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Virgin
Musical Instrument Company
Inc
POBox
2908
La
Mesa, CA
91943
PH:
888-999-9848
E-mail:
www.virginmusicalinstruments.com
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a22xt
professional audio interface for musicians on
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Owners
Manual
turn your computer into a
recording
studio
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102dBA@48kHz,
SNR
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DAC
Dynamic
Range:
108dBA@48kHz,
SNR
=108dBA@48kHz
a22xt
Compatibility
supports
Windows Vista, Windows
7,
Windows
8/
8.1
and
Windows 10 with
AS
10
2.0, MME, WDM
and
DirectSound inel. DirectWiRE support
supports
Mac
OS X
(lOA
and
above)
via the native CoreAudio
USB
audio
driver
from
Apple
(no driver install
required,
Mac
control
panel
available)
7.
General
Information
Trademarks
artesia, 022
and
a22xt
are
trademarks
or
registered trademarks.
Windows
is
a
trademark
of
Microsoft Corporation.
Other
product
and
brand
nameS
are
trademarks
or registered trademarks of
their
respective companies.
The
FCC
and
CE
Regulation Warning
This device complies with Part
15
of the FCC
Rules.
Operation
is
subject to the
following
two
conditions:
(1) this
device
may
not cause harmful
interference,
and
(2) this
device
must accept any
interference
received, including
interference
that
may
cause undesired operation.
Caution
Any changes
or
modifications
in
construction
of
this
device
with
are
not
expressly
approved
by
the party
responsible for compliance, could
void
the user's authority to operate
equipment.
Note:
This
equipment
has been tested
and
found
to
comply with the
limits
lor
a
Class A
digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the
FCC
Rules.
These
limits
are
designed
to
provide
reasonable
protection
against harmful interference
when
the
equipment
is
operated
in
acommercial environment.
This
equipment
generates,
uses,
and
can
radiate radio frequency
energy
and, if not installed
and
used
in
accordance
with
the instruction manual,
may
cause harmful interference
to
radio
communications.
Operation
of
this
equipment
in
aresidential area
is
likely
to
cause
harmful interference
in
which case
the
user will be required to
correct
the
interference
at
his own expense. If necessary, consult an
experienced
radio/television technician for
additional
suggestions.
Disclaimer
All features
and
specifications subject
to
change
without notice.
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The
panel
has the following functions
and
sections:
Table
of
Contents
2.ln'tallation
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3.
Windows
Audio
Settings 9
4.
Control Panel
under
Windows 10
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2.1
System Recommendation
..
5
2.2
Hardware
Installation
..
.
2.3
Driver &
Soltware
Installation
2.3.1
Installation under Windows
..
.
2.3.2 Installation
under
Moe OS X .
1.
Introduction
1.1
Features .
INPUT
section: this section controls the input monitoring volume of the incoming
signal from the hardware.
The
pair
of
mono faders can be controlled
together
when
the
LINK
function
is
enabled
or
or individually when it
is
disabled
-perfect for
stereo signals. The
Mute
button the channel allows you to mute the signal. Ared
Mute
button indicates
that
the
mute function
is
enabled. When
disabled,
the button
is
gray.
OUTPUT
section: this section controls the
playback
volume of the
playback
signal
from your audio applications. The
pair
of mono faders can be controlled
together
when the
lINKfunction
is
enabled
or
or individually when
it
is
disabled
-perfect for
stereo signals. The
Mute
button the channel allows you to mute playback. A
red
Mute
button indicates
that
the
mute function
is
enabled. When
disabled,
the button
is
gray.
4.1
Latency settings
4.2 DirectWIRE
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6.
Specifications
Product
Overview
2input
12
output
USB
2.0
24·bit
Audia
Interface
line, guitar
and
microphone inputs
microphone
preamp
with
+48V
phantom
power
support
line output with master output volume
adjustable
headphone
output
USB
powered
S.
Control Panel under
Mac
OS X13
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Specification§
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7.
General Information 15
Key
Features
USB
2.0
Full
Speed
2input channels
2outputchannels
Input
Type:
1
XLR
(for microphone),
+48V,upport
1
TS
unbalanced Hi·Z (forguitar)
2
RCA
unbalanced (for line signals)
Output
Type:
2
TRS
balanced
(left/right channel line signal)
1
heodphone
output (stereo)
Audio
Specifications
max.
24·bit 196kHz
ADC Dynamic Range:
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Features
1.
Microphone
input with
XLR/TRS
combo connector, use this connector to connect
adynamic
or
condenser microphone.
2.
