M-Audio SESSION manual Enjoy your music making experience with Session

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10Session with Fast Track USB User Guide

4.A New Composition dialog box will appear enabling you to choose a Name, Time Signature, Key Root, Key Scale, and Tempo for your composition. After these choices have been made,

click OK.

5.The “What would you like to do?” dialog box will now appear. For this example, select Sing and Record Vocals/ Instruments, and click OK.

6.The Session window will now appear.

7.Click the Track Properties button and select the Right or Left input depending on whether you are using the XLR Microphone jack (Left input), or the 1/4" Instrument Input (Right input).

8.Turn the Mic Input and Output knobs up to a reasonable level.

9.Click the Record button (located at the top of the Session window) and speak or sing into the microphone, or play your connected instrument. The sound you are recording will appear as a waveform in the Session window. When recording using a microphone, it is recommended that any connected speakers are muted, and monitoring is done through headphones. This prevents feedback which can be damaging to your speakers and harmful to your hearing.

Enjoy your music making experience with Session.

NOTE: To get the most out of your Session music creation software, please refer to the program’s built-in manual under Help > Open User Manual, where you will find detailed instructions and 12 in-depth tutorials on using the Session software.

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Contents User Guide Fast Track USB Audio Interface Session with Fast Track USB FeaturesIntroduction Session Software PC onlyAudio Session Software Windows Only What’s in the Box?About This Guide Minimum System RequirementsWindows XP SP2 or higher Installation and Setup Overview for WindowsSession Installation for Windows Audio Fast Track USB Macintosh Driver Installation Connecting the Fast Track USB Audio Interface Rear Panel Controls Fast Track USB Audio InterfaceFront Panel Controls About Tab Software Control PanelPerformance Tab Mac OS X only Getting Started Making Music with SessionLatency Tab Windows Only Enjoy your music making experience with Session Mic Input A/D Fast Track USB SpecificationsHands after handling Additional Information and Support Warranty070622SssnFTUSBUGEN03