Jumper #1: This jumper set allows you to switch the XLR analog input #1 level setting from balanced microph
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Changing the jumper setting is easy to do when the 1010LT PCI card is not installed in the computer. Since it is usually impossible to change the jumpers while the card is in the computer, it’s a good idea to make a decision now. If you wish to connect a dynamic or ribbon microphone directly to the Delta 1010LT’s XLR analog inputs 1&2, then leave the jumpers set to their default setting, +4dBu. If you wish to connect the XLR analog inputs 1&2 to the output of a balanced +4dBu device such as a pr
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3. Select the PCI slot where you will install your Delta 1010LT PCI host card. Make sure the slot is a PCI slot. If you don't know what "PCI slot" means, check the owner’s manual for your computer. PCI slots are distinguishable from ISA slots by being shorter and set back farther from the outside of the computer, however some newer computers have only PCI slots. 4. Before removing the Delta 1010LT PCI host card from its protective anti-static bag, touch the metal power supply case of the comp
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4. The ‘Wizard’ reports that its Windows driver file search has found the M-Audio Delta 1010LT. Click Next>. If announcements that “No Driver Signature” pop up, ignore them and continue with the installation procedure. 5. Windows is now ready to install the driver files from the specified location. Click Next>. Windows will start to copy the files and show you a progress report screen. 6. The Wizard reports that Windows has finished installing the software. Click ‘Finish’. Your Delta 1010LT is
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to the Delta drivers, which will be D:\Delta Products\Delta98 (these drivers also work in Win95). Click ‘Next>’. 4. Windows will start to copy files, with a progress indicator on the screen. Once this process completes itself, your Delta 1010LT will be ready for action. After completion of the driver installation, Windows may require you to restart. If it does request a restart, remove the Drivers CD Disk from the CD drive and respond “Yes.” The system will restart and your Delta 1010LT is read
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This example shows the M-Audio Delta 1010LT entry in the Windows Device Manager device list. The Delta 1010LT is properly installed with no conflicts. If you do not see your M-Audio Delta 1010LT in your Device Manager in this fashion, please jump ahead to the "Troubleshooting" section of this manual located on pg 56. Verifying Delta Control Panel Software Installation in Windows In Windows, open the Windows Control Panel (do so via Start | Settings | Control Panel). If your Delta 1010LT hardware
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Delta Driver Software Installation on the Mac 1. Open the System folder on your Macintosh hard drive. In the System folder, locate the Extensions folder. 2. On you Drivers CD disk, open the Mac Delta Drivers folder. Place the extension file "Delta 1010LT Driver" in your Extensions folder by clicking on it and dragging it to the Extensions folder. 3. If you are using a music program that uses ASIO drivers, it will also have an ASIO folder within the application’s folder. In your Mac Delta Drive
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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" box asks you to choose the port on which you've attached the Delta MIDI (either Modem or Printer). DO NOT choose a port, just click "Search." OMS begins Searching. 5. "OMS Driver Setu
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approximately 6dB more headroom than does the ‘-10’ setting. Semi-pro and consumer device signal levels vary from manufacturer-to-manufacturer and even product-to- product, so a little experimentation between Consumer and –10 settings may be required for optimal results. NOTE: Analog inputs 3 through 8 on the Delta 1010LT do not have microphone pre-amplifiers built into them. Therefore direct connection to a microphone is not recommended. Instead run the microphone signal through a microphone p
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Using the initial default setting, the master clock is derived from the internal crystal oscillators. Operation in this mode is similar to that of a generic sound card – for instance, when an audio file is played through the Delta drivers, the software application playing the audio file is responsible for setting the sample rate in the sound card hardware. The Delta 1010LT supports these sample rates by using either of its internal crystal oscillators and dividing the rate of that oscillator by
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WINDOWS MME AUDIO INPUT DEVICES: All Delta 1010LT analog and S/PDIF inputs may be used simultaneously for a total of 10 input channels. Within your software application(s), the names of the Delta 1010LT audio input devices are: PCM In 1/2 Delta-1010LT PCM In 3/4 Delta-1010LT PCM In 5/6 Delta-1010LT PCM In 7/8 Delta-1010LT S/PDIF In Delta-1010LT Mon. Mixer Delta-1010LT The PCM In devices allow recording a stereo stream directly from the specified analog input pairs. The S/PDIF In device allows yo
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ASIO or EASI DRIVER INPUT DEVICES: When using the ASIO or the EASI audio drivers with music programs that support this type of audio, the input devices are displayed as mono devices. Within these software applications, the names of the Delta 1010LT audio input devices are: Analog In1 Delta-1010LT Analog In2 Delta-1010LT Analog In3 Delta-1010LT Analog In4 Delta-1010LT Analog In5 Delta-1010LT Analog In6 Delta-1010LT Analog In7 Delta-1010LT Analog In8 Delta-1010LT S/PDIF In L Delta-1010LT S/PDIF In
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Windows may also use the Delta 1010LT as its default MIDI device. This allows the Delta 1010LT to be used with the MIDI applications included with Windows. To set this up, go to Control Panel | Multimedia | MIDI. Set the Delta MIDI driver as the default Windows MIDI driver by clicking on the "MIDI Out Delta-1010LT" entry in the driver list, then selecting "OK" or "Apply." MACINTOSH SOUND MANAGER INPUTS AND OUTPUTS: The Apple Sound Manager limits the user to one stereo pair for input and one ste
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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 the 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. Becau
