Merging Audio Device Installation

Prerequisites

• Download the installer from Neumann website
  In case of an upgrade, please first uninstall your current MAD version and reboot the computer before installing the new version.

• The Merging Audio Device driver can be installed on PC systems which do not have Pyramix / Ovation installed, but at least one Merging RAVENNA/AES67 device is required before the driver will function if third party RAVENNA/AES67 devices are present.

• A standard Network Gigabit Adapter is required.

• Windows 11 Pro - 64 bit (since MAD 2.2) 
  Windows 10 supported up to MAD 2.6
  Windows 7 SP1 is NOT supported

Installation Procedure

1. Launch the Merging Audio Device driver Installer file.
   Note : The installer may warn of pending requirements (Bonjour & Microsoft Redistributable C++)
   Accept and proceed with these installations. 
   Accept the software license agreement.

2. When the installation is finished, restart the computer, as prompted by the installer.

3. Plug the Ethernet cable from the Merging RAVENNA/AES67 device / network switch on a standard Network Adapter on your computer, and turn on the device.
   Note: RAVENNA network should not be mixed with other network types.  Merging recommends to use a separate adapter.
   Note:The MassCore NIC (NET-MSC-GBEX1) is not working with ASIO, it is only compatible with MassCore.

4. When the computer has rebooted open the Merging Audio Device Panel to configure the driver.
   Windows Start Menu - All Programs > Merging Technologies > Merging Audio Device

5. Please first select the network adapter your Merging RAVENNA/AES67 device is connected to.
   Then press Apply to confirm.
   
   Primary adapter : lists all available network ports.  Select the network adapter your Merging RAVENNA/AES67 device is connected to.
   Secondary adapter : allows ST2022-7 running mode (redundancy).  
   This feature requires an Infrastructure pack license.
   Latency : select the Frame mode in use ; AES67 based on 6/12/48 samples (default) or RAVENNA based on 16/32/64 samples.
   Your devices all have to be on the same frame mode multiples.

6. Select your MAD operating mode, click on the mode you want to run for instructions.
   Unite
   RAV/AES67
   MassCore

7. You can now configure the ASIO Host application(s) you wish to use with the Merging Audio Device driver.
   For Pyramix / Ovation users, the VS3 Control Panel must be first opened and the Merging Audio Device selected under I/O Selection - Driver Name.
   
   Note: 
   The Bridge Channels will be summed with the Inputs and Outputs channels.
   Pyramix v12 (and above) / Ovation v8 (and above) required, MAD will not work with previous Pyramix / Ovation versions.

Notes :

• See also the Merging Audio Device panel settings page for more  details.

• It is recommended to configure your antivirus and firewall when working in RAVENNA/AES67

• The Merging Audio Device panel will automatically run when Windows starts.
  If you rather want to start it manually, please go in Windows Task Manager - Startup tab

• If you have a dedicated network adapter for RAVENNA / AES67 network, please see the optimized adapter configuration page.

• In case of issues, please consult the Merging Audio Device Troubleshooting page.