User Guide 1Fast Track Ultra
1 Introduction
Thanks for choosing M-Audio Fast Track Ultra. Fast Track Ultra has been designed to give you a professional, portable audio
and MIDI interface for your Windows or Macintosh laptop or desktop computer. Using the convenience and dependability
of the industry-standard USB 2.0 bus, Fast Track Ultra provides your computer with an exceptionally flexible audio interface,
offering unequalled routing power and versatility while delivering high-resolution, 24-bit audio to and from your computer
at sampling rates up to 96kHz, and its on-board DSP gives you a useful selection of reverb and delay effects and versatile
monitoring options. Fast Track Ultra also gives you sixteen channels of MIDI in and out – all in a sleek, rugged, lightweight
and highly portable design. It connects to your computer with a single USB cable – no tools needed, no cards to install.
Fast Track Ultra was created with the home or portable studio user in mind. With two high-quality microphone/instrument
preamps and two more studio-grade microphone preamps, Fast Track Ultra gives you a great sounding, easy-to-use
interface for your digital audio software. The convenient front panel combo XLR/TS inputs can accommodate microphone or
instrument levels, with switchable phantom power and individual 20dB pads. The rear panel offers you insert points for inputs
one and two, six balanced TRS analog inputs and six balanced TRS analog outputs, as well as dedicated S/PDIF inputs and
outputs, for a total of eight inputs and eight outputs.
The front panel is also set up for easy monitoring, and features two headphone outputs with independent level controls, input
signal and clipping indicators, MIDI input and output LEDs, and phantom power indicators, making Fast Track Ultra an ideal
solution for beginning and advanced computer recording users.
Even if you’re an experienced musician and digital recording enthusiast, please take some time to read through this User
Guide and familiarize yourself with the features and operation of Fast Track Ultra. You may also want to refer to your audio
software’s documentation to better understand how Fast Track Ultra may be integrated with the program. Your experience
and enjoyment of your Fast Track Ultra will be greatly enhanced by a good working knowledge of your audio software.
2 What’s in the Box
Your Fast Track Ultra package contains the following:
‣ Fast Track Ultra
‣ Printed Quick Start Guide
‣ M-Audio Fast Track Ultra CD, including drivers and this User Guide
‣ Ableton Live Lite CD
‣ USB Cable
‣ 5VDC 2000mA power supply
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