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Alesis MultiMix12Firewire manual

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  • Page 1

    MultiMix FireWire Frequently Asked Questions & T roubleshooting Guide September , 2005[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS: MACINTOSH ISSUES What system requirement s does the MultiMix have? How do I set the MultiMix as my recording and playback device? How do I uninstall the MultiM ix (usually in order to install a more curren t driver)? Clicking the “Control Panel” button in Cubase LE’s [...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 3 GENERAL ISSUES Can I use the MultiMix as a regular old analog mixer, without a com puter? I’m not sure if the MultiMix is bein g “seen” by my com puter. How can I tell? What’s the best way to connect my headphones and speakers and to monitor m y recordings? Can I connect two MultiMix [...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 4 MACINTOSH ISSUES What system requirements does the MultiMix have? The MultiMix requires OS X 10.3 (Panther) or above. How do I set the MultiMix as my recording and playback device? Choose the Audio MIDI Setup control panel. Within it, choo se the MultiMix for both recording and playback. How [...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 5 WINDOWS PC ISSUES Which versions of Windows are supported? Windows XP (Home and Professional) ar e the only supported operating system s at this time. What types of drivers are available? As of September 2005, WDM, WDM/KS (f or programs like Sonar), and ASIO 2 drivers are available. These are[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 6 Re-open your audio application. Be sure to choose the same sample rate here as you chose earlier in the MultiMix control panel. Different programs allow you to set sample rates in different ways. Consult your program’s docum entation for this. It’s important that you select a sample rate [...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 7 3. Next, right-click on the MultiMix listing and choose Uninstall…. Accept the warning that your are about to uninstall the device from your system by pressing OK . Now, the drivers have been uninstalled. 4. Have your MultiMix CD handy. Better yet, go to www.Alesis.com to get the latest dri[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 8 What’s the difference between the Mu ltiM ix “Drivers” and the MultiMix “Control Panel”? Why do I need both? Drivers are what Windows uses to connect to a device. W ithout them, W indows would not be able to communi cate with a device at all. The Control Panel allows you to actually[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 9 GENERAL ISSUES Can I use the MultiMix as a regular old analog mixer, without a computer? Yes, absolutely! The Firewire functionality is extra, not mandatory. I’m not sure if the MultiMix is bein g “seen” by my computer. How can I tell? In Windows, choose Start , Control Panel , and then[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 10 3. Route the MAIN mix Press down the button that r outes the MAIN mix to the HEADPHONE/CONTROL ROOM knob. 4. Adjust the listening volum e Then, use the HEADPHONE/CONTROL ROOM knob to control the volume. Note that this is Alesis’ standard routing, but there are plenty of other possibilities[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 11 So, the reverb gets returned not to th e individual channels (which would be impossible) but rather to the MAIN mix. (The amount of the effect that gets returned to the MAIN mix is de termined by the AUX RETURN knobs.) Therefore, if you want to record these e ffects, record the MAIN mix, rat[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 12 2. Press the 2 TRACK TO CONTROL ROOM button down , and leave the 2 TRACK TO MIX button up . 3. Take a pair of cables, and connect the CONTROL ROOM OUT jacks into a line-level stereo channel’s input jacks. 4. Connect your speakers to the MAIN MIX OUT jacks. 5. Slowly increase the volume on [...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 13 I hear high-pitched screeches, static , wrong-speed playback, or other bad things Adjust your latency settings in the MultiM ix control panel. You will find this panel in Windows under Start , All P rograms , Alesis MultiMix . In Mac, the control panel is under Preferences or through Audio M[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 14 My system is unstable. Can you provide any tips? If your system is not rock solid, try th e following techniques. They are listed more or less in order from most to least im portant, so start at the top of th e list and keep working down until your problems are solved: 1. Turn off all your W[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 15 My Computer , choose Properties and then the H ardware tab. Click the Device Manager tab. Look under Network Adapters , and right- click and disable the devices. 8. If your system has any other sound cards, disable them (also via the Device Manager). 9. Defragment your hard drive, and be sur[...]

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    MultiMix Firewire FAQ & Troubleshooting Guide Page 16 13. Adjust your internal PCI car ds’ interrupt settings. Begin by reading the excellent writeup of this issue from the music magazine Sound On Sound : http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/O ct04/articles/pcnotes.htm . The Double Dawg utility for Windows can be downloaded from http://mark-knutso[...]