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TOOLS for i88X/mLAN16E, TOOLS for MY16-mLAN, Plug-in Effect 

Installation Guide

English

Hints when using audio data (Windows)

For optimum use of the audio functions, we recommend you make the following settings. These settings 
minimize possible audio problems, such as drop outs, glitches and noise.

• Set the DMA mode (high-speed transfer mode) of the hard disk to on

To set the DMA mode, select [Control Panel] 

 [System] (

 [Hardware]) 

 [Device Manager], 

then change the setting from [Disk drives] or [Hard disk controllers].

• Set Processor Scheduling to “Background services”

Select [Control Panel] 

 [System] 

 [Advanced] 

 [Performance] 

 [Settings] 

 [Advanced] 

and check (enable) “Background services” in the “Processor scheduling” section.

• Set the Visual Effects options to “best performance”

Select [Control Panel] 

 [System] 

 [Advanced] 

 [Performance] 

 [Settings] 

 [Visual 

Effects] and check (enable) “Adjust for best performance.”

• Turn Automatic Updates off

Select [Control Panel] 

 [System] 

 [Automatic Updates] and un-check (disable) “Keep my 

computer up to date.”

• Set Remote Assistance to off

Select [Control Panel] 

 [System] 

 [Remote] and un-check “Allow Remote Assistance invita-

tions...”

• Enable the Classic Start menu

Right click on an empty space in the task bar and select [Properties] 

 [Start Menu], then check 

(enable) “Classic Start menu.”

• Disable transition effects

Select [Control Panel] 

 [Display] (

 [Appearance]) 

 [Effects...] button, and un-check (dis-

able) “Use the following transition effect for menus and tooltips.”

Summary of Contents for TOOLS for MY16-mLAN

Page 1: ...d except for your personal use The company names and product names in this Installation Guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Software such as the mLAN driver...

Page 2: ...l et ne peut tre tenu responsable du r sultat de la copie du CD ROM ou du logiciel Les droits d auteurs copyright de ce logiciel et de ce manuel d installation appartiennent exclusivement Yamaha Corpo...

Page 3: ...ing a Computer to an mLAN device via mLAN 36 Plug in Effect 41 For Mac OS X Users 42 Display Messages 43 Troubleshooting 44 Noise may be generated during the following operations Before performing the...

Page 4: ...ols driver etc Windows page 6 Mac OS 9 page 30 2 Install the appropriate driver on your com puter and make the necessary settings Windows page 9 Mac OS 9 page 31 3 i88X Users Install the Plug in Effec...

Page 5: ...Graphic Patchbay which are used to set up audio and MIDI connections for an mLAN network Folder Name Application Name Contents VST_ 01X Channel Module 1 This software reproduces the EQ and Dynamics e...

Page 6: ...PT logo which appears along with the version information in the application System Requirements for i88X mLAN16E MY16 mLAN Software The system requirements below are necessary for using the included s...

Page 7: ...d system requirements Connecting a single mLAN device to a computer peer to peer Fs 44 1kHz 24 bit Audio Driver 18In 18Out i88X 16In 8Out mLAN16E 16In 16Out MY16 mLAN MIDI Driver 1In 1Out i88X MY16 mL...

Page 8: ...the application to be removed and click Add Remove Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the application The button names or menus may differ depending on the computer OS In order to uninsta...

Page 9: ...ect all MIDI cables that connect MIDI devices to MIDI IN OUT connectors on the mLAN device 2 Using an IEEE1394 FireWire iLink cable connect the mLAN device directly to the com puter without using a hu...

Page 10: ...ore Install all files regardless of file signature and click OK After completing the installation make sure to restore the original setting if necessary 7 Check that no or x marks appear next to IEEE...

Page 11: ...ninstall 11 Double click on the mLAN_ folder Various files are shown including Setup exe 12 Double click on Setup exe 13 A series of confirmation messages appear If there are no problems click OK in e...

Page 12: ...puter then turn on the power to the i88X mLAN16E or MY16 mLAN or 01X 22 Installing the mLAN device The Found New Hardware Wizard window is displayed Check the radio button next to Install the software...

Page 13: ...n is complete the com puter displays a message indicating that installation is complete Click Finish 27 Repeat Steps 25 and 26 until the window indicating that you are making the mLAN Bus driver initi...

Page 14: ...up mLAN Manager To use mLAN connections after you start the com puter right click the mLAN icon mLAN Manager in the Task bar then select ON to activate mLAN con nections You can use the mLAN Driver Se...

Page 15: ...eWire iLink interface card installed to the computer When several cards are installed this is used to select the desired card Cards not recognized by the mLAN driver are not displayed The correct name...

Page 16: ...e ASIO mLAN Control Panel see below MIDI latency msec The MIDI latency value varies with the mLAN driver version For information on the MIDI latency of your mLAN driver version refer to the MIDI_Laten...

Page 17: ...cannot be used y EXIT Click to close the dialog box About the Information window This window indicates the MIDI and audio data reception status from the mLAN device to computer R1 R2 etc This indicate...

Page 18: ...in mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay mLAN WDM driver mLAN Audio Out In 01 has been selected for the Windows system audio device Follow the steps below to prevent the system sound from bein...

Page 19: ...cting an IEEE1394 mLAN cable Making an mLAN connection in mLAN Auto Connector Changing the wordclock master and slave status in mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay Selecting On or Off in mLAN...

