Edirol UM-1EX Driver Installation and Settings, What is a driver?, About the driver modes

Getting Connected and Installing Drivers (Macintosh)

About the Driver Modes

What is a driver?

A “driver” is software that transfers data between the UM-1EX and application software running on your computer, when your computer and the UM-1EX are connected. The driver sends data from your application to the UM-1EX, and from the UM-1EX to your application.

About the driver modes

The UM-1EX has two operating modes, Advanced mode and Standard driver mode, and a different driver is used by each mode.

* Standard driver mode supports only Mac OS X.

If you’re using OS 9, you must turn the ADVANCED (mode select) Switch ON before you connect the UM-1EX to your Macintosh.

		This mode utilizes the UM-1EX’s special, advanced MIDI driver.
	ON	This advanced driver uses *FPT technology for rapid, high-performance
		MIDI transmissions.
	(Advanced mode)
		We recommend use of this mode.
		(→ “Driver Installation and Settings” (p. 21))
	OFF	This mode uses the standard MIDI driver included with the OS.
		Use this if you do not have the special driver installed.
	(Standard mode)
		(→“Installation of the standard driver” (p. 37))
		*FPT = Fast Processing Technology for MIDI Transmission
Driver Installation and Settings
	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 X users	(p. 22)
• Mac O S9 users	(p. 26)
Steps to be performed on the UM-1EX itself are marked by a	Operation of the UM-1EX symbol.

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