Harrison Labs MIXBUS V2.0.2 - Manual (Page 6)

Installation - OSX
Because Mixbus is a professional product which is intended to be interconnected with other professional products, it
requires attention to your system setup before it is ready for use.
Installing JACK:
Before running Mixbus, you must install the Jack package. Jack is a system service that allows for the interconnec-
tion of audio between applications. For example, you can use Jack to record the output of Apple Logic
TM directly into
a Mixbus track for live processing or recording. Mixbus requires that Jack be installed.
Jack is included in your Mixbus application download. If you already have Jack
installed on your system, then you can skip the first step of the installer.
Double-click the appropriate version of Jack to install for your system.
As part of the installation process, you will need to provide the Administrator
password for your Mac – enter it and click OK.
When updating to a new version of Jack, you should first uninstall the previous
version using the uninstaller in Applications/Jack. You can also find additional
Jack documentation in this folder.
You can download new versions of Jack, or learn more about it at:
http://www.jackosx.com
Installing Mixbus:
To install Mixbus, simply drag the Mixbus icon to the Applications folder. If you would like Mixbus to be shown in the
Dock, then you should open the Applications folder and drag Mixbus to the Dock.
Audio Input and Output, and “Aggregate” devices:
Mixbus is designed to work with professional I/O cards connected via USB, Firewire, or PCI cards. If you are using
the internal soundcard on an Intel Mac, you must first create an Aggregate Device which combines the internal
microphone and the internal speakers into a single I/O device. While these directions are slightly different for each
Apple product, you can follow the directions on the Apple website.
OS X 10.5: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1215
OS X 10.6 : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3956
Aggregate devices also provide a method to use multiple soundcards as a single device. For example, you can
"aggregate" 2 different 8-channel devices so that you can record 16 channels into Mixbus.
Continue to Download and Install the License File, on the following pages.
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6 Section 3.0 - Installation Mixbus User Guide
Note: The first time you launch Mixbus, it may take several seconds while it caches the available fonts and
plug-ins. After this initial instance, future launches will be much faster.
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Note: PowerPC (G4 and G5) users who wish to use the built-in soundcard do not have to create an aggre-
gate device. Users with external soundcards (USB, firewire, PCI, etc) do not have to create an aggregate
device.
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Note: Once installed, you do NOT have to use the included Jack control application (JackPilot). Mixbus can
control Jack directly via the Audio Setup tab.
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