Mult a Send to multiple Outputs
By holding down [shift] and clicking on the output assign box at the bottom of the mixer strip, you should be able to select multiple destinations.
Category: MIO Software
Box Remapping : Order
There are two rules to box mapping, and if you understand them, it is not a problem to remap: 1) If you connect a box while MIO Console is running, it will be mapped to its own serial number in the console (if it exists) or it will get a new tab. 2) If a…
Rename MIO Mixer channels
No mixer channels can be renamed directly from the MIO Mixer window. Renaming analog channels can be done in the MIO Console window, by double clicking the in/output name. Renaming digital channels can be done in the MIO Console window, by double clicking the name under the drop down list after selecting the digital type…
MIO Mixer – Pan Laws
The pan law on the MIO Hardware is “-3dB”. Also known as “Equal Power”. Hard panned channels are unattenuated. Center pan channels are attenuated by -3dB and sent to both left and right. Attenuation in the left output channel varies smoothly from 0dB (hard left) to -3dB (center) to -∞ (hard right) via a cosine…
Large recording – Disk I/O
For larger recordings, You’ll gain more disk I/O by disabling Spotlight. the Spotlight indexing has a substantial negative effect on disk write throughput. So, either disable Spotlight entirely, or add the Record drive (or even folder) into the Spotlight privacy list so that Spotlight does not try to index while you are recording…. Another good…
Playback Channel Order
The record panel records in order of the Firewire sends (1,2,3..), and plays back in order of the Daw (1,2,3..) channels. Across multiple boxes, playback happens according to the order of the box serial order tab in the IO Preference Panel of MIO Console.
Master Strip – Sends
The send’s on a master strip don’t work like you think they do. All the inserts on the master strip are post master fader (the fader level is applied in the mixer and the inserts come AFTER the mixer). So if the send is set to pre-fader, then the send will have the mix as…
Non-Linear Map
The 4th Order Non-linear Map basic Graph Building block is useful for adding second, third, or fourth order harmonics, (among other uses) Brian has created a stand-alone app to help visualize the transfer function of this powerful graph block. Helping to choose the correct values (-4 to +4) to create the appropriate curve response. For…
MIO Error Log, Console State
————[System Log, Error Log, Console State]————- to access the System Log to view a crash or problem in Real-Time Open Applications/Utilities/Console, and choose File>Open System Log If the MIO Console crashes hard enough it will generate it’s own Error Log. This log is kept at: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReport/MIO Console.crash.log To restore the MIO Consle to it’s original…
Network Remote Control
————[Network Remote Control]————- the 2882 and the ULN8 both have remote controllable headamps. The ULN2 does not and the gain must be changed through the front panel analog controls. (Note: the controls are not actually analog. the knob is not a true stepped attenuator. It is a normal pot with a mechanical detented ring that…
Screen Shots
————[Screen Shots]————- Save whole screen to desktop ⌘⇧3 Command-Shift-3 Save area to desktop ⌘⇧4 Command-Shift-4 Save a window to desktop ⌘⇧4 space Command-Shift-4-Space Save whole screen to clipboard ⌘⌃⇧3 Command-Control-Shift-3 Save area to clipboard ⌘⌃⇧4 Command-Control-Shift-4 Save window to clipboard ⌘⌃⇧4 space Command-Control-Shift-4-space
Super Keys & Key Bindings
————[Super Keys & Key Bindings]————- These are the default key bindings on a basic install. : : : : : MIO v5 Mixer : : : : Show 2D Mixer ⌘P command + P New Mono mixer strip ⌘⇧N command + shift + N Multiple Mixer Strips ⌘⇧M command + shift + M New Bus…
Min/Max Running Specs
————–[Min/Max running Specs]————– Drivers and Console utilities will run on any Firewire-equipped Mac with 128MB of RAM and 1024×768 or better monitor resolution. G4’s recommended, G3 min Mac OS 9.1 or higher or Mac OS X.
MIO Video Sync
————–[MIO Video Sync]————– The SMPT input on the ULN8 comes in on FW19. It can be routed out to any core audio application through the mixer. The ULN-8 has support for SMPTE input as an audio input. MIO Console has support for decoding the LTC and timestamping. Other apps can also access the LTC audio…
Automate MIO Mixer in Logic
————–[Automate MIO 80bit Mixer in Logic]————– A Video walk-through is here – Enable control surface support in the MIO preferences. – Set Fader Pack 1 “from Controller” to IAC Driver IAC Bus 1. – Unzip Geerts Template file and put it in ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Project Templates folder. – Start Logic and create a new project from…
Automate MIO Mixer in Cubase
————–[Automate MIO 80bit Mixer in Cubase]————– 1. Set up the IAC driver and in the MIO Prefs, and select this driver in the ‘From Controller’ box. n/a should be in the ‘To Controller’ box and check that the Background Controlling is ticked. 2. In Cubase, create a midi track and set it’s input AND output…
MH ChannelStrip VS MIOStrip
————–[Channel Strip VS MIO Strip]————– The EQ and Gate in MIOStrip are very similar to the EQ and Gate in ChannelStrip. The Compressor, however, is a completely different beast than the compressor in ChannelStrip. While it is capable of generating the sounds that the ChannelStrip compressor was capable of (the overblown huge drum buss sound…
Record Panel: Stereo Interleave
————–[Record Panel Stereo Interleave]————– The Record Panel will always make Mono recordings. Each FW track will have created it’s own named file in each take folder. These files can be stereo interleaved by running this script to create a new stereo AIFF. -Open the Terminal window from Applications>Utilities>Terminal . -Open the take folder in a…
MIO Box Maping
————–[Box Mapping]————– Any version of a MIO (2882, ULN2, ULN8) can be loaded onto a different version box. This will have I/O restrictions and 2D save files do not support the mixer in Legacy boxes. To load a save file created on one box onto a different serial box. – Disconnect all the MIOs from…
Reaper MIO Custom Tracks
————–[Reaper MIO Custom Tracks]————– Reaper is ~beta on OSX, at least not as stable as PC. –Track Icons– Indivual Icons are located on the left side-bar. Right click to download and place in: PC- C:\Program Files\REAPER\Data\track_icons\ -or- OSX – Show Package Contents – Reaper/Contents/InstallFiles/Data/track_icons/ If the Icons don’t show up, place them on the desktop,…