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Summary of Contents for ICON U-Solo Live
- Page 1 1 Mic-In / 1 Instrument-In, 2 Out professional recording USB interface with smart phone connectivity for live streaming applications...
- Page 2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read this manual thoroughly before using this unit. 2. Keep this manual for future reference. 3. Take notice of and comply with all warnings included in the user's manual or indicated on the appliance. 4. Follow all instructions included in this manual. 5.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ....................4 What’s in the package? ................4 Register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account ...5 Features ....................6 Front Panel ....................8 Rear Panel....................9 Top Panel....................10 Mac driver installation ................11 Install Pro Driver 4 with LoopBack function ..........11 Mixer control panel(Mac) ................15... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Firstly, congratulations on your purchase of the ICON Pro Audio USolo Live digital audio Interface! In these pages, you'll find a detailed description of the features of the USolo Live digital audio Interface, as well as a guided tour through its front, top and rear panels, step-by-step instructions for their setup and use and a full list of specifications. -
Page 5: Register Your Icon Proaudio Product To Your Personal Account
Register your ICON ProAudio product to your personal account 1. Check serial number of your device Please go to http:// iconproaudio.com/registration or scan the QR code below. Input your device’s serial number and the other information on the screen. Click “Submit”. -
Page 6: Features
& digital connectivity with any smart mobile device for live streaming applications. At the time of writing, no other audio interface in the price range offers such high quality audio, (24-Bit 192KHz sample rate). Put simply, the Icon Pro USolo Live offers unbeatable value for money. - Page 7 ● LoopBack function is provided with ProDriver 4™ for both Mac and Windows platforms ● Compatible with mac OS (M1/ Intel Mac) 10.11 and later, iOS 9 or above, Android and Windows 7, 8, 10 & 11 (32-bit/64-bit) ● Full duplex, simultaneous record/playback ●...
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Page 8: Front Panel
Front Panel 1. Master volume The master level control will adjust the output level of the line outputs (L and R) 2. Input gain level control (Microphone) This potentiometer controls the input level of the analog microphone input. 3. 3-pin XLR (Balanced) – For condenser microphones with +48V phantom power or dynamic microphones. -
Page 9: Rear Panel
1. Power supply connector (USB Type C) The USolo Live is USB-bus powered. If your computer does not supply sufficient power, connect an ICON 5VDC power supply adapter to this jack. Alternatively, you may try to use your smart phone power adapter with the correct cable type (USB Type C). -
Page 10: Top Panel
Top Panel 1. Mic/Inst Button Press the Mic/Inst button to switch between a Mic and Instrument. 2. +48 Phantom Power Press to supply +48V phantom power to the associated XLR input. This phantom power circuit is suitable for most condenser microphones. -
Page 11: Mac Driver Installation
1. Download Pro Driver 4 (Mac) from your "Personal User Portal" page for your audio interface. (Please refer to P.5 "register your ICON Pro Audio product to your personal account" for creating your personal user portal) 2. Double click the file "ProDriver-OSX-xxx.dmg" that you just... - Page 12 4. Click "Continue" Diagram 3 5. Click "Continue" Diagram 4 6. Click "Read License" to read the lincense terms or click "Agree" to start the installation Diagram 5 7. Select the disk where you would like ProDriver to be installed and then click "Continue"...
- Page 13 Diagram 8 10. Installation will now start. Click "Close" after it has completed. Diagram 9 11. At this stage, please connect your audio interface to your Mac and then click the ICON logo as shown. Diagram 10...
- Page 14 12. Select your audio interface model from the list and click "Select" U Solo Live Diagram 11 13. Click"OK" to allow ProDriver to access the microphones. Diagram 12 14. The ProDriver activated logo will appear on your desktop. Click it to launch the ProDriver control panel.
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Page 15: Mixer Control Panel(Mac)
Mixer control panel(Mac) The mixers work like a matrix mixer. Activate and adjust the corresponding input or output channel level. They are very useful and make your inputs and outputs very flexible. You may route any of your input(s) to any output(s). U Solo Live Diagram 15 1. - Page 16 U Solo Live U Solo Live Diagram 16 11. Device Preferences Click "Device" at the top menu bar to launch the "Preferences" window. 11.1 Output Select your audio interface as your output device 11.2 Input Select your audio interface as your input device 11.3 Active output channels Showing you all the available and active output channels for your audio interface 11.4 Active output channels...
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Page 17: Windows Driver Installation
2. Download the Windows driver from your “Personal User Page at www.iconproaudio.com” (Please refer to P.5 "Register your ICON Pro Audio product to your personal account" for creating your personal user portal) After you downloaded the driver file, please click it to start the installation process. - Page 18 5. Select components for installation Check the components that you would like to install. We strongly recommend that you select all components. U Solo Live Device Drivers Diagram 20 6. Preparing installation files Once the installation process has started, the process may take some time depending Icon_U Solo Live_2.9.86.50.exe on your computer performance.
- Page 19 A window as shown in Diagram 25 should appear. Choose "Finish”. Diagram 25 9. Launch the software control panel You may click the ICON ProAudio logo on the system tray to launch the software control panel (Page 20). U Solo Live U Solo Live...
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Page 20: Prodriver4
Introducing ProDriver4, the leading edge in audio innovation for stage, studio and streaming from ICON Pro Audio. The Pro Driver audio system supplies you with the most reliable tools for almost any audio application - in the moment - right when you need them. -
Page 21: Mixer Control Panel(Windows)
There are two different audio drivers including “WDM” (Windows Driver Model) and “ASIO” (Audio Stream Input and Output) within the ICON Pro Audio audio interface driver. WDM is widely used for daily software such as media player and ASIO is mainly used for most trecording software such as Logic Pro. - Page 22 U Solo Live Diagram 30 By activating different cross points, you may route the corresponding signal to your desired channels. 1. HW Input 1/2 level metering Showing the hardware 1/2 input level (HW In 1/2). 2. HW Output 1/2 level metering Showing the hardware 1/2 output level (HW Out 1/2).
