Mark of the Unicorn FastLane-USB User's Guide

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• Relocate or reorient the receiving antenna

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shielded interface cables in order to comply with the Class B FCC limits on RF

emissions.

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the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to

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Packing List and System Requirements

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

FastLane-USB will run with any USB-equipped
Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9 or Mac
OS X (10.2 or later). If you are attempting to use
FastL ane wit h an older Macintosh model equipped
with a USB adaptor card, contact MOTU for
information about compatibility.

PACKING LIST

FastLane is s hipped with the items listed below. If
any of these items are not present when you first
open the box, please immediately contact your
dealer or Mark of the Unicorn.

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MIDI CABLES NOT INCLUDED

To co nn e ct MIDI devices to FastLane-USB, you
need MIDI cables, purchased separately.

MIDI SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY

FastLa ne-USB is comp atible with the fol lowing
kinds of MIDI software:

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running under Mac OS 8.6 or Mac OS 9

PACKING LIST AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

FastLane-USB Interface

USB cable

CD with software drivers

This manual

Product registration card

All MOTU software products

All MIDI software under Mac OS X

All FreeMIDI- and OMS-compatible software

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GETTING STARTED

Follow t he direc tions in this bo oklet to successfully
install and begin using FastLane-USB.

FAMI LIAR ITY WITH MACINTOSH

®

This manual assumes that your are familiar with
using a Macintosh computer. If you are not, please
review your Macintosh User’s Guide before
proceeding.

VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES

Driver updates are posted on our web site as soon
as they become available, so check our web site for
the latest drivers: www.motu.com.

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PACKING LIST AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Installing FastLane-USB

CONNECTING A USB MACINTOSH

Usi ng th e USB cable included with FastLane-USB
(or any standard USB cable), put the Type A plug
into a Type A USB jack on the computer, the USB
computer keyboard, or any other USB device
connected to the computer that has an available
Ty pe A US B j ac k. The USB cable allows the Mac to
communicate with all MIDI dev ices connected to
FastL ane.

If you have several FastLane-USB (or other
MOTU) interfaces, see “Connecting multiple USB
interfaces” on page 8.

INSTALLING FASTLANE-USB

The flat, “Type A”
USB plug connects to
the computer.

You can use any available
Type A ja ck.

Figure- 1: You can plug the Type A connector into a Type A j ack
directly on the computer itself, a USB keyboard connected to the
computer, or any other USB device already connected to the
computer that has an available Type A USB jack.

The square, “Type B”
USB plug connects to
the MIDI interface.

Figure- 2: The square Type B plug goes into FastLane.

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CONNECTING MIDI GEAR

Connect each MIDI device’s MIDI IN jack to one
of FastLane’s two MIDI OUT jacks as shown by
Connection 1 below. Conversely, connect the
MIDI OUT jack on the MIDI device to one of
FastL ane’s two MIDI IN jacks as shown by
Connection 2.

FastLane

MIDI
OUT

MIDI cables

MIDI

IN

One-way MIDI connections

MIDI devices that do not receive MIDI data, such
as a dedicated keyboard controller, guitar
controller, or drum pad, only need Connect ion 2
shown in Figure-3. Similarly, devices that never
send data, such as a sound module, only need
Connection 1. However, if you plan to use editor/
librarian software with the sound module, or if you
need to get system exclusive bulk dumps from it,
make both connections. In general, make both
connections for a ny device that needs to both send
and receive MIDI data.

Connection 1

MIDI Device

Figure- 3: Connecting a MIDI device to FastLane-USB. If you are
connecting a sound module or other device that does not need
to transmit MIDI data, you only need to make Connection 1
shown above. Conversely, if the device is a MIDI controller such
as a drum pad or guitar controller, you only need to make
Connection 2.

MIDI INMIDI

OUT

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Connection 2

INSTALLING FASTLANE-USB

CONNECTING ADDITIONAL GEAR WITH MIDI
THRUS

If you use up both MIDI OUTs on the FastLane,
and you still have more gear to connect, run a
MIDI cable from the MIDI THRU of a device
already connected to the interface to the MIDI IN
on the additional device as shown below in
Figure-4. The two devices then share the same
MIDI OUT port on FastLane. Thi s me ans that they
share the same set of 16 MIDI channels, so try to
do this with devices that receive on only one MIDI
channel (such as effects modules) so their receive
channels don’t conflict with one another.

