M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 7 Quick Start Manual page 30

Pro Tools Hardware Settings and
M-Audio Control Panel
The Hardware Setup dialog in Pro Tools (Setup >
Hardware) displays the name of your M-Audio
peripheral. The dialog also displays a message,
which tells you that various hardware functions
can be changed in the M-Audio Control Panel.
Using the M-Audio Control Panel, you can
change settings in the following areas:
• Mixer Settings
• Output Settings
• Hardware Settings (including sample rate,
hardware buffer size, and sync source).
You can change the sample rate when creat-
ing a new Pro Tools session by selecting a
different sample rate in the New Session
dialog. (Refer to the Pro Tools Reference
Guide for details.)
To change M-Audio Control Panel settings:
If Pro Tools M-Powered is running, quit
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Pro Tools.
In the Applications folder, locate and launch
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the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:
• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio
FireWire.
• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta
Control Panel.
• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio
control panel with the name of your inter-
face.
To change settings in the M-Audio Control
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Panel, refer to the documentation that came
with your M-Audio interface.
When finished, close the M-Audio Control
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Panel.
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Sync Source (Pro Tools Clock Source)
If your M-Audio interface has a digital I/O (such
as a S/PDIF I/O), use the M-Audio Control Panel
to select the Sync Source for the system.
With Pro Tools M-Powered, Sync Source
cannot be set in the Pro Tools Session Setup
window.
To select the Sync Source:
If Pro Tools M-Powered is running, quit
1
Pro Tools.
In the Applications folder, locate and launch
2
the M-Audio Control Panel, as follows:
• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio
FW.
• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta
Control Panel.
• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio
control panel with the name of your inter-
face.
Click the Hardware tab.
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Select a Sync Source.
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Your digital input device must be connected
and turned on. If your input device is not
turned on, leave the Sync Source set to Inter-
nal.
For more information on selecting the Sync
Source for your M-Audio interface, refer to
your M-Audio interface documentation.
When finished, close the M-Audio Control
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Panel.