M-audio FAST TRACK ULTRA Quick Start Guide

Fast Track Ultra

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Quick Start Guide

Fast Track Ultra

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Introduction

Thanks for choosing M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, the professional, portable audio and MIDI interface for your Windows or Macintosh computer. Using the convenience and dependability of the industry-standard USB 2.0 bus, Fast Track Ultra offers unequalled routing power and versatility, high-resolution, 24-bit audio at sampling rates up to

96 kHz, sixteen channels of MIDI in and out and on-board DSP for flexible routing/mixing and a useful selection of reverb and delay effects.

This Quick Start Guide is designed to give you a basic overview of Fast Track Ultra, to get you up and running quickly. Even if you are an experienced computer user and digital recording enthusiast, we suggest you take the time to read the accompanying User Guide, included on the Fast Track Ultra CD. It will help you get the most out of your Fast Track Ultra.

What’s in the Box

Your Fast Track Ultra package contains the following:

Fast Track Ultra

Printed Quick Start Guide

Fast Track Ultra CD, including drivers and the User Guide

Ableton Live Lite CD

USB Cable

5VDC 2000mA power supply

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Compatibility

Windows

Fast Track Ultra is supported under Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, or Windows Vista (32-Bit editions). It is not supported under Windows Media Center Edition, Windows 2000, Windows 98, 98SE or Windows ME.

Mac

Fast Track Ultra is supported by PowerPC-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4.10 or later, as well as Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later.

Please see the User Guide for specific Minimum System Requirements.

Important Note about Bus Power: Fast Track Ultra can be powered via the included AC power supply or via bus power from the host computer. However, when running on bus power, Fast Track Ultra will be limited to four inputs and four outputs. These are mapped to inputs 1 and 2, outputs 1 and 2, and the S/PDIF I/O.

Important Note about USB 1.1 Ports: Fast Track Ultra has been designed as a USB 2.0 device. It may be used with a USB 1.1 port, but will only function as a 2-in/2-out device with sample rates limited to 44.1 and 48kHz. This is due to the limitations of the USB 1.1 bus bandwidth.

If your computer does not have a native USB 2.0 port, you will see the following alert during the installation process:

“Because this computer has no USB 2.0 ports, Fast Track Ultra functionality will be limited.”

Important Note about System Upgrades: Please check the M-Audio driver download page at http://www.m-audio.com/drivers for the availability of an updated driver before you decide to install operating system updates.

Before new M-Audio device drivers are released, they are tested for use with the operating system versions that are available at that time. When updates for an operating system are released by Microsoft or Apple, all M-Audio device drivers have to be re-tested and possibly updated to ensure proper operation.

M-Audio recommends refraining from installing operating system updates until a driver has been posted to the M-Audio website for that specific operating system.