M-Audio Pro Tools M-Powered 7 [4/22] Getting sound in and out of your m audio interface

M-Powered Basics Guide

Getting Sound In and Out of your M-Audio Interface

To hear audio recorded into a Pro Tools session,

you will need to connect headphones or an ex-

ternal sound system (such as powered monitors

or a home stereo) to your M-Audio interface.

Sound from your M-Audio interface cannot be

played through your computer’s speakers or

your computer’s sound output.

Connecting Headphones

Depending on which M-Audio interface you

have, there will be one or more headphone jacks

on the front or back of your interface. These can

be either a 1/4-inch jack or a 1/8-inch mini plug

jack.

To connect headphones:

• Connect headphones with a 1/4-inch stereo

connector (or an adapter) to interfaces that

have a 1/4-inch Headphone jack.

– or –

• Connect headphones with a 1/8-inch stereo

mini connector (or an adapter) to interfaces

that have a 1/8-inch Headphone jack.

Connecting a Sound System

Depending on which M-Audio interface you

have, the outputs will be 1/4-inch or RCA plugs,

and the 1/4-inch connections can be balanced,

TRS (Tip, Ring, Sleeve) style connectors, or un-

balanced. To listen to your Pro Tools session,

these outputs can be connected to any ampliﬁ-

cation system: powered speakers, a home stereo

system, or an audio mixer.

Headphone jacks on the front of a FireWire 1814

Headphone jack on the back of an Ozonic

1/4-inch Headphone jack

Some M-Audio interfaces include a front

panel Headphone control to adjust the vol-

ume level of the Headphone jacks.