Hardware Settings Page - M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496 Manual

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
software plays audio to the device named "WavOut S/PDIF Delta-AP" it will be
routed directly to the hardware S/PDIF output port on your Audiophile card.
2. The second option, "Monitor Mixer," connects the S/PDIF Out port to the output
of the Audiophile 2496 monitor mixer. For more information on the capabilities
of the monitor mixer, please see the section "Monitor Mixer Page."
3. The third option, "S/PDIF In," connects the S/PDIF Out port directly to the
S/PDIF In port of the Audiophile card. The left channel of the S/PDIF In is
routed to the left channel of S/PDIF Out and the right channel of the S/PDIF In
is routed to the right channel of S/PDIF Out.
4. The fourth option, "S/PDIF In (L/R Rev.)," functions identically to the third
option, except that the left and right channels are swapped. Therefore in this
mode, the left channel of the S/PDIF In is routed to the right channel of S/PDIF
Out and the right channel of the S/PDIF In is routed to the left channel of S/PDIF
Out. Note that this option is solely for monitoring/mixing purposes — the
S/PDIF In will not record in reverse when this option is checked.
5. Selection five connects the hardware analog inputs 1 & 2 directly to the
Audiophile's S/PDIF Out port. Any signal present at the IN1 port will be sent to
the left channel of the S/PDIF Out, and any signal present at the IN2 port will be
sent to the right channel of the S/PDIF Out.
At this point, you may begin to realize the versatility of the Monitor Mixer and the
Patchbay/Router, and the relationship between the two. You may want to re-read this
section and make some practice adjustments within the Delta Control Panel software
to become proficient in routing and mixing. If somewhere in the process you
become confused, you may always restore the default settings to use the Audiophile
as a standard 4-in 4-out sound card — just choose the topmost option in each of the
Patchbay/Router columns.

Hardware Settings Page

The Hardware Settings page of the Delta Control Panel gives you control over
miscellaneous features of the Audiophile 2496.
"Hardware Settings" tab of the Delta Control Panel.
MASTER CLOCK: This section allows you to select the source of the board's master
clock: Internal Xtal ('Xtal' is an abbreviation for 'crystal') or S/PDIF In. Master clock
operation is outlined in the Synchronization section of this manual. Internal Xtal is the
default setting. Be sure to select "S/PDIF In" if you will be recording or monitoring an
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