Installing The 828Mkii Macintosh Software - MOTU 828mkII User Manual

CoreMIDI and Audio MIDI Setup
CoreMIDI is the "under-the-hood" portion of Mac
OS X that handles MIDI services for MIDI
hardware and software. CoreMIDI provides many
universal MIDI system management features,
including MIDI communication between your
828mkII FireWire interface and all CoreMIDI
compatible software.
Audio MIDI Setup is a utility included with
Mac OS X that allows you to configure your
828mkII interface for use with all CoreMIDI
compatible applications. Audio MIDI Setup
provides:
A "virtual" studio on your Mac that graphically
■
represents your MIDI hardware setup and that is
shared by all CoreMIDI-compatible programs
A simple, intuitive list of your MIDI devices
■
whenever you need it in any CoreMIDI-compatible
program
Launching Audio MIDI Setup
1 Make sure your 828mkII interface is connected
and turned on.
2 Launch the Audio MIDI Setup utility.
This can usually be found in /Applications/
Utilities. If it has been moved, just search for Audio
MIDI Setup.
3 Confirm that the MIDI interface is present in the
MIDI Devices tab of Audio MIDI Setup.
If the interfaces does not appear, or if it is grayed
out, check your cable connections and click Rescan
MIDI.
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Figure 4-1: The 828mkII interface as it appears in the MIDI tab of
Audio MIDI Setup.
Connecting MIDI devices to the 828mkII
Once your 828mkII interface appears in Audio
MIDI Setup, you are ready to add devices, indicate
how they are connected, and identify properties
they may have for particular purposes. This
information is shared with all CoreMIDI
compatible applications.
To add a device in Audio MIDI Setup:
1 Click Add Device.
Figure 4-2: Adding a MIDI device.
2 Drag on its input and output arrows to draw
connections to the 828mkII that match its physical
connection.
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