Getting Started; Installing Pc Software - Mackie Spike User Manual

Getting Started

Use this section to get your Spike recording system set up quickly.
Installing the Software
• The Spike CD contains an installer which will help you install the various software applications,
plug-ins and drivers.
• Visit www.mackie.com/spikeauth to register your Spike, and download any updates to the soft-
ware and fi rmware.
• Your computer must meet the minimum system requirements (shown on page 64).
• The XD-2 software application does not need authorization in order to run.
• Tracktion authorizes the fi rst time it detects the XD-2 hardware attached to your computer.
Mackie Final Mix authorizes with the Tracktion PC version.
• Other software bundled with Spike will need authorization. You will need Internet access, but it
does not have to be from the same machine you install the software on.
To install the software on a PC:
1. Turn off any (non-essential) applications.
2. Insert the Spike CD into your PC's CD drive.
3. The CD should begin automatically, bringing up an installer (StartHere.html). If not, click Start in
the task bar, then click Run. Type: <drive>:StartHere.html (where <drive> is the letter assigned
to your CD drive).
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