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Page 1: ...FastLane USB manual Mac Page 1 Friday April 15 2005 12 28 PM ...

Page 2: ...or a period of NINETY 90 DAYS from the date of original retail purchase This warranty applies only to hardware products MOTU software is licensed and warranted pursuant to separate written statements If you discover a defect first write or call Mark of the Unicorn at 617 576 2760 to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization Number No service will be performed on any product returned without prior ...

Page 3: ...n with any USB equipped Macintosh running Mac OS 8 6 Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X 10 2 or later If you are attempting to use FastLane with an older Macintosh model equipped with a USB adaptor card contact MOTU for information about compatibility PACKING LIST FastLane is shipped with the items listed below If any of these items are not present when you first open the box please immediately contact your dea...

Page 4: ...CINTOSH This manual assumes that your are familiar with using a Macintosh computer If you are not please review your Macintosh User s Guide before proceeding VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES Driver updates are posted on our web site as soon as they become available so check our web site for the latest drivers www motu com FastLane USB manual Mac Page 4 Friday April 15 2005 12 28 PM ...

Page 5: ...nnected to FastLane If you have several FastLane USB or other MOTU interfaces see Connecting multiple USB interfaces on page 8 Figure 1 You can plug the Type A connector into a Type A jack directly on the computer itself a USB keyboard connected to the computer or any other USB device already connected to the computer that has an availableType A USB jack Figure 2 The squareType B plug goes into Fa...

Page 6: ...h as a drum pad or guitar controller you only need to make Connection 2 One way MIDI connections MIDI devices that do not receive MIDI data such as a dedicated keyboard controller guitar controller or drum pad only need Connection 2 shown in Figure 3 Similarly devices that never send data such as a sound module only need Connection 1 However if you plan to use editor librarian software with the so...

Page 7: ...elow in Figure 4 The two devices then share the same MIDI OUT port on FastLane This means that they share the same set of 16 MIDI channels so try to do this with devices that receive on only one MIDI channel such as effects modules so their receive channels don t conflict with one another Figure 4 Connecting additional devices with MIDI THRU ports FastLane MIDI IN MIDI cable MIDI Device MIDI THRU ...

Page 8: ...USB scanner or digital camera while playing back and recording MIDI For further details about USB visit www usb org To connect multiple FastLanes or other MOTU interfaces to a Macintosh you ll need an inexpensive device called a USB Hub purchased separately from your computer peripherals dealer A USB Hub has multiple Type A ports on it usually between 4 and 7 ports to which you connect multiple US...

Page 9: ...on CoreMIDI and Audio MIDI Setup CoreMIDI is the under the hood portion of Mac OS X that handles MIDI services for MIDI hardware and software CoreMIDI provides many universal MIDI system management features including MIDI communication between your FastLane MIDI interface and all CoreMIDI compatible software Audio MIDI Setup is a utility included with Mac OS X that allows you to configure your Fas...

Page 10: ... USB is NOT pushed in disengaged and click Rescan MIDI Figure 6 A MOTU FastLane USB interface as it appears in the MIDI tab of Audio MIDI Setup Creating a MIDI configuration Once your FastLane MIDI interface appears in Audio MIDI Setup you are ready to add devices indicate how they are connected and identify properties they may have for particular purposes This information is shared with all CoreM...

Page 11: ...e Figure 9 Device settings 4 Repeat the above steps for each MIDI device connected to the interface 5 When you are finished quit Audio MIDI Setup Your configuration is automatically saved as the default configuration and it is shared with all CoreMIDI compatible software You can use the Configuration menu to create duplicate or delete alternative configurations FastLane USB manual Mac Page 11 Frid...

Page 12: ... OMS are industry standard MIDI System Extensions for Mac OS 9 They allow MIDI software to talk to FastLane and the devices connected to it FreeMIDI is included in the FastLane software installation OMS is available as a free web download at www opcode com Installer What it is does MOTU USB Driver A system extension that allows the Macin tosh to talk to FastLane MOTU Free MIDI USB Driver Goes in t...

Page 13: ...check cables For new FreeMIDI users If you haven t previously installed and used FreeMIDI on your Macintosh follow this simple procedure 1 Make sure that FastLane is connected to the computer 2 Locate the FreeMIDI Setup program on you hard drive During installation it is placed in the FreeMIDI Applications folder on the top level of your hard drive 3 Double click the FreeMIDI Setup application ico...

Page 14: ...ck Setup window below You should see your FastLane interface in the list on the right hand side Figure 10 You should see FastLane by name in the list on the right 8 If you are in a hurry you can just click Done and proceed to the next section Saving the FreeMIDI Configuration Figure 11 An example of a bare bones FreeMIDI Configuration This is the minimum setup you need to use FastLane FastLane USB...

Page 15: ... you have a FreeMIDI configuration you ll want to save it to disk so that you don t have to configure FreeMIDI for your studio again To save your configuration 1 Choose Save from the File menu Alternately you can type command S on your Mac keyboard 2 Use the suggested name FreeMIDI Configuration or enter another name for your configuration if you like Use the directory pop up menu to navigate to a...

Page 16: ...the directions it gives you to successfully create a studio setup 3 From the Studio menu choose MIDI cards interfaces You ll see the following alert 4 Click Update Setup You ll see the following dialog 5 Click Search On a USB Macintosh you don t need to check either of the serial port check boxes in this window because FastLane is not connected to a serial port FastLane will appear in your Studio ...

Page 17: ...OMS as you normally would see OMS s included on line documentation for assistance and then follow this procedure for FreeMIDI 1 Make sure that FastLane is properly connected to the computer 2 Locate the FreeMIDI Setup program on you hard drive During installation it is placed in the FreeMIDI Applications folder on the top level of your hard drive 3 Double click the FreeMIDI Setup application icon ...

Page 18: ...t FastLane is properly connected to the computer 2 Locate the FreeMIDI Setup program on you hard drive During installation it is placed in the FreeMIDI Applications folder on the top level of your hard drive 3 Double click the FreeMIDI Setup application icon to launch the program 4 If this is the very first time you ve run a FreeMIDI program on this computer you ll be asked if you want to use Free...

Page 19: ... The FreeMIDI and OMS drivers shown below belong in the FreeMIDI and OMS folders in the System Folder The installer puts them there Figure 15 The USB drivers for FastLane establish communication between the interface hardware and your FreeMIDI and OMS compatible MIDI software FastLane talks to the system extension OMS compatible MIDI software FreeMIDIcompatible MIDI software The system extension t...

Page 20: ...nnected to the input to a different device connected to the output For example you could use your MIDI controller connected to MIDI INA to play a MIDI sound module connected to MIDI OUT A without the need to run any MIDI software on the computer When MIDI THRU is engaged MIDI communication to and from the computer is temporarily disabled The USB cable connection to the computer is still required h...

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