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Mac driver installation

 

MicU Live is a class compliance device. Thus there is no driver installation 

needed for Mac. Also, it is fully supporting iOS devices by connecting to a 

camera kit. 

Please follow the step-by-step procedures below to install your MicU Live USB 
recording interface.

1.  Turn on your Mac

 

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Note:

 

Do not connect the MicU Live digital audio interface to your Mac yet.)

2.  Class compliance device

 

MicU Live is class compliance on Mac OSX, no driver installation is needed.

3.  Copy the software control panel shortcut logo to your 

desktop

 

Download the "Mac driver" folder from your "personal user page". Copy the 

“ProDriver4” software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop.

 

4.  Launch the software control 

panel

 

Click the MicU Live’s software 

control panel shortcut logo you have 

just copied to your desktop to launch 

the software control panel.

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Summary of Contents for MicU LIve

Page 1: ...User manual 1 Mic In 1 Instrument In 2 Out professional recording USB interface with smart phone connectivity for live streaming application ...

Page 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Page 3: ...res 6 Front Panel 7 Rear Panel 8 Top Panel 9 Windows driver installation 10 Mac driver installation 13 ProDriver4 15 Mixer control panel MAC 16 Mixer control panel Windows 17 Settings Sample rate and latency settings 20 ProDriver4 hosting rack 24 Hardware Connections 25 Specifications 26 Services 27 Contents ...

Page 4: ...step by step procedures Start by inputing the device s serial number as well as your personal information etc By registering your product online you will be entitled to service and after sales support at our Help Center by visiting our website at www iconproaudio com Also all the registered products under your account will be listed on your personal product page where you will find updated informa...

Page 5: ...tact our after sales service team 2 Log in to your personal account page for existing user or sign up for new user Existing user Please log into your personal user page by inputing your user name and password New user Please click Sign Up and fill in all the information 3 Download all useful materials All your registered devices under your account will show on the page Each product will be listed ...

Page 6: ...ipped for direct connection with SmartPhone Mic Instrument preamps with individual gain control and phantom power switch 2 analog outputs on 1 4 TRS jacks or stereo output on 3 5mm phone connector Smart phone input level control on the top panel Direct monitor button control on the top panel 1 headphone output with assignable source and individual volume control Flexible channel routing via the Pr...

Page 7: ...or most condenser microphones 3 Input gain level control Microphone This potentiometer controls the input level of the analog microphone input 4 Input gain level control Guitar This potentiometer controls the input level of the instrument input 5 Headphone level control This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output 6 Headphone output This output jack accepts a standard 1 4 s...

Page 8: ...These ports allow you to connect your smart device and your Mac PC simultaneously so you may process the audio signal wih your Mac PC before delivering signal to the smart device for live streaming application Digital Type C jack for connecting directly to the digital jack of the smart device Analog TRRS stereo jack for connecting directly to smart device s audio I O 6 Power supply connector MicU ...

Page 9: ... the input signal i e microphone or instrument through your headphones Pressing In will allow for Direct monitoring of signal mean signal without computer processing 2 Smart Phone Input Level Control Adjust to control the audio input level to the smart phone ...

Page 10: ...mputer Note Do not connect the MicU Live digital audio interface to your computer yet 2 Download the Windows driver from your Personal User Page at www iconproaudio com Please refer to Diagram 1 X for instruction After you downloaded the driver file please click it to start the installation process 3 Installation Wizard appears Choose Next when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 2 4 Licen...

Page 11: ...would like to install We strongly recommend that you select all components 6 Preparing installation files Once the installation process has started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance Please be patient and wait for the process to finish 7 Click Install to proceed Note The same message will appear three times as there are three different driver installations ...

Page 12: ... USB Mac 3 5mm or Type C 3 5mm or Type C MicU Live 14 16 Diagram 11 16 Mac r4 r4 r4 r4 4 MicU r4 r4 Dou22 Mic U Diagram 10 8 Setup completed A window as shown in Diagram 9 should appear Choose Finish 9 Launch the software control panel You may click the ICON ProAudio logo on the system tray to launch the software control panel Page 17 10 Connect your MicU Live digital audio interface Now connect t...

