1. Introduction to RoMI/O Thank you for choosing ESI Miditerminal RoMI/O. The RoMI/O is a convenient 1 in 2 out, 32 channels USB MIDI Interface for PC and MAC computer. With the RoMI/O you can obtain perfect MIDI timing and effective audio performance at an extremely affordable price.
1. We don’t recommend using many USB devices with the RoMI/O via USB hub at the same time. It may cause Input data lose. 2. Some old mainboard that using OHCI (open host controller interface) may cause problem. 3. Check our web site http://www.esi-pro.com occasionally for the most recent update information or technical issues.
4. Hardware 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 computer wouldn’t need for installing an USB device to the computer. However, we will take it from the start to make sure you can follow every detail of installation.
2) Exclusive Driver Installation 1. Windows XP/2003 Just plug the USB device, and Insert ESI installation CD into your CD-Rom drive. Go to ESI folder -> RoMI/O folder And run Romio.exe. 2. Windows 2000/ME Don't plug the USB device before install the driver.
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With Windows 2000 and XP installations, a message might appear stating “The software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP.” Though the message appeared, the driver is completely tested and verified by ESI and is safe to use. You can ignore the message and just click ‘Yes’.
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3) After finishing the driver installation, plug the USB device to your computer. In the case of Windows 2000, you may see this message again. Simply ignore the message and just click ‘Yes’.
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4) Go to ‘My computer-> Console -> Sounds and multimedia Properties -> MIDI tab. Select RoMI/O as your playback device.
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* In some case of Windows 2000, after rebooting your computer, you may find the following message again. Just ignore and click ‘Yes’.
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In Mac OS 10.1 (Jaguar) or later, you can check if your RoMI/O 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. If the RoMI/O is recognized properly, the ESI-RoMI/O icon will be appeared on the window.
5. Setting in Applications * This chapter only contains the basic setup for some of the software. For more detailed information, please refer to the manual of the software. 1) PC Cubase SX In Cubase, set input and output as RoMI/O MIDI. See red circle of below picture.
Logic In Logic, you can choose a port for a MIDI track in the instrument parameter box in Arrange Window. In addition, go to ‘Synchronization’ -> ‘MIDI’ and uncheck ‘Transmit MIDI clock’ for better performance.
2) MAC As long as the RoMI/O is recognized by Mac OS X with no problem, all the applications that support CoreMIDI should work fine with the RoMI/O. Here are some examples of how to change application settings for using the RoMI/O.
In Reason, open the Preferences window and you can choose a port for MIDI input in the MIDI Page. * Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.esi-pro.com occasionally for the most recent update information.
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