M Audio SESSION User Manual

User Guide  
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What’s in the Box?  
Your M-Audio Session with Fast Track USB bundle should contain the following  
items:  
M-Audio Fast Track USB audio interface USB cable  
M-Audio Session DVD-ROM  
This User Guide  
If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact the retailer where you  
purchased the product.  
About This Guide  
This guide covers installation of the Session music-creation software for Windows  
and the setup and features of the Fast Track USB audio interface for Windows  
and Macintosh OS X. The Fast Track USB audio interface contained in this bundle  
can also be used with many Macintosh and Windows third-party music software  
applications like GarageBand, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live. Consult your software’s  
documentation for more information on this.  
Minimum System Requirements  
Windows XP  
Windows XP (SP2) or higher *  
1.6 GHz processor  
(CPU speed requirement may be higher for laptops)  
512MB RAM  
4 GB free HD space for complete installation of Session  
DVD drive  
AGP 4X or faster graphics **  
32MB video RAM  
1024 x 768 video resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)  
One native USB port  
Windows Vista (edition) 32-Bit  
Windows Vista (edition) 32-Bit  
1.6 GHz processor  
(CPU speed requirement may be higher for laptops)  
1024 MB RAM  
4 GB free HD space for complete installation of Session  
DVD drive  
AGP 4X or faster graphics **  
128MB video RAM  
1024 x 768 video resolution (1280 x 1024 recommended)  
One native USB port  
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Windows XP (SP2) or higher *  
Intel Pentium / AMD Athlon 1 GHz or higher  
512 MB RAM  
DVD drive  
One native USB port  
Windows Vista (edition) 32-Bit  
Windows Vista (edition) 32-Bit  
Pentium III – 1 GHz or higher  
1024 MB RAM  
DVD drive  
One native USB port  
Macintosh OS X  
G4 1 GHz or higher  
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later  
512 MB RAM  
One Native USB port  
*Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not  
currently supported.  
**Session does not support video cards based on any of the following chipsets:  
S3/VIA UniChrome, SiS EL315, Matrox  
Please also check the minimum system requirements for third party software  
applications that are to be used with your new M-Audio hardware, as they may be  
greater than the above.  
Installation and Setup Overview for Windows  
It is important that installation and setup take place in the following sequence (these  
steps are explained in detail in following chapters):  
1. Install the Session music creation software. This software enables support for  
the Fast Track USB audio interface, and must be installed before Fast Track  
USB is connected.  
2. Connect the Fast Track USB audio interface. This device not only serves as a  
high performance USB audio interface, but also as the copy protection key for  
Session. Fast Track USB must be connected for Session to launch.  
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Session Installation for Windows  
NOTE: If you have already connected your Fast Track USB audio interface to your  
computer, please disconnect it before beginning the Session software installation.  
Leave the Fast Track disconnected until instructed to connect it.  
1. Insert the M-Audio Session DVD-ROM into your computer’s DVD-ROM drive.  
2. The computer will automatically display the install screen If your computer fails  
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to launch the installer, manually start it by clicking on Start > My Computer >  
Session.  
3. Follow the software installer’s on-screen direction prompts.  
4. Session comes with a  
large library of loops and  
instrument samples for  
music creation, known as  
Session Content. During the  
installation process, you will  
be asked if you would like to  
install this content, as well  
as the Session Application,  
and the driver for the Fast  
Track USB audio interface.  
You must select the Session  
Application and the Fast Track  
USB options in order to use  
Session.  
NOTE: Session’s Factory Content Library requires approximately 4 GB of disk  
space and may take as long as 30 minutes to install. This behavior is normal.  
If you do not have 4 GB of disk space available, you can choose not to install  
the Session Content, but you will then have to place the Session DVD in your  
DVD-ROM drive whenever you run Session. Accessing Session’s content via  
the DVD-ROM drive results in slightly slower computer performance, and if the  
required hard drive space is available, installing the Session Content on your  
computer’s hard drive is recommended.  
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5. At various points in this installation process, you may be notified that the driver being  
installed has not passed Windows Logo Testing, or asked whether the program you  
wish to run is a trusted application. Click Continue Anyway or Install to proceed with  
installation.