User manual M-AUDIO DMAN ISA

[. . . ] Contents FCC Class B/European CE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 What's In the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For best signal-to-noise performance, mute or turn down the mix levels of input devices not currently in use, especially the "Synth Mix" if no optional wavetable synthesizer daughterboard is installed on the DMAN. Line Mix - The Line Mix sliders control the left and right mix for audio present at the DMAN's Line In jack. When the Gang box is checked, both left and right channels are adjusted in tandem. When it is unchecked the left and right channels may be independently adjusted. When the Mute box is checked, the audio from the DMAN Line In jack is muted. Aux Mix - The Aux Mix sliders control the left and right mix for audio present at the DMAN's Aux In jack. When the Gang box is checked, both left and right channels are adjusted in tandem. When it is unchecked the left and right channels may be 25 independently adjusted. When the Mute box is checked, the audio from the DMAN Aux In jack is muted. The Audio Transport The Audio Transport application allows you to record and playback digital audio files. Clicking on the Audio Transport icon nested in the Midiman Audio group will present you with the Audio Transport shown here. This section describes the buttons, controls, and displays on the Audio Transport control panel. The left-side buttons of the Audio Transport Control Panel are: Open File - Selects a file to play, or opens a new audio file for recording. It displays a Windows file open dialog box. Access Audio Inputs - Opens the Audio Input Control panel. Clipboard - Copies the current file to the Windows clipboard, from which the audio file can be placed into other applications. User-defined - Goes to the application or utility of your choice. See "The User-defined Audio Transport Button" later in this chapter for instructions on how to define this button. About - Displays information. the Audio Transport application 26 The Audio Transport control buttons are similar to those on a tape recorder: From left to right, these buttons are: Play - Plays the selected audio file. Stop - Stops playback of the selected audio file. Record - Starts recording the selected audio file. Beginning - Goes to the beginning of the selected audio file. Rewind - Goes backwards in the selected audio file until it reaches the beginning of the file or until you stop the rewind. Fast Forward - Goes forward in the selected audio file until it reaches the end of the file or until you stop the fast forward. End - Goes to the end of the selected audio file. The display areas of the Audio Transport are shown below: Audio Transport Displays Their meanings are as follows (clockwise from upper right): File Format Information - Displays the file audio format including: sample rate, encoding, stereo/mono, number of bits, and total length (in time) for the selected file. Time Counter - Displays the current position (in time) in the file. Current File Display - After you select a file with the open file command, the selected file is displayed in this window. [. . . ] Possible Cause 2: The DMAN MIDI driver is not properly installed. Install/reinstall all DMAN audio drivers (see Windows 95 Software section). Possible Cause 3: You have not selected the DMAN MIDI driver from your application. Many 3rd party applications require you to select a specific MIDI driver (because there can be more than one in an advanced system) for use with the application. [. . . ]