Rane MP26 Operator's Manual page 7

ASIO (Windows)
The MP26 uses a low-latency, multi-client, ASIO device driver
to interface with applications on Windows operating systems.
Multi-client ASIO allows different audio software applica-
tions to simultaneously stream audio to and from the MP26. If
the same playback channel is selected in more than one applica-
tion, the driver mixes the audio from the different applications
before streaming it to the mixer.
Installation
1. Connect the MP26 to your computer and power it on.
2. Locate the setup executable, either on the installation CD or
where you downloaded the driver from www.rane.com.
a. 32-bit Windows:
RaneAsioMP26x86Setup.exe
b. 64-bit Windows: RaneAsioMP26x64Setup.exe
c. If you install from the CD that came with your MP26,
launch the
Rane MP26 Setup.bat
chooses the right installer.
3. Double-click the setup file.
4. Follow the prompts on the screen.
5. Reboot your PC, and you are ready to go!
Uninstall
The MP26 ASIO drivers may be uninstalled from the Windows
control panel. Open the list of installed programs then locate
and double-click "
Rane MP26
Windows XP:
Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
> Rane MP26 .
Windows Vista:
Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features
> Rane MP26
Windows 7: Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and
Features > Rane MP26
Launching the Control Panel
The driver control panel may be launched from the Windows
Control Panel. Select
Start > Control Panel > Rane MP26
Core Audio (Macintosh)
The MP26 uses a low-latency, Core Audio device driver to inter-
face with applications on Macintosh operating systems.
Installation
1. Locate the file, either on the installation CD or
MP26.pkg
where you downloaded the driver from www.rane.com.
2. Double click the package file.
3. Follow the prompts on the screen.
4. Reboot your Mac, and you are ready to go!
Launching the Control Panel
Open the System Preferences window. Locate the MP26 in the
"Other" section, and click the MP26 icon to launch the panel.
file and it automatically
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The MP26 Control Panel
The MP26 Audio Driver Control Panel allows you to set some
preferences for your MP26 Mixer. There are three pages in the
panel: Preferences, PGM Inputs 1-4, and MIDI Configuration.
Switch between these pages by pressing the button in the upper
left-hand corner. The button displays the name of the next page.
Preferences
The Preferences page allows you to control these features:
• Headphone Tone controls adjust the level of headphone out-
put high and low frequencies from +6 dB to Off.
• USB-6 Record source routes the specified signal within the
MP26 to the USB-6 Record channel. The available options
are Main Mix, Mic 1, and Mic 2. Main Mix is the default.
• Button backlighting is on by default, but may be turned off
using the Button Backlight control. When the backlight is
on, buttons toggle between dimly lit and fully lit. When the
backlight is off, buttons toggle between dark and fully lit.
• The USB driver buffer size may be increased to achieve higher
stability at the cost of higher latency. The MP26's drivers run
very reliably at latencies below 10 milliseconds. However,
computer performance and available resources (number of ap-
plications running) may adversely affect the computer's ability
to stream audio reliably. If pops and clicks are heard in the
USB audio, try increasing the buffer size to eliminate them.
• If the MP26 firmware installed with your driver on your com-
puter is newer than the firmware in your MP26, the Update
Device Firmware panel is enabled. Pressing the Update Firm-
ware button updates the MP26 firmware to the newer version.
PGM1-4 Inputs
The Filter controls on the program strips each have two Filter
Resonance values. The Filter Resonance may be set High or Low.
MIDI Configuration
.
The MP26's front panel controls are MIDI enabled. Changes to
front panel controls may be sent via MIDI to audio applications
on the computer. By default, the MP26 uses MIDI channel 1 to
send MIDI messages. You can change the output channel num-
ber using "MIDI Out Port Channel." Checking "Send MIDI
Beat Clock" causes the MP26 to transmit a MIDI Beat Clock at
the BPM of the MP26 effects engine. Some MP26 features may
be controlled via MIDI. By default, the MP26 does not accept
MIDI input. However, you can enable MIDI input to the MP26
by setting the MIDI In channel number. Checking "Receive
MIDI Beat Clock" allows the MP26 to track the BPM of a soft-
ware application generating MIDI Beat Clock.
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