M-Audio SESSION manual

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    U se r Gui de[...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide | 1 Introduction C ong rat ulat io ns on yo ur pu rch a se of M -A udi o Se ss io n wi th Fa st T r ack U SB : an aud io in ter f ac e and s of t wa re p ack ag e de si gne d for e a sy inte gr ati on wi th you r co mpu ter. Th e M -Aud io S es si on s of t wa re for W in dows c on ta ine d in th is b und l[...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide 2 | M- Aud io Se ss ion Sof t wa re ( Wi ndows O nl y) What’s in the Box? Y our M -A udi o Se ss io n wi th Fa st T r ack U SB b un dle s ho uld c on ta in th e foll owi ng ite ms :  M -Au di o Fa st Trac k US B au di o in ter fac e  M -Au di o Se s si on DV D - RO M  US B c ab le  Th is U se [...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide | 3 Fast T rack USB Audio I nter fac e Windows X P ( S P 2 ) or higher *  In tel P en ti um / A M D A th lo n 1 GH z o r hi gh er  5 1 2 M B R A M  DVD d r ive  On e na ti ve U SB p o r t Windows V ist a (e dition ) 32- B it  Wi nd ow s Vi st a ( e di ti on ) 32-B i t  Pen ti um I I I – [...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide 4 | Session Installation for W indows NOTE : If you h ave alre ady c on nec te d your F ast T ra ck U SB au dio i nter fac e to your com put er, plea se d isc onn ec t it b efor e be gin ning t he Se ssi on so f t war e ins ta lla tio n. Leave the F ast Track di sc onn ec ted u nti l ins truc te d to c onne[...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide | 5 5. At var iou s po int s in th is in st al lati on p roc e ss , you m ay be n oti fie d th at the d ri ver b ein g ins ta ll ed ha s no t pa ss ed W in dows L og o T e sti ng , or a ske d whe the r th e pro gr am you wis h to ru n is a tr us ted a pp lic ati on . C lic k C ont inu e Any way or I nst al[...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide 6 | 3. Th e dri ver i nst al le r wi ll la unc h. Fol low th e on -sc re en d ire ct ion pro mpt s . Du rin g In st al lati on , Ma c OS X w ill a sk yo u to enter your u ser n am e an d pa ss word . Enter t hi s info rm ati on an d cl ic k OK to c on fir m. I f you h ave not co nfi gur ed a p as swor d f[...]

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    Session with Fast T rac k U SB User Guide | 7 The F ast T rack U S B Audio Interface Fr ont Pane l C ontrol s 1 Inp ut L evel – Ad jus ts th e ga in l evel fo r the r ea r-pane l X LR in pu t (1 4) . 2. Peak LE D – Ind ic ates p re se nc e of pe ak i np ut leve l fr om th e XL R in put . Li gh ts whe n in put s ig na l app ro ach es – 3 dB b [...]

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    Session with Fast T rack U SB User Guide 8 | 1 1 . Line O ut p ut s – Le f t an d Ri gh t ster eo ou tpu ts . C on ne ct th es e out pu ts to powe red m oni tor s su ch a s th e M -Aud io DX4s, o r to the i npu ts of you r ste reo am pli fi er or r ec ei ver. 1 2. Inpu t Leve l Swit ch – I np ut l evel se le ctor f or th e 1/4” TRS in put (1[...]

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    Session with Fast T rack U SB User Guide | 9 Latency T a b ( Window s Onl y) Th e L atenc y Pag e all ows you to a dju st th e Fa st T ra ck U SB b uf f er si ze in o rde r to ach ieve op tim al b al an ce b et we en sys tem s ta bil it y an d au dio l aten cy. When r ec or din g to your c omp uter, you wil l exp er ie nc e a sh or t d el ay bet we[...]

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    Session with Fast T rack U SB User Guide 10 | 4. A New C om po sit io n dia lo g box w il l ap pe ar ena bl ing yo u to cho ose a N a me , Ti me Sig natu re , Key Root , Key Sc a le , an d T e mp o for you r co mp osi ti on . Af ter t he se ch oi ce s have be en m ade , cli ck O K . 5. Th e “ W hat wou ld you l ike to do? ” d ia lo g box w ill [...]

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    Session with Fast T rack U SB User Guide | 11 Fast T rack U SB Specifications Al l aud io s pe cs m ea su re d at 48 k Hz s am pl ing r ate, u nle s s oth er w is e st ated . Mi c Inp ut ( A / D ) Ma xi mu m I np ut L eve l -2. 2 dB u ( 0 .6 Vr ms ) @ min i mu m ga in SNR - 100 d B , A- we ig hte d Dy na m ic R a ng e 1 0 0 dB , A -we i gh ted TH [...]

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    Session with Fast T rack U SB User Guide 12 | Additional Information and Support Mo re i nfor mat io n ab out yo ur new S es s ion s of t wa re c an b e fou nd in S e ss ion’s bui lt-in hel p me nu. T he M -A udi o web si te ( w w w.m -au dio .c om ) c ont ai ns u sef ul li nks to n ews stor ie s, FAQs , a nd tec hni c al s upp or t. We rec om me[...]

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