ESI UGM96 Manuale utente
Ultra Mobile Guitar & Microphone
24-bit USB Audio Adapter
User’s Guide
ESI - Copyright © 2008
Revision 1, September 2008
www.esi-audio.com
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INDEX
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
2. Description of UGM96.................................................................................................................4
2.1 Front Panel...........................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Rear Panel............................................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Minimum System Requirements..........................................................................................................................5
3. Installation....................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Windows XP........................................................................................................................................................6
3.2 Windows Vista.....................................................................................................................................................7
3.3 Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................................................8
4. UGM96 Control Panel.................................................................................................................9
5. Audio Applications.....................................................................................................................10
5.1 Windows Multimedia setup...............................................................................................................................10
5.2 Latency setting and ASIO applications under Windows....................................................................................10
5.3 Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup ...........................................................................................................................10
5.4 Installation of Cubase LE 4................................................................................................................................11
5.5 Installation of Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp................................................................................................13
5.6 Other bundled software......................................................................................................................................14
6. Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp.............................................................................................15
6.1 Controls..............................................................................................................................................................15
6.2 Usage with Cubase LE 4....................................................................................................................................16
6.3 Standalone operation under Windows ...............................................................................................................18
6.4 Usage with GarageBand under Mac OS X.........................................................................................................19
7. Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................20
8. General Information..................................................................................................................21
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1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the ESI UGM96.
The ultra mobile guitar and microphone to USB interface allows you to connect two guitars (via the
Hi-Z instrument inputs) or one guitar and one microphone simultaneously to your PC or Mac. The
backside offers a stereo output that you can use for monitoring, i.e. with headphones. This makes
UGM96 the perfect companion for guitar recording applications on the road or in your studio.
You can use UGM96 to jam with a guitar and microphone, process the signal with your PC or Mac
notebook or desktop in realtime and listen to the mix directly via headphones - no special adapters
or extra power supplies are needed, you simply plug UGM96 between your guitar, headphones, the
microphone and your computer.
UGM96 comes bundled with Cubase LE 4, the professional multichannel audio sequencing
software from Steinberg and the incredible Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp plugin for realtime
guitar amplifier simulation from Gallo Engineering. The combination of both eliminates the need
for cabinets, special microphones, and expensive amps for getting professional guitar tone and
directly start laying down your own tracks. It is simply unbelievable how much functions are
provided by this incredible bundle!
2. Description of UGM96
2.1 Front Panel
The front panel of UGM96 contains the following items from left to right:
- left channel Hi-Z instrument input; use this connector to connect your electric guitar with a
standard 1/4" guitar cable to UGM96
- status LED; this LED will show the operation status of UGM96
- microphone preamp switch (0dB ~ +20dB); this switch will enable or disable the microphone
preamplifier for the right channel input
- Hi-Z / microphone selection switch; this switch allows you to select if you connect an electric
guitar (switched turned to the left) or a dynamic microphone (switched to the right) to UGM96
- right channel Hi-Z instrument or microphone input; use this connector to connect an electric
guitar with a standard 1/4" guitar cable or a dynamic microphone with a 1/4" to XLR cable to
UGM96
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2.2 Rear Panel
The rear panel of UGM96 contains the following items from left to right:
- primary headphone and line level output; use this output to connect UGM96 to your amplifier or
active monitors a using a 1/4" TRS stereo cable or use it to connect a pair of stereo headphones to
UGM96
- mini USB connector; use this connector to connect UGM96 to your PC or Mac using the
supplied USB cable
- secondary headphone output, providing the same signal as the primary headphone output; use
this output to connect a pair of stereo headphones to UGM96
2.3 Minimum System Requirements
PC
- Intel Pentium III 600MHz CPU or equivalent AMD CPU
- 512 MB RAM
- Direct X 8.1 or higher
- one available USB port
- DVD-ROM drive (for Cubase LE 4 installation)
- internet connection (for Cubase LE 4 and Studio Devil VGA activation)
- recent version of Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or higher) or Windows Vista (32-bit)
Mac
- Power Macintosh G4 or higher
- one available USB port
- 512 MB RAM
- DVD-ROM drive (for Cubase LE 4 installation)
- internet connection (for Cubase LE 4 and Studio Devil VGA activation)
- Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
3. Installation
Before installing the drivers of UGM96, we recommend to check on the download section of
www.esi-audio.com for updated drivers.
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3.1 Windows XP
Disconnect UGM96 before you install the driver if it has been connected already. Then launch
setup.exe from the Windows folder of the included Installation CD or from a download of a recent
driver from our website.
You will now see a dialog as shown on the left picture below. Click Next. You can define the target
directory for the installation now. Confirm it with Next.
The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture
below. Confirm this with Next. During the following process you will see a dialog box once or
several times that informs you that the driver software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Please
be assured that our drivers have been tested in various different ways and are OK to be used.
