DiGiGrid IOC User Guide
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1. Pro Tools Cubase Logic Go to Setup gt I O Go to Devices gt Device Setup gt Go to Mix gt I O Labels Delete and reset all I O Waves SoundGrid Select Reset All Labels configurations to DEFAULT Select RESET above the PORT System Name table input Output Bus insert Mic Preamps HW Insert Delay A Waves Output Labels IOS 1 Mic Line 1 4123 4685 6 7 8 9 10 44 12 13 14 15 16 a z gt 10S 1 MiclLine 1 2 Stereo L R reo 14 Waves SoundGrid Reset Bus Labels IOS 1 Mic Line 2 gt 108 1 MiciLine 3 4 Stereo L R Devices Control Panel Input Latency 7 800 ms Input 3 IOS 1 Mic Line 3 gt IOS 1 Mic Line 5 6 Ste LIR i A x Y be MIDI Output Latency 11 429 ms Input 4 IOS 1 Mic Line 4 gt 10S 1 MiciLine 7 8 Stereo L R MIDI Port Setup E gt Clock Source gt 10S 1AES UR Stereo L R Remote Devices Input 5 IOS 1 Mic Line 5 gt SoundGrid 11 12 Stereo LIR Quick Controls W Externally Clocked Input 6 8 IOS 1 Mic Line 6 gt SouncGrid 13 14 Stereo LIR Transport Direct Monitoring i 10S 1 Mio Line 7 gt SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo LOR Record Time Max ae nput diia Ea gt SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo Time Display NON REE Input 8 8 IOS 1 Mic Line 8 Video Port System Name ShowAs isible e gt SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo rs Video Player IOS 1 Mic Line 1 Active Input 9 IOS 1 AES L gt S2. Audio must be patched because SoundGrid is a scalable and very flexible network you can connect any combination of items a device channel the eMotion ST mixer another driver that is another computer or a mix of these Plus you can change your configuration at any time Most of the time you don t need to think about patching When you first set up a SoundGrid network or change its physical inventory the Wizard automatically sets up your devices and establishes the patches Still you should know how to patch between devices drivers and applications Then you can take advantage of the flexibility of a SoundGrid network There are three types of SoundGrid Patch page connections Patch I Os to drivers in order to connect with a DAW The driver speaks the same language as the OS or DAW so it serves as the intermediary between the I O and the DAW Patch directly to the eMotion ST mixer This application speaks the same language as the IOC so this connection bypasses the SoundGrid driver altogether Patch two or more devices to each other to split signals to several hosts This serves the purpose of a multi connector or tie line 71 Using an I O Device with a DAW When using a DAW on a SoundGrid network the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver serves as a bridge between DiGiGrid IOC and the DAW It enables the I O to communicate with the DAW and it provides patch points for connections Using the driver and routing audio t
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4. To maintain network effectiveness the SoundGrid Studio Application always runs in the background Bring SoundGrid Studio to the front by clicking on the SoundGrid icon in the Mac Top Bar or the Windows System Tray 2 0 4 1 PC Mixer Patch Setup Quit When SoundGrid Studio opens you will see the System Inventory page which is part of the Setup section eo Lo Savelload vy REZO wsG fr VOICES Ka O o WSG PROCESSING n r SAMPLE RATE WSG BUFFER 80 SAMPLES a 0 8 ms Jl SLAVE B SYSTEM SoundGrid Studio NETWORK PORT LINK Down LAN en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 f5 SETTINGS SPEED N A r DEVICE RACKS NO RACK A HARDWARE I O DEVICES 1 ADD DEVICE w 5 ADD DEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADDDEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE 3 ADD DEVICE wV 7 ADDDEVICE w 3 ADD DEVICE WV 7 ADD DEVICE 4 ADD DEVICE wW 8 ADDDEVICE w 4 ADD DEVICE wW 8 ADD DEVICE The first time you launch SoundGrid Studio the Wizard will open It scans the network inventories its assets and then configures the devices If the Wizard does not start automatically click the Scan button which is located next to the Network Port window rm NETWORK PORT None 00 00 00 00 00 00 LAN v en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 5 SCAN Scan en Wireless Network Adapter 802 11 a b g n 28 cf e9 54 ea 1d l p p2p0 Oa cf e9 54 ea 1d O
