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MIO Console Overview
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Figure 11.27: Box Info
If there is no information displayed in the Box Info section, the software is not communicating properly with
the Mobile I/O hardware, or there is no Mobile I/O present on the FireWire bus.
If the FireWire light on the front panel of the Mobile I/O is illuminated but the box information does not appear
in the console window, it is very likely that the software has not been installed properly. If this is the case,
please refer to the installation instructions for details on how to properly install the software.
If, on the other hand, the FireWire light on the front panel of the Mobile I/O is not illuminated, the box is not
communicating properly with the computer. Please check the cabling of your Mobile I/O and other devices on
the FireWire bus and make sure that everything is connected correctly. If that does not properly establish the
connection, try rebooting your computer. As a last resort, try connecting only the Mobile I/O to the computer
to ensure that communication can be established.
The Box Info section also shows the DSP usage of the connected box. This is a rough indication of how much
of your interface’s 2d DSP is being used. This includes mixers and plug-ins. This does not reflect the memory
being used. It is possible to use less than 100% DSP but still overload the system if you instantiate too many
delays or reverbs.
Parameter Pop-up Controls
The Parameter Popup control is MIO Console’s unified mechanism for handling presets for the various sections
of the Mobile I/O. Each element of the console that supports the Parameter Library mechanism has a parameter
Pop-up control associated with it. These elements include:
• Input Channels (superseded by the Mixer Window)
• Output Channels
Each instance of the Parameter Pop-up control provides the same commands and options for every section
of the console.
Pop-up Commands
The parameter pop-up provides a hierarchical, categorized library of configuration presets for the associated
section of the console. The menu is divided into three portions. The first portion consists of all of the items