Software Installation Guide
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CD1:
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Native Instruments Guitar Combos — 3 different combos (PC / Mac)
Audacity (PC / Mac)
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BEHRINGER USB AUDIO driver (PC)
CD2:
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energyXT2 Compact (PC / Mac)
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2.2 Installing the Guitar Combos software
2. Installation for Windows
The Guitar Combos software consists of three different combos.
Choose any or all of them for installation. With the serial number
on the CD sleeve you can fully activate one combo. For details,
refer to the imprint on the CD sleeve. All other combos can be run
in demo mode with the following restrictions:
2.1 Installing the iAXE
To install the USB AUDIO driver, proceed as follows:
1) Power on your computer.
= Saving of sounds is disabled
= Quits after 30 minutes
= Total recall is disabled
2) Insert the CD into your CDROM drive.
3) Locate the folder "ASIO_driver" on the CD and open it.
4) Double-click on "Setup.exe" to install the driver.
5) Follow the on-screen instructions.
To install a combo on your system, proceed as follows:
1) From the folder "NI Guitar Combos" on your CD, choose the
combo you wish to install and open the respective archive file
(ZIP) by double-clicking on its entry.
6) Restart your computer after the installation has finished.
To properly configure the driver for audio applications, pro-
ceed as follows:
2) Double-click on "Setup.exe" to start the installation.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions.
1) Start the ASIO-USB Control Panel from within the audio soft-
ware (may be called ASIO Config or similar).
If you have the serial number for the installed combo:
2) In the USB tab, make your choice according to the screen-
4) Accept to start the NI Service Center, by checking the respec-
shot.
tive entry.
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If your computer is not connected to the internet, choose
the offline registration method to activate the combo via
another computer.
5) Follow the on-screen instructions.
Fig. 2.1: ASIO-USB Control Panel settings
3) In the ASIO tab, make your choice according to the screen-
shot.
Fig. 2.3: Product activation with NI's Service Center
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If you do not have the serial number for the installed
combo, you can only run the combo in demo mode.
To setup the combo, proceed as follows:
1) Start the stand-alone version of a combo.
2) In the Audio Setup window, make your choice according to
the screenshot.
3) Please note, when using the Guitar Combos plug-in inside
a host application (for example, audio recording software
such as energyXT2), all the signal routing is determined in
the host application.
Fig. 2.2: ASIO-USB Control Panel settings
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Fig. 2.4: Audio Setup settings
4) Click on the ASIO Config button to bring up the driver settings
configure the driver.
Fig. 2.6: Audio Setup settings
2.3 Installing Audacity
Audacity is a free software for recording and editing sounds.
3) Click on the Advanced button to bring up the driver settings
configure the driver.
To install the software, proceed as follows:
1) Double-click on "audacity.exe" in the "Audacity" folder.
2) Follow the on-screen instructions.
2.5 Troubleshooting
See the list of common problems, and hints on how to resolve
them, if you encounter any software problems.
3) Start the application and go to File > Preferences.
4) In the Audio I/O tab, set the Playback and Recording devices
to BEHRINGER USB AUDIO.
USB AUDIO codec not recognized by Windows, no entry for
USB AUDIO device in Windows Device Manager
= Check USB connection. If possible, try using a different USB
cable or USB port.
= Connect iAXE directly to PC or Laptop, not via a USB hub.
= Ensure that USB port is functional (does it work with digital
camera, printer, etc.?).
= If necessary, check if USB ports are activated in host system
BIOS.
Windows driver installation not completed (eg. Windows error
code 10, error code 39)
= Check USB connection. If possible, try a different USB cable
or USB port.
= Connect iAXE directly to PC or Laptop, not via a USB hub.
= If possible, try to install on another PC or Laptop.
Installation of BEHRINGER USB AUDIO driver failed with
“Error 0x0006”
Fig. 2.5: Audio Setup settings
5) Restart the application.
= Check USB connection. If possible try using a different USB
cable or USB port.
= Close the application and re-run “setup.exe“ in the folder
"ASIO_driver" on the CD.
2.4 Installing energyXT2 Compact
energyXT2 Compact is a powerful audio production environment
for creating your own music.
com.
ASIO-USB Control Panel does not show BEHRINGER USB
AUDIO as Device
Please refer to the file "how_to_install.pdf" on the energy XT2
Compact CD for details on how to install the software.
