iAXE USB-GUITAR

4)System Performance = rapid (or even highspeed).

Clicks or dropouts in recording

1)Start the ASIO-USB Control Panel from within the audio soft- ware (may be called ASIO Config or similar).

2)USB Device = BEHRINGER USB AUDIO.

3)Click on the ASIO tab.

4)System Performance = normal.

Visit www.musicXP.net for some helpful advice about optimizing Windows XP for music applications.

3.Installation for Mac

3.1Installing the iAXE

To setup the iAXE, proceed as follows:

1)Power on your computer.

2)Connect the iAXE with the USB cable to your Mac.

3.2 Installing the Guitar Combos software

The Guitar Combos software consists of three different combos. Choose any or all of them for installation. With the serial number on the CD sleeve you can fully activate one combo. The other combos can be run in demo mode with the following restrictions:

== Saving of sounds is disabled == Quits after 30 minutes

== Total recall is disabled

To install a combo on your system, proceed as follows:

1)From the folder "NI Guitar Combos" on your CD, choose the combo you wish to install and open the respective archive file

(ZIP) by double-clicking on its entry.

2)Double-click on the installer icon on the desktop, to start the installation.

3)Follow the on-screen instructions.

If you have the serial number for the installed combo:

4) Accept to start the NI Service Center, upon request.

++ If your computer is not connected to the internet, choose the offline registration method to activate the combo via another computer.

5) Follow the on-screen instructions.

Fig. 3.1: Product activation with NI's Service Center

++ If you do not have the serial number for the installed combo, you can only run the combo in demo mode.

To setup the combo, proceed as follows:

1)Start the stand-alone application of a combo.

2)In the Audio Setup window, make your choice according to the screenshot.

3)Please note, when using the Guitar Combos plug-in inside a host application (for example, audio recording software such as energyXT2), all the signal routing is determined in the host application.

++ As of OS 10.X the stand-alone version of Guitar Combos needs an "Aggregate Device" for accessing inputs and outputs of the hardware. For more information on how to set up an Aggregate Device, visit www.behringer.com.

Fig. 3.2: Audio Setup settings on OS 10.4 and above

4)With the Output Latency slider, choose a setting below

16 ms.

3.3 Installing Audacity

Audacity is a free software for recording and editing sounds.

To install the software, proceed as follows:

1)Double-click on "audacity.exe" in the "Audacity" folder.

2)Follow the on-screen instructions.

3)Start the application and go to File > Preferences.

4)In the Audio I/O tab, set the Playback and Recording devices to USB Audio Codec.

Fig. 3.3: Audio Setup settings

5) Restart the application.

Installation for Mac

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