User manual KURZWEIL KSP8 MLAN IO OPTION REV B

[. . . ] KSP8 mLAN I/O Option (KMLN8) Installation and Usage Guide This document explains how to install and use the Kurzweil KSP8 mLAN I/O Option, which adds FireWire connectivity for MIDI and audio to your KSP8. Please check the www. kurzweilmusicsystems. com website for the latest updates to drivers and documentation. Other I/O Options for the KSP8 The following I/O Option boards are also available for the KSP8: · · · Analog I/O Option Board ADAT­TDIF I/O Option Board AES I/O Option Board I/O options are user-installable; no special expertise or special tools are required. Furthermore, the installation procedure is the same for all the option boards. IMPORTANT: The I/O option boards are not hot-swappable. [. . . ] Start the OMS Setup application and select MIDI Cards and Interfaces from the Studio menu. Decreasing the number of buffers and buffer size shortens latency time at the cost of system performance. These two parameters must be adjusted to suit your system performance and your needs. Configuring Recording Applications for use with FireWire · · Open the recording application. In the setup menu (this will vary depending on the application), choose the option for "ASIO mLAN". This tells the application to send and receive audio data via the mLAN driver. Setup examples For MOTU Digital Performer, go to the Basic menu/Audio System and choose "ASIO mLAN". · For Steinberg Nuendo, go to the Devices menu/Device Setup/VST Multitrack and choose "ASIO mLAN". · For eMagic Logic, go to the Audio menu/Audio Hardware and Drivers. Click on the triangle next to the "ASIO" box to open the ASIO section. Choose "mLAN" in the "Driver" drop-down menu. Note: Setup in your specific recording application may vary. If your application is not listed in the examples above, and you're not sure where to find the above settings, check your application's user manual for setup information. · 10 mLAN Configuration and Troubleshooting Tips Application Notes If your mLAN setup exhibits instability, you may find these notes useful. In the mLAN Control Panel: If the audio seems to drop out frequently, the buffers are probably being overrun. Set the number of buffers to a higher value and increase the buffer length. Note, however, that this will result in higher latency. · For smoother performance without adding latency, try using more buffers with fewer milliseconds per buffer. For example, instead of 2 buffers with 3 milliseconds each, try 6 buffers with 1 millisecond each. · If the card generally has a difficult time settling down, try setting the clock source on the mLAN Control Panel after all other parameters are set, then click "set". Note that it can take a few seconds for the FireWire chain to lock onto the clock source. During these few seconds, you may see a flashing red timeout error message. · It is sometimes helpful to switch the sample rate on the control panel to another sample rate, then back to the desired rate. This can `reset' the way the mLAN control panel looks for clock in the FireWire stream. It is also a good idea to switch the sample rate back and forth on the device in which the mLAN card is installed, when resetting the clock in the control panel. [. . . ] Inputs 1-4 select mLAN inputs 1-4, which go through FX bus 1-4, then to Mix 1+2 which goes out Analog 1+2. This provides monitoring of your DAW tracks. (You can send your DAW tracks to either mLAN1+2 or 3+4, depending on whether you wish to apply different EQ/FX to them or not). on your DAW: select mLan inputs 5-8 on your DAW to record ksp8's 4 analog inputs. [. . . ]