The larger the system, the more complicated and expensive these connections
become, increasing the likelihood of errors and difficulties. It takes time and effort to
investigate such errors and their underlying causes. You may have already experienced
the unpleasantness of tracking various cables through a spider's web of connections.
mLAN simplifies cable connections by using only one type of IEEE1394 cable, thus
enabling you to configure extremely sophisticated systems. There is no need to re-
patch cables to change routings of MIDI and audio signals between mLAN devices.
Operational Flow for Sound Output
1.
Install Tools for i88X/mLAN16E.
..............See "Installing the Software" in the Installation Guide.
2.
Connect the computer and mLAN devices using the IEEE1394 cables.
..............See page 7.
3.
Turn on mLAN Manager (Windows only).
..............See "Confirming the installation" in the Installation Guide.
4.
To connect a computer to a single mLAN device directly, first start mLAN
Auto Connector. To connect a computer to multiple mLAN devices, start
mLAN Graphic Patchbay.
..............See page 12
5.
Configure connections in mLAN Auto Connector or mLAN Graphic Patchbay.
..............Using Auto Connector: See "Connecting a Computer to an mLAN
..............Using Graphic Patchbay: See "mLAN Connection Settings" in the
6.
Specify the audio and MIDI inputs and outputs, following the owner's manual
for your DAW, audio sequencer and connected devices.
For subsequent steps, refer to the owner's manual for the software and connected
devices.
In this manual, setting up audio, MIDI, and wordclock routings is referred as
NOTE
"mLAN connection."
device via mLAN" in the Installation Guide.
Graphic Patchbay Online Manual.
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