INTRO
Welcome to the nio User Guide. This document should provide all the information you need to learn how to operate the
stylish USB interface. After detailing all of the controls and connections one by one, there are sections describing how
to record various sources, as well as defining output streams a and b and how to create monitor mixes. If you haven’t
already, you may want to also check out the printed Getting Started Guide in the box and the nio Tutorial movies on the
Novation website.
If you are having difficulty operating nio and cannot find the solution in this guide, go to the online answerbase at
www.novationmusic.com and type any relevant keywords into the search box.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
In the box with nio, you’ll find:
• Printed Getting Started Guide – to help you with the install process, plugging in and learning about basic operation
• Resources disc – contains the installer and full User Guide pdf
• USB cable – use this to connect to the computer after installation is complete
• Free software disc (e.g. Xcite+ pack) – contains any accompanying software and samples
GETTING STARTED
As outlined in the printed Getting Started Guide, the first stage of setting up nio is to run the installer. Separate PC
and Mac installers for nio can be found on the nio resources disc. Running the installer carries out the following actions:
• Installs the Audio driver
• Installs the MIDI driver
• Installs the FX Rack software
PC SETUP
1. Close all running programs
2. With nio disconnected from your computer, locate the nio PC installer on the resources disc and double-click to run it
3. You may be asked to restart your computer to complete installation
4. Once the installer has finished, or once your computer has restarted, connect nio to your computer. A balloon will appear
whilst Windows installs the device:
XP Vista
5. Wait for the balloon to tell you ‘Device driver software successfully installed’ (Win Vista) or ‘Your new device is installed
and ready to use’ (Win XP)
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