Boss Audio Systems GS-10 owner manual Mac OS 9/8 users, 146

Installing & Setting Up the Driver (Macintosh)

Special Driver and Standard Driver

The GS-10 features two operational modes, each of which uses a different type of driver, with one mode using the special driver on the CD-ROM included with the GS-10 and the other mode using the standard Mac OS driver.

Before installing the drivers, you must first switch the GS-10’s driver mode.

For instructions on switching the GS-10’s driver modes, refer to “Switching the Driver Mode” (p. 80).

■Special Driver

In Special Driver mode, allowing audio to be recorded/played/edited with high quality and stable timing.

Audio signals can be transferred between the GS-10 and the computer at a resolution of 24 bits and sampling frequencies of 44.1 kHz.

And in addition to audio, you can also control the GS-10 using MIDI messages and connect external

MIDI devices and computers.

Select this mode if you are using an application that allows high-quality audio recording/playback/ editing, such as an application that supports 24 bit audio or an ASIO-compatible application (e.g., Cubase VST, Logic Audio, or Metro).

→ “Installing the special driver” (p. 146)

■Standard Driver

In Standard Driver mode, audio signals are transferred between the GS-10 and the computer at a resolution of 16 bits and sampling frequencies of 44.1 kHz.

Select this mode if you are using an application that uses Mac OS’s own functionality, such as an application that uses the computer’s CD-ROM drive to play back CD-audio, or an application that uses the software synthesizer included with Mac OS.

→ “Installing the OS-standard driver” (p. 157)

*If you want to use MIDI, use special driver mode.

Installing the special driver

The installation procedure will differ depending on your system.

Please proceed to one of the following sections, depending on the system you use.

•Mac OS 9/8 users......................... (p. 146)

•Mac OS X users ............................ (p. 155)

■Mac OS 9/8 users

If using the unit in the Special driver mode, use either OMS or FreeMIDI as the MIDI driver.

The included GS-10 driver is an add-on module for using the GS-10 with OMS or FreeMIDI.

* Either OMS or FreeMIDI must be installed in your Macintosh, as appropriate for the sequencer

OMS can be found in the OMS

software you are using.

2.3.8 E folder of the CD-ROM.

If you would like to learn more about OMS, refer to OMS_2.3_Mac.pdf in the OMS 2.3.8E folder of the CD-ROM. In order to read “OMS_2.3_Mac.pdf,” you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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