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    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

    Mackie USB Driver for PC • October 2017 • V4.13.0


    Version 4.13.0 First Time Installation for Windows®2
    The Mackie USB Driver is designed to allow your Mackie 1. Make sure the Mackie audio interface is
    USB audio interface to operate with Windows® 7 or later. connected to the computer and turned on.

    Users with Previous Driver Installations:


    If you have previously installed a Mackie driver for your 2. Unzip and extract the .zip contents of the
    Mackie audio interface on your PC, refer to the “Updating Your USB driver download to the desktop for easy
    Mackie Audio Driver” section on the following page. installation.

    3. Inside the unzipped and extracted Mackie


    System Requirements USB folder, double-click MackieSetup.exe
    Windows® 7 (32 and 64 bit) or later
    4. Follow the on-screen instructions until the
    installation is complete. You may be prompted
    Minimum Hardware Requirements by the User Account Control to allow changes
    to your computer. If so, select 'Yes' to continue.
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor
    4 GB RAM
    USB 2.0 port

    Supported Devices
    Mackie Big Knob Studio
    Mackie Big Knob Studio+
    Mackie Onyx Artist 1•2
    Mackie Onyx Producer 2•2

    Supported Software1
    Any Windows® 7 (32 and 64 bit) or later ASIO/WDM host
    (Cubase, Nuendo, Pro Tools, Sonar, Tracktion, etc.)

    Important Notes
    Device Aggregation: The Mackie USB driver does not support
    device aggregation on Windows (i.e. using multiple Mackie
    audio interfaces simultaneously).

    1 Not all software supports all OS versions. 2 The screen shots may vary dependent on the device being used and the version of Windows being used.

    page 1 of 4
    Updating Your Mackie Audio Driver
    1. Right-click the Mackie Running Man icon and select
    'Exit'. Then disconnect the USB cable from the device.

    2. Via the Start button, navigate to Control Panel >


    Programs and Features and locate the previous driver
    installation.

    3. Click the Uninstall button.

    4. Follow the on-screen instructions until the


    un-installation is complete.

    5. Download and install the new driver following


    the steps on page 1.

    5. After a successful installation message, close


    the installer dialogue box and start recording!
    Note: At this phase, you may also delete
    the .zip and extract files you downloaded
    from the Mackie website.

    The audio interface is now ready to use with any


    standard ASIO Digital Audio Workstation software of your
    choice as well as with consumer audio applications such as
    iTunes® or Windows® Media Player. A Mackie Running Man
    icon has also been installed into the system tray for easy
    access to the driver Control Panel.

    NOTE:
    You may need to make sure the Running Man / Mackie
    Task Bar application stays in view in order to easily
    access the Control Panel where latency mode and
    buffer size are changed. Do this by navigating to Control
    Panel > Notification Area Icons and selecting “Show icon and
    notifications” in the dropdown next to Mackie Task Bar. This
    will ensure that the Running Man logo remains in the system
    tray. Here it may be easily clicked to launch the driver control
    panel.

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    Once The Driver Has Been Installed
    The Mackie USB Driver settings for the device may now be 4. Volume tab – to change the volume of the inputs and
    accessed by clicking on the Mackie Running Man icon. outputs. We recommend leaving these at their
    defaults and never changing them.
    These are the menus for the Control Panel:
    1. Status tab – to change USB Audio Device
    (if multiple are connected) and view current sample
    rate.

    2. Format tab – to view Input settings and change


    Output Bit Depth settings. We recommend leaving
    this set to 24 bits. If you must change it, close all
    audio applications before changing.

    5. Info tab – to view the Device and Driver Info. This


    might be useful to Tech Support, so please have it
    handy before calling in.
    3. Buffer Settings tab – to change USB Streaming Mode
    and ASIO Buffer Size. We recommend setting the
    ASIO Buffer Size to "Auto". Please
    see the next page for additional information
    on choosing the best buffer settings.

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    Changing the Latency using the Mackie USB Driver To remove the warning message, simply lower the
    USB Streaming Mode or raise the ASIO Buffer Size.
    Control Panel
    To get the highest performance out of your system, you will
    need to configure the driver's buffers.
    The USB Streaming Mode configures the amount of memory
    used by the computer to buffer the audio data coming from
    and going to the USB audio interface.
    The ASIO Buffer Size, on the other hand, configures the
    amount of memory used by the DAW to buffer the audio for
    processing, playback and recording.
    Together, they determine the amount of latency or delay for
    audio to pass from the audio interface through the computer When using the ASIO Driver, make sure that the system
    to headphones and speakers. Lower latency settings will tax sounds for the device is disabled via the Control Panel.
    the system resources at a higher rate than higher latency In other words, the device should NOT be set as the default
    settings. device or default communication device.
    In general, you should always experiment with the available
    buffer sizes to find the lowest buffer size that the machine and
    recording project can comfortably work with. We recommend
    setting the ASIO Buffer Size to "Auto" and selecting a USB
    Streaming Mode that works.
    If you want to set them manually, the Mackie USB
    Driver allows for latency buffer sizes as low as 64 samples
    (depending on the DAW being used). However, using
    a buffer size this low requires a very fast computer with a
    large amount of RAM, and fast hard disc and system bus
    speeds.
    Finding the right settings for your machine is often an
    effort of experimentation, trying each setting and seeing if
    your computer continues to handle audio without drop-outs
    or distortion. If you are experiencing drop-outs or distortion,
    try raising the USB Streaming Mode or ASIO Buffer Size to the
    next available setting to see if it clears up your issues.
    If the buffers are set manually and the ASIO buffer size is
    set too small for the currently selected USB Streaming Mode,
    you will receive a warning message.
    That's about it!
    Have fun, and feel free to contact Tech Support
    if you run into any snags:
    E-mail: www.mackie.com/support-contact
    Phone (United States):
    (800) 898-3211
    During normal business hours,
    Monday- Friday, Pacific Time.

    Part No. SW1210 Rev B 10/2017


    © 2017 LOUD Technologies Inc.
    All Rights Reserved.
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