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This document explains how to install and use the Kurzweil KSP8 mLAN I/O Option, which adds FireWire
connectivity for MIDI and audio to your KSP8. Please check the www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com website for the
latest updates to drivers and documentation.
Other I/O Options for the KSP8
The following I/O Option boards are also available for the KSP8:
Analog I/O Option Board
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ADAT–TDIF I/O Option Board
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AES I/O Option Board
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I/O options are user-installable; no special expertise or special tools are required. Furthermore, the installation
procedure is the same for all the option boards.
IMPORTANT: The I/O option boards are not hot-swappable. You must turn off the KSP8 before you add or
remove an I/O option board. We also recommend that you power down all devices when connecting FireWire
cables.
Before Beginning the Installation
You should back up any objects (presets, chains, or studios) that you have created. You can either save the objects
to a SmartMedia card or dump the objects via MIDI using a SysEx dump. Refer to Chapter 10 of the KSP8 User's
Guide for information on these procedures.
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KSP8 mLAN I/O Option (KMLN8)
Installation and Usage Guide
Part No. 910361, Rev. B
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- Page 1 KSP8 mLAN I/O Option (KMLN8) Installation and Usage Guide This document explains how to install and use the Kurzweil KSP8 mLAN I/O Option, which adds FireWire connectivity for MIDI and audio to your KSP8. Please check the www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com website for the latest updates to drivers and documentation.
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Page 2: Tools Required For Installation
Installation Installing the KSP8 mLAN I/O Option Tools Required For Installation #2 Phillips screwdriver • You will need access to the back panel of the KSP8. Components of the Option Installation Kit I/O Option Board • CD-ROM • These instructions •... - Page 3 Installation Slide the I/O option board into the option slot as shown in Figure 2. Make sure the side edges of the board slide into the plastic rails inside the option slot. plastic rail Figure 2. Inserting option board into KSP8 (Analog I/O Option pictured). Slide the board all the way into the KSP8, making sure that it becomes securely seated in the connector at the back of the opening.
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Page 4: Clock Source
Using the KSP8 mLAN I/O Option Using the KSP8 mLAN I/O Option The mLAN I/O Option requires that the software revision level on your KSP8 be 1.9 or higher. The most current KSP8 software is provided on the disk included with this option. You can update your software (if necessary) with the KSP8 Boot Loader, as described in the KSP8 User’s Guide . - Page 5 Configuring mLAN on the Host Computer Connecting the KSP8 to other mLAN Devices An mLAN-equipped KSP8 will usually be connected via FireWire to a host computer and any other mLAN devices on an mLAN bus. An mLAN bus consists of a group of devices connected by FireWire cables and communicating with the mLAN protocol.
- Page 6 System Setup for Macintosh Software Overview for Macintosh You will need the following on your Macintosh: Sequencer or hard disk recording program that supports ASIO (e.g., the current releases of most • popular sequencers). ASIO driver (provided on disc with mLAN option or available online). This enables audio •...
- Page 7 As soon as the program finishes loading you should see 16 items listed in the FROM column and 16 items listed in the TO column. Drag the first Kurzweil item in the TO column up until it is aligned with the first Yamaha item in the FROM column. Repeat this step for all 16 items listed.
- Page 8 System Setup for Macintosh mLAN OMS Installation Note: The mLAN Installer places the document 104driver’s manual.pdf in the mLAN Tools folder. Refer to this manual for complete information on the mLAN OMS Driver. 1. Download the OMS installer from the website or from CD. 2.
- Page 9 System Setup for Windows System Setup for Windows As this document goes to print, mLAN software for Windows operating systems is still in beta release, and therefore is not documented here. Check the www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com website for updates. Chaining mLAN devices Using FireWire cables, you can chain up to eight KSP8s (or other FireWire-enabled devices) on a single mLAN bus.
- Page 10 mLAN Configuration and Troubleshooting Tips mLAN Configuration and Troubleshooting Tips Buffers and Latency Increasing the number of buffers and the buffer size in the mLAN Control Panel yields smoother performance but longer latency. Decreasing the number of buffers and buffer size shortens latency time at the cost of system performance.
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Page 11: Application Notes
mLAN Configuration and Troubleshooting Tips Application Notes If your mLAN setup exhibits instability, you may find these notes useful. In the mLAN Control Panel: If the audio seems to drop out frequently, the buffers are probably being overrun. Set the number •... - Page 12 Studio Configuration Files Studio Configuration Files For your convenience, a configuration file named MLAN01.KSP is provided with your mLAN option. This file is also provided as MLAN01.MID which you can load into your KSP8 as a SysEx dump. This file contains a subset of the base KSP8 studios with the appropriate input selections made;...
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Page 13: Monitoring Your Recording
New Studios provided with KSP8 mLAN Option New Studios provided with KSP8 mLAN Option The addition of the mLAN option allows the KSP8 to act as an audio I/O device to a FireWire-equipped computer. In order to accomplish the tasks of I/O device, effects processor, and digital mixer, some of the KSP8's more advanced and overlooked features must be employed: Inputs The KSP8's inputs (which are made on the config>INSEL page) are “soft”-this means that they are not tied to a... - Page 14 Studio Tutorials Studio Tutorials For simplicity and guaranteed results, save your user objects, hard reset your KSP8, then load the file MLAN01.KSP from a SmartMedia card, or the file MLAN01.MID via MIDI. FILL the file into the 800s bank. (Note that if you already have studios in the 800s bank–which you won’t if you’ve just done a hard reset–then the studios listed here will be renumbered starting with the first available location.) TUTORIAL 1: mLAN recording and overdubbing with no-latency monitoring...
- Page 15 Studio Tutorials TUTORIAL 3: applying effects while mixing and monitoring through the KSP8 -Select studio 802 mLAN 6FX&Monitor -Send a stereo track from your DAW on mLAN 3+4 to KSP8 FXBus 3-4. -Create a new track on your DAW which returns mLAN 3+4. This track should output to mLan 1+2. -Send some mono tracks on mLAN outputs 5-8, to KSP8 FXBuses 5-8.
- Page 16 Studio Descriptions Studio Descriptions 800 mLAN Overdub-Analog inputs 1-4 are selected as In 5-8 on the INSEL page. These are then sent to mono FX buses 5-8, then to mLAN outs 5-8. They also go to Mix 3-4 which goes out analog 3+4, providing no latency monitoring directly through the KSP8.
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