Windows Vista users select “EDIROL UA-101” as the ASIO setting for your application.

Read this first * To prevent an audio feedback loop or double monitoring, make “Driver Settings” dialog box
settings on your application to turn monitoring off or use ASIO
Direct Monitoring. In the “Driver Settings” dialog box you can adjust the buffer size of the
See other side if you are using Mac OS X. driver.
* When using the UA-101 with ASIO, we recommend that you set
This is the EDIROL UA-101 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM).
your application so that it does not use the Microsoft GS
This driver also supports ASIO(Steinberg Audio Stream I/O Interface) 2.0. Wavetable Synth. (In order to decrease the load, and for To open “Driver Settings” dialog box
* This does not work with the 64-bit Edition of Windows Vista(TM). convenience when changing the driver buffer size)
11. When the lower right corner of the screen indicates “Device driver 1. When changing driver settings, always make sure to first quit all
software installed successfully,” installation is complete. applications using the UA-101. This is unnecessary when only
Installation Click [Close] to close the “Driver Setup” dialog box.
MIDI input/output device checking the settings.
* In the Windows Media Player, the MIDI input/output device of
Start up Windows with all USB cables disconnected (except for 12. If the “System Settings Change” dialog box appears, click [Yes] to 2. Open “Control Panel,” click “Additional Options,” and then click
UA-101 cannot be used.
keyboard and mouse). restart Windows. “EDIROL UA-101.”
Please select the following device in your MIDI compatible
* If you’re using the Classic View, double-click “EDIROL UA-101.”
1. Exit all applications before you begin the installation. application.
Refer to “Before you begin,” and make the necessary settings for using
3. The “EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel” will appear.
2. Insert the included “Edirol Drivers“ CD-ROM into your computer. the UA-101. You won’t be able to use the UA-101 unless you make [MIDI OUT devices]
these settings. 4. From the “Driver” menu, choose “Driver Settings” to open the
3. Start up the installer for the Windows driver. EDIROL UA-101
“Driver Settings” dialog box.
1. Choose [Start] – [Computer].
[MIDI IN devices]
2. Double-click the “CD/DVD Drive Edirol Drivers.” Before you begin
3. Double-click the “UA-101” folder.
EDIROL UA-101 About the items in the “Driver Settings”
4. Double-click the “Driver” folder. Input/output device settings for your application dialog box
5. Double-click the Setup icon. Settings when UA-101 is used with the “Audio Buffer Size”
In order to obtain optimal performance from your applications, specify
* If a message informs you that “Driver installation must be
the input/output device for your applications as described below. (For
Windows Media Player
Ordinarily, set the fifth position from the left for the buffer size.
performed by an administrator,” you must log on to Windows as
details on making these settings, refer to the owner’s manual for your
a user whose account type is Administrator, and then perform the 1. Open “Control Panel,” click “Hardware and Sound,” and then
application.) click “Sound.”
installation. After you’ve changed the “Audio Buffer Size,” make sure to
* If you’re using the Classic View, double-click “Sound.” restart all applications which are using the UA-101. Then, if you
4. A confirmation screen regarding User Account Control will Audio input/output device are using a program that offers a function for testing audio
appear, click [Continue]. 2. In “Playback” page, choose the device you want to use for
Of the total audio input/output channels provided by the UA-101, devices, we recommend that you run such tests.
playback, such as EDIROL UA-101 “1-2”, and then click [Set
5. The message “EDIROL UA-101 Driver will be installed on your there are 12 INs and 10 OUTs Also, you may want to check to see if your application is one of
Default].
computer. —” will appear. Click [Next]. those that provides a setting for adjusting the buffer size.
* When running at 192 kHz, the audio configuration is 6-in/6-out.
* If any other message appears, follow the directions of the 3. Click [OK] to close “Sounds.”
message.
“Use Smaller ASIO Buffer Size” check box
[WAVE OUT Devices] 4. Open “Windows Media Player,” select a Audio file, and then play
If this check box is selected, the buffer size when using ASIO-
1-2 (EDIROL UA-101) 7-8 (EDIROL UA-101) back the file.
6. Click [Next] to begin installation. compatible applications will be made smaller.
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7. If a dialog box regarding Windows Security appears, click If you experience pops or clicks when this check box is selected,
[Install].
5-6 (EDIROL UA-101) To change the settings deselect this check box.
* If you’ve specified a different name in the “Sound” settings of the
* You must deselect this check box when adjusting the “Audio
8. The screen will indicate “The UA-101 driver has been installed.” control panel, the name you specified will be displayed.
UA-101 Control Panel Buffer Size.”
* If any other message is displayed, proceed according to the * In WDM/KS compatible applications, such as Cakewalk
contents of that message. SONAR, this is displayed as “EDIROL UA-101 1-2.” UA-101 Control Panel lets you edit the UA-101’s patching, turn “Use ASIO Direct Monitor” check box
monitoring on/off, and adjust the monitoring volume, mute, and Check this if you are using the ASIO Direct Monitor function with
9. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 to your computer, then
[WAVE IN Devices] panning. an ASIO-compatible application.
turn on the UA-101.
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10. The lower right corner of the screen will indicates “Installing
device driver software,” and the driver will be installed
3-4 (EDIROL UA-101) 9-10 (EDIROL UA-101) Starting up UA-101 Control Panel
5-6 (EDIROL UA-101) MON (EDIROL UA-101)
automatically.
1. Open “Control Panel,” click “Additional Options,” and then click
* If you’ve specified a different name in the “Sound” settings of the
* If any other message is displayed, note the contents and close the “EDIROL UA-101.”
control panel, the name you specified will be displayed.
message. * If you’re using the Classic View, double-click “EDIROL UA-101.”
* In WDM/KS compatible applications, such as Cakewalk
SONAR, this is displayed as “EDIROL UA-101 1-2.” 2. The “EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel” will appear.

