Specifications

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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, and tells you that various hardware
functions can be changed in the M-Audio Con-
trol 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).
To change M-Audio Control Panel settings:
1 If Pro Tools M-Powered is running, exit
Pro Tools.
2 Choose Start > Control Panel.
3 Launch the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:
• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio
FW Audio.
• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta
Audio.
• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio
control panel with the name of your inter-
face.
4 To change settings in the M-Audio Control
Panel, refer to the documentation that came
with your M-Audio interface.
5 When finished, close the M-Audio Control
Panel.
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.
To select the Sync Source:
1 If Pro Tools M-Powered is running, exit
Pro Tools.
2 Choose Start > Control Panel.
3 Launch the M-Audio Control Panel as follows:
• For FireWire interfaces, launch M-Audio
FW Audio.
• For PCI interfaces, launch M-Audio Delta
Audio.
• For USB Interfaces, launch the M-Audio
control panel with the name of your inter-
face.
4 Click the Hardware tab.
5 Select a Sync Source.
6 Click OK.
You can change the sample rate when creat-
ing a new Pro Tools session by selecting a
different sample rate in the New Session di-
alog. (Refer to
the Pro Tools Reference Guide
for details.)
With Pro Tools M-Powered, Sync Source
cannot be set in the Pro Tools Session Setup
window.
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.