Rane MP26 MP26 Mixer Owners Manual - Page 15

MP26 CLUB MIXER The MP26 Control Panel The MP26 Audio Driver Control Panel allows you to set some preferences for your MP26 Mixer. There are three pages in the panel: Preferences, PGM Inputs 1-4, and MIDI Configuration. Switch between these pages by pressing the button in the upper left-hand corner. The button displays the name of the next page. Preferences The Preferences page allows you to control these features: • Headphone Tone controls adjust the level of headphone out- put high and low frequencies from +6 dB to Off. • USB-6 Record source routes the specified signal within the MP26 to the USB-6 Record channel. The available options are Main Mix, Mic 1, and Mic 2. Main Mix is the default. • Button backlighting is on by default, but may be turned off using the Button Backlight control. When the backlight is on, buttons toggle between dimly lit and fully lit. When the backlight is off, buttons toggle between dark and fully lit. • The USB driver buffer size may be increased to achieve higher stability at the cost of higher latency. The MP26's drivers run very reliably at latencies below 10 milliseconds. However, computer performance and available resources (number of applications running) may adversely affect the computer's ability to stream audio reliably. If pops and clicks are heard in the USB audio, try increasing the buffer size to eliminate them. • If the MP26 firmware installed with your driver on your computer is newer than the firmware in your MP26, the Update Device Firmware panel is enabled. Pressing the Update Firmware button updates the MP26 firmware to the newer version. PGM1-4 Inputs The Filter controls on the program strips each have two Filter Resonance values. The Filter Resonance may be set High or Low. MIDI Configuration The MP26's front panel controls are MIDI enabled. Changes to front panel controls may be sent via MIDI to audio applications on the computer. By default, the MP26 uses MIDI channel 1 to send MIDI messages. You can change the output channel number using "MIDI Out Port Channel." Checking "Send MIDI Beat Clock" causes the MP26 to transmit a MIDI Beat Clock at the BPM of the MP26 effects engine. Some MP26 features may be controlled via MIDI. By default, the MP26 does not accept MIDI input. However, you can enable MIDI input to the MP26 by setting the MIDI In channel number. Checking "Receive MIDI Beat Clock" allows the MP26 to track the BPM of a software application generating MIDI Beat Clock. 15