Ultra Mobile Guitar & Microphone 24-bit USB Audio Adapter User’s Guide
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UGM96 ESI INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Description of UGM96................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Front Panel........................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Rear Panel ...................
UGM96 ESI 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.
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UGM96 ESI 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.
UGM96 ESI 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.
UGM96 ESI 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.
UGM96 ESI 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.
UGM96 ESI 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.
UGM96 ESI Sample Rate You can change the default sample rate under Audio Input -> Format or Audio Output -> Format. Audio Quality & Performance UGM96 can work with either 16-bit or 24-bit data transfer. While 24-bit operation is desired for better audio quality, 16-bit is enough in many situations and will cause less system load and provide a better performance especially on older computers. Under Audio Input > Format, you can select either 2ch-24bit or 2ch-16bit, depending on your requirement. 5.
UGM96 ESI from the Devices menu. In the dialog (the Windows Version is displayed below, under Mac OS X the look is slightly different but the functions are identical), select VST Audio System on the tree structure on the left part of the window. Make sure to select ESI UGM96 ASIO driver as ASIO Driver entry. You can verify your selection by selecting the ESI UGM96 ASIO driver device on the left. The dialog (as shown above on the right), now lists all input and output channels.
UGM96 ESI As with inputs, your output busses can also be mono or stereo. The example above shows one stereo output bus which will be the typical setup when using UGM96. Under Device Port you can assign the physical hardware output channel to each channel of each bus. The two stereo headphone outputs of UGM96 will both send out the same signal from Cubase LE 4 as assigned in this dialog. You can now start using Cubase LE 4 by opening an existing project or creating a new project.
UGM96 ESI Enter your serial number and click NEXT. The screen on the left below with your INSTALL CODE will appear. Write down the code or click on COPY to copy the code into the clipboard. Then click NEXT and the dialog on the right below will appear: Now launch your web browser and go to www.studiodevil.com/activate (this can also be done on a different computer if you do not have internet access at this very moment) to display the product activation web page for Studio Devil.
UGM96 ESI 6. Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp Studio Devil’s Virtual Tube Amplification is a breakthrough in vacuum-tube amplifier modeling technology. The patented tube-modeling process is based on the dynamic characteristics of real 12AX7A vacuum tube preamplifier stages, the building blocks of the world’s most coveted tube amplifiers. When you play through Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp, you will notice that it responds just like a real tube amp. The tone is rich, simple, and inspiring.
UGM96 ESI - COMBO: this position is for a sound more like the smaller practice and stage amps featuring open-back, single 1x12 configurations. This sound is thinner, more mid-rangy, and “boxier” than the STACK setting. - D.I. BOX: This setting acts like a speaker simulator bypass and basically allows you to shut off the Studio Devil cabinet to use your own speaker-modeling plug-ins and impulse modelers in host applications that can chain multiple plugins.
UGM96 ESI Note that depending on your installation of the plugin, Studio Devil VGA might appear in a different menu section. To be able to listen to the incoming signal and process it in realtime through the plugin, you need to enable the monitoring button for this audio track as shown on the following picture: The monitoring speaker icon will turn from gray to yellow. You can now start playing your guitar and the signal will be processed by Studio Devil VGA.
UGM96 ESI As Cubase LE can chain multiple plugins after each other, it is also possible to load different plugins before or after Studio Devil VGA. The following example first loads a Flanger effect, then Studio Devil VGA, followed by a Reverb, RoomWorks SE that makes your sound even better. You can play around with the various settings inside the plugins to get the sound you need.
UGM96 ESI 6.4 Usage with GarageBand under Mac OS X Unlike Windows, we do not provide an utility to use Studio Devil VGA standalone for Mac OS X. However, GarageBand is a very nice choice to use Studio Devil VGA and UGM96 in combination. It is a cool application to jam using your guitar without launching any other major audio application and it even allows you to record your first tracks right away using UGM96. Start by launching GarageBand and then by creating a new project.
UGM96 ESI As GarageBand can chain multiple effects after each other, it is also possible to load other plugins before or after Studio Devil VGA. A good idea is to add some Reverb with the fader in the lower right corner to make your sound even better. 7. Technical Specifications Analog Input Hi-Z Instrument Input - Type: unbalancecd 1/4" Max Input Level: +4.5dBV max THD+N: 0.003% A-weighted Impedance: 500 kOhm Microphone Preamp - Type: TRS 1/4" Max Input Level: -13dBu max (at +20dB gain) THD+N: 0.
UGM96 ESI - S/(N+D) Ratio: -90dB (@ -1dBFS) - Interchannel Isolation: 100dB Power Consumption - 0.85W typically - USB bus powered - 500mA maximum Compatibility - supports Windows XP and Windows Vista with ASIO 2.0, MME, WDM and DirectSound - supports Mac OS X (10.
UGM96 ESI Correspondence For technical support inquiries, contact ESI support online at www.esi-audio.com. Disclaimer All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Parts of this manual are continually being updated. Please check our web site www.esi-audio.com occasionally for the most recent update information.
