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Operating system compatibility

Windows   

 

 

 

Macintosh

Windows XP (SP3), Vista, 7 

 

 

OSX 10.5 Leopard (Intel only, PPC not supported), OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard. 

For more information on compatibility visit www.focusrite.com/vrm_box

Installing the software

The VRM Box is a class compliant device, meaning that there is no need to install drivers for the device to work as an audio output. However, you 
must run the installer to be able to use the VRM software.

Insert the CD into the computer and click on the installer icon. Follow the instructions on screen to install the VRM Control Panel software and 

drivers. 

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Windows users: If this message or similar appears during the installation process, 

press ‘Continue Anyway’ to successfully install the drivers.

VRM Box hardware setup

The VRM Box can be used as the main audio interface, or in conjunction with your existing audio interface, providing this interface 

has a RCA S/PDIF output.

VRM Box as the main audio interface 

1. 

Using the USB cable provided, connect the VRM Box to the USB port of your computer

2. 

Set up the VRM Box as your audio playback device  

To use the VRM Box as the playback device of your DAW software you will need to select the VRM 
ASIO driver (Windows) or VRM Core Audio driver (Mac) in the audio settings of your DAW software. 
For more information please refer to page 8.  

3. 

With the volume control turned down, connect your headphones to VRM Box

4. 

Load the VRM software. This can be found in your Applications folder (Mac) or from the Start menu > All Programs > Focusrite (Windows)

5. 

Start playing audio from your DAW software or any media player

6. 

Turn up the volume control on the VRM Box until you have a healthy level in your headphones

USB

USB / FireWire

USB

S/PDIF

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Summary of Contents for VRM Box

Page 1: ...VRM Box User Guide FA0450 1...

Page 2: ...ions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Focusrite may void your authority granted by the FCC to use this product 2 Important This product satisfies...

Page 3: ...cintosh and Windows PC and this User Guide 1 USB cable 1 Register Me Online card 1 Getting Started Guide VRM Box hardware overview 1 Volume knob 2 VRM Active LED 3 Headphone socket 4 Kensington Lock p...

Page 4: ...up The VRM Box can be used as the main audio interface or in conjunction with your existing audio interface providing this interface has a RCA S PDIF output VRM Box as the main audio interface 1 Using...

Page 5: ...l software 1 Currently selected monitor speaker 2 Monitor speaker selection drop down list Click to select the monitor speakers 3 S PDIF input status see above for more details 4 VRM on off Click the...

Page 6: ...tion you can observe the effects of typical room modes on your mixes The method VRM uses standard headphones to reproduce the direct sound together with a digital signal processing system that is used...

Page 7: ...gle driver rear firing port Genelec 1031A Genelec 1031A 49H 25W 29D 1 metal dome 8 poly composite driver Active 2 way vented box Budget Micro System Goodmans MS188 28H 18W 19D 1 dome 3 5 Passive 2 way...

Page 8: ...requirements are much higher when the audio buffer size is set too low so it is recommended that a buffer size of 512 samples Mac or 10ms Windows should give the best starting point When using the S P...

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