FastLane

MIDI
OUT

MIDI cable

MIDI Device

Figure- 4: Connecting additional devices with MIDI THRU ports.

MIDI IN

MIDI
THRU

Additional device

MIDI cable

MIDI IN

INSTALLING FASTLANE-USB

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CONNECTING MULTIPLE USB INTERFACES

The USB (

Unive rsal Ser ial B us

) specification allows
you to connect multiple MOTU interfaces to a
single Macintosh. You can mix and match any
combination of MOTU USB interfaces to suit your
needs.

The USB (

Unive rsal Ser ial B us

) specification allows
many USB devices — theoretically up to 127 — to
be connected to a single computer. However, many
USB devices, including all MOTU USB interfaces,
reserve USB bandwidth, so the theoretical and
practical limits for MOTU interfaces are
considerably fewer. In theory, the maximum
number of MOTU USB interfaces you can connect
to one Macintosh is around 25 interfaces.
Practi cally speaking, regardless of how slow or fast
your USB-equipped Macintosh is, you should be
able to connect upwards of 10 or more MOTU USB
MIDI interfaces to the Mac and still enjoy just as
much perfor mance from each one as if it were the
only one connec ted. Just don’t try to run your U SB
scanner or digital camera while playing back and
recording MIDI!

For furthe r details about USB, visit www.usb.org.

To co nn e ct multiple FastLanes (or other MOTU
interfaces) to a Macintosh, you’ll need an
inexpensive device called a

USB Hub

(purchased
separately from your computer peripherals
dealer). A USB Hub has multiple Type A ports on

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it, usually between 4 and 7 ports, to which you
connect multiple USB MIDI interfaces as shown
below in Figure-5. Connect them to the hub in the
standard fashion, as if you were connecting them
directly to the computer. If needed, you can
connect multiple hubs to each other to get enough
USB ports for your multiple MOTU USB
interfaces.

The flat, “Type A” USB plug on the USB cable from each
MOTU interface connects to the USB hub.

Standard USB Hub

USB

cables

Figure- 5: An in ex pen sive, standard USB hub, such as the
mac hub4U™ shown above from Entrega, allows you to connect
multiple MOTU USB MIDI interfaces. You can even mix and
match different models of MOTU interfaces, using the combina­tion that best suites your needs for synchronization, number of
MIDI ports, etc.

INSTALLING FASTLANE-USB

Installing the MOTU USB Software

OVERVIEW

Mac OS X s oftware installation & setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mac OS 9 s oftware installation & setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

MAC OS X SOFTWARE INSTALLATION & SETUP

Install the Fa stLane USB driver as follows:

Insert the MOTU USB MIDI installer disc.

1

Double-click the Mac OS X installer.

2

Follow t he directions that the installer gives

3

you.

What does the installer do?

The installer checks the computer to make sure it
satisfies the minimum system requirements for
your FastLane interface. If so, the installer
proceeds with the driver installation.

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

CoreMID I and Audio MIDI Setup

CoreMIDI

is the “under-the-hood” portion of Mac
OS X that handles MIDI services for MIDI
hardware and software. CoreMIDI prov ides many
universal MIDI system management features,
including MIDI communication between your
FastLane MIDI interface and all CoreMIDI
compatible software.

Audi o MIDI S etup

is a utility included with
Mac OS X that allows you to configure your
FastL ane MIDI i nterface f or use with all CoreMIDI
compatible applications. Audio MIDI Setup
provides:

■

A “virtual” studio on your Mac that graphical ly
represents your MIDI hardware setup and that is
shared by all CoreMIDI-compatible programs

A simple, intuitive list of your MIDI devices

■

whenever you need it in any CoreMIDI­compatible program

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Launching Audio MIDI Setup

Make sure your FastLane MIDI interface is

1

connected and turned on.

Launch the Audio MIDI Setup utility.

2

This can usually be found in /Applications/
Utilit ies. If not, just search for

Confirm that the Fastlane-USB is present in

3

the

MIDI Devices

tab of Audio MIDI Setup.