Confirm any such dialog with Continue Anyway.
You will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown below on the
left. Plug in UGM96. Do not click Next yet. During the driver installation, Windows might again
prompt you to confirm the Windows Logo testing dialog once or several times with Continue
Anway before the driver installation is finalized.
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You can now finally click Next on the ESI U46 Audio Driver Setup dialog. The installation is now
finished. To confirm this, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as
shown below.
If yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully.
3.2 Windows Vista
Disconnect UGM96 before you install the driver if it has been connected already. Then launch
setup.exe from the Windows folder of the included Installation CD or from a download of a recent
driver from our website.
When launching the installation, Windows Vista might prompt a security message. Make sure to
allow the installation. You will then see a dialog as shown on the left picture below. Click Next.
You can define the target directory for the installation now. Confirm it with Next.
The installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on the left picture
below. Confirm this with Next. During the following process you will see a Windows Security
dialog box once or several times that asks you for confirmation to install the driver software.
Confirm any such dialog with Install.
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You will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown below on the
left. Plug in UGM96. Do not click Next yet. Instead, wait a few seconds for the automatic device
driver installation. You can monitor this in the task notification area where Windows Vista informs
that the driver is installed via a bubble message box.
You can now finally click Next on the ESI UGM96 Audio Driver Setup dialog. The installation is
now finished. To confirm this, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification
area as shown below.
If yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully.
3.3 Mac OS X
Mac OS X already provides support for class compliant USB audio devices such as UGM96. This
means that no software or driver needs to be installed to use UGM96 under Mac OS X. Simply
connect the unit with the supplied USB cable to your Mac and you can start using it.
Controlling the basic options of UGM96 under Mac OS X is mainly done via the Audio MIDI Setup
utility from Mac OS X described in section 5.3 of this manual.
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4. UGM96 Control Panel
This chapter describes the UGM96 Control Panel under Windows. Under Mac OS X no special
Control Panel is required for UGM96. If you are using UGM96 under Mac OS X, please check
section 5.3 with more details.
To open the control panel double click on the ESI icon in the task notification
area. The following dialog will appear:
The panel has the following functions and sections:
INPUT section: this section controls the input monitoring volume of the incoming signal from the
hardware. A pair of mono faders can be controlled together or individually depending on your
mouse position The left fader controls the signal from the first Hi-Z input, while the right fader
controls the signal from the second Hi-Z or microphone input. The Mute button at the bottom
allows you to mute the signal. A red Mute button indicates that the mute function is enabled. When
disabled, the button is gray.
OUTPUT section: this section controls the playback volume of the playback signal from your audio
applications. The pair of mono faders can be controlled together or individually depending on your
mouse position – perfect for stereo signals. The Mute button at the bottom allows you to mute
playback. A red Mute button indicates that the mute function is enabled. When disabled, the button
is gray.
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5. Audio Applications
This chapter contains basic configuration examples for some popular software applications. Please
also refer to the manual of the audio software you use for detailed information.
5.1 Windows Multimedia setup
The Windows Multimedia setup is required if you want to use your UGM96 as the main sound
device for Windows multimedia applications. Go to My computer-> Control panel -> Sounds and
Audio Device Properties -> Audio. Select the UGM96 entry as your playback device to make sure
that all standard signals are played via the UGM96 hardware.
5.2 Latency setting and ASIO applications under Windows
Via Config > Latency in the Control Panel it is possible to change the latency setting (also called
“buffer size”) for the ASIO driver of UGM96. A smaller latency is the result of a smaller buffer size.
Depending on the typical application (e.g. for playback of software synthesizers) a smaller latency
is an advantage. At the same time, the best latency setting indirectly depends on the performance of
your system. For recording applications, a typical latency buffer size between 128 and 288 samples
is standard. The default value is 256.
The Config > Buffer Number setting in the Control Panel provides an important fine tuning setting
that allows you to tweak system performance. Depending on your computer hardware, you might
need to adjust this setting if you have problems with noise or drop-outs during playback or
recording . Typically on a modern computer system a value of 4 or slightly more or less is perfect
but you might need to check what is best for your computer as every PC is different.
Note that these values have to be setup before launching any audio application using UGM96.
5.3 Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup
An important control center of UGM96 and other audio devices under Mac OS X is the Audio MIDI
Setup application that you can find in your Applications folder. When you launch it, you can setup
UGM96 as your Default Input, Default Output or System Output device – if required.
While audio production and editing applications usually provide an option inside their preferences
to select UGM96 as recording and playback device, many general standard applications such as
iTunes for example are usually accessing the Default Output device, selectable in the Audio MIDI
Setup dialog.
If you want to change settings of UGM96, you need to select it under Properties For as shown in
the picture on the following page.
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