ALESIS Studio Interface MasterControl - Manual (Page 5)

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FIRST THINGS FIRST: DRIVER INSTALLATION
If your computer has Internet access, go to http://www.alesis.com/mastercontrol. It’s possible that
updated drivers have been posted there since the time the software DVD included with your
MasterControl was printed.
WINDOWS
If you are using the drivers from the DVD, click to begin the
MasterControl driver installer from the DVD’s splash screen.
If you downloaded the drivers from http://www.alesis.com, open them
from the location where you saved them.
Depending upon your computer’s configuration, you will be guided
through as few as one and as many as four separate (though
similar-looking) driver installations: one for “Alesis MasterControl,”
one for “Alesis Firewire Audio,” and two for “Alesis Firewire MIDI.”
For each of the installations that occur, you
may see the window shown here warning you
that the drivers have not passed Microsoft
Logo Certification. Click “Continue Anyway,”
and follow the on-screen instructions.
Be sure to complete every stage of the
installation. Do not cancel any of the
installations, as they are all required for proper
operation. When all the drivers are installed,
you will see a message at the bottom right of
your screen stating, “Your new hardware is
installed and ready to use.”
MAC OS X
Driver installation in Mac OS X is more straightforward, as only
CoreAudio and CoreMIDI drivers are installed. From the DVD,
nagivate to the appropriate folder for MasterControl drivers. Click
the installer program to install the drivers.
INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL APPLICATIONS
The software DVD that comes with the MasterControl contains some powerful music applications.
If you don’t already have a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) program,
install Cubase LE and or Ableton Live Lite Alesis Edition, both of which
are provided on the DVD. These programs are a fantastic way to get
started in computer-based recording. You may find that they are the
only programs you need.
IMPORTANT!!! Follow these steps BEFORE you plug in your MasterControl for the first time.
These drivers include the two
most popular standards for
audio interfacing – WDM (the
“Windows Driver Model” built
by Microsoft) and ASIO (the
“Audio Stream Input/Output”
standard used by many audio
software applications).
Note: Mac OS X 10.4 or
higher is required by the
MasterControl.
Due to their limited track
counts, these programs
cannot access all of the
MasterControl’s twenty-six
inputs at the same time.