Audi o MIDI S etup

If the interface does not appear, or if it is grayed
out, check your USB cable connection, make sure
the THRU button on the front of the
FastL ane-USB i s NOT pushed in (disengaged) and
click

Rescan MIDI

Figure- 6: A MOTU Fas tLane-USB interface as it appears in the
MIDI tab of Audio MIDI Setup.

.

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Creating a MIDI configuration

Once your FastLane MIDI interface appears in
Aud io MIDI Setup, you are ready to add devices,
indicate how they are connected, and identify
properties they may have for particular purposes.
This information is shared with all CoreMIDI
compatible applications.

.

Adding devices in Audio MIDI Setup

To ad d a d ev i ce in Audi o MIDI Setup:

1

Click

Add Devi ce

Figure- 7: Adding a MIDI device.

Drag on its input and output arrows to draw

2

.

connections to FastLane that match its physical
connection .

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

Figure- 8: Connecting the device to the FastLane interface.

3

Double-click the device to make sett ings, such
as input and output channels, that further describe
the device.

Figure- 9: Device settings.

Repeat t he above steps for each MIDI device

4

connected to the interface.

5

When you are finished , quit Audio MIDI

Setup.

Yo ur c o nfi g u ra ti o n is automatically saved as the
default configuration, and it is shared with all
CoreMIDI-compatible software. You can use the
Configuration menu to create, duplicate or delete
alternative configurations.

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

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MAC OS 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION & SETUP

FastLane requires several soft ware drivers. Insta ll
them as follows:

Before you begin, use the Extensions Manager

1

Control Panel (Apple menu) to switch to the “Base
Set” of System Extensions and Control Panels.

This disables third-party extensions that may
interfere with installation. You can switch back to
your nor mal Extension Set after installation.

Insert the MOTU USB MIDI CD-ROM.

2

Run t he Mac OS 9 installer and follow the

3

directions that the installer gives you.

WHAT DOES THE MAC OS 9 INSTALLER DO?

The installer checks the computer to make sure it
satisfies the minimum system requirements for
FastLa ne. If so, the installer adds the following
items to your Mac system:

Installer What it is/does

MOTU
USB Driver

MOTU Free­MIDI USB Driver

MOTU OMS
USB Driver

FreeMIDI
System
Extension

FreeMIDI Folder This folder is placed in your System Folder

FreeMIDI
Applications
Folder

A system extension that allows the Macin­tosh to talk to FastLane.

Goes in the FreeMIDI Folder inside your
System Folder.

Goes in the OMS Folder inside your System
Folder.

This system extension is placed in your Sys­tem Folder and serves as an integrated MIDI
operating system for all FreeMIDI-compat­ible software.

and contains files that are required by Free­MIDI.

This folder is placed on the top level of your
hard disk. It contains several programs that
help you configure FreeMIDI.

FREEMIDI OR OMS?

FreeMIDI and OMS are industry standard MIDI
Syste m Extens ions for Mac OS 9. They allow MIDI
software to talk to FastLane and the devices
connected to it.

FreeMIDI is included in the FastLane software
installation. OMS is available as a free web
download at www.opcode.com.

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INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

Which one should you u se? If you are not sure, the
table below can help you decide:

If you use this Choose this

MOTU software only FreeMIDI only

OMS-compatible software only OMS only

Both MOTU and OMS-compatible
software, running separately

Both MOTU and OMS-compatible
software, running together

FreeMIDI and OMS
separately

OMS, with FreeMIDI
using OMS

Regardless of what you decide, you’ll need to
configure FreeMIDI and/or OMS for your new
FastLane interface. Refer to the section below that
applies to you.

FreeMID I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

OMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FreeMID I and OMS separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

OMS, with FreeMIDI using OMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

FREEMIDI

For existing FreeMIDI users

If you’re adding a new FastLane interface to a
USB-equipped Mac that already has FreeMIDI
installed, be sure to run the MOTU USB MIDI
software installer as described earlier in this
booklet to update FreeMIDI. Then simply run

FreeMIDI S etup

. Your ne w FastLane interface will
automati cally appear in you r current FreeMIDI
configuration . If it doesn’t, make sure it’s tur ned on
and check cables.

For new FreeMIDI users

If you haven’t pre vi ous ly installed and used
FreeMIDI on your Macintosh, follow this simple
procedure:

Make sure that FastLane is connected to the

1

computer.

