M-Audio 1010LT, 121002 quick start

Note: For efficiency’s sake, this step could have taken place while you were setting up the recording track assignments. However, since this step only affects playback and does not affect the recording setup in any way, we’ve placed it here to lessen confusion. This setting only needs to be made once, but may be changed if necessary.

Assign software track 1 to output device "WavOut 1/2 Delta-1010LT" and pan the track (within your software) all the way to the left (hard left). Then assign track 2 to output device "WavOut 1/2 Delta-1010LT" and pan the track all the way to the hard right. Now, when you start playback, track one (mic #1) will be sent to the Delta software (WavOut) output 1, and track two (mic #2) to Delta software output 2 (you may also choose a panning scheme). These two software outputs are connected to the inputs of the monitor mixer, therefore the recorded vocal track channels will be sent to the monitor mixer, levels will be modified by the mixer and the output of the mixer will be heard at analog outputs 1 & 2.

18.Start playback from your software’s transport bar. Open the Delta Control Panel and go to the Monitor Mixer page. Observe the meters at "WavOut 1/2" – these are the playback levels of your recorded vocal tracks. Adjust the faders and mute controls so that you may hear the vocal tracks at the appropriate levels and mix. These are the levels at which you may monitor the pre-recorded tracks while you overdub (record other tracks while listening to the first) additional parts.

Let’s assume that you like this take, and wish to overdub an additional harmony vocals. We can still use hardware inputs 1 & 2 of the Delta. We’re set up to do so and there’s no reason to change these inputs. Let’s set ourselves up to overdub these next two tracks. We will record the next two tracks of material to tracks 3 & 4 of the software:

19.Back in your music program, set the ‘source’ or ‘input port’ to "Left PCM In 1/2 Delta-1010LT" on track three, and "Right PCM In 1/2 Delta-1010LT" on track four. Arm the tracks for recording. Track three is now set up to record the first microphone, and track four the second microphone. Usually at this point you would want to return to the Delta Control Panel monitor mixer to set up levels. However, because you will be recording the same instruments that you did on the first two tracks, you probably won’t need to adjust input or monitoring levels.

20.Press record on your software’s transport bar. Record a take of your new vocal tracks. Because you have set up the first two tracks to play back through the monitor mixer, you should hear those original tracks along with the ones that you are now recording.

21.When you are done playing, stop the recording software and rewind the take. Before playing back what you’ve recorded, you will need to assign the newly recorded tracks to output devices on the Delta 1010LT. In your software, set the output ports of tracks three and four to "WavOut 3/4 Delta-1010LT." Now track three (first mic) will be sent to the Delta software output 3, and track four (second mic) to Delta software output 4.

22.Press play on your software’s transport bar. Understand now that the four

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