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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind.
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/AC power adaptor Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument.
• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • When setting up the instrument, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately disconnect the plug from the outlet. Maintenance • When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemicalimpregnated wiping cloths.
Welcome to the GO44 Thank you for choosing the Yamaha GO44 Mobile Audio Interface. The GO44 is a portable IEEE1394 (FireWire®) audio/MIDI interface featuring multi-channel operation and professional-quality audio. Connect the GO44 to a computer equipped with an IEEE1394 (FireWire) port and enjoy the powerful, versatile features of digital audio recording and editing.
Package Contents The GO44 package contains the following items. Check the contents for missing items. • GO44 main unit • AC Power Adaptor (PA-3C)* • I/O cable • GO44 Owner’s Manual • 2 CD-ROMs (Windows/Macintosh hybrid CD) • IEEE1394 (FireWire) cable (6–pin/6–pin) • IEEE1394 (FireWire) adaptor (4–pin/6–pin) * May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer. About the Included Software The included CD-ROMs contain the following software (driver).
Software Installation — Windows users NOTE Please perform the following steps in the given order. Do not connect the GO44 module to the computer until instructed to do so. Compatible operating systems The GO44 can be used only under Windows XP (Home/Professional editions) SP (Service Pack) 1 and SP2. Other Windows versions are not supported. To check your Windows version, right click the [My Computer] icon and select [Properties] from the context menu.
Software Installation — Windows users Installing the driver and the Control Panel 1. Insert the included “TOOLS for GO44/GO46” CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon in the My Computer menu. Open [GO44Driver_] → [GO44 Setup.exe] to start the InstallShield Wizard. 3. Select a language for the setup wizard and click [Next] to continue with the installation. The welcome message of the InstallShield Wizard appears. Click [Next]. 4.
Software Installation — Windows users 5. Click [Install] to start the installation. 6. As soon as the message shown below appears, connect the GO44 to your computer’s IEEE1394 (FireWire) port using the included cable, and click [OK]. Windows XP will automatically recognize the device as new hardware and will open the driver installation dialog. 7. Check the radio button to the left of “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and click [Finish] to restart the computer and complete the installation.
Software Installation — Windows users 8. Once the driver installation is complete, the GO44 should appear as the following entry in the Device Manager. The Device Manager can be found on the Control Panel under [System] → [Hardware]. Then click the [Device Manager] button.
Software Installation — Macintosh users Compatible operating systems The GO44 can only be used under Mac OS 10.3.4 (OS X) or higher. NOTE Refer to the system requirements printed on the package, or in the PDF manual page 24. You can also check the latest system requirements on the Internet. http://www.yamahasynth.com/ Installing the Control Panel The GO44 uses the operating system’s CoreAudio and CoreMIDI drivers. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a device-specific driver.
Connectors and controls Front Panel 2 1 A PHONES jack Output for a 1/4" stereo headphone jack. This signal output applies not only to that of the OUTPUT 1/2 jacks (see Rear Panel), but also allows monitoring of other audio channels using the GO44 Control Panel. (See page 19.) B VOLUME control Adjusts the output level of the PHONES jack. Turn this control to the right to increase the level, and left to decrease it. Rear Panel 3 4 5 6 7 C DC IN jack Connects the AC power adaptor to this jack.
Connectors and controls F INPUT 1/2 jacks The GO44 System features two high-quality analog mono inputs. The connections have been designed for balanced/unbalanced phone 1/4" jacks. The input levels for these jacks can be selected from three different gain settings, HIGH, MID, and LOW. Refer to page 19 for details on how to make these settings. G OUTPUT 1/2 jacks The connections have been designed for balanced/unbalanced phone 1/4" jacks for main output.
Connectors and controls When recording from a digital source, make sure that the sampling rates of both devices (e.g. DAT recorder and laptop) are synchronized. The S/PDIF protocol contains a signal called wordclock for this purpose. If the Master Clock switch is set to “EXTERNAL” in the GO44 Control panel, the GO44 will automatically synchronize to it and the “DIGITAL IN” channel will be available in the mixer.
Drivers Windows drivers The GO44 audio interface features two kinds of audio drivers that support a variety of applications. The audio drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 24 bits with all common sample rates between 32 and 192 kHz. (Supports digital I/O up to 96 kHz) MME driver The Windows MME driver is a multi-channel driver that supports all channels of the GO44. The specific routing options for these drivers can be found in the GO44 Control Panel.
