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M-Audio Quattro USB User Manual

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Quattro Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
What's in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
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Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quattro Front Panel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quattro Rear Panel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Quattro Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Hardware & Software Installation on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Windows 2000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Windows ME Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Windows 98 Second Edition Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Hardware & Software Installation on the Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Configuring OMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Hooking up your USB Audio Quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
MIDI Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Input and Output Level Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Using Direct Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
The USB Audio Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Quattro and the Windows Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
ASIO Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
ASIO Control Panel and Operating Modes on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Advanced Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Quattro Operation on the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
The Macintosh Sound Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Optimize for Slower Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Optimizing Your System for Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Technical Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Limited Lifetime Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............2 Quattro Features .

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction Minimum System Requirements Thank you for purchasing the USB Audio Quattro USB Audio Interface, Windows designed and manufactured by M-Audio. The Quattro provides four audio inputs and four audio outputs, plus a 1x1 MIDI port on your USB equipped PC or •...

  • Page 3: Quattro Rear Panel

    USB port (two are usually supplied on PC and Mac). 1. “9VAC” power jack: This jack accepts the wall-wart power supply that came with the Your USB Audio Quattro USB Audio Interface is a 24-bit/96kHz capable device. unit. Only the proper power-rated supply should be used.

  • Page 4: Hardware & Software Installation On The Pc

    Omni for the Quattro. 14. After a few short seconds a small black “M-Audio” Icon will appear in the system tray at the lower right hand corner of the desktop. Your USB Audio Quattro is now installed.

  • Page 5: Windows 2000 Installation

    “D” drive, locate the Quattro driver at D:\USB_AUDIO\QUATTRO\WIN2000. 3. Run the "Quattro W2k Installer" program by double clicking on it. 9. At this point, a small black M-Audio Icon will appear in the lower right corner of the 4. Connect and power ON your M-Audio USB Quattro.

  • Page 6: Hardware & Software Installation On The Mac

    Hardware & Software Installation on the Mac For information on how to enable the MacOS Sound Manager to use the Quattro, see the section “The Quattro and the Macintosh Sound Manager”; For further information on using and configuring ASIO drivers, see the section “ASIO Here is a simple, step-by-step procedure for attaching and powering up the Operation on the Macintosh”.

  • Page 7: Hooking Up Your Usb Audio Quattro

    Audio Quattro with a mic/instrument preamp plugged into Inputs 1/2 (we Windows, ready for MIDI setup within your music program. On the Mac, the suggest the DMP3 Preamp by M-Audio), and a MIDI sound module’s audio OMS MIDI Manager from Opcode is required, and must be installed prior to outputs plugged into Inputs 3/4.

  • Page 8: Using The Input And Output Level Switches

    WDM drivers compatible with Windows 98SE or higher. To open the USB inherent in your music recording system. Using the ASIO drivers and an ASIO Audio Configuration Manager, locate the M-Audio icon on the right side of your capable music program with the Quattro will allow you to monitor your...

  • Page 9: Quattro And The Windows Sound System

    “tape-type monitoring” 1. Open the USB USB Audio Configuration Manager by double clicking the M-Audio logo and similar to monitoring the record inputs of a tape machine. Also, it is during on the right side of your Windows Taskbar.

  • Page 10: Asio Control Panel And Operating Modes On The Pc

    In this next example, we have disabled Output 3&4 by 1. Double click the M-Audio logo in your Windows System Tray, located on the right side choosing the “Channels 1&2 In, 1&2 Out, 3&4 In” option. The maximum of your Windows Taskbar.

  • Page 11: Advanced Tab

    With any combination of three stereo pairs enabled, the Quattro will function In the M-Audio USB ASIO Driver control panel, to the right of the Bitwidth either as a 2x4 or a 4x2 audio device, with one input and two output pairs active section, you will see a “Latency”...
  • Page 12 Panel and allow you to access the USB Audio Quattro Settings. The USB Audio Quattro Settings page shows you the M-Audio and the Quattro logo. In the bottom left-hand corner you will see a readout of the ASIO driver, USB driver, and the Firmware currently in use.

  • Page 13: Optimize For Slower Systems

    By checking this box, the available latencies include Low, Medium, High and Very High with Very Low omitted due to performance constraints. Optimizing Your System for Audio Network cards and devices such as print monitors or WinFaxes can cause interference with USB audio, the resulting effect being clicks and pops in your audio performance.

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting For additonal help, contact Midiman/M-Audio Technical Support by telephone (626-445-8495, 9-5 PST M-F), by fax (626-445-8495) or by e-mail Problem: No sound. (techsupt@midiman.net). Possible Cause1: Drivers have not been installed, or the Quattro has not been properly configured in your music software.

  • Page 15: Limited Lifetime Warranty

    Limited Lifetime Warranty MIDIMAN warrants that this product is free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use so long as the product is: owned by the original purchaser; the original purchaser has proof of purchase from an authorized MIDIMAN dealer;...

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