M-Audio Delta 1010 [11/45] The patchbay router

11Delta 1010 User Guide

The Patchbay / Router

In addition to the built-in Monitor Mixer, Delta 1010 also provides virtual signal patching

and routing capabilities. This “Patchbay/Router” is accessed through the Control Panel

software and allows a variety of sources (including your music software, the analog

and digital inputs of the interface, or the Monitor Mixer output) to be linked to various

physical outputs on the interface. This ﬂexible routing capability allows you to use Delta

1010 in a variety of different situations and to quickly reconﬁgure the interface without

having to physically disconnect and reconnect the hardware inputs and outputs on the

rear of the interface.

Synchronization

For proper operation, all digitally interconnected audio systems (including the Delta

1010 interface) must be synchronized to a single master clock. If your digital audio

systems are not conﬁgured in this way, you are likely to hear clicks, pops, and other

glitches in your audio streams. The Control Panel software allows you to synchronize

the interface to its internal clock or to “lock” to an external clock source being received

at the S/PDIF or Word Clock inputs. This allows you to easily install the Delta 1010

hardware into any kind of digital environment where S/PDIF or Word Clock are being

used.