M-AUDIO Digital Recording Interface Delta 44 - Manual (Page 31)

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6. Minimize the Delta Control Panel to the Windows taskbar.
7. Open your music software program. Set up four tracks for recording:
Track one — Left PCM In 1/2 Delta-44
Track two — Right PCM In 1/2 Delta-44
Track three — Left PCM In 3/4 Delta-44
Track four — Right PCM In 3/4 Delta-44
8. Now we want to set up the output ports for the four tracks.
Track one — WavOut 1/2 Delta-44, panned hard left.
Track two — WavOut 1/2 Delta-44, panned hard right.
Track three — WavOut 3/4 Delta-44, panned hard left.
Track four — WavOut 3/4 Delta-44, panned hard right.
9. Bring up the meter view in your music software, and let’s start to get some levels
here. Let’s say that your hardware input 1 is the lead vocal mic. Have the lead
vocalist test the mic while raising the input gain on your pre-amp channel 1 until
you see a level of –6dB or so. This is your recording level. At the same time
you can begin to raise the faders on your mixer until you hear the voice at a
comfortable volume. This is your monitor level. Do the same for the other vocal
mic, and each guitar.
NOTE: You could view the record levels from the Monitor Mixer
page also. The levels appearing in H/W In 1/2 and H/W In 3/4 will
represent the signal appearing at the hardware inputs. We are not
monitoring via the Monitor Mixer in this example, however, so no
faders in this page are needed or apply.
Once this is done, we are set up and ready to record. Close or minimize your
software’s meter view at this point.
10. Arm tracks one through four for recording and press the record button on your
music software’s transport bar.
11. Once you have a take that you think is worth listening to, stop recording and
rewind. Maximize the Delta Control Panel from your Windows taskbar.
12. Click the Patchbay/Router tab. In the first column, H/W Out 1/2, click the radio
button “WavOut 1/2” so that our monitoring source is now the software outputs
from the music program. Set the H/W Out 3/4 column to “WavOut 3/4.” Now
all of the software outputs of the music program are connected to the
corresponding hardware outputs. Minimize the control panel.
13. Click play on the transport bar of your music software. If the take is
satisfactory, disarm tracks one through four and revel in your success.
If you wish to redo the tracks, “undo” the recording in your software,
repeat steps 10 through 13 in this section.
Using the Delta 44 and the Delta Control Panel software in this manner may be your
choice when using a mixing console to control the monitor and playback levels. If