3.0 Installation
Installation - OSX
Because Mixbus is a professional product which is intended to be interconnected with other professional products, it requires attention to your system setup before it is ready for use.
Installing JACK:
Before running Mixbus, you must install the Jack package. Jack is a system service that allows for the interconnec- tion of audio between applications. For example, you can use Jack to record the output of Apple LogicTM directly into a Mixbus track for live processing or recording. Mixbus requires that Jack be installed.
Jack is included in your Mixbus application download. If you already have Jack installed on your system, then you can skip the first step of the installer.
As part of the installation process, you will need to provide the Administrator password for your Mac – enter it and click OK.
When updating to a new version of Jack, you should first uninstall the previous version using the uninstaller in Applications/Jack. You can also find additional Jack documentation in this folder.
You can download new versions of Jack, or learn more about it at:
http://www.jackosx.com
%Note: Once installed, you do NOT have to use the included Jack control application (JackPilot). Mixbus can control Jack directly via the Audio Setup tab.
Installing Mixbus:
To install Mixbus, simply drag the Mixbus icon to the Applications folder. If you would like Mixbus to be shown in the Dock, then you should open the Applications folder and drag Mixbus to the Dock.
Audio Input and Output, and “Aggregate” devices:
Mixbus is designed to work with professional I/O cards connected via USB, Firewire, or PCI cards. If you are using the internal soundcard on an Intel Mac, you must first create an Aggregate Device which combines the internal microphone and the internal speakers into a single I/O device. While these directions are slightly different for each Apple product, you can follow the directions on the Apple website.
OS X 10.5: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1215
OS X 10.6: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3956
Aggregate devices also provide a method to use multiple soundcards as a single device. For example, you can "aggregate" 2 different
%Note: PowerPC (G4 and G5) users who wish to use the
device.
%Note: The first time you launch Mixbus, it may take several seconds while it caches the available fonts and
Continue to Download and Install the License File, on the following pages.
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