Minimum System Requirements; Windows; Macos; Front Panel Controls And Connectors - M-Audio FireWire Solo Quick Start Manual

Minimum System Requirements

Be sure that your computer meets these minimum requirements before installing your FireWire
SOLO.

Windows

Pentium III – 500 MHz or higher
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128 MB RAM
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Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0b or higher
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Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card
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The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000.

MacOS

Macintosh G3/G4* 500 MHz or higher
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OS X 10.2.8 or later, 256 MB RAM or
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OX X 10.3.5 or later, 512 MB RAM
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Onboard FireWire connection or installed PCI card
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*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.

Front Panel Controls and Connectors

1. Microphone Input - Mic-level input on balanced XLR connector. This connector is only active when the
Front/Rear Input Selector (5) is set to "Front" (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your
DAW software as a mono signal on the left side of the stereo input pair.
2. Clip indicator - This LED illuminates when the Microphone Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip
Indicator glows steadily, reduce the Microphone Input gain level (4).
3. Phantom Power Indicator - This indicator illuminates when the Phantom Power Switch (9) is pressed,
indicating that +48VDC is being applied to the Mic Input (1).
4. Microphone Input Gain - This knob controls the amount of gain at the Microphone Input (1), over a
range of 0dB to +40dB or greater.
5. Front/Rear Input Selector - This switch selects which pair of analog inputs will be active. When the
switch is in the OUT position, the front panel Microphone Input (1) and Guitar Input (6) are active. When
the switch is in the IN position, the rear panel Line Inputs (19) are active.
6. Guitar Input - Instrument-level input on unbalanced 1/4" phone connector, for use with guitars, basses
or other instrument-level sources. This connector is only active when the Front/Rear Input Selector (5) is
set to "Front" (OUT position). Input from this connector appears in your DAW software as a mono signal
on the right side of the stereo input pair.
7. Clip indicator - This LED illuminates when the Guitar Input signal level exceeds –1 dBFS. If the Clip
Indicator glows steadily, reduce the Guitar Input gain level (8).
8. Guitar Input Gain - This knob controls the amount of gain at the Guitar Input (6), over a range of 0dB
to +30dB or greater.
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