- M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8R Rack-mountable 8 x 8 USB 2.0 Interface with MX Core DSP Technology User Guide

User Guide 12Fast Track Ultra 8R

Input Channels

The ﬁrst eight channels on each of the Monitor pages correspond to the eight analog inputs. Inputs 7 and 8 are

switchable between the analog inputs and the S/PDIF digital inputs, via the Sync Source drop-down menu in the

ControlPanel.Whenthesyncsourceissetto“External,”inputchannels7and8receivetheirsignalfromthe

S/PDIFinput.ThenexteightchannelsarereturnsfromyourDAWapplicationsoftware.Anyofthese16channels

can be sent to any of eight possible output busses by selecting the Monitor tab for the desired output pair and

setting the levels for the input and software return channels respectively.

Each channel provides the following:

< Level meter – monitors the channel’s input level

< Pan control – sets the position of the signal within the left and right output channel pair

< Solo button – solos that channel’s output signal in the output channels

< Mute button – mutes that channel’s output signal to the output channels

< Link button – links a pair of channels together. When the Link button is active, changes made to one channel

affecttheadjacent(linked)channelaswell.

< Level fader – controls the level of that channel’s signal sent to the output channels.

< Send control – controls the level of that channel’s signal sent to the internal DSP effects.

NOTE: Only Monitor outputs 1/2, and 3/4 and can utilize the Fast Track Ultra 8R’s

internal DSP. Therefore the Monitor mixer tabs for outputs 5/6 and 7/8 do not provide

Send controls.

➜ IMPORTANT: Note that changes made to the monitoring mix are completely

independent from, and do not affect signals being recorded to your DAW.

Output Channels

The right side of each Monitor tab provides level meters and faders for its corresponding stereo pair of outputs.

Each Monitor tab’s output faders control the output level sent to that pair of hardware outputs.

The Monitor tabs correspond to each pair of hardware Line outputs

. Monitor outputs 7 and 8 are duplicated at

the analog Line Outputs

and the S/PDIF digital output

Between the sixteen channel inputs and the two channel outputs is a Bypass button. Activating this button will

bypass the internal DSP effects, allowing you to monitor the signal without effects.

NOTE: Only Monitor outputs 1/2 and 3/4 can utilize the Fast Track Ultra 8R’s internal

DSP. Therefore the Monitor mixer tabs for outputs 5/6 and 7/8 do not provide Bypass

buttons.