M-Audio Delta 1010 [10/45] The digital monitor mixer

Delta 1010 User Guide10

Delta System Overview

Analog Inputs/Outputs

Delta 1010’s analog inputs and outputs allow you to record a variety of audio sources

and to playback your recordings to many destinations. On the rear of the interface, you

will ﬁnd eight 1/4” inputs and eight 1⁄4” outputs with independent +4/-10 signal level

buttons (11) next to each jack. Be sure to set these switches properly to ensure the

best possible sound quality.

All of the analog inputs and outputs on the rear of the Delta 1010 are balanced 1/4”

jacks. These jacks allow connection to either balanced (TRS) or unbalanced (TS) line-

level devices.

NOTE: Since Delta 1010 does not have microphone pre-ampliﬁers built into the

inputs, it is not possible to use a microphone that is connected directly to the

interface. To record a microphone, you must ﬁrst pass the microphone signal

through a microphone preampliﬁer (such as the M-Audio TAMPA) and connect

the preampliﬁed line-level or S/PDIF output to the input of the Delta 1010.

The Digital Monitor Mixer

Delta 1010 features a hardware digital audio mixer built into its PCI Host Adapter card.

This mixer accepts digital audio from all hardware inputs and all software audio outputs,

mixes them with 36-bit internal precision, and then provides the mixed signal to analog

outputs 1-2 and/or the S/PDIF outputs for monitoring purposes. While the mixer is

primarily intended to be used for creating monitor mixes, it may also be used for stereo

mixing since its output can be recorded back into your audio application. The digital

audio mixer is conﬁgured and controlled by the included Control Panel software.