ESI M22U User manual
Flexible High Performance
24-bit USB Audio Interface
User’s Guide
ESI - Copyright © 2013
Revision 1, November 2013
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ESI MAYA22 USB
INDEX
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Features................................................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Installation....................................................................................................................................5
2.1 System Recommendation.....................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Hardware Installation........................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Driver & Software Installation.............................................................................................................................5
2.3.1 Installation under Windows XP........................................................................................................................6
2.3.2 Installation under Windows Vista / 7 / 8...........................................................................................................7
2.3.3 Installation under Mac OS X.............................................................................................................................8
3. Control Panel under Windows ...................................................................................................9
3.1 Input Selection..................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 Input Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Latency settings .................................................................................................................................................10
3.3 DirectWIRE.......................................................................................................................................................10
4. Control Panel under Mac OS X................................................................................................ 11
4.1 Input Selection................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 Input Monitoring................................................................................................................................................12
5. Specifications..............................................................................................................................13
6. General Information..................................................................................................................14
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ESI MAYA22 USB
1. Introduction
MAYA22 USB is not simply another USB audio interface - it's a very stylish portable device that
can go with you anywhere. It offers total flexibility as an external and fully bus-powered USB
device with excellent professional 24-bit audio quality.
It features 2 analog input and 2 analog output channels with RCA connection, a microphone
preamplifier with XLR input and support for +48V phantom power, a Hi-Z instrument input for
guitars, a high quality headphone output and TRS line outputs. This can make MAYA22 USB
easily one of the most useful devices in your studio, wherever that may be.
Use it to record microphone and guitar signals simultaneously and then process the incoming
signals with your PC or Mac notebook or desktop in realtime and listen to the mix directly via
headphones or studio monitoring speakers. All these features are provided with a professional low
latency drivers with support for WDM, ASIO 2.0 and CoreAudio.
If you're looking for a really powerful USB audio device that is small and that gives you maximum
performance under any current Windows system as well as under Mac OS X, then MAYA22 USB
is for you. It's incredible how many functions are provided by this small device!
1.1 Features
The MAYA22 USB hardware has these main features:
1. USB connection port (connects to your computer with the supplied cable)
2. Line Output with balanced 1/4" TRS connection
3. XLR and TRS microphone input
4. input signal indicator LED
5. +48V phantom power switch (for condenser microphones)
6. Hi-Z instrument input with 1/4" connector
7. Line Input with RCA connectors
8. Stereo Headphone Output with 1/4" connection
The cool compact design allows you to take MAYA22 USB with you, wherever you go. As
companion to a notebook computer, you can take your recording projects with you. MAYA22 USB
is simple to install and even easier to use. Working with recording software has never been easier,
with the help from MAYA22 USB.
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ESI MAYA22 USB
2. Installation
2.1 System Recommendation
MAYA22 USB is not simply a standard digital audio interface, but a high-resolution device capable
of advanced processing of audio content. Even though MAYA22 USB is built to have low-CPU
resource dependability, system specifications play a key part in the MAYA22 USBs performance.
Systems with more advanced components are generally recommended.
Minimum System Requirements
PC
- Intel Pentium III 600MHz CPU or comparable AMD CPU (or equivalent)
- Windows XP or Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (32- and 64-bit) operating system
- 1 available USB port
- at least 2 GB RAM
- high quality audio software with ASIO support recommended
Mac
- Macintosh with Intel CPU
- 1 available USB port
- at least 2 GB RAM
- Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
2.2 Hardware Installation
MAYA22 USB is simply connected to an available USB port of your computer. A separate power
supply is not required, as MAYA22 USB is a USB powered device. Simply install the hardware by
plugging it into your computer with the supplied cable.
USB port of a computer
2.3 Driver & Software Installation
After the connection of MAYA22 USB, the operating system automatically detects it as a new
hardware device. Modern operating systems like Windows XP, Windows Vista/7/8 or Mac OS X
usually detect the hardware directly and are installing the correct USB audio drivers automatically.
You can use MAYA22 USB already now in typical consumer audio applications that do not need
special professional ASIO driver support. Under Windows XP this could be for example programs
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