Yamaha USB User manual

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide 1

Contents

NOTICE .......................................................................... 1

What is Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver? ..................... 1

Installing Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver .................... 2

Changing the driver settings........................................ 4

Uninstalling the Software............................................. 6

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 7

• This software and Installation Guide are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• Copying of the software or reproduction of this Installation Guide in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the

written consent of the manufacturer.

• Steinberg/Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held

responsible for the results of the use of this Installation Guide and the software.

• The screen displays as illustrated in this manual are for instructional purposes, and may appear somewhat different from the screens

which appear on your computer.

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• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except

for your personal use.

The Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver enables communication between a USB device (which is compatible with the Yamaha Steinberg

USB Driver) and your computer.

NOTICE

What is Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver?

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver

Installation Guide

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide 2

• You are only permitted to use this software pursuant to the terms and conditions of the “License Agreement” shown during the

installation.

• If the same software components have already been installed in your computer, you can use the same procedure as described

in the installation instructions here to update the software.

Windows

Preparation

If the following warning messages appear during the

installation, click [Continue Anyway], [Yes], or [Install].

Example of warning message on Windows XP

Examples of warning message on Windows Vista/Windows 7

Installation

1Turn off the computer.

2Disconnect all USB devices other than the mouse

and keyboard from the computer.

3Start the computer and log on to the Administrator

account.

4Double-click “setup.exe” in the compressed file you

have downloaded.

5Follow the on-screen instructions to install the

software.

6When installation has been completed, click

[Finish].

If a window requiring you to restart your computer

appears, follow the on-screen instructions and restart

the computer.

Device Connection

7Connect the device directly to the computer by

using a USB cable.

Make sure to not connect it to a USB hub.

8Turn on the device (if it has a power switch).

Windows XP

The “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears.

Go on to step 9.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

Go on to step 12.

9If the “Can Windows connect to Windows Update to

search for software?” message appears in the

middle of the window, select “No, not this time”

then click [Next].

10 Confirm that “Install the software automatically”

has been selected, then click [Next].

11 When installation has been completed, click

[Finish].

Installing Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide 3

Confirmation of Installation

12 Open the “Device Manager” window as follows.

Windows XP

Click [Start] [Control Panel] ([Performance and

Maintenance]) [System] [Hardware] tab 

[Device Manager]

Windows Vista/Windows 7

Click [Start] [Control Panel] ([Hardware and

Sound]) [Device Manager]

13 Click on the [+] mark or [>] mark next to “Sound,

video and game controllers.”

14 Confirm that the device name you are using is

listed.

Installation of the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver is now

completed.

Mac

Installation

1Turn off the computer.

2Disconnect all USB devices other than the mouse

and keyboard from the computer.

3Start the computer and log in to the Administrator

account.

4Double-click “Yamaha Steinberg USB

Driver.mpkg.” in the compressed file you have

downloaded.

5Follow the on-screen instructions to install the

software.

6When installation has been completed, click

[Restart] to restart the computer.

Device Connection

7Connect the device directly to the computer by

using a USB cable.

Make sure to not connect it to a USB hub.

8Turn on the device (if it has a power switch).

Confirmation of Installation

9Open the “Audio MIDI Setup” window as follows.

Click [Macintosh HD] [Applications] [Utilities] 

[Audio MIDI Setup]

10 Confirm that the device name you are using is listed

in the following.

Mac OS X 10.5

In the “Properties For:”

Mac OS X 10.6

In the left column

Installation of the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver is now

completed.

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide 4

Windows

You can change the driver settings from the control panel of the driver.

Opening the control panel of the driver

Use one of the following methods to open the control panel of

the driver.

• Select [Start] [Control Panel] [Hardware and Sound

(or [Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices])] then click

[Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver]

• If you are using Cubase series 5.1 or later, from the Device

field on the Device Setup window (called up via [Device]

[Device Setup…]) of Cubase, select “Yamaha Steinberg

USB ASIO,” then click “Control Panel.”

Control panel of the driver

1Device

Select the device using ASIO driver. This function is available

when two or more devices compatible with Yamaha

Steinberg USB Driver are connected to a computer.

2Sample Rate

Specifies the sample rate of the device compatible with

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver.

3ASIO Buffer Size

Determines the buffer size for the ASIO driver.

