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M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 Manual

Summary of Delta Audiophile 2496

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    Table of contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 what’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 product features & specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Introduction congratulations on your purchase of the audiophile 2496. The audiophile 2496 is a part of the “delta” series of digital recording systems and interfaces, designed and manufactured by m audio, and therefore benefits from the same solid hardware and software driver technology as the other...

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    3 the audiophile 2496’s break-out cable also includes midi i/o connectors. Provided are one input and one output for use with external midi equipment, such as sound modules and drum machines. The midi i/o may also be used to synchronize your computer to external devices via midi time code. Within th...

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    Pci adapter card and break-out cable: 1. Analog ins 1&2: these jacks input analog audio from a variety of external sources. Each jack is female rca, compatible with common male rca cables. During stereo operation, the in1 jack (with white-colored insert) is the left audio channel and in2 (with red-c...

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    5 quick guide to getting started here is what is required to get your audiophile 2496 up and running: 1. Physically install the audiophile 2496 card in your computer and connect the provided break-out cable (see ‘hardware installation’). 2. Start windows and allow windows’ plug-and-play to prompt yo...

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    6 6. Position the audiophile 2496 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, ...

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    7 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. ...

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    12 the digital monitor mixer the audiophile 2496 digital recording system has a hardware digital audio mixer built into its pci controller chip. It accepts digital audio streams from all hardware inputs and all outgoing software audio devices, mixes them with 36-bit internal precision and then provi...

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    13 for advanced users, the s/pdif in option may be used to operate the audiophile 2496 at non-standard sample rates. When the audiophile is set to derive its master clock from s/pdif in, the audiophile’s sample rate will automatically match that of the incoming s/pdif data stream. Therefore, sample ...

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    14 windows mme audio output devices: all audiophile 2496 analog and s/pdif outputs may be used simultaneously for a total of 4 output channels. Within your software application(s), the names of the audiophile 2496 audio output devices are: wavout 1/2 delta-ap wavout s/pdif delta-ap “ap” in these nam...

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    15 delta-ap1 delta-ap2 delta-ap s/pdif l delta-ap s/pdif r delta-ap mon.Mixer l delta-ap mon.Mixer r notice the s/pdif in and monitor mixer names include “l” and “r” characters. “l” indicates the left channel of the stereo stream, while “r” indicates right channel. Asio driver output devices: the au...

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    16 audiophile 2496 control panel software on the pc: once the audiophile 2496 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 p...

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    17 monitor mixer page the monitor mixer is the first page that appears when the delta control panel is opened, and controls the digital mixer built into the audiophile 2496’s pci controller chip. As described in previous sections, the output of this mixer may be assigned to the out1/out2 analog outp...

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    18 peak meters: each peak meter indicates an audio signal level in “db relative to full-scale.” this means that a full-scale signal is referred to as “0 db” and a signal that is 12db ‘quieter’ than full-scale is referred to as “-12db.” the meters are vertically color-coded into three sections: green...

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    19 from the physical audiophile 2496 hardware inputs, hence the “h/w” at the front of each name. On the mac, these inputs are labeled “sm/asio”, as these software streams will be receiving their digital audio either from the sound manager or the asio driver, depending on your selection. Pan: each mi...

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    Hardware analog stereo pair to one of five stereo sources: 1. The default setting, “wavout 1/2”, connects ports out1 and out2 to your music software or windows multimedia applet. In other words, when music software plays audio to the device named “wavout 1/2 delta-ap” it will be routed directly to t...

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    21 the next vertical column of patchbay/router page, “h/w out s/pdif,” connects the audiophile’s hardware s/pdif output to one of five stereo sources: 1. The default setting, “wavout s/pdif,” connects the s/pdif out port to your music software or windows multimedia applet. In other words, when music...

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    22 s/pdif in stream. Note: if “s/pdif in” is selected as the master clock source, be sure to supply a valid s/pdif signal to the board’s active s/pdif input. Otherwise, erratic timing and/or improper sample rates will be experienced. Once a master clock source has been selected, its synchronization ...

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    23 note: when s/pdif in is the master clock source, the digital monitor mixer will run at the sample rate received at the s/pdif in. Since frequency response and sample rate are directly related, the mixer frequency response will be directly related to the sample rate of the s/pdif input data. Multi...

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    24 selection, go to the file menu and “save as preferences.” variable signal levels: the options in this section allow the user to match the audiophile analog output levels to the operating signal levels of external audio equipment. Two level selections are available: ‘consumer’ and -10dbv. The ‘con...

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    25 with both optical and coaxial s/pdif inputs. These controls do not apply to the audiophile 2496. Digital output format: within the “digital output format” group, you choose the digital audio format of the s/pdif output. The default setting, “consumer,” is a true s/pdif format and is recognized by...

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    26 you for some reason must send ac-3 in professional mode, be sure to set the data type to “non-audio” for the same reasons outlined in the above paragraph. Professional format advanced settings (emphasis): the user may choose to indicate or not indicate if pre-emphasis has been applied to the outg...

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    27 “save,”or “save as.” a dialog box will appear, prompting you to name the current configuration. Once you have done so, click the save button. To save the current settings as your default, go to the file menu and choose “save as preferences.” in the upper right-hand corner of the control panel is ...

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    28 the example below may at first look long and laborious, but you will find that most of the settings are factory defaults and will rarely need to be modified. Transferring from dat to audiophile 2496 1. Connect the dat’s coaxial s/pdif output to the s/pdif in of the audiophile 2496 break-out cable...

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    29 monitor mixer will be completely bypassed. Once this assignment is made, you may play the dat material at any time and verify that it is making it into the audiophile 2496 successfully, by listening to the sound system. This can be done regardless of whether or not your recording software is open...

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    30 audiophile 2496 midi setup the audiophile’s midi input and output ports may be connected to external midi devices. The diagram below shows connection to a midi controller keyboard, which is also being used as a sound module. The midi output of the audiophile 2496 may be used with just a sound mod...

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    31 troubleshooting tips for frequently asked questions problem: no sound. Possible cause 1: the audiophile 2496 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...

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    A card calibration (sometimes called “profiling”) the first time you use the software with a new audio card. Possible cause 3: some accelerated graphics cards use excessive amounts of system bandwidth, preventing the recording buffer of an audio card from keeping up with demand. This can cause click...

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    33 appendix a - technical specs analog audio peak analog input signal: +2dbv. Peak analog output signal: +2dbv (consumer setting), -4dbv (-10dbv setting). Max converter data width: 24 bits. Dynamic range: outputs: 104db (a-weighted). Inputs: 100.4db (a-weighted). Thd (at 0dbfs): less than 0.002%, fr...

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    Limited lifetime warranty midiman warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is: owned by the original purchaser; the original purchaser has proof of purchase from an authorized midiman dealer; and the purchaser has registered h...