YAMAHA Pro Audio

README 28/08/02

YAMAHA SW1000XG/DS2416 Driver for Windows XP/2000

Thank you for choosing the Yamaha SW1000XG/DS2416.

YAMAHA SW1000XG/DS2416 Driver for Windows XP/2000 is a driver for the

SW1000XG/DS2416 card when installed in a Windows XP or 2000 system.

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(1) License Agreement

(2) System environment

(3) Driver installation

(4) Known problems

(5) Notes

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(1) License Agreement

PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY SOFTWARE ON THIS

MEDIA. THIS AGREEMENT LICENSES THE SOFTWARE TO YOU. BY USING THE SOFT-

WARE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SOFTWARE AND AGREEING

TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO

DO SO, PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENTIRE PACKAGE, INCLUDING THIS MEDIA, TO

THE PLACE WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT, FOR A FULL REFUND.

1. Definitions.

(a) "YAMAHA Software" means the software program and driver program included

in the SW1000XG/DS2416 package, and all related updates supplied by

YAMAHA.

(b) "YAMAHA Hardware" means the SW1000XG/DS2416 digital mixing card and a

connection cable.

related documentation, and all related updates supplied by YAMAHA.

2. License.

This agreement allows you, the purchaser, to use the YAMAHA Software in

conjunction with the YAMAHA Hardware.

3. Restrictions.

You may not de-compile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce

the YAMAHA Software to a human-perceivable form, except to the limited extent

expressly permitted by applicable law. You may not modify, rent, resell for

profit, distribute or create derivative works based upon the YAMAHA Software

or any part thereof. You may not export or re-export, directly or indirectly,

the YAMAHA Product into any country prohibited by the United States Export

Administration Act and the regulations there under.

4. Ownership.

The foregoing license gives you limited rights to use the YAMAHA Software.

Although you own the media on which the YAMAHA Software is recorded, you do

not become the owner of, and YAMAHA retains title to, the YAMAHA Software

and all copies thereof. All rights not specifically granted in this agreement,

including Federal and International Copyrights, are reserved by YAMAHA.

5. Disclaimer Of Warranty.

The YAMAHA Software may contain errors that could cause failures or loss of data,

and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. You expressly acknowledge and

agree that use of the YAMAHA Software is at your sole risk. The YAMAHA Software

is provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind.

YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT

LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE. YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE

WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE WILL BE

UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.

FURTHERMORE, YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR

THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE YAMAHA SOFTWARE OR IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY,

RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

6. Term.

This agreement is effective until terminated. You may terminate it at

any time by destroying the YAMAHA Software together with all copies in

any form. It will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term

or condition in this agreement.

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(2) System environment

An IBM PC or compatible computer which has PCI buss interfacing and is running

Windows XP or 2000.

This driver does not support Windows 98/98 Second Edition and Windows ME.

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(3) Driver installation

To install or update drivers, "Administrator" authorization is necessary.

Logon your computer as Administrator or user who has Administrator

authorization.

I) Driver installation

To install this driver please run the UPDATE.EXE application program.

This will install and update the WDM level driver for your choice of card.

Once complete please restart your computer as suggested by the application.

Please ensure that under Sound Video and game controller properties in

Windows XP/2000 that the driver is present and correct after restart and

that the version number is 1.01.0014.1 (created Aug 6th 2002. See Driver

confirmation details below.

II) Driver Uninstallation

1. Select [Start] menu, [Settings], then [Control Panel].

2. Double click [System] in the Control Panel.

3. Select the [Hardware/Device Manager] tab.

4. Click the [Device Manager] button.

5. Click the [+] mark next to [Sound, video, and game controllers].

6. Select the [YAMAHA SW1000XG/DS2416 WDM Driver].

7. Click the [Remove/Uninstall] icon and click [OK] button when confirmation

dialog appears.

8. Restart the computer.

The driver version can be confirmed as follows.