4Input Latency / Output Latency

Indicates the delay time for the audio input/output in

millisecond units. Audio latency differs depending on the

value of the ASIO Buffer Size. The lower the value of the ASIO

Buffer Size, the lower the value of Audio Latency.

Changing the driver settings

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Mac OS X

The driver settings can usually be adjusted via the audio driver setup window in the application. This section describes how to

change the driver settings, using Cubase as an example.

Changing the sample rate (in Cubase)

Open the “Project Setup” window (called up via [Project]

[Project Setup]), then change the “Sample Rate” in the

displayed window.

Changing the buffer size (in Cubase)

From the Device field on the Device Setup window (called up

via [Device] [Device Setup…]), select “(device name)”

then click “Control Panel.” Change the “Buffer Size” in the

displayed window.

TIP

Setting the audio driver buffer size

Noise produced when using audio applications such as DAW software may affect audio recording and/or playback. In most

cases, you can solve these problems by adjusting the audio driver buffer size (the size of memory used to temporarily hold

data to avoid intermittent playback). While the higher buffer size reduces load to the computer CPU but produces latency (time

lag) during recording/playback, the smaller buffer size may result in noise or the sound cutting off. Make sure to set the buffer

size to an appropriate value depending on the performance of your computer, the number of audio/MIDI tracks being

recorded/played back on the DAW software, the number of plug-in software, and so on.

Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver Installation Guide 6

Windows

1Disconnect all other USB devices except mouse and

keyboard from the computer.

2Log on to the Administrator account.

Exit any open applications and close all open windows.

3Open the window for the uninstall operation as

follows.

(Windows Vista / Windows 7)

From the Start menu, select [Control Panel]

[Uninstall a Program] to call up the “Uninstall or

change a program” panel.

(Windows XP)

From the Start menu, select ([Settings] )[Control

Panel] [Add or Remove Programs] to display the

Add or Remove Programs panel. Click “Change or

Remove Programs” located in the upper left.

4Select “Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver” from the list.

5Uninstall them as follows.

(Windows Vista / Windows 7)

Click the [Uninstall] / [Uninstall / Change].

If the “User Account Control” window appears, click

[Continue] or [Yes].

Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the

software.

(Windows XP)

Click [Change / Remove] / [Remove].

Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the

software.

Mac OS X

Remove the following folders and files from the boot disk (usually Macintosh HD).

/System/Library/Extensions

YamahaSteinbergUSBAudio.kext

/Application/Yamaha/USBDriver/

Yamaha Steinberg USB Control Panel.app

/Library/PreferencePanes/

Yamaha Steinberg USB.prefPane

/Library/Preferences/

com.yamaha.YamahaSteinbergUSBDriver.plist

/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/

YamahaSteinbergUSBMIDI.plugin

/Library/Audio/MIDI Devices/Yamaha/Images/

USB_1500.tiff

USB_1502.tiff

USB_1503.tiff

/Library/Receipts/

YamahaSteinbergUSBAudioDriver.pkg

YamahaSteinbergUSBControlPanel.pkg

YamahaSteinbergUSBDriverplist.pkg

YamahaSteinbergUSBMIDIPlugIn.pkg

YamahaSteinbergUSBMIDIIcon.pkg

YamahaSteinbergUSBPrefPane.pkg

Uninstalling the Software

No sound.

• Are your speaker cables connected properly?

• Are your speaker cables shorted?

• Are the volume controls of your sources, audio devices, applications software, computer operating

system, etc., set at appropriate levels?

• (Windows only) Is the output of your computer operating system muted?

• Do you have several applications running at the same time?

Be sure to quit all applications you are not using.

Noise occurs, or the sound is intermittent or distorted.

• Does your computer satisfy the system requirements?

Refer to “System Requirements for software” in the included Release Notes.

• Is the buffer size setting of the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver set properly?

Refer to the “Changing the driver settings” on page 4.

• Are any other applications, device drivers, or USB devices (scanners, printers, etc.) running at the

same time?

Be sure to quit all applications you are not using.

• Are you playing back a large number of audio tracks?

The number of tracks you can play at the same time will depend on the performance of the computer you are using.

You may experience intermittent playback if you exceed your computer's capabilities.

• Are you recording or playing long continuous sections of audio?

The audio data processing capabilities of your computer will depend on a number of factors including CPU speed

and access to external devices.

• Is the network adaptor running?

Disable the suspected network adaptor. Some network adaptors can cause noise.

Troubleshooting

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