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ESI MIDIMATE Instruction Booklet (Pc Connect)

ESI MIDIMATE Instruction Booklet (Pc Connect)

16 channels usb midi interface for pc and mac computer

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1. Introduction to MIDI Mate
Thank you for choosing AUDIOTRAK MIDI Mate. The MIDI Mate is a convenient 1 in 1 out, 16 channels USB MIDI Interface for PC
and MAC computer. It is fully optimized for the Windows and MAC OS X systems. With the MIDI Mate, you can obtain perfect
MIDI timing performance at an extremely affordable price.
MIDI Mate Features
Standard USB MIDI cable for Windows and MAC OS X
Provides 16 MIDI channels with 1 In, 1 Out
Perfect MIDI Timing
Tiny, Portable Design
Plug-and-Play Installation
Optimized for Windows and MAC OS X MIDI Interface
Connect your MIDI Keyboard and Sound Modules to Make Your Own Music!

2. System Requirement

1) Windows
Intel Celeron 366 MHz CPU or equivalent AMD CPU
One available USB port
More than 64MB of RAM
2) Mac OS 10.1 or later
Macintosh with G3 or better processor (except the original PowerBook G3)
One available USB port
More than 64MB of RAM
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Summary of Contents for ESI MIDIMATE

  • Page 1: System Requirement

    1. Introduction to MIDI Mate Thank you for choosing AUDIOTRAK MIDI Mate. The MIDI Mate is a convenient 1 in 1 out, 16 channels USB MIDI Interface for PC and MAC computer. It is fully optimized for the Windows and MAC OS X systems. With the MIDI Mate, you can obtain perfect MIDI timing performance at an extremely affordable price.
  • Page 2: Hardware Installation

    3. Installation 1) Hardware Installation Before you begin, make sure you have read your computer’s manual on installing USB devices. Your computer’s manual should describe the precautions you should take. Shutting down the computer won’t be needed for installing an USB device to the computer.
  • Page 3: Driver Installation

    2) Driver Installation 1. PC After Hardware installation is done properly, your PC or MAC computer will automatically detect the MIDI Mate and install the default system driver. MIDI Mate works with legacy Windows default MIDI drivers. However, Audiotrak provides MIDI Mate driver which will enhanced Sys Exclusive message communication and pre Windows XP operating system compatibility.
  • Page 4 2. Mac In Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or later, you can check if your XP MIDI Mate is recognized properly by using Audio MIDI Setup application in Applications/Utilities folder. Launch the Audio MIDI Setup application and click the MIDI Devices tab on the Audio MIDI Setup window.
  • Page 5: Setting In Applications

    4. Setting in Applications * This chapter only contains the basic setup for some of the software. For more detailed info about the software not listed here, please refer to the software’s own manual. 1) PC Cubase SX In Cubase, set input and output as MIDI Mate device. See an example below.
  • Page 6 Logic In Logic, you can choose a port for a MIDI track in the instrument parameter box in Arrange Window. In addition, go to ‘Synchronisation’ -> ‘MIDI’ and uncheck ‘Transmit MIDI clock’ for better performance.
  • Page 7 Giga Studio After launching GigaStudio, set input and output as USB Audio Device. See red circle of below picture.
  • Page 8 Sonar After launching Sonar, Go to Option -> MIDI Devices setting and Select MIDI Mate as the MIDI Device.
  • Page 9 2) Mac As long as the MIDI Mate is recognized by Mac OS X, all the applications that support CoreMIDI should work fine with the MIDI Mate. Here are some examples of how to change application settings for using the MIDI Mate. Cubase SX In Cubase, expand the MIDI section in the Inspector by clicking its tab.
  • Page 10 In this section, you can choose a port (or all ports) for MIDI input. In addition, you can choose a port for MIDI output.
  • Page 11 Nuendo In Nuendo, you can choose a port for a MIDI track in the Track List area.
  • Page 12 Logic In Logic, you can choose a port for a MIDI track in the instrument parameter box in Arrange Window.
  • Page 13 Reason In Reason, open the Preferences window and you can choose a port for MIDI input in the MIDI Page.

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