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this happens, simply choose continue anyway and keep moving along.
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Yamaha mLAN
Tutorial for Windows XP Users
Part 1
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Summary of Contents for Yamaha FIRESTATION - WINDOWS GUIDE
- Page 1 Please don’ t panic if you see window message boxes popping up about the drivers not digitally signed and any other default window error boxes. When this happens, simply choose continue anyway and keep moving along. If you have undeterminable problems please contact tech support @ WWW.PRESONUS.COM BRICHARD@PRESONUS.COM EXT-117 SHARRELL@PRESONUS.COM...
- Page 2 When installing from .zip file, extract files to a folder you create and double click on the Firestation.exe. Its icon is a red book with a CD. When installing from disc, the installer should auto-run. The following applies when installing from CD-ROM or from downloadable .zip file.
- Page 3 After you click “ Install” , you will see the Presonus splash screen and at the bottom right hand corner of your screen, the Yamaha welcome window. Here it gives you some general pre-installation suggestions. Click “ Next” . Next, you will see the License Agreement window. Click “ Next” .
- Page 4 Destination Location window, typically you will just hit “ Next” . If you wish to choose a different location, choose “ Browse” . You will always want to install mLAN on the drive that contains your operating system (XP). Once done, the applications will install themselves. You will see a window with the installation percentage bars.
- Page 5 This will typically install very quick. Next, you will see a window appear in the middle of your screen asking you to complete a “ Hardware Wizard” and if it completed successfully. The “ Hardware Wizard” should appear within 10 seconds so be patient and wait for it.
- Page 6 (Note) This Wizard will automatically proceed through many instances where you would normally click the “ Next” button. This wizard my get stuck in a loop trying to proceed. Just be ready to manually click the “ Next” button when selectable.
- Page 7 (Note) If you did not see the “ Hardware Wizard” install, then click “ Yes” anyway and continue through the installer. You may still be able to manually update the driver within the Device Manager. At this stage you will now see the Patchbay Initialization window appear at the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
- Page 8 Assuming that the previous Wizard installed successfully, in a few seconds you should now see “ Hardware Wizard’ s” appearing in the upper left hand corner of your screen to install the Yamaha mLAN MIDI In Port and the Yamaha mLAN MIDI Out Port. While they are installing, you may see the windows telling you that it has not passed windows logo testing.
- Page 9 If you are performing a reinstallation you may also see the “ Hardware Wizard” for the Yamaha mLAN Audio Port.
- Page 10 Click “ Next” , “ Continue Anyway” and “ Finished” when prompted. If this is the first time that you are installing mLAN, do not be surprised if you do not see this yet. When you enable WDM sequences for the first time this Wizard will appear.
- Page 11 In the Patchbay Initialization window, it gives you the option of launching the Patchbay. This will launch, connect and apply the patchbay at the end of the installation. (Note) This will only work if you have already had a previous installation of mLAN on your computer.
- Page 12 Just make sure you set CLOCK to EXT and toggle the LED to mLAN. Click “ Finish” to finalize the installation. Lastly, if you checked the “ Launch Patchbay” box, after you click “ Finish” , the Patchbay will run and then you will see a window appear that may not make much sense.
- Page 13 This roughly means that the mLAN Patchbay found and used the patch file necessary to automatically make the connections. Don’ t worry about the exclamation (!). Click “ OK” At this stage your mLAN LED under CLOCK on the front of the Firestation should now be solid.
- Page 14 Please don’ t panic if you see window message boxes popping up about the drivers not digitally signed and any other default window error boxes. When this happens, simply choose continue anyway and keep moving along. If you have undeterminable problems please contact tech support @ WWW.PRESONUS.COM BRICHARD@PRESONUS.COM EXT-117 SHARRELL@PRESONUS.COM...
- Page 15 After the installation, your Device Manager should look like this. (Note) Don’ t worry about the yellow ! by the 61883 Class Bus Device. This is normal and should be here. This is a firewire data stream standard. There is a yellow ! by it because Windows thinks it needs a driver. It doesn’...
- Page 16 (Note) After the first installation if you need to re-install again it is ok to keep the Firewire connected to the Firestation. To re-install, you must first remove mLAN that is currently installed. Please do as follows. 1. Use the UNINSTALLER.EXE located in the programs menu within the YAMAHA MLAN TOOLS.
- Page 17 4. Next if you want to be on the safe side, do a file SEARCH located in the START menu. In there choose ALL FILES AND FOLDERS and type a search for mLAN. Here you want to delete anything mLAN related. Be careful not to delete things that are not.
- Page 18 Here, double click IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers. Then you want to RIGHT CLICK and UNINSTALL your firewire cards driver. 6. Now restart your computer. (Note) Doing this will not mess anything up, it will refresh with a new driver once you restart the computer.
- Page 19 The mLAN Control Panel...
- Page 20 At the top you have your firewire cards identification and your current sample rate. This is where you will ultimately select which sample rate you wish to record with. Next we have the Data channels bar and here… 1. Send and Receive must both be checked. 2.
- Page 21 (Note) If it does not remain solid, then many things could be causing this instability. Please call Techsupport in this event. Buffer Settings Section Buffers and how fast your particular computer can process are completely relative to how much latency you will have. They equate as follows: if you have 5 buffers at 7 ms of length EACH, then you effectively have 35 ms of latency per side.
- Page 22 When all WDM sequences are disabled to 0 then you will be using 8 ASIO channels. Which driver you will need to use depends on your particular recording program. Additional mLAN Control Panel Notes Generally the only settings you will adjust will be drivers and buffer settings.
- Page 23 MLAN PATCHBAY ALWAYS CLICK APPLY AFTER MAKING ANY CHANGES THE APPLY BUTTON APPLIES ALL SECTIONS AUDIO--- MIDI ----WCLK CTRL/SHIFT Quick key to help with making your connections: By holding these two keys down continuously while right clicking on a name, all 8 inputs will connect together. This quick key will allow only the right choice to be highlighted.
- Page 24 Think of the patch scheme like this. You have the Presonus Firestation with it’ s own respective firewire Outputs and Inputs. You also have the Yamaha drivers acting like a device with it’ s own respective Outputs and Inputs. We are just patching them together like we would any other pair of hardware devices.
- Page 25 Additionally make sure that the Status column in the Slave side displays Auto mode. If not you will need to right click on the Presonus line in the Slave side again and select Auto. Finally and ultimately hit APPLY for all of these settings to take effect.
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Page 26: Asio Mlan Control Panel
ASIO MLAN CONTROL PANEL The mlan ASIO control panel is launched from inside of your ASIO based recording software. It controls the setting for your bit depth. It also has its own buffer section. (See buffer settings guide for more information) The ASIO drivers should install automatically.