Locate the

2

FreeMIDI S etup

program on you
hard drive. During installation, it is placed in the
FreeMID I Applications folder on the top level of
your hard drive.

Double-click the

3

FreeMIDI S etup

application

icon to launch the program.

4

If thi s is the very first time you’ve run a
FreeMI DI program on this computer, and you
happen to have OMS installed in the computer,
you’ll see the dialog below.

5

Since this is the procedure for using FreeMIDI,
click the

FreeMIDI

button.

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

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After the init ial splash screen, the

FreeMIDI

dialog box appears as shown below.

Click Continue. The

6

Welc om e t o

Abou t Quick Setup

appears.

7

Click Continue again and you’ll see the

Setup

window below. You should see your FastLane

interface in the list on the right-hand side.

dialog

Quick

Figure-10: You should see FastLane by name in the list on the
right.

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If you are in a hurr y, you c an just cli ck

Done

and proceed to the next section, “Saving the
FreeMIDI Confi guration”.

Figure-11: An example of a bare-bones FreeMIDI Configuration.
This is the minimum setup you need to use FastLane.

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INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

If, however, you would like your MOTU MIDI

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software programs to display the names of the
MIDI devices connected to your MIDI interface,
you can use the Quick Setup dialog in Figure-10 to
identify them by their manufacturer and model
names. If you can’t fi nd o ne of your dev ices by
name in the pop-up menu lists, just use the “other”
designation for now. You can rename the device
later. When you are finished with the Quick Setup
window, click

Done

, and the Fr eeMIDI
Configuration window appears, looking
something like Figure-12 after you position the
MIDI device icons as desired.

Figure-12: A FreeMIDI Configuration window with MIDI devices.
Click a device name to change it. The devices here appear by
name in your MIDI software programs. To add a device, use the
Create Device or Quick Setup commands in the Configuration
menu. To delete a device, click it and press the delete key.

Saving the FreeMIDI Configuration

Once you have a FreeMIDI configuration, you’ll
want to save it to disk so that you don’t have to
configure FreeMIDI for your studio again.

To sa ve your configurat ion:

1

Choose Save from the File menu. Alternately,

you can type command-S on your Mac keyboard.

Use the s uggested name “FreeMIDI

2

Configuration” or enter another name for your
configurati on, if you like. Use t he directory pop-up
menu to navigate to a disk an d folder in which you
wish to save this configuration. Click

Cancel

to cancel the operation.

Save

or click

Quitting FreeMIDI Setup - and that’s it!

Once you’ve saved your configuration file, you are
now ready to use FastLane. You d o not need keep
FreeMIDI Setup open. The only time you need to
open FreeMIDI Setup is when you would like to
make changes to your FreeMIDI configuration.
Yo u c a n re - o pen FreeMIDI Setup at any time.

Learning more about FreeMIDI

This booklet only covered FreeMIDI bare
essentials to get FastLane running. If you have
Perf orme r, Digit al Pe rfor mer, Mos aic , Free Sty le, o r
Uni syn , cons ult their manuals to learn more about
the many other great FreeMIDI features that
support these programs.

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

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OMS

The software installation for FastLane (as
described earlier) detects OMS if it is present in
your system and places the MOTU USB OMS
driver in the appropriate place. To activate
FastLane in OMS, follow this simple procedure:

Launch OMS Setup.

1

If thi s is the first time you’ve run OMS Setup,

2

follow the directions it gives you to successfully
create a studio setup.

From the Studio menu, choose

3

interfaces

.

Yo u’ l l s e e the following alert.

Click Update Setup.

4

Yo u’ l l s e e the following dialog.

MIDI cards &

5

Click

Search

.

☛

On a USB Macintosh, you don’t need to
check either of the serial port check boxes in this
window because FastLane is not connected to a
serial port.

FastL ane wil l appear in your Studio Setup window,
as demonstrated below.

If Fast Lane does not appear, check power

☛

and cables and try again.

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INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

Figure- 13: FastLane in the OMS studio setup window.

Save your OMS Setup.

6

Add de vices to your OMS interface in OMS

7

Setup.

Consult the on-line documentation included with
OMS for fur ther information about adding devices
to FastLane in the Studio Setup window and other
related ta sks.

