ESI MAYA44 USB User Manual

High Quality 4-in / 4-out

USB Audio Interface

User’s Guide

Revision 1, November 2012

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ESI MAYA44 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 Faders...................................................................................................................................................................9

3.2 Latency settings .................................................................................................................................................10

3.3 DirectWIRE.......................................................................................................................................................10

4. Control Panel under Mac OS X................................................................................................ 12

5. Setting in Applications............................................................................................................... 13

5.1 Windows Multimedia setup............................................................................................................................... 13

5.2 Deckadance LE..................................................................................................................................................13

6. Specifications..............................................................................................................................15

7. General Information..................................................................................................................16

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 2.0, CoreAudio and MME / WDM, MAYA44 USB+ is compatible to all major music and DJ applications like Cubase, Logic, Sonar, Reason, Reaktor, MixVibes, Traktor DJ Studio, BPM Studio and much more.

Just plug it in and it works!

1.1 Features

The MAYA44 USB+ hardware has these main features:

1. USB connection port (connects to your computer with the supplied cable)

2. Power & I/O activity LEDs

3. Input / Output channel LEDs, showing active input and output signals

4. S/PDIF optical output plus headphone output (channel 1 and 2) as a combo connector

5. 4 analog outputs (Line Out 1 / 2 – channel 4 to 1)

6. 4 analog inputs (Line In 1 / 2 – channel 4 to 1) The cool compact design allows you to take MAYA44 USB+ with you, wherever you go. As

companion to a notebook computer, you can take your projects or your DJ setup with you. MAYA44 USB+ is simple to install and even easier to use. Working with samples, as a DJ, with software synthesizers or recording software has never been easier, with the help from MAYA44 USB+.

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.

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

MAYA44 USB+ is simply connected to an available USB port of your computer. A separate power supply is not required, as MAYA44 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 MAYA44 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 MAYA44 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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