5. But no matter how simple or complex your setup is connecting an IOC involves only one cable an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6 3 1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid IOC This is the most basic studio configuration It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single DiGiGrid IOC that connects microphones instruments headphones and monitors to the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver This driver controls the network and all its devices DiGiGrid IOC IES E ASA eee External Clock y O gt Ethernet Host Computer Analog gt Clock 3 2 Adding More Qs to Your System Add a DiGiGrid IOX and you pick up another 12 mic inputs 6 line outputs and 4 more individual headphone outputs Connect the IOX to the built in Ethernet switch on the rear of the IOC You can add up to eight SoundGrid I O devices to a single host Each of these can be accessed by any computer on the network Audio and clock pass through the same Ethernet cable This means of distributing clock is called Sync over Ethernet SoE and is used between all SoundGrid devices To clock the entire network to an external clock source such as house sync use Word Clock or Digital In as clock master for the IOC If the IOC is the SoE master the entire network will be locked to this external source DiGiGrid IOX Cp se 2 ES EA Po ee ee OOO amp mM o DIGIGrid OX nee SP e amp DiGiGrid j o wae o e gt
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7. Stereo LR 5 1 Path Order LCR Ls Rs LFE Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened Here is an example of your DAW receiving input from another DAW on a secondary computer via networking 0 100 7 WSG gt VOICES DSP WSG VOICES DSP RESTOS Save Load M hd ca 0 100 LSC Fate Save Load v MIER o Ca DOENE A Waves SoundGrid ER ale ai VENE WSG PROCESSING SAMPLE RATE davejb mlion waves com ittais yos local 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SYSTEM SoundGrid Studio WSG BUFFER 40SAMPLES J 0 9 ms MASTER 44100 Hz al IOS 1 Mic Line 1 2 Ey pad IOS 1 Mic Line 3 4 NETWORK POR eee IOS 1 Mic Line 5 6 LINK Up DEVICE TO DEVICE A IOS 1 MiciLine 7 8 LAN en0 57765 0 10 dd b1 08 2245 o SPEED iaip II 108 1 AES UR Core Audio Core Audio SoundGrid 11 12 DEVICE Racks oo od ersnmamirizsassorsownenwizsasor o teo oca om Ao 12 SESSION l INFO i RACK A HARDWARE I O DEVICES l 1 108 1 w 5 ADD DEVICE 5 ittais yos local Y ON MASTER CLOCK al El INT 44 1kHz 2 ADD DEVICE W 6 ADD DEVICE waves To ensure that the names have been updated in your DAW you may need to follow certain steps depending on your DAW Here are a few examples Now Path 2300002000 BR l 5 1 Path Order LCR Ls Rs LFE Embed Eleven Settings From ES Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened S LOIS 8 ANVE a 8888888888888888888 8888888888888888 88F
8. e s 6 e t External O V N A SN Clock W w _ Ethernet Analog Clock Host Computer 3 3 Adding a Server Adding a SoundGrid DSP server to a SoundGrid Studio system provides the processing power for the eMotion ST mixer and the StudioRack plugin This enables low latency recording and monitoring and increases the number of plugins you can use simultaneously Some DiGiGrid I O devices are equipped with internal servers With these devices the server will appear under the Servers section and the I O under the Rack A Hardware I O Devices section Configure these I Os as you would any similar I O device All servers initially appear as SGS Once assigned a server can be renamed DiGiGrid IOC e anan A 1 2 O O yA Va Clip Clip ho A DIGIGrid IOC Net Sig Sig DiGiGrid j 48v O Ad External ge Uy 2 FINO TL 2 T y a sounpTRacs 9 go Og NO e pICIUNE Nur 0 Designed in London ty DIGICO O va 4 Ni Ey Cross a OC isy ps O 2 TX SAD OA AS a AES 0 9 16 as 2 O0 LINE IN 1 8 4 LINE OUT 1 8 4 i pu AAA o et gt b Y Fad OY f of Yo of Ne of jo of ja wun NE g a E i IODC OBA S040 SOUNIEGRID NETWORK z DiG Grid IOC 192kHz I O CONTROL ROOM e a Host Computer mm Ethernet OR Analog mm Clock SoundGrid Server 3 4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiG
9. example the DAW s Main out can go to your Hardware Channel 1 2 as well as to Hardware Channel 3 amp 4 In such a case the name of the driver channel will be Multiple Assignments In this case we suggest you manually name these driver channels OGRIO SGStudioDefault asses A ome ee sw a ss Savelload v davejb mlion waves com Analog 423 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 44 42 43 4 Multiple Assignments 1 2 L R SoundGrid 3 4 LIR 10S 1 Line 5 6 10S 1 Line 7 8 10S 1 Phones 1 UR 10S 1 Phones 2 UR Multiple Assignments 13 14 DAM J wss DEVICE TO DEVICE o 4 III EM AAA A acarrea ae A INEA BEEREEEEEE ooo nO ak OH DF on Oa F WH New Path Output Meter Path out 1 8 Audition Paths Multiple Assignments 1 2 ae Default Output Bus MultipleAssignmnts1 2 Default Monitor Format Stereo LR md 5 1 Path Order LC RLs Rs LFE Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened LOIS 8 NV davejbmiion waves com DG Core As mentioned above driver channels can be connected to the eMotion ST mixer or to a secondary remote driver Here is an example of the DAW outputs patched to the eMotion ST mixer Analog Digital Format 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R L R R 10S 1 Phones 2 UR 10s 1AES UR SoundGrid 15 16 Output Meter Path out 1 8 Audition Paths emoST Channel 1 AUR Default Output Bus emoST Channel 1 AUR Default Monitor Format
