Alesis Studio Interface MasterControl Manual De Referência

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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.