High Quality 4-in / 4-out USB Audio Interface User’s Guide
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ESI MAYA44 USB+ INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Features................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Installation .................................................................................................................................... 5 2.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ 1. Introduction MAYA44 USB+ is a powerful, yet affordable, USB audio solution for home recording - a perfect solution for mobile live and recording applications! Besides standard recording and playback functionality, MAYA44 USB+ provides what's needed for professional music production. In its compact case MAYA44 USB+ provides 4 analog input and 4 analog output channels with RCA connectors and a combined optical S/PDIF digital output / stereo headphone output. With support for ASIO 2.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ 2. Installation 2.1 System Recommendation MAYA44 USB+ is not simply a standard digital audio interface card, but a high-resolution device capable of advanced processing of audio content. Even though MAYA44 USB+ is built to have low-CPU resource dependability, system specifications play a key part in the MAYA44 USB+s performance. Systems with more advanced components are generally recommended.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ used for DVD playback or more simple DJ applications that don’t require ASIO. Under Mac OS X this could be applications like Garageband. 2.3.1 Installation under Windows XP Unplug the device before you start the installer if it is already connected. Then launch setup.exe from the MAYA44 USB+/Windows folder of the included driver 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.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ You can now finally click Next on the ESI MAYA44 USB 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. Sometimes a reboot is required. If yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully. 2.3.2 Installation under Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Unplug the device before you start the installer if it is already connected. Then launch setup.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ You will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown below on the left. Plug in MAYA44 USB+. 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 / 7 informs that the driver is installed via a bubble message box. You can now finally click Next on the ESI MAYA44 USB Audio Driver Setup dialog. The installation is now finished.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ 3. Control Panel under Windows This chapter describes the MAYA44 USB+ Control Panel under Windows. To open the control panel double click on the ESI icon in the task notification area. The following dialog will appear: 3.1 Faders You can control the input monitor level, the input level and the output level with the faders in the control panel. The INPUT section controls the real input level through the input ports. You can control all 4 inputs independently.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ 3.2 Latency settings With the Latency menu entry under Config, you can change the latency of the driver of MAYA44 USB+. 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 most default applications, a typical latency buffer size between 128 and 256 is standard. On a slow system, 512 is an option.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ The number on the row represents the input or output port. The columns represent ins and outs (on and off) of the respected drivers. Patch the virtual cables from one point to another as you drag your mouse point. INPUT section: It's used to route signals from the card's hardware inputs. MME section represents general application's I/O: Ex.) WinAmp, WaveLab (non ASIO mode), Cakewalk, Audition, Vegas, etc. WDM section represents Multi-MME application’s I/O: Ex.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ Example 2. Recording from WinAmp (MME) to Example 3. Recording from WinAmp (MME) to SONAR (WDM). Cubase, Logic, Nuendo (ASIO). Example 4. Recording from GigaStudio (GSIF) to SONAR (WDM). Example 5. Recording from GigaStudio (GSIF) to Cubase (ASIO). 4. Control Panel under Mac OS X This chapter describes the MAYA44 USB+ Control Panel under Mac OS X. After the installation, the panel can be found in your Applications folder.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ You can control the input monitor level, the input level and the output level with the faders in the control panel. The Monitor section can be used to control the input monitor level. You can monitor the signals through the input channel 1 to 4 individually and/or simultaneously. It will not affect the actual input level from the source.
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ESI MAYA44 USB+ 6. Specifications Analog Audio 1. Sample Rates - 44.1kHz, 48kHz 2. Analog Input 1) connector type: 4 channel analog inputs * 4 RCA connectors (line in 1 and 2) 2) -10dBV input level, unbalanced 3) impedance: 10K Ohm 3. Analog Output 1) connector type: 4 channel analog line outputs * 4 RCA connectors (line out 1 and 2) 2) -10dBV output level, unbalanced 3) impedance: 100 Ohm 4. Headphone Amplifier 1) THD+N/S: -70dB, 0.
ESI MAYA44 USB+ 7. General Information Trademarks ESI, MAYA44 and MAYA44 USB+ are trademarks of ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
