M-AUDIO PROFIRE 2626 - Manual (Page 45)

User Guide 44 ProFire 2626
Input Connections:
Since we are simply mixing for this scenario and are not recording
anything, we do not have to use any inputs
Since the optical and coaxial (S/PDIF) inputs are not being used in
this scenario, these inputs should be disabled from the Router tab
of the Control Panel Doing so will minimize the amount of FireWire
bandwidth and system resources used by ProFire 2626
Output Connections:
The analog outputs of ProFire 2626 must be connected to the six speakers (five satellites, 1 subwoofer) in
your studio
Hardware Output Destination Speaker
Analog Outputs 1/2 Left / Right
Analog Outputs 3/4 Center / Subwoofer
Analog Outputs 5/6 Surround Left / Surround Right
Configuring the Mixer, Router, and Settings tabs
Setting up the DSP Mixer:
Unlike the first example scenario, the DSP Mixer of the interface is not necessary and should not be routed to
any of the hardware outputs in the Router For this example, only the surround mixing capabilities of your DAW
application are used to create the mix
Software returns:
Since your audio software will be outputting a mix consisting of six channels of audio, the interface must have
a minimum of six active software return streams To do this, go to the Router tab of the Control Panel:
Windows users: Software returns can be activated/deactivated in banks Check the “Software Return
1-8” box to activate its corresponding software returns and uncheck the remaining boxes to deactivate
unnecessary software returns (this will preserve system resources)
Mac users: The Control Panel for Mac OS X has a drop-down menu showing the maximum amount of
software return streams Use this menu to select six software returns on your system
Note: At least one group of
inputs must remain active at all
times, therefore, the final group
of inputs (analog inputs, in this
case) must remain active.