Daw Connection; Overview; Installing The Ipmidi Driver And Logictivity Browser; Software Installation (Macintosh) - Solid State Logic AWS 900+ SE Owner's Manual

Installation

DAW Connection

The AWS 900+ SE console communicates with a DAW directly via Ethernet or via three MIDI ports. To use the
Ethernet option a third party ipMIDI software driver must be installed on the DAW computer. Which Using these
methods of communication allows the AWS 900+ SE to be used with a wide variety of DAW applications on a wide
variety of platforms. The AWS 900+ SE uses Mackie control or a 'HUI' compatible protocol, and so any DAW
program that can be configured to use three HUI devices can access the full power of the AWS 900+ SE.
Please refer to your DAW manual for details on how to configure the DAW application for AWS 900+ SE under
Mackie or HUI control.

Overview

In normal operation the AWS uses an Ethernet connection for DAW control and the SSL AWS900 Remote for
session management. The next section describes how to download and install the ipMIDI driver and AWS 900
Remote on Macintosh and PC.
Optionally the AWS 900 can use a standard MIDI connection between the AWS 900+ SE console and your DAW
using a multi port MIDI interface. In this mode only one DAW layer can be configured. The console communicates
with the DAW via the MIDI ports located on the rear of the console: Details are provided at the end of this section.

Installing the ipMIDI driver and Logictivity browser

Download on to your workstation computer etiher the AWS900SE_Mac_Support.dmg disk image (Macintosh) or
the AWS900SE_Win_Support.zip file (windows). These contain the AWS 900 Remote and ipMIDI applications and
the latest version of the installation instructions:
http://www.solidstatelogic.com/support/consoles/aws900+/downloads.asp
System Requirements for your workstation computer: AWS Remote is a Java application. It will run under Java
Version 5 or higher. ipMIDI is compatible with Windows 2000 (maximum 9 MIDI ports), XP and Vista and Macintosh
OSX 10.4 and OSX 10.5.

Software Installation (Macintosh)

Mount the AWS900SE_Mac_Support.dmg disk image and open it.
AWS Remote: Drag the enclosed AWS Remote application to the Applications folder, then to the Dock or any other
convenient location.
ipMIDI: Double click on the ipMIDI.pkg file to run the installation program. Note that you will be asked to log out
and in again once you have completed the installation. Once you have logged back in open Audio MIDI Setup and
double click on the ipMIDI icon. Set the number of MIDI ports to 10 in the resulting pop-up.
If you are upgrading an older copy of ipMIDI you must uninstall it before running the installer. To uninstall ipMIDI
simply delete: </Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/ipMIDIDriver.bundle>. You should empty the Trash after deleting the
bundle file before running the installer.
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