M-audio Quattro USB User Manual download pdf

Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Quattro Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Quattro Front Panel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Quattro Rear Panel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quattro Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Hardware & Software Installation on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows XP Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Windows 2000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Windows ME Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Windows 98 Second Edition Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Hardware & Software Installation on the Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Configuring OMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Hooking up your USB Audio Quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

MIDI Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the Input and Output Level Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using Direct Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Quattro Operation on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

The USB Audio Configuration Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Quattro and the Windows Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

ASIO Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

ASIO Control Panel and Operating Modes on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Advanced Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Quattro Operation on the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

The Macintosh Sound Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Optimize for Slower Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Optimizing Your System for Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Technical Specs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Limited Lifetime Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Table of Contents

Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Quattro

Page 2 - What’s in the Box?

With all four stereo pairs enabled, i.e., Channels 1-4 In and Channels 1-4 Out,the Quattro behaves as a “4x4” audio device at 16-bits, and at sample r

Page 3 - Quattro Rear Panel:

In the M-Audio USB ASIO Driver control panel, to the right of the Bitwidthsection, you will see a “Latency” drop-down list that will set the Quattro’s

Page 4

With all four stereo pairs enabled, i.e., Inputs 1&2, 3&4 and Outputs 1&2, 3&4,the Quattro behaves as a “4x4” audio device at 16-bits,

Page 5 - Windows ME Installation

By checking this box, the available latencies include Low, Medium, High andVery High with Very Low omitted due to performance constraints.Optimizing Y

Page 6 - Configuring OMS

26TroubleshootingProblem: No sound. Possible Cause1: Drivers have not been installed, or the Quattro has notbeen properly configured in your music sof

Page 7 - MIDI Operation

Limited Lifetime WarrantyMIDIMAN warrants that this product is free of defects in materials andworkmanship under normal use so long as the product is:

Page 8 - Using Direct Monitoring

Minimum System RequirementsWindows•Windows 98 SE, Windows ME or Windows 2000, Windows XP.• Pentium III 500MHz for 96kHz operation. Pentium II 400MHz

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Quattro Quick StartIt is recommended that you read this manual fully before installing and usingyour USB Audio Quattro. This Quick Start guide may se

Page 10

Hardware & Software Installation on the PCHere is a simple, step-by-step procedure for attaching and powering up theQuattro. See the section, “ASI

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Note: It is very important at this point you might need to wait forseveral minutes while Windows configures the hardware andinstalls the MIDI drivers.

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For information on how to enable the MacOS Sound Manager to use the Quattro,see the section “The Quattro and the Macintosh Sound Manager”; For further

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MIDI OperationThe Quattro provides one (1) MIDI input and one (1) MIDI output. MIDIoperation on the Quattro is independent of the audio operation, and

Page 14 - Technical Specs

recording source with reduced latency, while using the Windows Multimediadrivers introduces latency that is generally considered unacceptable. TheQuat

Page 15 - Limited Lifetime Warranty

There’s no need to change the setting for your Windows Sound System M-Audiodevice, should you choose to use the ASIO drivers in a music application, e