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UGM96 

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6.4 Usage with GarageBand under Mac OS X 

Unlike Windows, we do not provide an utility to use Studio Devil VGA standalone for Mac OS X. 
However, GarageBand is a very nice choice to use Studio Devil VGA and UGM96 in combination. 
It is a cool application to jam using your guitar without launching any other major audio application 
and it even allows you to record your first tracks right away using UGM96. 

Start by launching GarageBand and then by creating a new project. Make sure that UGM96 is 
selected as both 

Audio Input

 and 

Audio Output

 device under 

Preferences > Audio/MIDI

. Add a new 

audio track via 

Track > New Track

 and confirm it with 

Real Instrument

 in the following dialog: 

 

When the track is selected, the lower right corner will show the options for the track and in the 

Details 

section offers the possibility to load plugins. The following picture has selected the left 

Input Channel 1

, the 

Monitor 

option is enabled (to be able to listen to the incoming signal in 

realtime) and the Studio Devil VGA plugin has been loaded: 

 

You can now start playing your guitar and the signal will be processed by Studio Devil VGA. If you 
click on the edit icon with the pencil, you get a new window that allows you to change the settings 
inside the plugin, for example by selecting one of the presets: 

Summary of Contents for UGM96

Page 1: ...Ultra Mobile Guitar Microphone 24 bit USB Audio Adapter User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2008 Revision 1 September 2008 www esi audio com...

Page 3: ...Multimedia setup 10 5 2 Latency setting and ASIO applications under Windows 10 5 3 Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup 10 5 4 Installation of Cubase LE 4 11 5 5 Installation of Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp...

Page 4: ...r realtime guitar amplifier simulation from Gallo Engineering The combination of both eliminates the need for cabinets special microphones and expensive amps for getting professional guitar tone and d...

Page 5: ...a pair of stereo headphones to UGM96 2 3 Minimum System Requirements PC Intel Pentium III 600MHz CPU or equivalent AMD CPU 512 MB RAM Direct X 8 1 or higher one available USB port DVD ROM drive for C...

Page 6: ...n the left picture below Confirm this with Next During the following process you will see a dialog box once or several times that informs you that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testi...

Page 7: ...ation CD or from a download of a recent driver from our website When launching the installation Windows Vista might prompt a security message Make sure to allow the installation You will then see a di...

Page 8: ...installation is now finished To confirm this please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below If yes the driver installation has been completed successfully 3...

Page 9: ...ed together or individually depending on your mouse position The left fader controls the signal from the first Hi Z input while the right fader controls the signal from the second Hi Z or microphone i...

Page 10: ...standard The default value is 256 The Config Buffer Number setting in the Control Panel provides an important fine tuning setting that allows you to tweak system performance Depending on your computer...

Page 11: ...nto the DVD ROM drive of your computer Under Windows the installation will normally start automatically if not you can launch it manually by starting the installer from the DVD ROM drive To install Cu...

Page 12: ...time to select the input and output channels From the Devices menu select VST Connection The VST Connections window appears Select the Inputs tab For every input channel you are intending to use simul...

Page 13: ...ll it under Mac OS X open the Studio Devil VGA disk image file from the Softwarebundle Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp Mac folder and then double click on the installer package To proceed with the ins...

Page 14: ...o Devil VGA and click NEXT In the dialog shown below on the left enter the LICENSE KEY or paste it then click NEXT The confirmation screen will appear as shown on the right Confirm it by clicking CLOS...

Page 15: ...in screen of Studio Devil VGA The controls of StudioDevil VGA are pretty easy to understand especially if you ve used a guitar amplifier before Here are some details PREAMP section the STYLE and CHANN...

Page 16: ...les or disables the noise gate Please always keep in mind that it is usually best to experiment for some time with the controls to find just the sound that you like 6 2 Usage with Cubase LE 4 Studio D...

Page 17: ...cess it in realtime through the plugin you need to enable the monitoring button for this audio track as shown on the following picture The monitoring speaker icon will turn from gray to yellow You can...

Page 18: ...Standalone operation under Windows The UGM96 driver package for Windows comes with the UGM96 Band application that allows you to use and check out the Studio Devil VGA plugin without the need to launc...

Page 19: ...t device under Preferences Audio MIDI Add a new audio track via Track New Track and confirm it with Real Instrument in the following dialog When the track is selected the lower right corner will show...

Page 20: ...Max Input Level 4 5dBV max THD N 0 003 A weighted Impedance 500 kOhm Microphone Preamp Type TRS 1 4 Max Input Level 13dBu max at 20dB gain THD N 0 003 A weighted Impedance 2 2 kOhm A D Converter Type...

Page 21: ...ect to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation C...

Page 22: ...ct ESI support online at www esi audio com Disclaimer All features and specifications subject to change without notice Parts of this manual are continually being updated Please check our web site www...

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