Alesis USB2.0 manual

Contents

Main Page Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Introduction Welcome! 6 About the MultiMix USB2.0 All-In-One Mixer and Multichannel Computer Audio Interface BEFORE you plug your MultiMix into your computer for the first time. See page 23 for details. Introduction How to Use This Manual Introduction A Few Words for Beginners Page 1 Getting Started BEFORE Hooking up the MultiMix USB2.0 1 Getting Started Using Proper Cables Setting Levels Patchbay Mic Inputs (Channels 1 4) Line Inputs (Channels 1 4) Line Inputs (Channels 5 8) PHONE Jack AUX RETURNS AUX SENDS 2-TRACK A Tour of the MultiMix USB2.0 2 Channel Strips Level Control PAN o r BA L PEAK LED EQ Master Section Main Mix 2TK To Mix 2TK TO CTRL ROOM Switch A Tour of the MultiMix USB2.0 2 HDPH / CTRL RM AUX RETURN A LEVEL EFFECTS / AUX RET B LEVEL LED Meters Rear of the Mixer Power Input Power Supply Unit Power On Phantom On 3 Digital Effects Processor Effects Section Components Program Selection Knob LED Display CLIP Indicator 3 Digital Effects Processor 4 Traditional Mixing Simple Live Setup Using Additional External Audio Sources 4 Traditional Mixing Simple Two-Channel Recording Setup (without using a computer) First-time connection and driver installation instructions Installing the optional applications Power-on/Power off order USB2.0 inputs and outputs Channels sent from the MultiMix to the computer Channels returned from the computer to the MultiMix Sound setup under Windows Page Disabling Windows System Sounds Connections and settings for USB2.0 recording and monitoring Using the MultiMix USB2.0 with Cubase and other ASIO applications Choosing the MultiMix as your audio device Page Page Creating a new audio file Page Page Page Working with the Alesis USB2.0 control panel Accessing the control panel Using the MultiMix USB2.0 with Sonar and other WDM applications Choosing the MultiMix as your audio device Page Page Assigning inputs to audio tracks Using the MultiMix USB2.0 with CoreAudio on the Macintosh 6 Troubleshooting: Hardware 6 Troubleshooting: Hardware Troubleshooting: Hardware 6 Page 7 Troubleshooting: Software Computer or audio application does not see the MultiMix USB2.0 Basic troubleshooting Audio playback or recording is at the wrong speed Audio playback or recording stutters or drops out 7 Troubleshooting: Software Page 8 Specifications Computer Requirements Page 9 Block Diagrams Glossary Glossary Alesis Contact Information Trademarks 7-51-0239-A