Rane MP25 MP25 Mixer Owners Manual - Page 11

MP25 CLUB MIXER USB Drivers The MP25 includes high-performance, high-stability ASIO and Core Audio device drivers. The driver allows audio applications to play and record audio via the MP25's five stereo playback and six stereo record USB channels. The drivers are designed for incredibly low audio latency, eliminating perceptible delay between control input to audio applications and the resulting audible effect. Applications may also connect to the MP25 MIDI Out and MIDI In ports. Control changes on the mixer's front panel are sent out the MIDI Out port. Some mixer features may be controlled by sending MIDI messages to the mixer's MIDI In port. Change the MIDI channel number for MIDI In and MIDI Out messages using the driver's control panel. The driver is available on the MP25 installation CD that is shipped with the mixer. Check for the latest driver from dj.rane. com. ASIO (Windows) Multi-client ASIO allows different audio software applications to simultaneously stream audio to and from the MP25. If the same playback channel is selected in more than one application, the driver mixes the audio from the different applications before streaming it to the mixer. Installation 1. Connect the MP25 to your computer and power it on. 2. Locate the setup executable, either on the installation CD or where you downloaded the driver from www.rane.com. a. 32-bit Windows: RaneAsioMp25x86Setup.exe b. 64-bit Windows: RaneAsioMp25x64Setup.exe c. If you install from the CD that came with your MP25, launch the Rane MP25 Setup.bat file and it automatically chooses the right installer. 3. Double-click the setup file. 4. Follow the prompts on the screen. 5. Reboot your PC, and you are ready to go! Uninstall The MP25 ASIO drivers may be uninstalled from the Windows control panel. Open the list of installed programs then locate and double-click "Rane MP25." Windows XP: Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Rane MP25. Windows Vista: Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Rane MP25 Windows 7: Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Rane MP25 Launching the Control Panel The driver control panel may be launched from the Windows Control Panel. Select Start > Control Panel > Rane MP25. Core Audio (Macintosh) The MP25 uses a low-latency, Core Audio device driver to interface with applications on Macintosh operating systems. Installation 1. Locate the MP25.pkg file, either on the installation CD or where you downloaded the driver from www.rane.com. 2. Double click the package file. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen. 4. Reboot your Mac, and you are ready to go! Launching the Control Panel Open the System Preferences window. Locate the MP25 in the "Other" section, and click the MP25 icon to launch the panel. Control Panel The MP25 driver control panel allows you to set some preferences for your MP25 Mixer. There are three pages in the control panel: Preferences, PGM Inputs 1-4, and MIDI Channel Selection. You can switch between these pages by pressing the button in the upper left-hand corner. The button displays the name of the next page. Preferences The Preferences page allows you to control these features: • 2-Band Headphone Tone Controls adjust the level of head- phone output high and low frequencies from +6 dB to Off. • USB-6 Record source selection routes the specified signal within the MP25 to the USB-6 Record channel. The available options are Main Mix, Mic 1, and Mic 2. Main Mix is the default setting. • Button backlighting is on by default, but may be turned off using the Button Backlight control. When the backlight is on, buttons toggle between dimly lit and fully lit. When the backlight is off, buttons toggle between dark and fully lit. • The USB driver buffer size may be increased to achieve higher stability at the cost of higher latency. The MP25's drivers are designed to run very reliably at latencies below 10 milliseconds. However, computer performance and available resources (number of applications running) may adversely affect the computer's ability to stream audio reliably. If pops and clicks are heard in the USB audio, try increasing the buffer size to eliminate them. • If the MP25 firmware installed on your computer is newer than the firmware in your MP25, the Update Device Firmware panel is enabled. Pressing the Update Firmware button will update the MP25 firmware to the newer version installed with your driver. PGM1-4 Inputs • The Filter controls on the program strips each have two Filter Resonance values. The Filter resonance may be set High or Low using the control panel. 11