User Manual

ESI MAYA44 eX
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precise timing recording. However, the latency is also limited by your system performance. For
most recording applications, select a sample size between 64 ~ 512, select 256 or higher on slower
systems or at very high system load. Buffer size 48 is reserved only for very fast and reliable ASIO
driver environments on fast computer systems. Note that this value has to be setup before launching
any audio application using MAYA44 eX.
Config – Factory Default: resets the control panel to default settings.
Config - Always On Top: this enables to place the control panel on top of every open window,
which makes it easy to work with MAYA44 eX and other audio applications simultaneously.
Config – Link: links the L-R faders for stereo operation. Unselect the entry, if you need to control
the levels of left and right channels independently.
DirectWIRE: opens the DirectWIRE dialog, described in section 6.5 of this manual.
Help – About: allows you to check current driver information.
6.2 Input Section
Monitor buttons: with this button you can enable the input monitoring for the corresponding input
channel. When enabled, the input signal is audible via the output.
Line/Mic/+48V/Digital selection: by default, input channel 1/2 is processing the stereo line input
signal coming in from INPUT 1/2 (when LINE is selected). However, it can also be switched to
process the mono input signal from a microphone connected to MAYA44 eX as described in
chapter 5 of this manual – for that, MIC must be selected. If a condenser microphone that requires
power supply is connected, the +48V switch must be enabled to enable phantom power. Note that
+48V should be enabled only after a condenser microphone has been connected. Never enable
+48V when a dynamic microphone or no microphone at all is connected to MAYA44 eX. Input
channel 1/2 can also process the digital input signal from the optical S/PDIF input of MAYA44 eX.
For that, DIGITAL must be selected.
Line/Guitar selection: by default, input channel 3/4 is processing the stereo line input signal
coming in from INPUT 3/4 (when LINE is selected). However, it can also be switched to process
the mono input signal from a guitar connected to MAYA44 eX as described in chapter 5 of this
manual – for that, GUITAR must be selected.
Gain knobs: as the output level of a microphone typically is very low and requires amplification,
the gain knobs allow you to control the built-in amplifier in order to raise and match the input signal
in order for the signal to be further processed. The range is from 0dB to +24dB amplification. The 2
gain knobs are not available under Mac OS X, instead the level faders (below) are longer.
Level faders: these faders allow you to adjust the input level for the analog input 1/2 and 3/4. The
levels can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. Depending on the Link setting
(refer to section 6.1), you can control left an right channels simultaneously or independently.
Mute buttons: this button allows you to mute the input signal on channel 1/2 or on channel 3/4.
When the button is red, mute is enabled – otherwise disabled.