Microphone
input
gain
knob, controls the input volume of
the
microphone
preamplifier.
3.
48V switch, use this switch to enable phantom
power
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connections in the DirectWIRE panel,
when
you do
not
want
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Control Panel
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Mac
OS X
This
chapter describes the a22xt Control Panel
under
Mac
as
x.
After the installation, the panel can be found
in
your Applications folder_
You
can
launch it
in
the Finder
via
Go>
Applications>
a22xt
Panel.
The following dialog
appears:
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The a22xt
hardware
has these
main
features:
a22xt offers amaximum of flexibility as fully bus
powered
USB
device
with pristine
professional 24-bit
audio
quality.
It
features 2
analog
input
and
2
analog
output channels with RCA connection, a
microphone preamplifier
with
XLR
input and support for +48V phantom power, a
Hj·Z instrument input for guitars, ahigh quality
headphone
output
and
TRS
line
outputs.
Master
and
headphone
volume
as
well
as
monitoring
are
controlled on
the
Iront
panel.
On
the
software side,
a22xt
provides
low latency
drivers
with support for WDM,
ASIO
2.0
and CoreAudio. If you're looking for areally powerful
USB
audio solution
for
your
PC
or
Mac
to
start
working
out
of the box, then 022xt
is
for you!
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GSIF section represents
GSIF
application
like
GigoStudio.
ASIO section represents
ASia
applications,
like Cubase, Reason, Nuendo, SONAR
(when using ASIO), Samplitude, etc.
If you
want
to
record
what's
played
bock
in WinAmp, but don't
want
to
hear the
sound, you should click the OUTbutton in the MME seclion
so
it'll change
to.
OFF.
Note
that
some applications support
multiple
driver
modes. Usually the fallowing
applies: when
an
application
does
not support
ASIa,
it usually supports WDM.
Older
programs typically support MME.
DirectWIRE Examples
Example
1.
Recording from WinAmp (MME) to WaveLab (MME).
2, Installation
4.
Mic/HiZ input selection switch, allows
you
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select the input signal: the
microphone input (Mic), the instrument/guitar input (Hi-Z)
or
both.
When
the
switch
is
in the middle position
and
both
is
selected, the microphone input
signal will
be
recorded
on
the
left
input
channel
and
the instrument
signal
on
the right input channel.
5.
Peak Signal lEOs, shows the input 1and 2
input
levels.
6.
Mix
control,
allows
you
to
control
the
input monitoring (Le. whether you
want
to
listen to the input signal
in
realtime or
the
computer
playback
signal
or
both).
When the
knob
is
turned all the
way
to
the
left (In), you can hear
only
the
input
signal.
When
it is turned all the
way
to
the
right (Out), you hear
the
output
signal.
In
the
middle
position, you
can
hear
both
equally.
7.
Hi-Z input
gain
knob, controls the input
volume
of
the instrument {
guitar
input.
8.
Hi-Z input with 1/4" connector, use
this
connector
to connect to your
electric
guitar.
9.
Power
LED.
10.
Master
volume, allows you
to
control the
master
output volume.
11.
Headphone
output
with
1/4"
TRS
connector, use this
to
connect
your
headphones.
12.
Headphone
gain, controls the
headphone
output
volume.
13.
Left
and
Right RCA input connectors,
this
is
the stereo line input that connects
to
devices
with
line
level outputs such
as
amixing desk, a
CD
player
or a
synthesizer for
example.
14.
Front /Back selection switch,
allowing
you
to
select
the
RCA
line inputs on
the
backside
(when
set to 'Back') or
the
microphone
and
instrument inputs on
the
front (when set to 'Front').
15.
Left and Right 1/4'
TRS
outpuls, this
is
the main balanced line output
that
connects
to
your active studio monitors,
amplifier
or
an
external
mixing
desk.
16.
If required, this connects your unit
to
a
standard
laptop
lock connector,
preventing
it
from being stolen.
17.
USB
connection port, connects to
your
computer
with
the
supplied
USB
cable.
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3.
Recording from SONAR
Example
5.
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example
4,
but
in
addition
the
input signal
is
also recorded
and
mixed
to
the
playback
signal.
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4.
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playback
from channel 3/4 from Windows
Media
Player (WDM) inta chonnel1/2
of
Cubase, Nuendo (ASIO).
2.1
System Recommendation
a22xt
is
not simply astandard digital
audio
interface,
but ahigh-resolution
device
capable
of
advanced
processing
of
audio
content. Even though
a22xt
is
built
to
have
low-CPU resource
dependability,
system specifications
playa
key
part
in
the
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