- Page 23 8. VSC Music In 1/2 (Virtual) input level metering Showing the WDM 1/2 output level (VSC music In 1/2). 9. VSC Out 1/2 (Virtual) output level metering Showing the ASIO 1/2 VC output level (VSC Out 1/2). 10. VSC Music Out 1/2 (Virtual) output level metering Showing the ASIO 1/2 VC output level (VSC music Out 1/2).
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Page 24: Settings (Sample Rate And Latency Settings)
Settings (Sample rate and latency settings) Click the “Setting” button to launch the settings window. Diagram 31 Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44.1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 32. Diagram 32... - Page 25 Latency settings There are six standard latency settings to select. If you would like to customize your own latency value, select custom. ● Safe (maximum latency) ● Extra Large ● Normal ● Small ● Very Small ● Minimum (minimum latency) ●...
- Page 26 There are three different settings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings: These values include: 1. ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32/64/128/256/512/1024/2048 and 4096. Diagram 34 2. Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings: Minimum/Low/Normal/High and Maximum. Diagram 35...
- Page 27 3. Streaming buffer volume Adjustable values: 2/3 and 4. Diagram 36 Diagram 37 (Note: If a warning message appears on the “Latency Status” windows, please select a larger latency setting.) (Note: If a clicking sound occurs, you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings.
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Page 28: Prodriver Hosting Rack (Mac/Windows)
ProDriver hosting rack (Mac/Windows) U solo Live Diagram 38 With the ProDriver Rack, you can use any of your plug-ins with your DAW. Or you may use your device as standalone plug-in effects without the need to run a DAW. Click the "Rack"... - Page 29 Session & Preset A session could contain unlimited presets. Each preset allows you to insert different plug-ins to create your desired sound effect or application need. Diagram 39 1 、 Create a New Session Click "New Session" under the "file" tab on the top menu bar. Then click "Save Session"...
- Page 30 Duplicate Current Preset On occasion, you may like to make small changes to a current preset and compare the two. The function of "Duplicate Current Preset" will allow you to copy the current preset instantly. Then, you may make changes as you wish with one of the preset and make a comparison between the two.
- Page 31 Grouping a Preset There are four "Preset Categories" including "Vocal", "Special", "MC" and "Others" that allow you group all your current presets. This is very useful to manage your different presets according to different application such as singing (Vocal), broadcasting (MC) or Guitar (Special) etc. To set a selected preset to a particular category - Click the "#"...
- Page 32 U Solo Live U Solo Live U Solo Live U Solo Live Diagram 44 Edit plug-ins in a preset Click the "Pencil & Paper" button on the selected preset slot will launch the plug- in rack screen where you would see 6 different routing blocks. ProDriver Input routing block with orange connections Depending on the number of I/O that your audio interface is equipped with, you will see a number of connections in orange.
- Page 33 Click the desired plug-in to select. We have created a small ‘activate’ shortcut button on the ProDriver floating icon. Simply click the "V" button to activate or deactivate the function.
- Page 34 Import all your available plug-ins To import all your available plug-ins, click "View" tab on the top menu bar and click "Plugin Manager" to launch the Plugin Manager window. Click "Scan VST" or "Scan VST3" to scan your computer all the available corresponding plugins automatically.
- Page 35 Add plug-in and make routing It is extremely easy to add plug-ins and create routing between input channels and output channels. Simply pull & drag the connection cable from connection point to point. To add a plug-in, right click your mouse, you will see all the available plug-ins that you have in your computer in the pull-down menu, then just click the plug-in to select.
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Page 36: Hardware Connections
Hardware Connections Connect the USolo Live digital audio interface outputs to your amplifier or powered monitors. Ensure the Master volume is set to a suitable volume setting. If you are monitoring through headphones, connect your headphones to the device's headphone output. Ensure the headphone volume is set at a low volume, to ensure ear safety. -
Page 37: Different Types Of Microphone Connection Method Diagram
Different types of microphone connection method diagram Dynamic Microphone (D2) 1/4” TR Unbalanced Balanced Condenser Microphone (Apollo) Note: For dynamic microphone user, please make sure +48V phantom power switch is “OFF” before you plug in your microphone, otherwise it may cause damage to your microphone. -
Page 38: Specifications
Specifications ADC: Dynamic Range: ......... 98dB, A-weighted Signal-to-Noise Ratio: ......... -98dB, A-weighted THD+N Ratio: ..........-90dB, -1dBFS DAC: Dynamic Range: .......... 108dB, A-weighted Signal-to-Noise Ratio:........-108dB, A-weighted THD+N Ratio: ..........-91dB, 0dBFS Mic Input(XLR, Balanced): Frequency Response: ........ 20Hz to 20kHz (+/-0.1dB) Noise EIN: .......... -
Page 39: Services
Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box. This is very important. If you have lost the packaging, please make sure you have packed the unit properly. ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packing. - Page 40 天猫官方旗舰店 抖音号 哔哩哔哩 微信公众号 官方售后QQ B站iCONProAudio 4006311312.114.qq.com 天猫店iconproaudio旗舰店 抖音iCON艾肯 微信号iCON-PRO 中国地区用户 Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube www.twitter.com/iconproaudio www.instagram.com/iconproaudio www.facebook.com/iconproaudio www.youtube.com/iconproaudio Support Dashboard Website www.iconproaudio.com support.iconproaudio.com iconproaudio.com/dashboard/...
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