In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers. The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you. A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.
Apart from updating your Drivers, installing a Driver Update Tool gives:. If you connect your firewire device such as printer or webcam etc. Termination: This license agreement is effective upon acceptance by clicking the "I AGREE" or like choice below, and remains effective until terminated. You may terminate this license agreement at any time by destroying or returning to Licensor all copies of the Software and Documentation in you possession, custody or control.
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By downloading this software you have read and agree to the terms and conditions stated above. The line-level inputs have a fixed sensitivity of dBV unaffected by the gain controls, and the input section is completed by a pair of front-panel LED indicators for each input which display Signal around dB and Clip 3dB below clip point levels. Next to the input controls on the front panel is a rotary control labelled Level Controller, described in the manual as a "software-assigned rotary encoder for tactile control of monitor levels", which I'll come back to later.
Atop this are eight output signal level 'blinkies' that flash when signals are present at each analogue output socket. Twin stereo headphone outputs are next, each with its own rotary level control, although both carry the same signal. This power switch has an associated blue LED indicator which also provides status information. Fast flashing indicates that the Firewire firmware isn't loaded, which can happen during the bootup process, slow flashing shows that the has been detected but that it isn't yet switched on, while once you press the power button the gets initialised and you should get a steady blue glow.
On the Mac, you'll need Mac OS 9. Notice the rotary Aux controls at the top of each channel, which can be used to create an entirely separate submix. It's particularly important to do this with radically new products from a particular manufacturer, since driver updates tend to come thick and fast as lots of new users get their hands on them and find unexpected bugs.
These drivers don't support multiple units, but this is promised "in the near future". Whatever your computer platform, it's important to run the installer program before plugging in the Firewire itself, so that the various files are pre-copied to your hard drive.
Following the driver installation you must reboot your machine, at which point you can plug in the , power it up, and have your new hardware properly detected. Apart from the usual stereo output pairs on offer to the majority of music applications, the Firewire drivers also provide 'Multi' input and output options to suit surround-enabled applications. There are four main pages labelled Mixer, Output, Hardware and About.
The last of these simply provides details of software and hardware versions, covering driver and panel software, boot loader, firmware and hardware. Some controls are visible across all four pages, including Reset, Save, Load and Delete buttons to manage the control panel settings, assignment for the rotary encoder, Mute and Dim dB buttons for the main output, and graphics showing which Firewire unit is currently being controlled if multiple units are connected — although, as mentioned previously, the drivers currently only support a single unit.
The hardware input channels are left un-routed by default, since you may want to set them up from within your chosen music application, and they also feature pan controls so you can position up to four mono input signals in your stereo image. The Aux Sends are a new feature, and let you set up a completely different submix, perhaps for monitoring on headphones or to send to a hardware effects unit.
Since multiple channels can be routed to the hardware outputs, and the summed signals can therefore cause clipping, additional meters display the Output buss levels. Admirable though this is, it doesn't mean that the will now work with everything, but simply that there are fewer unknowns for potential users.
A list of compatible A PCI adaptor cards is posted, while Firewire host controllers based on the NEC chip set are not recommended, although you can work round the problems if you're prepared to use the supplied AC adaptor instead of powering the via the Firewire buss see Powering The box for more details.
Apple Macs that meet the minimum spec will all work. The Output page provides control over the 10 hardware outputs, plus the headphone and Aux busses. Once again there are meters, level faders, Link, Mute and Solo buttons, but this time there's also a rotary Balance control linked to the stereo faders. However, if you click on this it changes to Aux, and this is how you can route your Aux submix to any combination of hardware outputs — a very handy feature indeed.
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