Mission GEmini 1 User manual

GEmini 1
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Inoduion
Congratulations on your purchase of the Mission
Gemini 1 (GM-1) amplified guitar speaker. This product
is designed to be intuitive to setup and operate, and to
provide many years of trouble free service. However,
we recommend that you take a few moments to read
through this Software User Guide in order to get the
best possible experience with your new speaker.
bAckound
The GM-1 is a professional quality, amplified speaker
cabinet specifically designed for use with software
based music systems such as guitar modeling
amplifiers, cabinet simulators, and digital audio
workstations.
A traditional guitar speaker cabinet is typically
designed to work best in conjunction with a guitar
amplifier. The speaker works within a limited
frequency range, and the cabinet and speaker
themselves contribute to the overall tone. While this
works perfectly with an analog guitar rig, it is not
always an ideal solution for digital systems.
Software based modelers usually implement
guitar cabinet simulators designed to emulate
specific speaker cabinets in software. If the signal
subsequently passes through a physical speaker
cabinet with its own tonal characteristics, it colors
the eventual tone, making the modeling less accurate.
Additionally, guitar speaker cabinets do not often
work well with signals other than guitar such as
keyboards, vocals, and playing back recorded music.
Mission Gemini amplifiers and cabinets resolve these
problems as they are specifically designed to work
with software based music systems.
connEions
The GM-1 can be connected to a computer using
the USB cable provided. The GM-1 will appear as an
audio interface, and can be used with software based
modelers, and digital audio workstations as well as to
stream audio from a web browser, audio player etc.
The set up of your system depends on the type of
computer you are using. The GM-1 USB connection
works with Microsoft Windows 7 and 8, and Apple
OS X 10.6.4 and above.
Apple®OS X
The GM-1 Audio Interface is natively supported in OS
X 10.6.4 and above. No additional software or drivers
are required. Follow these steps to enable the GM-1
as the default audio device.
1. Ensure the GM-1 is powered on and connected to
your computer via the USB cable
2. Select System Preferences
3. In the Hardware panel select Sound
4. Select the Output options
5. From the available output devices select xCORE
USB Audio 2.0
6. If you intend to use Input 2 to connect an
instrument to the USB audio, select the Input
options
7. From the available input devices select xCORE
USB Audio 2.0
If you are using a single GM-1 you can sum a stereo
output to mono using the Accessibility settings.
1. Select System Preferences
2. In the System panel select Accessibility
3. Select the Audio settings
4. Check the play stereo audio as mono check box
When using the GM-1 with recording software
such as Apple Logic X Pro, make sure to select the
xCORE USB Audio 2.0 as the audio interface in the
applications audio settings.
MS Windows®
To support the full range of the GM-1’s USB audio 2.0
codecs, an additional Windows driver is required. The
driver is included on the USB key that came with your
GM-1. The driver can also be downloaded from the
Mission web store at:
http://missionengineering.com/?product=gemini-
windows-usb-driver
Unzip the downloaded file. Ensure the GM-1 is
powered on and connected to your computer via the
USB cable. Run the driver installation program and
follow the on-screen installation instructions.
You can enable the GM-1 as the audio output.
1. Select Control Panel
2. Select Manage Audio Devices
3. On the playback tab, select XMOS-XS1-U8 MFA
as the speakers
To enable the GM-1 as the audio input device:
1. Select Control Panel
2. Select Manage Audio Devices
3. On the recording tab, select XMOS-XS1-U8 MFA
as the Line input.
If you are using a single GM-1 you can sum a stereo
output to mono:
1. Select Control Panel
2. Select Manage Audio Devices
3. On the playback tab, select XMOS-XS1-U8 MFA
speakers
4. Click the configure button
5. Select mono