ESI UGM96 User Manual

Ultra Mobile Guitar & Microphone

24-bit USB Audio Adapter

User’s Guide

Revision 1, September 2008

www.esi-audio.com

UGM96 ESI

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

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.

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

- 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.

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. 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

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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