[ASIO device]
When using the UA-101 with an ASIO-compatible application,

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 Mac OS X users 7. Using your mouse, drag the up/down arrows indicating the
Read this first input/output port to make the following connections.
To change the settings
• The first up/down arrow of the “UA-101” to the up/down arrow
of the added “UA-101”
See other side if you are using Windows Vista. 1. To verify that MIDI transmission/reception is occurring UA-101 Control Panel
This is a driver for using the EDIROL UA-101 on Mac OS X. correctly, perform the following procedure.
2. Click “Test Setup.” The mouse cursor will change to the UA-101 Control Panel lets you edit the UA-101’s patching, monitoring
shape of a musical note. (turn on/off and adjust the monitoring volume, mute and panning) and
Installation Before you begin * If a MIDI sound module is connected to the UA-101, the following
adjust the buffer settings of the driver.

step will cause a relatively loud sound to be produced by the

* If the “Authenticate” dialog box appears during the installation,
Settings for audio input and output on Mac OS X sound generator, so it is a good idea to turn down the volume on Starting up UA-101 Control Panel
input the password and click [OK].
the sound generator first.
1. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 with your computer, and 1. Open the “Applications” folder, and double-click “EDIROL UA-
1. Start computer with all USB cables disconnected (except the
then turn the POWER switch of the UA-101 to the “ON” position. 8. If a MIDI sound module is connected to the UA-101’s MIDI OUT 101 Control Panel.”
keyboard and mouse).
connector, click the corresponding icon in the Studio Setup
2. Open “System Preferences” and click [Sound]. 2. The “EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel” will appear.
2. Insert the included “Edirol Drivers“ CD-ROM into your computer. window. If you hear sound, the settings have been made
correctly.
3. Select “EDIROL UA-101 ?? kHz” for each of the following settings:
3. Start up the driver installer.
1. Double-click the “UA-101” folder in the CD-ROM. (The above “??” depends on the setting of the UA-101’s 9. Click “Test Setup” once again to end the test. “Driver Settings” dialog box
sampling frequency.)
2. Double-click the “Driver” folder. In the “Driver Settings” dialog box you can adjust the buffer size of the
• ”Play alerts and sound effects through” under the “Sound Effects” 10. Close the “Audio MIDI Setup” dialog box. This completes the
3. Double-click “UA101USBDriver.pkg.” settings. driver.
tab
4. In some cases, the display will indicate “This Installer package • ”Choose a device for sound output” under the “Output” tab
needs to run a program to determine if it can be installed. Do you • ”Choose a device for sound input” under the “Input” tab Before you use the UA-101 with software To open “Driver Settings” dialog box
want to continue?”; click [Continue].
1. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 with your computer. Then, 1. Open the “Applications” folder, and double-click “EDIROL UA-
5. The display will indicate “Welcome to the EDIROL UA-101 Driver Settings for MIDI input and output on Mac OS X start up the software you will be using. 101 Control Panel.”
Installer”; click [Continue].
1. Use a USB cable to connect the UA-101 with your computer, and 2. Select “EDIROL UA-101 ?? kHz” in the audio driver setting of your 2. The “EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel” will appear.
6. The display will indicate “Select a Destination.” Click the drive on
then turn the POWER switch of the UA-101 to the “ON” position. software.
which the system is installed, then click [Continue]. 3. From the “EDIROL UA-101 Control Panel” menu, choose “Driver
(The above “??” depends on the setting of the UA-101’s
2. In the Applications - Utilities folder, double-click “Audio MIDI Settings” to open the “Driver Settings” dialog box.
7. The display will indicate “Easy Install”; click [Install] or [Upgrade]. sampling frequency.)
Setup” to start it up.
8. The display will indicate “Installing this software requires you to
3. Click the “MIDI Devices” tab.
3. Select UA-101 in the MIDI driver setting of your software. About the items in the “Driver Settings”
restart...”; click [Continue Installation].
dialog box
4. In the “Audio MIDI Setup” dialog box, make sure that “UA-101” For details, refer to the manual that came with your software.
9. The display will indicate “The software was successfully
is displayed. “Audio Buffer Size”
installed”; click [Restart]. Your computer will then restart.
* If “UA-101” is not shown, or is shown in gray, the UA-101 has
This changes the Buffer Size for Audio Input/Output of the driver.
This completes installation of the UA-101 driver. not been recognized correctly. Try clicking “Rescan MIDI.”
If sound dropouts or noise occur during playback or recording
Alternatively, switch the power of the UA-101 off, then back on
even after you’ve adjusted the audio buffer size in your software,
again.
you can increase this “Audio Buffer Size” setting.
* If you installed a different version driver, it is possible that the
* For some software, it may not be possible to adjust the buffer
previous settings are still present. If so, click the grayed “UA-
size.
101” or “EDIROL UA-101” to select it, and then click “Remove
Device” to delete the previous settings. “Recording Margin”
5. Click “Add Device.” A “new external device” will appear. If the recorded audio data contains sound dropouts or noise even
after you’ve adjusted the audio buffer size in your software and
6. Specify the “Device Name” for the “new external device.” also adjusted the above “Audio Buffer Size,” try increasing this
1. Click the added “new external device” to select it, and then “Recording Margin” setting.
click “Show Info.”
* For some software, it may not be possible to adjust the buffer
2. Enter “UA-101” in the “Device Name” field.
size.

“Recording Timing”
If the timing of the recorded audio data is not correct, adjust this
value.

If you click the [Apply] while your audio software is running, the
setting changes won’t be immediately reflected. Only after all
audio software have been quit, and the software is then started
once again will the settings become effective.