Page 13: ... audio interface to your Mac yet 2 Class compliance device MicU Live is class compliance on Mac OSX no driver installation is needed 3 Copy the software control panel shortcut logo to your desktop Download the Mac driver folder from your personal user page Copy the ProDriver4 software panel shortcut logo and paste it to your desktop 4 Launch the software control panel Click the MicU Live s softwar...

Page 14: ...Note MicU Live audio interface only support USB2 0 Your Mac must have a USB2 0 port Diagram 15 MicU Core Audio MicU Output MicU Core Audio MicU Bit Accurate 6 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and check if the MicU Live device has setup properly as shown below in diagram 15 Diagram 14 1 USB Mac 3 5mm or Type C ...

Page 15: ...y pristine best in class drivers employing breakthrough technology to improve our zero latency monitoring system We completely redesigned the user interface for the PD Audio Control Center It s now even easier to grab route and redirect audio from any source in your computer with our virtual signal router Use the PD Plugin Host to connect your favorite VST Audio Units and Direct X plugins Run PD i...

Page 16: ...ader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 7 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding input channel route to the corresponding output channel The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs very flexible You may route any of your input s to any output s Mixer control panel MAC The mixers work like a matrix mixer Activate and adjust t...

Page 17: ...ment input channels 2 HW Out Hardware Channel OUT This mean the hardware output channels including the headphone or line out output channels 3 VC Out Virtual Channel OUT This only exists on ASIO driver and it is a virtual channel that its output signal go to ASIO VC IN 4 VC Out Virtual Channel IN This only exists on ASIO driver and it is a virtual channel that its input signal is coming from ASIO ...

Page 18: ...g Showing the hardware 1 2 output level HW Out 1 2 3 VC In 1 2 Virtual input level metering Showing the WDM 1 2 output level VC In 1 2 4 VC In 3 4 Virtual input level metering Showing the WDM 3 4 output level VC In 3 4 5 VC Out 1 2 Virtual output level metering Showing the ASIO 1 2 VC output level VC Out 1 2 6 VC Out 3 4 Virtual output level metering Showing the ASIO 3 4 VC output level VC Out 3 4...

Page 19: ...ack 5 6 channel s level metering 14 Link switch Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously 15 Mute switch Switch to mute the corresponding channel 16 0dB switch Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to 0dB level 17 Gain control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 18 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding input c...

Page 20: ... button to launch the settings window Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44 1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 21 Settings Sample rate and latency settings Diagram 20 Diagram 21 ...

Page 21: ...gs Diagram 22 Safe maximum latency Extra Large Normal Small Very Small Minimum minimum latency Custom There are six standard latency settings to select If you would like to customize your own latency value select custom ...

Page 22: ...ttings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings These values include 1 ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 and 4096 2 Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings Minimum Low Normal High and Maximum ...

Page 23: ...indows please adjust a larger latency setting Note If a clicking sound occurs you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound It means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by MicU Live digital audio interface ...

Page 24: ...24 ProDriver4 hosting rack With the ProDriver4 Rack you can use any of your plug ins with your DAW Or you may use your device as a standalone plug ins effector without the need to run a DAW ...

Page 25: ... Connections Connect the MicU Live digital audio interface outputs to your amplifier powered monitors If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphone guitar to the device s analog input ...

Page 26: ...Range 114dB A weighted Signal to Noise Ratio 114dB A weighted THD N 100dB Crosstalk 97dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Unbalanced 4dBV typical Maximum Output Level 11dBV typical Output Impedance 150 Ohm Load Impedance 600 Ohm minimum Headphone Outputs at Maximum Volume Into 100 Ohm load Frequency Response 22Hz to 22kHz 1dB Power into Ohms 90 mW into 100 Ohms THD N 0 06 66dB Signal to Noise Ratio 100dB...

Page 27: ...Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 Ship to the ICON tech support center or the local return authorization See our service centers and distributor service points at the link below If y...

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