Delta 66...just installed need help

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aight, I just installed this...and a few questions...

when I physically install it, do I hafta make any connections to the spdif slots? or just leave them empty (red and white things).

on my old sound card, I had some sort of wire hooked from my modem to my soundcard, no such slot on the delta 66? There was also another wire attached to my old soundcard from something else in my system (maybe the hdd, I don't know), but theres not spot for that either so its just laying unattached in my tower.

Now the other question...I first played something on winamp, and damn the bass and low ends were so fucked up...distorted and everything...my setting was on consumer and +4 dBu (output)...also, my sample rate is on 48000hz.

Now I changed it to Professional, and -10dBV (output), and kept my sample rate at 48000...it sounds better here, is this the correct settings?

Any other advice with the Delta 66? My speakers are Roland MA-8 Micro Monitors...not the best, getting Event 20/20s probably in the near future.
 
The spdif ports are for digital transfers. The cable that was attached to your SB was more than likely the audio connection from your CD drive.
Not sure about the settings on your card, but if the latter sounds good than leave it there.
 
Stealthtech said:
The spdif ports are for digital transfers. The cable that was attached to your SB was more than likely the audio connection from your CD drive.
Not sure about the settings on your card, but if the latter sounds good than leave it there.
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thanks...also..im havin some problems with my speakers...my right speaker is playing fine...but now my left speaker isn't playing...i unplugged my right speaker, and turned my left speaker all the way up and it is VERY quiet...any ideas?
 
What is the source from which you are monitoring, your recording software, mediaplayer, CD ?
Check to verify your balance is correct.
Check the monitor mixer in the m-audio interface is balanced, you can get there from control panel.
Plug your left speaker into the right out port of the card to verify if the speaker is good.
 
Stealthtech said:
What is the source from which you are monitoring, your recording software, mediaplayer, CD ?
Check to verify your balance is correct.
Check the monitor mixer in the m-audio interface is balanced, you can get there from control panel.
Plug your left speaker into the right out port of the card to verify if the speaker is good.
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Im using winamp...everything looks good on it, doesnt seem to be favoring any side? =/ lemme try it in cool edit pro
 
Charley, you need to check all the possibilites such as your speaker itself, the connections, the left output port of your card.
 
Stealthtech said:
Charley, you need to check all the possibilites such as your speaker itself, the connections, the left output port of your card.
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the speaker itself is fine =/ it works 100% with my other card. As for the left output port of my card...I'm not sure what you mean by that...I'm running my speakers through the 1st output port of my delta 66 breakout box...the connections all appear to be aight =/
 
btw...I just plugged my headphones into my 1st output (where my speakers used to be plugged into ,and still the same...only the left side plays =/
 
Um, each output on the Delta is a mono channel. Output channel 1 is stereo left, and ouput channel 2 is stereo right.

Slackmaster 2000
 
Slackmaster2K said:
Um, each output on the Delta is a mono channel. Output channel 1 is stereo left, and ouput channel 2 is stereo right.

Slackmaster 2000
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ahaha, I feel like a tool now :) hmm...my right speaker only has an RCA input into it...is there any way to get around that, and what do I do about my headphones =/
 
Ok, each output is mono and at line level. This is probably not even enough juice to drive headphones to appropriate levels. You also cannot plug "speakers" into these outputs unless they are self-amplified (e.g. active).

Basically when you're working with line-level analog signals, you just have to think in terms of connectors...it's fairly simple. If your speaker system requires RCA input, then you'll need two mono 1/4" to RCA cables to make the connections to your delta. If you have some kind of self powered headphones with a stereo 1/4" jack, then you'd need a 1/4" stereo female to 1/4" mono male (x 2) "Y" cable.

The ideal way to handle this is to have a small mixer of some sort that you use to route the signal from the delta to your various listening gadgets.

Good luck!

Slackmaster 2000
 
Slackmaster2K said:
Ok, each output is mono and at line level. This is probably not even enough juice to drive headphones to appropriate levels. You also cannot plug "speakers" into these outputs unless they are self-amplified (e.g. active).

Basically when you're working with line-level analog signals, you just have to think in terms of connectors...it's fairly simple. If your speaker system requires RCA input, then you'll need two mono 1/4" to RCA cables to make the connections to your delta. If you have some kind of self powered headphones with a stereo 1/4" jack, then you'd need a 1/4" stereo female to 1/4" mono male (x 2) "Y" cable.

The ideal way to handle this is to have a small mixer of some sort that you use to route the signal from the delta to your various listening gadgets.

Good luck!

Slackmaster 2000
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thanks man :) much appreciated...I actually have a Mackie VLZ Pro 1402 lol. I just haven't hooked it up yet because I need the appropriate cable to go from it to my delta.
 
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