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Table of Contents
mLAN Control Panel’s Manual ...................2
What is mLAN Control Panel? ........................................... 2
Starting mLAN Control Panel............................................ 2
mLAN Control Panel menu................................................ 3
mLAN Control Panel window............................................ 4
ASIO mLAN Driver’s Manual.....................12
What is the ASIO mLAN driver? ...................................... 12
Instal
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mLAN Control Panel’s Manual What is mLAN Control Panel? “mLAN Control Panel” software enables you to set various parameters when you are using mLAN with a Macintosh computer. For example, it lets you specify the number of sequences and the sampling frequency of audio and MIDI data received or transmitted via mLAN, and specify where to receive or transmit such data. The settings made using the mLAN Control Panel apply globally to all application programs used with mLAN. The settings
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mLAN Control Panel menu Apple menu About mLAN Control Panel... Displays the version information of mLAN Control Panel. File menu Close Closes mLAN Control Panel. Same as “Quit” in the File menu. Set Same as the [Set] button in the mLAN Control Panel window. Revert Same as the [Revert] button in the mLAN Control Panel window. Show Clients... Displays the title of the currently-open application that uses mLAN. Reset FireWire Bus Issues Bus Reset to the FireWire bus that is selec
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mLAN Control Panel window When you start mLAN Control Panel, the system displays the following window. A B J C K D L E M F N G O P Q H R I S T All changes to the parameters in this window become valid when you click the [Set] button. A FireWire Card ID This parameter displays the serial number of the FireWire (IEEE1394) interface card. If mul- tiple interface cards are installed on the computer, select the desired card here. B Sample Rate This parameter enables you to specify the samp
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C Send This column enables you to set parameters for mLAN data transmission. Checking the “Send” checkbox enables data transmission to the mLAN bus, and lets you make the necessary settings for transmission. If you do not perform mLAN transmission, remove the check from the checkbox. If you check the “Send” checkbox, mLAN data is always transmitted from the current computer even if you are not using mLAN. This applies a load to the entire system, including non-mLAN-related appli
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“Select Destinations” dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify the mLAN devices and mLAN plugs that receive mLAN data from the computer. A B CD E F G 1 Device pop-up menus These pop-up menus enable you to select mLAN devices to which data is transmit- ted. The numbers on the left show the sequence numbers for audio and MIDI data. When you select the destination mLAN device in one of the Device pop-up menu while holding down the Option key, the same mLAN device will be aut
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4 Update Click this button to have the system check and update the condition of the con- nected mLAN devices. Use this button if the settings on the mLAN devices are changed after mLAN Control Panel is started. 5 Revert Click to reset the dialog box to its original status when first opened. 6 OK Click to enable the dialog box settings and close the dialog box. 7 Cancel Click to close the dialog box without applying the changes you have made. The changes made to the dialog b
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K Isochronous Ch. This parameter determines and displays the Isochronous Channel number of the FireWire channel being used for mLAN data reception. The bar graph on the right displays the progress of reception. The bar graph scrolls when data is being received, and it stops when no data is received. The channel number ranges from 0 through 63. Usually, you do not have to set the channel number. The number is automatically assigned when you click the [OK] button in the “Select Sourc
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“Select Source” dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify the mLAN device that transmits mLAN data to the com- puter. A 1 Device List/Output Plugs The Device List displays the list of connected mLAN devices. Select a device, and the Output Plugs column will show a list of mLAN plugs included in the selected device. When you select a BC D E F transmitting device and click the [OK] button, the selected device starts transmitting mLAN data to the computer. “Axx:” and “
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O Fit Sequences If the number of sequences does not match the actual number in the received data, a red warning message “Not Match” flashes to the right of the number parameter. To match the number to that of the data being received, click this button. While the “Not Match” message is flashing, audio/MIDI data cannot be cor- rectly received (recorded) from the application. P Receive Status This parameter displays the status of the data being received. If mLAN data is received properly, the “Sam
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S Set Click this button to enable the mLAN Control Panel settings. The settings do not take effect until you click the [Set] button. The settings in the dialog box that opens when you click the [Select Destina- tions...] or [Select Source...] button become valid when you click the [OK] button in the corresponding dialog box. T Revert Click this button to restore the most recent settings to mLAN Control Panel. Once you click the [Set] button, you cannot restore the previous status. 11
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ASIO mLAN Driver’s Manual What is the ASIO mLAN driver? The “ASIO mLAN driver” software enables transmission and reception of audio data via mLAN, using an ASIO-supporting application program. Installing the driver Before you install the ASIO mLAN driver, first install the mLAN driver and ASIO- supporting application program. Drag and drop the “ASIO mLAN” file in the “into ASIO Drivers” folder into the “ASIO Drivers” folder of the ASIO-supporting application. For information on selecting ASIO driv
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ASIO mLAN Control Panel When you start the ASIO mLAN Control Panel, the system displays the following dialog box (ASIO mLAN Control Panel). A B C D H E FG A FireWire Card ID This parameter displays the serial number of the FireWire (IEEE1394) interface card. If mul- tiple interface cards are installed in the computer, select the desired card here. You cannot use multiple interface cards simultaneously via the ASIO driver. B Preferred Buffer Size This parameter enables you to specify the default
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D Channel Assignment The pop-up menus in the “Send” and “Receive” columns enable you to specify which mLAN audio sequences are transmitted and received by the computer via which audio channels. The maximum number of audio channels is 32, but the maximum number of channels that can actually be used is equivalent to the number of audio sequences speci- fied in the mLAN Control Panel. You cannot use sequences that have already been used by another application. The settings are stored in the “ASIO mL
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mLAN OMS Driver’s Manual What is the mLAN OMS Driver? The “mLAN OMS Driver” software is used for MIDI data transfer with the mLAN bus via OMS. Using the mLAN OMS Driver enables MIDI data transmission and reception via mLAN, using sequencer software that supports OMS. Installing the driver First, install mLAN driver and OMS. Drag and drop the “OMS mLAN” file into the “OMS” folder inside the “System” folder. When you start the OMS Setup application and select “MIDI Cards & Interfaces...” from the “
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mLAN OMS Device Info dialog box Double-click the mLAN device icon, or select the mLAN device and select “MIDI Device Info...” from the “Studio” menu. The following Device Info dialog box appears. A B CE D In this dialog box, you can use the pop-up menus in the “Send” and “Receive” columns to specify which mLAN MIDI sequences (that are transmitted and received by the computer) are assigned to which port. The settings are stored as “mLAN OMS Driver Prefs” in the “mLAN Prefs” folder inside the “Pre
