M-Audio Revolution 5.1 [21/36] Revolution 5 control panel

subwoofer (or LFE) channel speaker.

You need specialized software to play back surround audio formats above two

channels. Much of this software is included in the drivers or the software bundle that

accompanied your Revolution 5.1. See the installation CD that came with your

Revolution 5.1 for more information, or check the M-Audio website.

Revolution 5.1 Control Panel

Once the setup has been completed, you will be able to control most aspects of the

Revolution 5.1 via its Control Panel, which can be launched in the following manner:

Windows - Following the driver software installation in Windows Me, 2000, and XP, you

will find an M-Audio logo “M” installed in the System Tray, on the right side of your Windows

taskbar. Double-click on this logo to launch the M-Audio Revolution 5.1 Control Panel.

Mac OS 9 - After the restart at the end of the Mac OS 9 driver software installation, the

Revolution Control Panel will be placed in your Apple Control Panels folder. Open your

Applications folder and select “M-Audio Revolution Settings” to launch the M-Audio

Revolution 5.1 Control Panel.

Mac OS X - Follow the driver software installation for Mac OS X and restart. Open your

Applications folder and double-click “M-Audio Revolution” to launch the M-Audio

Revolution 5.1 Preference Panel.

When you launch the Control Panel, you will see a “Speaker Set” pull-down menu, and five

more tabs at the top of the Control Panel display. Here is a brief overview of these items:

The “Current Speaker Set” pull-down menu includes presets for many popular speaker

models. Click and hold on this menu to see if your speaker models are included in the

list for the recommended settings for your speakers.

The Current Speaker Set pull-down menu also allows you to set the number of output

channels (e.g. stereo, 5.1, etc.). It’s important that this control reflects the actual number

of speakers you are using so that the drivers aren’t sending audio to non-existent

speakers. For example, if you select 5.1 and you only have two speakers connected,

you won’t hear any of the dialogue when you play a DVD movie. You can also configure

these settings by using the “Quick Set” buttons at the top if the panel.

The Master Volume slider at the bottom of the panel controls the overall volume of the

Revolution 5.1’s outputs, while the Mute button mutes the signal to all of the outputs. This

can be handy for things like answering the phone or pretending that you’re hard at work!

From left to right, the Control Panel tabs are: “Speaker Setup,” “Output Mixer,” “Surround

Sound,” “Input/Other” and “About.” Use the Speaker Setup tab to set the size and

distance of your speakers and the Output Mixer tab to balance the volumes of each

speaker output. The Surround Sound tab controls aspects of SRS Circle Surround II or

TruSurround XT, depending on whether you have a stereo or multi-channel speaker set.

Input/Other gives you input selection with record and monitor level controls, a sample