1. Double click [System] in the Control Panel.

2. Select [Hardware] tab.

3. Select [Sound, video, and game controllers].

4. Double-click [YAMAHA SW1000XG/DS2416 WDM Driver], or select it and

click [Property] icon.

5. Select [Driver] tab.

6. Click [Driver Details] button.

7. Select yswds.sys and the installed version can be confirmed.

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ASIO Setup

Regarding ASIO under Windows 2000/XP.

The Yamaha ASIO driver for Windows 2000/XP is a 32bit driver. This represents

the number of bits of audio data transmitted between the driver and an

application program. It is recommended that you use this driver only in

applications that use the same number of bits. Under Windows 2000/XP

professional audio applications all support 24 and 32 bit recording depth.

For 24-bit recording, the 32bit driver is fine.

Installation.

Please only install the ASIO driver if you are using software which supports

the ASIO protocol, and only after correctly installing the Yamaha WDM

Windows 2000/XP driver. If you have previously installed a Yamaha ASIO driver for

SW or DS, then use ADD remove programs to remove this first. Then run the following.

1. Click the [asio/Setup.exe] and follow the guide.

2. Launch your audio software which supports ASIO.

3. The Yamaha ASIO driver should appear in the ASIO device menu.

MIXER Driver

Installation.

1. Open the [Setup.exe] file and follow the instructions on screen to

install the new driver.

* You need to check [I agree to and accept...] in the License

Agreement window to proceed.

2. Restart the computer.

3. Start DS2416ck to check if the card and driver have been installed

correctly.

4. Now the driver has been updated.

(4) Support Notes

This is a combined driver set which includes a low latency WDM driver for

Windows 2000/XP and a 32bit ASIO driver, also for Windows 2000/XP ASIO supporting

applications. The WDM driver adds full functionality and support for the

SW1000XG/DS2416 under Windows 2000/XP.

This driver fixes the MIDI in problem found in earlier beta drivers under Windows 2000.

It fully supports ACPI MULTIPROC mode (multiprocessor support), low latency KS Mixer

streaming (as found in Cakewalk SONAR), and all of the benefits that Sonar brings

with KMIXER bypass.

Also included in this driver update are low latency ASIO 2.0 drivers for Windows 2000.

These drivers are intended to support ASIO 2.0 based applications under Windows 2000/XP

such as Steinberg Cubase VST (V5.0R2 or higher recommended), SX (1.03 or higher recommended),

Steinberg Nuendo (1.5 or higher recommended), Sonic Foundry Acid 4.0 or higher and Emagic

Logic Audio 4.7 or higher.

The ASIO driver is 32bit mode only. ASIO is Steinberg music software's low latency Audio

Streaming Input Output system. This driver under ASIO supports multiple devices

(SW and DS2416 at the same time) with no device limitation caused by standard Microsoft

WDM (WDM will restrict the number of audio device ports seen to 10 maximum).

KS mode WDM support (SONAR by Cakewalk for example) negates this limitation.

Please consult your software manual to see if your software supports KS MIXER mode (KMIXER bypass). Please consult your Windows 2000/XP user manual for any additional

details on driver installation and update along with this readme file. Please also

refer to your ASIO compatible software application manual for details on ASIO

installation and support in Windows 2000 or XP. The ASIO driver supports adjustable

buffer sizes, if you find that the driver is causing problems with clicks and pops

at the lowest latency setting, please adjust the buffer size accordingly to remedy this.

Please also if using VIA based motherboards note that that VIA official website has

many updates to cure issues with audio pops and clicks. Please refer to your motherboard

manual for further details.

This driver is not digitally signed by Microsoft, but is fully supported

by Yamaha technical support.

(5) Notes

This driver supports ASIO 2.0 under Windows 2000/XP. Some functions associated with

ASIO 2.0 are not supported under this driver due to limitations of the Yamaha SW1000XG

and DS2416 hardware.

These are accurate positioning in sample steps, audio transfer, continuous re-syncing

(resolving) and Direct monitor.

*Notes for Installing

The new ASIO driver should be added after installing the WDM driver to the latest version

which is included in this download file and rebooting.

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