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- Page 1 M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide...
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Page 2: What's In The Box
With an XLR microphone input and a TRS line/instrument input, the included Fast Track USB™ audio ® interface gives you full 24-bit digital audio; and the included Pro Tools M-Powered™ Essential software is your introduction to the world-standard platform in music production software. - Page 3 Installing Fast Track USB To use M-Audio Fast Track USB with Pro Tools M-Powered Essential software, follow the steps in the printed Pro Tools M-Powered Essential Quick Setup instructions. These instructions include the basic steps for installing drivers for M-Audio Fast Track USB. Detailed information about installing M-Audio Fast Track USB drivers is also provided in the next section.
- Page 4 Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide English Follow the driver installer’s on-screen instructions. At various points in this installation process, you may be notified that the driver being installed has not passed Windows Logo Testing, or asked whether the program you wish to run is a trusted application. Click "Continue Anyway"...
- Page 5 Next, double-click the installer application. - or - • If you do not have Internet access and are installing drivers from the Pro Tools M-Powered Essential DVD, a DVD-ROM icon will appear on your desktop once the disc is inserted into your computer.
- Page 6 Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide English When the installer has completed, click "Restart." Your computer will reboot automatically. After your computer has finished starting up, connect Fast Track USB to an available USB port on your computer. Fast Track USB is now installed and ready to be used.
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Page 7: Front Panel Controls
English Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide Fast Track USB Audio Interface Front Panel Controls Mic Input Level - Adjusts the gain level for the rear-panel XLR microphone input (14). Peak LED (Mic) - Indicates presence of peak input level from the XLR microphone input. Lights when input signal approaches -3dB before overload. -
Page 8: Rear Panel Controls
11. Line Outputs - Left and Right stereo outputs. Connect these outputs to powered monitors such as the M-Audio AV 40’s, or to the inputs of your stereo amplifier or receiver. 12. Input Level Button (Guitar/Line) - Input level selector for the 1/4" TRS input (13). When connecting a balanced or unbalanced line level input here, the button should be set to the Line position. -
Page 9: The Software Control Panel
(this means using the device with the drivers already built into the computer’s operating system). Also note that the Fast Track USB driver software must be installed and the device connected in order for Pro Tools M-Powered Essential to function. Latency Tab (Windows XP and Vista) - Page 10 M-Audio Fast Track USB for audio recording. If you are planning to use a 3rd party recording soft- ware, you will need to select M-Audio Fast Track USB as the audio input and output device for the software and its tracks. Please refer to the documentation for your recording software for more...
- Page 11 English Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide Recording with Fast Track USB Recording using the Microphone Input Turn the Microphone Gain knob fully counter-clockwise. Connect a microphone to the Microphone Input on the rear panel using an XLR cable.
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Page 12: Adjusting The Output Level
Pro Tools Recording Studio User Guide English Adjusting the Output Level Connect the Fast Track USB Line Outputs (on the Note: When recording with a micro- back of the interface) to a mixing console, ampli- phone, headphones should be used fier or powered monitors. -
Page 13: Additional Information And Support
Additional Information and Support Documentation for the included Pro Tools M-Powered Essential software can be accessed via the application’s Help menu. Additional installation and setup instructions can also be found in the included Pro Tools M-Powered Essential Quick Setup. -
Page 14: Warranty Terms
Warranty Warranty Terms M-Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, registered user. Visit www.m-audio.com/warranty for terms and limitations applying to your specific product. - Page 15 User Guide Documentation Feedback At M-Audio, we are always looking for ways to improve our documentation. If you have comments, corrections, or suggestions regarding our documentation, email us at publications@m-audio.com. Fast Track USB Tested to comply with FCC standards...
- Page 16 M-AUDIO TECHNICAL SUPPORT PRODUCT INFORMATION 5795 Martin Road Visit the M-Audio Online Support Center For company and product information Irwindale, CA 91706, USA at www.m-audio.com/support visit us on the web at www.m-audio.com...