Page 20: ...nables you to specify the number of channels of audio data routed from the computer s audio output mLAN driver s audio output into the i88X Signals input in the i88X are output from the i88X s OUTPUT...

Page 21: ...n when you add an mLAN device to the network while mLAN Auto Connector is running r Identify button Clicking this button causes the mLAN16E ACTIVE indicator to flash for a few seconds t Sample Rate Th...

Page 22: ...ct button Click this button to connect the mLAN16E to the computer via mLAN When the connection is completed the mLAN Auto Connector window will close automatically 1 Cancel button Click this button t...

Page 23: ...n These are the same functions as for the i88X or mLAN16E page 20 4 Click the Connect button When the mLAN device is connected correctly mLAN Auto Connector closes and mLAN communications begin If con...

Page 24: ...gs Advanced and check enable Background services in the Processor scheduling section Set the Visual Effects options to best performance Select Control Panel System Advanced Performance Settings Visual...

Page 25: ...This may occur in the following cases The WDM driver is selected in mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay When the mLAN WDM driver mLAN Audio Out In 01 or mLAN MIDI Out is selected as the audi...

Page 26: ...ears prompting you for confir mation of the plug in effects to be installed Make sure the information is correct then click Yes When you wish to change the software to be installed click Return and go...

Page 27: ...Programs YAMAHA VST Plugins Plug in Effect name Setup A Welcome window appears 2 Select Modify then click Next 3 A window appears allowing you to specify the destination location to which the plug in...

Page 28: ...g in Effects see page 41 For Mac OS 9 Users i88X and mLAN16E only Folder Name Application Name Contents mLAN_ mLAN Applications for YAMAHA mLAN Tools This software includes mLAN drivers and applicatio...

Page 29: ...ou can use the Dynamics and 4 band EQ functions that can be also found on Yamaha Digital Mixing consoles as effects software You can also import the 01X settings thus reproducing the songs created on...

Page 30: ...r Available Memory 320 MB or more Vir tual memory must be turned off 1 The computer must have an IEEE 1394 FireWire or i Link terminal If there is no ter minal install an IEEE 1394 interface card PCI...

Page 31: ...er via mLAN Follow the steps below to install these software applications For explanations on error messages see page 43 For information on the uninstall removing the installed application refer to pa...

Page 32: ...OMS Setup for YAMAHA in the CD ROM to the OMS Applications folder drag and drop it to the folder In the OMS Setup for YAMAHA folder you will find the OMS Setup files for the i88X and mLAN16E which can...

Page 33: ...ollowing files in the following locations Control panel folder of the startup disk mLAN Driver Setup page 34 You can use the mLAN Driver Setup page 34 to check whether data is being properly transmitt...

Page 34: ...appropriate to your environment q w e t r About latency in an mLAN network The particular configuration of your computer processing speed system memory size etc may affect its ability to properly rec...

Page 35: ...as needed The initial setting of the Preferred Buffer Size of the mLAN ASIO driver is the smallest value q FireWire Card ID The options here are the same as those for the 1394 Adapter Card ID paramet...

Page 36: ...Graphic Patchbay Selecting On or Off in mLAN Manager Windows Starting or quitting the OS Installing uninstalling mLAN software If you use Auto Connector after you make connections in mLAN Graphic Patc...

Page 37: ...the number of channels of audio data routed from the computer s audio output mLAN driver s audio output into the i88X Signals input in the i88X are output from the i88X s OUTPUT 1 8 jacks analog DIGIT...

Page 38: ...the computer from the mLAN16E s output The number of audio transmission channels and MIDI ports varies on different mLAN16E compatible devices For more information on audio and MIDI connections for a...

Page 39: ...the software Refer to the owner s manual for your applica tion Double clicking the icon of the mLAN device or executing MIDI Device Info from the Studio menu by selecting the mLAN device calls up the...

Page 40: ...ed with OMS The included OMS studio setup file may not function even if you follow the above procedure depending on your Macintosh Mac OS version MIDI data cannot be transmitted received even if the s...

Page 41: ...indow that appears enter the User Name Company Name and Serial Number Serial number is provided in the included Users Card 5 Click Continue In the window that appears you can select the VstPlugins fol...

Page 42: ...c OS X please download the following software from the URLs listed below mLAN driver OS X10 3 3 or higher http www apple com support mLAN Tools http www yamahasynth com For i88X users The software inc...

Page 43: ...LAN MIDI output connector to the s mLAN MIDI input connector 14 19 36 Can t connect the computer s mLAN wordclock output connector to the s mLAN wordclock input connector 14 19 36 Can t connect the s...

Page 44: ...and or Graphic Patchbay Re enable connection if necessary Refer to page 19 page 36 and mLAN Connection Settings in the mLAN Graphic Patchbay Online Manual Have you changed the device Even if the mode...

Page 45: ...e the mLAN settings For Windows Is the mLAN WDM driver selected as the default audio device for the system Select Start Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Voice Make sure that something other than...

Page 46: ...kes a while When you try to update the network information after connecting or disconnecting an mLAN device that does not support S400 the system adjusts the mLAN transfer speed and requires more time...

Page 47: ...nsmit or network the SOFTWARE with other computers You may transfer ownership of the SOFTWARE and the accompanying written materials on a permanent basis provided that you retain no copies and the rec...

Page 48: ...eine Ableitungen erstellen Sie d rfen die SOFTWARE nicht an andere Compu ter senden oder in Netzwerke einspeisen Sie d rfen das Eigentum an der SOFTWARE und den schriftlichen Begleitmaterialien auf un...

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