M-Audio Delta 1010 Manual page 33

Now is the time to launch your music software and set it up to record and
playback audio tracks. We're going to speak in general terms here, since setup
within software programs will vary somewhat. Minimize your Delta Control
Panel so that you can easily access it from your Windows taskbar. Then open
your music software program.
14. First set up the sample rate in the software application. This operation will
depend on the software. Choose a sample rate that is high enough to capture
the frequency response of the guitar and vocals. A general rule of thumb is to
multiply the highest frequency you would like to capture by two and add
maybe a little on top of that – that gives you a suitable sample rate. Also keep
in mind that if the final results of your work will end up on a CD-ROM
burned from your WAV file, you probably want to use 44.1kHz, the native
sample rate of "redbook" CD audio.
15. In your software application, set the 'source' or 'input port' to "Left PCM In
1/2 Delta-1010" on track one, and "Right PCM In 1/2 Delta-1010" on track
two. Arm the tracks for recording. Track one is now set up to record the
guitar, and track two the microphone. If your software requires this, set the
software's clock source to 'Audio.'
16. Press record on your software's transport bar. Record a take of your guitar
and vocals. Understand that while recording, you are monitoring the Delta
inputs by way of the Monitor Mixer settings for H/W In 1/2, and according
to the selection of 'Monitor Mixer' within the Patchbay/Router page. At the
same time, your software is recording from H/W In 1/2 but at the levels that
were set up with the pre-amp.
17. When you are done playing, stop the recording software and rewind the take.
Before playing back what you've recorded, you will need to assign the
recorded tracks
Note: For efficiency's sake, this step could have taken place while
you were setting up the recording track assignments. However,
since this step only affects playback and does not affect the
recording setup in any way, we've placed it here to lessen
confusion.
Assign software track 1 to output device "WavOut 1/2 Delta-1010" and pan the
track (within your software) all the way to the left (hard left). Then assign track
2 to output device "WavOut 1/2 Delta-1010" and pan the track all the way to the
hard right. Now, when you start playback, track one (guitar) will be sent to the
Delta software (WavOut) output 1, and track two (mic) to Delta software
output 2. These two software outputs are inputs to the monitor mixer, therefore
the recorded guitar and mic channels will be sent to the monitor mixer, levels will
be modified by the mixer and the output of the mixer will be heard at analog
outputs 1 & 2.
18. Start playback from your software's transport bar. Open the Delta Control
Panel and go to the Monitor Mixer page. Observe the meters at "WavOut 1/2"
– these are the playback levels of your guitar and mic. Adjust the faders and
to output devices
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