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Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:53 pm
by mogruith
Hi

I'm a noob to i2M and wondered if anyone could kindly advise on setting it up to use within Ableton Live.

At the moment I have downloaded the i2M panel and updater software to my laptop.

Have connected my guitar via i2M to the laptop, and have green light Sonnus logo showing.

I then load Ableton Live but and not seeing i2M in the Audio Options.

Any help on this would be really appreciated.

Thanks

mog ruith

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:02 am
by sarahah
Which version of i2M panel and updater software you downloaded?
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UPDATE 12/10/17 Still Need Help Setting Up Within Ableton Li

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:13 am
by mogruith
Hi

Sorry for the delay in responding on this.

Anyway I am still having issues, having successfully downloaded all the i2M files from Sonuus, including firmware updater.

These are: i2M-musicport-ASIO-x64.msi and Version 1.3.03) i2M-musicport.msi

But not showing within Ableton, not appearing in Plug-Ins. Nor is it showing as an audio device via Preferences > Audio.

I checked to make sure the .dll file was downloaded, it looks to be a 64 Bit, maybe the DAW I'm using is the 32 Bit version, which may explain
matters.

So i'm wondering if Sonuus gives a download option to install 32 bit .dll of i2M?

If so what's the procedure there because when I downloaded I did not see any such choice.

Hope someone can help me out of this jam.

Thanks :)

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:44 am
by james
There are indeed two versions of the i2M ASIO driver, one for 32-bit hosts, and one for 64-bit hosts (both can be installed on 64-bit Windows at the same time so you can use either 32-bit or 64-bit hosts). It you are using a 32-bit host, this would certainly explain why it doesn't appear.

Both versions are available from the download area. This is a copy of what is shown there:

Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, Seven, and above) 32-bit OSs / 32-bit Hosts

(Version 1.0.00) i2M-musicport-ASIO.msi

Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, Seven, and above) 64-bit Hosts

NOTE: The 64-bit ASIO driver is only required if your application (DAW) is a 64-bit application. If you are using a 32-bit application on 64-bit Windows, you still need to use the 32-bit ASIO driver. It is recommended that users of 64-bit Operating Systems therefore install both the 32-bit and 64-bit ASIO drivers.

(Version 1.0.00) i2M-musicport-ASIO-x64.msi

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:51 pm
by mogruith
Hi James, Thanks for taking the time to respond, really appreciate the help on this.

I reinstalled and here's print-screens of the steps:

1 https://ibb.co/n8P57w

2 https://ibb.co/gT7Q7w

3 https://ibb.co/jmESLG

4 https://ibb.co/bJwJSw

5 https://ibb.co/heKiub

6 https://ibb.co/kGW7LG

7 https://ibb.co/jhJMfG

8 https://ibb.co/jNj57w

9 https://ibb.co/cKuiub

I'm not seeing any option to select or not a 32 Bit/64 Bit .dll. Just seems to be as it is. Maybe I'm missing something obvious. Meanwhile Sonuss is still not showing in Ableton as plugin/audio device.

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:10 pm
by james
These steps show the i2M musicport Desktop Editor installation, not the ASIO driver. The ASIO drivers are just below this (you can see the top of the ASIO section in your first screenshot). Download and install both of the ASIO installers (one is 32-bit, the other is 64-bit).

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:54 pm
by mogruith
Hi James, Clearly my error there. Thanks for clearing that up, thanks to your help i2M is now showing in Ableton, as audio device. I can load up VST and via my guitar the notes played are showing in the channel of the DAW, However, and this is where your assistance would be welcome, I cannot hear the audio. Can you help on this?

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 9:51 am
by james
Good to hear you got the ASIO working.

The i2M is an input-only audio device, so you need to use another audio device to get the output. The i2M ASIO driver lets you do this. If you open the ASIO control panel (you need to do this from Ableton, or other application that is hosting the ASIO driver) you have the option to select a "chained" audio device. Choose whichever audio output you normally have connected to your speakers. The options available will depend what devices you have available. If you have a few options, you may need to experiment to see what works best.

There is a pdf that is installed with the ASIO driver which describes the various settings on the ASIO control panel.

NOTE: If you only want to use the i2M for MIDI, not as an audio device, you don't need to use the ASIO driver, and you can use any other audio device for the audio (in and out) and use the i2M only as a MIDI input.

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:29 am
by mogruith
Hi James, Really appreciate your assistance on this.

Basically my use of the i2M will be within Ableton with different VSTs.

I have tried configuring the Asio Control Panel in Ableton, including selecting the chained audio device. So far no audio.

Re: Noob Seeks Help On Setting Up Within Ableton Live

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:53 am
by james
If you enable the "Direct Input Monitor" on the ASIO driver, by sliding the slider up to max, whatever the i2M receives on it's input will be played out the chained output device. This removes any issues with how Ableton is handling audio mixing and routing because the mixing is then done inside the ASIO driver.

If you can get audio like this, the problem is in Ableton so you can investigate how that's configured. If you still get no audio, it's probably a problem with the chained audio device: try using a different buffer size, or a different device (sometimes the same device will appear as ASIO, KS and WASAPI, but one option may work better than others).