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Firewire recording – ALESIS MultiMix 12 FireWire User Manual

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Firewire Recording

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First-time connection instructions

and driver installation

Important: Follow these steps BEFORE you plug in your MultiMix

FireWire mixer for the first time.

If your computer has access to the Internet, point your browser to

the Support > Downloads section of http://www.alesis.com. It’s

possible that updated drivers have been posted there since the time

the software CD included with your MultiMix was printed.

Using either drivers from the website or the software CD, connect

your MultiMix FireWire to your computer and turn the MultiMix

FireWire on.

Windows

Under Windows XP, the “Found New Hardware” wizard will run.

You will be prompted to install a series of drivers.

If you downloaded the drivers from the Internet, choose to install

the drivers from a specific location when prompted, and point to

the folder that contains the drivers.

If you are using the drivers from the CD, choose to install the

drivers automatically when prompted.

For each of the several installations that occur, click “Continue

Anyway” if Windows warns you that the drivers have not passed

Microsoft Logo Certification.

Windows Logo Certification warning.

Ignore this warning by clicking “Continue Anyway.”

Your MultiMix Firewire mixer requires several sets of drivers to

work properly. The installation process will automatically install

these drivers one by one. Let the installer continue installing the

various sets of drivers until the you see a message stating, “Your

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).

Important: download the drivers from http://www.alesis.com onto a folder

on your desktop or insert the software CD into your computer’s CD drive

BEFORE you plug your MultiMix into your computer for the first time.

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