User manual ROLAND UA-100 QUICK START

[. . . ] UA-100 Startup Supplement Microsoft, Windows, and DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows® 95 is known officially as: "Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system. " Windows® 98 is known officially as: "Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system. " DirectX® is known officially as: "Microsoft® DirectX® application programming interface. " Cakewalk is a registered trademark of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Index Before Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] B) Studioware Panel not functioning Make sure you have the "UA-100 Control" output port selected under the "settings/ tools" menu in "MIDI Devices". Also, if you are not using the UA-100 song template provided to construct your song, make sure that Track 17's port is selected as "UA-100 Control". The Studioware panels communicate their information via the selected port on track 17. 6 C) Wave Profiler Do not, under any circumstances, run Cakewalk's Wave Profiler while the UA-100 is operational. In the Advanced Options screen disable all devices which are not the UA-100 by unchecking the boxes located to the left of these devices. Set the "Audio Buffers" of all UA-100 listings to "5". Set "Synch reference" to "Sample Position - Output". Under card options check all options except for "Start Input First", which should remain unchecked. If you have not run Cubase previously, these will be your default settings. It is possible that you may not successfully pass the synch simulation the first time. If you do not, you will need to try values for "Buffer Size" between 5505­5525 and rerun the simulation for each value until successful. In a few cases, some computers may not pass the synchronization test on any value within the range. If you find that you have trouble passing this test simply set your buffer size back to the default 5512 and ignore further offers to test. Cubase should run effectively with the UA-100 buffer size at the default setting. This is an issue with Cubase VST that is common on many computers with various audio systems. Fortunately, the UA100 monitors your input without software monitor support. Turn off the monitor of all audio tracks to resolve this issue. 5) Software (General) You must plug in and turn on the UA-100 before opening your recording software. If you open the software before enabling the UA-100, you will not have a listing for the UA-100 in the recording software. Also, if you should unplug or turn off the unit while the software is running you will lose record and playback function until you restart the software. And, in some situations, you may experience errors, as some software is not programmed to deal with hot-swappable audio and/or MIDI devices. 8 General Troubleshooting If you should experience problems with audio or MIDI playback such as stuttering, distortion or timing issues, first consult pages 49­65. Try each suggestion, even if the symptoms of your problem are not exactly as described. Individual computers react differently to certain combinations of issues. Also, you may attempt to lower your display adapter's settings to determine if your video card is interfering with operation. [. . . ] The next two sections to the right control the vocal characters of pitch and formant. There is a toggle button for each to choose manual pitch shift (with the slider) or MIDI. In the dialog box that comes up, make sure to check the box for "note on", and choose the MIDI channel you want to use to control the pitch (the receive channel). If you are using a MIDI file song with the melody line on Track/Channel four (which is most often the case) choose that channel. [. . . ]