User Manual

Session Music Producer • Quick Start Guide
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< Latency Page (Windows only)
When recording to your computer, you will experience a short delay between the time
you create a sound and the time you hear it in your headphones or monitors. This is due
to the time it takes for your input signal to pass through your audio software and appear
at the outputs, and is referred to as Latency.
Using the slider on this page, you can control the amount of latency you experience by
changing the buffer size. Smaller buffer sizes result in lower latency, but may not function
well with slower systems.
The default buffer size setting may adequately serve your purposes, but if you wish to,
you can experiment with lower settings. If you experience stuttering or crackling in your
audio playback, try using a larger buffer size.
< About Page
This page contains information on your hardware and current driver software versions.
This information may be helpful, should you ever need to call for technical support.
Getting Started Making Music with Session
< Double-click the Session shortcut icon that was placed on your desktop during
installation. If this icon does not appear, go to Start > All Programs > M-Audio >
Session > Session to open the application.
< Click the button labeled “New” in the Session Startup window.
< A New Composition dialog box will appear enabling you to choose a Name, Time
Signature, Key Root, Key Scale, and Tempo for your composition. After these choices
have been made, click OK.
< The “What would you like to do?” dialog box will now appear. For this example, select
Sing and Record Vocals/Instruments, and click OK.
< The Session window will now appear and a new audio track is armed and ready for
recording.
< Click the Record button, located at the top of the Session window, and speak or sing
into the mic. The sound you’re recording will appear as a waveform in the Session
window.
When recording using a microphone, it is recommended that any connected speakers
are muted, and monitoring is done through headphones. This prevents feedback which
can be damaging to your speakers and harmful to your hearing.
Enjoy your music making experience with Session.
NOTE: To get the most out of your Session music creation software, please refer to
the program’s built-in manual under Help > Open User Manual, where you will find
detailed instructions and 12 in-depth tutorials on using the Session software.