ICST Kompositionsstudio Pre-Installation

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts

Pre-installation for your external laptop

AUDIO

Install RME Driver (DriverKit)

• Download MadiFace USB and follow the installer’s instructions. Product Page

• System Compatibility: macOS / Windows

• USB Series Kernel Extension: macOS 11+

• Manual: Download PDF

• RME Driver for macOS

• Installation Guide

• Login Items & Extensions for DriverKit

  Troubleshooting

• Watch the Video starting at 2:36 for assistance.

RME MadiFace Sync:

As in the figure above, the synchronization is correct.

RME TotalMixer Setup for Multichannel:

• for Ambisonics delete the ‘stereo-mix’

Video / Screen

Install DisplayLink Manager
Download and install DisplayLink Manager for macOS for your system.

Tip:

To get the curved screen as a single large screen, you need to make an additional setting on your Mac.

1. system preferences -> mission control
2. deactivate the flag ‘monitors use different spaces.’
3. This setting will only become active after a new login!

Downloads for the ICST Kompositionsstudio

• RME-Drivers:
• Please select the ‘MADIface USB Driver’ for your current architecture (PC/Mac) and operating system on the RME download page. Then follow the RME installation instructions.
• https://rme-audio.de/de_madiface-usb.html

• ICST Ambisonics Plugins
• ICST Ambisonics Tools (please download the Ambisonics Tools over the ‘Max Package Manager’)
• Studio Speaker-Settings (XML) & other helpers
• Labor Settings

• Curved Screen Driver : https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads

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