[. . . ] M-Audio Ozone version: MA-Ozone_052803 User's Guide Introduction . . 48 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio Ozone. The M-Audio Ozone is an innovative product--a powerful combination of MIDI controller and audio interface with microphone and instrument preamps that will turn your computer into a virtual music production studio. You may use your M-Audio Ozone in conjunction with a USB-equipped PC or Macintosh computer and appropriate music software to enter a full range of MIDI note and controller information, as well as record and play back your voice, guitar, or external sound modules. [. . . ] You may now exit OMS Setup by quitting the application. The rest is up to the configuration within your music software. Generally, this means selecting "OMS Compatibility, " or "Open Music System" for your MIDI system setup. M-Audio Ozone and the Mac OS 9 Sound Manager The Macintosh Sound Manager in OS 9 will allow you to select the M-Audio Ozone as the system's audio output device. This allows Sound Manager applications such as iTunes or Quicktime to play through the M-Audio Ozone, however, you cannot use ASIO and Sound Manager simultaneously. Set the Macintosh's default Input and Output to "Built-in" when using ASIO applications such as Reason. To check your computer's audio output setting and select the M-Audio Ozone: 1. Open the Apple menu, then select "Sound" from the Control Panel's list. Under Input and Output, select "Ozone" from the list of available devices. Close the Apple Sound Control Panel. M-Audio Ozone and Mac OS X Mac OS X will allow you to select the M-Audio Ozone as the system's audio output device. To change your Mac's audio output setting to use the M-Audio Ozone: 28 1. Select the "Sound" preference panel, and click the "Output" tab. 3. Select "M-Audio Ozone" to choose the M-Audio Ozone as your default output device. You can also select the "Input" tab to make the M-Audio Ozone the default Input device. The M-Audio Ozone Control Panel When the M-Audio Ozone audio drivers are installed, M-Audio Ozone Control Panel software is also installed onto your system. The Control Panel gives you access to certain audio hardware parameters, plus some status readouts. Windows: In Windows, the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel shows up on the task bar (located close to the "clock), and is also accessible from the Windows Control Panel. Mac OS 9: On your OS 9 hard drive, open the System Folder. Then, in the Control Panels folder, locate the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel. You can also access the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel from the Apple Menu Control Panels. Mac OS X: In the OS X Apple menu, go to System Preferences, then to the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel. The following screenshot shows the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel in Macintosh OS X. (Please note that the functionality is similar in all versions of the M-Audio Ozone Control Panel, so please read on regardless of your OS). If you decide to make and keep any changes, click "Apply. " 29 Active Channels: A box that is checked indicates that a channel pair is set to "Active. " Unchecking a box will deactivate that channel pair. When the Control Panel is installed, both Inputs 1 & 2 and Outputs 1 & 2 are set to "Active" by default. Sample Depth: The default Sample Depth setting is "16-bit. " When the Sample Depth is set to 16-bit, then your music recording software will only allow you to record at 16-bit or lower. If you wish to record at a higher Sample Depth (sometimes referred to as Bit Depth or Bit Width), change this setting to "24-bit. " Maximum Sample Rate: When both channel pairs are checked and active, the Maximum Sample Rate will show a reading of 48000 (samples per second). [. . . ] For example, if you want to change the voice to 67 (General MIDI TenorSax), Press the MIDI/SELECT button and 6, 7 on the numeric keys, then press the enter key and MIDI/SELECT button again to finish this action. Please note: After you press the enter key, the LED display will show "---" and will not disappear until you press the MIDI/SELECT button to finish your choice. After you press the Cancel key, the LED display will also show blank, and will not disappear until you press the MIDI/SELECT button to finish your choice. Presets: The M-Audio Ozone can save five Presets in memory. This allows you to assign 8 controller values to the faders and knobs in one Preset, and then assign 8 different values to those same faders and knobs. In this manner, you may change settings without losing your current settings. To change Presets, press the MIDI/SELECT button, then the UP/DOWN buttons, choosing the desired Preset from the five Preset banks available. [. . . ]