FREEMIDI AND OMS SEPARATELY

If you plan to use both FreeMIDI and OMS
separately, set up OMS as you normally would (see
OMS’s included on-line documentation for
assistance) and then follow this procedure for
FreeMI DI:

Make sure t hat FastLan e is properly connected

1

to the computer.

Locate the

2

hard drive. During installation, it is placed in the
FreeMID I Applications folder on the top level of
your hard drive.

3

icon to launch the program.

4

FreeMI DI program on this computer, you’ll be
asked if you want to use FreeMIDI or OMS as
shown below.

FreeMIDI S etup

Double-click the

If thi s is the very first time you’ve run a

program on you

FreeMIDI S etup

application

INSTALLING THE MOTU USB SOFTWARE

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Since this is the procedure for using FreeMIDI

5

separately from OMS, click FreeMIDI.

Proceed to Step 5 on page 13 and continue

6

from there to complete the FreeMIDI setup.

☛

Also be sure to choose the

applications

FreeMI DI Setup a s shown in Figure-14 on page 19.
In OMS Setup, choose

Setup
background

OMS, WITH FREEMIDI USING OMS

If you plan to use both FreeMIDI and OMS
together, set up OMS as you normally would (see
OMS’s included on-line documentation for
assistance) and then follow this procedure for
FreeMI DI:

1

to the computer.

option in FreeMIDI preferences of

and make sure that the

option i s

not

Make sure t hat FastLan e is properly connected

Allow other

Edit menu>OMS MIDI

Run MI DI in

checked, as shown below.

Locate the

2

hard drive. During installation, it is placed in the
FreeMID I Applications folder on the top level of
your hard drive.

3

icon to launch the program.

4

FreeMI DI program on this computer, you’ll be
asked if you want to use FreeMIDI or OMS as
shown below.

5

FreeMI DI using OMS, click the

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procedure for using OMS.

☛

run FreeMIDI Setup, refer to “Toggling
FreeMI DI’s use of OMS” below.

TOGGLING FREEMIDI’S USE OF OMS

If you h ave OMS, you can make FreeMIDI use it or
stop using it as follows:

1

2

menu.

FreeMIDI S etup

Double-click the

If thi s is the very first time you’ve run a

Since this is the procedure for OMS with

Go to “OMS” on page 16 and follow the

If you don’t see the dialog above when you

Launch FreeMIDI Setup.

Choose

FreeMIDI P references

program on you

FreeMIDI S etup

OMS

from the File

application

button.

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Check or uncheck the OMS option as shown

3

below.

Figure-14: FreeMIDI preferences (in the File menu of FreeMIDI
Setup).

HOW THE MOTU USB MIDI DRIVERS WORK

Yo u d on ’t n eed to know this, but just in case you’re
wondering how your FreeMIDI and OMS
compatible software actually “talks” to FastLane,
the diagram below illustrates how. The FreeMIDI
and OMS drivers shown below belong in the
FreeMIDI and OMS folders in the System Folder.
(The installer puts them there.)

Figure-15: The USB drivers for FastLane establish
communication between the interface hardware and
your FreeMIDI and OMS compatible MIDI software.

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FreeMIDI compatible

MIDI software

The system extension
talks to the OMS and
FreeMIDI drivers.

Fast Lane talks to the
system extension.

FreeMIDI and

OMS talk to

your MIDI
programs.

The drivers
talk to OMS

and FreeMIDI.

OMS-compatible

MIDI software

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THE MIDI THRU BUTTON

The MIDI THRU button on the front of the
FastLane-USB, when pushed in, creates a direct
connection from each MIDI IN connector to its
corresponding MIDI OUT connector. For
example, data received on MIDI IN A is routed
directly to MIDI OUT A. Similarly, data received
on MIDI IN B is routed directly to MIDI OUT B.
This provides a direct connection from the MIDI
device connected to the input to a different device
connected to the output. For example, you could
use your MIDI controller connected to M IDI IN A
to play a MIDI sound module connected to MIDI
OUT A, without the need to run any MIDI
software on the computer.

When MIDI THRU is enga ged, MIDI
communication to and from the computer is
temporarily disabled. The USB cable connection
to the computer is still required, however, as it
supplies power to the FastLane-USB. Therefore,
MIDI THRU mode still requires the USB cable to
be connected to the computer, and the computer
must b e turned on.

MIDI THRU button

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