= Check USB connection. If possible, try a different USB cable
To setup the software, proceed as follows:
or USB port.
1) Start energyXT2.
= Connect iAXE directly to PC or Laptop, not via a USB hub.
2) From the menu choose File > Setup > Audio and make your
= Close the application and re-run “setup.exe“ in the folder
choice according to the screenshot.
"ASIO_driver" on the CD.
Latency time too long
1) Start the ASIO-USB Control Panel from within the audio soft-
ware (may be called ASIO Config or similar).
2) USB Device = BEHRINGER USB AUDIO.
3) Click on the ASIO tab.
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4) System Performance = rapid (or even highspeed).
3) Please note, when using the Guitar Combos plug-in inside
a host application (for example, audio recording software
such as energyXT2), all the signal routing is determined in
the host application.
Clicks or dropouts in recording
1) Start the ASIO-USB Control Panel from within the audio soft-
ware (may be called ASIO Config or similar).
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As of OS 10.X the stand-alone version of Guitar Combos
needs an "Aggregate Device" for accessing inputs and
outputs of the hardware. For more information on how to
2) USB Device = BEHRINGER USB AUDIO.
3) Click on the ASIO tab.
4) System Performance = normal.
Windows XP for music applications.
3. Installation for Mac
3.1 Installing the iAXE
To setup the iAXE, proceed as follows:
1) Power on your computer.
2) Connect the iAXE with the USB cable to your Mac.
3.2 Installing the Guitar Combos software
The Guitar Combos software consists of three different combos.
Choose any or all of them for installation. With the serial number on
the CD sleeve you can fully activate one combo. The other combos
can be run in demo mode with the following restrictions:
Fig. 3.2: Audio Setup settings on OS 10.4 and above
= Saving of sounds is disabled
= Quits after 30 minutes
= Total recall is disabled
4) With the Output Latency slider, choose a setting below
16 ms.
To install a combo on your system, proceed as follows:
3.3 Installing Audacity
1) From the folder "NI Guitar Combos" on your CD, choose the
combo you wish to install and open the respective archive file
(ZIP) by double-clicking on its entry.
Audacity is a free software for recording and editing sounds.
To install the software, proceed as follows:
1) Double-click on "audacity.exe" in the "Audacity" folder.
2) Follow the on-screen instructions.
2) Double-click on the installer icon on the desktop, to start the
installation.
3) Start the application and go to File > Preferences.
3) Follow the on-screen instructions.
4) In the Audio I/O tab, set the Playback and Recording devices
to USB Audio Codec.
If you have the serial number for the installed combo:
4) Accept to start the NI Service Center, upon request.
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If your computer is not connected to the internet, choose
the offline registration method to activate the combo via
another computer.
5) Follow the on-screen instructions.
Fig. 3.3: Audio Setup settings
5) Restart the application.
Fig. 3.1: Product activation with NI's Service Center
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If you do not have the serial number for the installed
combo, you can only run the combo in demo mode.
To setup the combo, proceed as follows:
1) Start the stand-alone application of a combo.
2) In the Audio Setup window, make your choice according to
the screenshot.
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3.4 Installing energyXT2 Compact
3.6 Troubleshooting
energyXT2 Compact is a powerful audio production environment
for creating your own music.
See the list of common problems, and hints on how to resolve
them, if you encounter any software problems.
Please refer to the file "how_to_install.pdf" on the energy XT2
Compact CD for details on how to install the software.
Bad sound quality in NI Guitar Combo software (noisy, dis-
torted)
To setup the software, proceed as follows:
1) Open Audio MIDI Setup from the folder Applications > Utili-
ties.
1) Start energyXT2.
2) Under Format, choose:
= 44100,0 Hz / 2ch-16bit
2) From the menu choose File > Setup > Audio and make your
choice according to the screenshot.
Latency time too long in NI Guitar Combo software
= Choose Preferences > Audio Setup from the menu and de-
crease Output Latency setting.
Clicks or dropouts in NI Guitar Combo software
= Choose Preferences > Audio Setup from the menu and in-
crease Output Latency setting.
Fig. 3.4: Audio Setup settings
3.5 Configuring the audio driver
To properly configure the driver for audio applications, pro-
ceed as follows:
1) Open Audio MIDI Setup from the folder Applications > Utilities
and make your choice according to the screenshot.
Fig. 3.5: Audio MIDI Setup settings
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
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