Drivers For Cubase, the inputs are called “Line 1/2 left GO44”, “SPDIF left GO44”, etc. Also, the outputs (generally called “busses” or “channels”) available in the individual programs are generally called “Multichannel 1 GO44”, “SPDIF/AC3 left GO44”, etc. Cubase LE MIDI driver This driver is for using the GO44 MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports. The driver is designated as “GO44(GO44 (1)) Midi In 1” (MIDI input) and “GO44(GO44 (1)) Midi Out 1” (MIDI output).
Drivers Mac OS X drivers In Mac OS X, the GO44 system is supported completely by Apple CoreAudio and CoreMIDI. Device-specific drivers are not required. If you would like to use the GO44 for the default system sound output, select the GO44 audio driver in [System Preferences] → [Sound] → [Output]. The CoreAudio/MIDI driver can also be selected in DAW applications such as Cubase. Buffer sizes generally can also be configured there to accelerate access to the audio system.
GO44 Control Panel The GO44 Control Panel is quite intuitive and should not present beginners with major problems. Here, depending on the requirements of each situation, you can have total control of the audio interface, reduce levels, route inputs to any output or set the Master Clock values. NOTE The functions and the positions of the control elements are generally identical between the two platforms, Windows and Mac OS.
GO44 Control Panel DAW IN 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 Here you can adjust the levels of the output signals sent from DAW applications. As with the ANALOG IN / DIGITAL IN, a separate fader is available for each mono channel. The individual channels can be joined using the switchable stereo link function (the [PAIR] button). While the stereo link function is active, faders and mute operations are linked. To send the mixed signal, [DIGITAL MIXER] must be assigned in the ROUTING section.
GO44 Control Panel The ASIO control panel (Windows only) Selects a latency value (delay in playing the audio signals) when using the ASIO driver. To open the ASIO panel, click the [ASIO] button in the SETTINGS column of the MAIN display. If the value is too low (and the sample rate too high), this will negatively affect the performance of your overall system, introducing noise and dropouts. A more powerful computer will support a lower latency setting.
GO44 Control Panel ABOUT The ABOUT display of the GO44 Control Panel gives you all of the relevant facts on your Control Panel, audio drivers, firmware version, and operating system. To open the ABOUT display in Windows, click the [ABOUT] button in the SETTINGS column of the MAIN display. NOTE On the Macintosh, if you place the mouse pointer over the YAMAHA logo of the MAIN display, information about your Control Panel, etc. is shown in the bottom of the display.
Specifications ■ General Specifications Bit Depth 8/16/24 Sampling Frequency (kHz) 32/44.1/48/88.2/96/192 Frequency Response 20Hz — 20kHz Dynamic Range 109dB (Input (Mid) @ 44.1kHz) Power Consumption 6W ■ Input/Output Specifications Analog Input Connector Nominal Input Level Resolution -3dBu (Low) INPUT 1/2 TRS Phone (Balanced) +4dBu (Mid) 24bit ADC, up to 192kHz +8dBu (High) Analog Output Connector Nominal Output Level Max.
System Requirements GO44 CUBASE LE Windows NOTE • The system requirements below may differ slightly depending on the particular operating system. OS Windows 2000/Windows XP Professional/Home Edition • For details on minimum requirements for each DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software, refer to the respective owner’s manual.
Troubleshooting ■ The GO44 won’t turn on. Is the supplied power adaptor properly plugged into both the GO44 and an appropriate AC wall outlet? If you are using a 4–pin/6–pin IEEE1394 (FireWire) adaptor to connect the GO44 to the computer with a 4–pin type IEEE1394 (FireWire) port, use the included AC power adaptor. (See page 7.) • • ■ The system doesn’t work properly.
Troubleshooting ■ Noise is audible. (For Windows) Is the latency setting of the ASIO Driver appropriate? (See page 21.) (For Windows) When using Cubase LE with a computer which the Hyper Threading is on, set as follows on Cubase LE. Select [Devices] → [Device Setup] → [VST Multitrack] → [Expert] and check the box to the left of “Multi Processing” and click [OK]. (For Windows) Setting Hyper Threading to off in the BIOS settings may solve the problem.
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Owner‘s Manual Yamaha Web Site (English Only) http://www.yamahasynth.com Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ U.R.G.
