Troubleshooting - Yamaha mLAN Installation Manual

Mlan driver / mlan tools for mac os x installation guide

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Table Of Contents

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No sound is heard, or the sound is too faint.

Settings on the computer

• The volume settings within your application must be set to appropriate levels.

• Make sure that the mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay is active. (See

• Make sure that other settings of the mLAN Driver are appropriate. (See "Unable to transfer/receive audio data or MIDI data.")

Setting on the mLAN device and other external devices

• Make sure that the speakers or headphones are connected correctly.

• Make sure that the power to your ampliﬁer and other external devices are turned on.

• The volume of all connected tone generators and playback devices must be set to appropriate levels.

• Make sure that a signal from an external device or the DAW is being sent to the input of the mLAN device.

• Make sure that the cable connecting the mLAN device and the external device is not damaged.

The sound is distorted.

Settings on the computer, mLAN device and other external devices

• Make sure that audio was recorded at an appropriate level.

• Make sure that the cable connecting the mLAN device and the external device is not damaged.

Noise.

Settings on the computer

• Make sure that your computer satisﬁes the system requirements. Refer to "System Requirements"

• Make sure that the latency setting of the driver is appropriate. Refer to "Setting the driver I/O buffer size (latency)"

• Make sure that the sampling frequency is appropriate. A high sampling frequency may be the cause of noise, depending on the com-

puter's capacity and speed. Refer to "Preferences Menu"

• If your computer's hard disk is slow, problems may occur during recording and playback.

• Try increasing the computer's memory capacity.

• Quit all applications that are running in the background, when you use mLAN Driver. If such software is running, driver operation

may become unstable and create noise. When you are not using mLAN Driver, you can start up these applications again.

Connecting the mLAN devices

• The FireWire cable may be damaged. Cables that do not satisfy S400 standards may cause noise.

• There may be a noise-inducing device (such as a device containing a power inverter, etc.) near the FireWire cable. Move the cable

away from any possible sources of noise.

Setting on the mLAN devices and other external devices

• There may be a noise-inducing device (such as a device containing a power inverter, etc.) near cables connecting the mLAN device

or an external device. Move the cables away from any possible sources of noise.

The computer processing speed is too slow.

The computer's CPU meter indicates a heavy processing load.

Playback response is delayed.

Insufﬁcient tracks for recording or playback.

Settings on the computer

• Make sure that your computer satisﬁes the system requirements. Refer to "System Requirements"

• If you are not using mLAN Driver, you can reduce the load on the computer by disabling mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic

Patchbay. Refer to

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An application, such as a DAW, fails to recognize mLAN Driver (audio/MIDI).

Settings on the computer

• Make sure that the mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay is active. (See

• Make sure that other settings of the mLAN Driver are appropriate. (See "Unable to transfer/receive audio data or MIDI data.")