10. it to the SoundGrid network clock via SOE Even when the IOC is an SoE slave you can lock it to an external clock source For example if another SoundGrid I O device is the SoE master and is locked to a word clock device you may choose to receive clock from the external device over word clock rather than via network SoE In the event that the selected clock source fails IOC has a series of clock fallback layers in this order SoE WC AES Internal If an IOC is clocked to WC and this external source fails it will first try to clock to SoE If that is not successful it will fall back to AES and so forth 6 ADDING A SERVER TO THE IOC When you connect a server to the host computer and run the SoundGrid Studio Wizard the server is assigned and configured for the host Normally that s all you need to do The server appears in the SoundGrid Studio Server rack and the IOC is seen in the Hardware I O rack DEVICE RACKS v 5 ADDDEVICE wY 1 dvjbmlLwvs cm Y 5 ADD DEVICE LAJ ALAJ w56 To assign free or rename a server click on the arrow to reveal the list of available servers select a server from the list and remove or assign the server A server cannot be shared by multiple SoundGrid host applications such as SoundGrid Studio or MultiRack Within a SoundGrid network only one computer can utilize a server s processing power for StudioRack and the eMotion ST mixer Once assigned to a computer a serv
11. system memory OK DAW I O Setup When you look at the I O setup page of your DAW what you see are driver channels whose default names represent what they are connected to What they are connected to is determined in the Patch page of the SoundGrid Studio application A Waves Digital 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A 10s 1 Midline 1 2 Stereo L R Mi P 105 1 Midline 3 4 Stereo L R Ej amp 10S 1 MiciLine 5 6 Stereo L R M amp 108 1 MiciLine 7 8 Stereo L R M 10s 14Es LR Stereo LR M SoundGrid 11 12 Stereo L R M amp SoundGrid 13 14 Stereo LIR M SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo L R M amp SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo M amp SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo Ej SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo M SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo M SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo BM SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo M SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo M SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo l 5 1 Path Order LO R Ls Rs LFE kad Embed Eleven Settings From ba Sessions overwrite current VO Setup when opened Note the relationship between the SoundGrid Studio Patch page and the DAW I O Setup page RES ip output Bus meore ic Preamps rw insor Delay aj o ous ween wePreampe M SES SG Faia lt I g MIXER O o E A Waves SoundGrid A Waves SoundGrid Analog log Analog davejb mlion waves com Name Format 4 2 3 4 8 6 7 6 ln 2 Name Format A A a VE TA ae gt 10S 1 MiciLine 1 2 Stereo LIR 10S 1 Line 1 2 Stereo EIR Es gt 10S 1 MiciLine 3 4 Stereo L A 10S 1 Line 3 4 Ster
12. that sample rate conversion is active for that channel Outputs To gain access to the SRC button select any of the AES EBU outputs Once you select SRC you can also choose any of the following sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 or 96 9 1 4 Clip Indication and Small Meters Clip Indication Threshold sets where the clipping is indicated on the meter in the Focus section This allows you to monitor levels in the way you find most comfortable The threshold can be set to 0 dB 1 dB 2 dB or 3 dB This setting is global not channel specific When Clip Indication Threshold is set this behavior affects level indication for all channels input and output CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD OdB G Additionally each channel button analog or digital input or output has a small level meter that MIC LINE INPUTS LINE OUTPUTS indicates signal and provides a rough idea of level A red light on the channel button indicates clipping 9 2 Clock Page Use the Clock page to set the clock source and sample rate for the device and to assess clock status Clock controls are on the left side of the page status indicators are on the right IDENTIFY DiGiGrid 3 Q e DiGiGrid 01e JS gt e q DiGiGrid SOURCE SAMPLE RATE STATUS SOE Internal 48 kHz Sync OK ON Master Device connected CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE IS Internal SYSTEM INFO CLOCK CONTROLS ED SOURCE sets the clock source Internal The interface itself
13. 7 8 OUT 1 2 OUT3 4 OUT5 6 OUT7 8 i hb El 4 G 2 3 4 US PCE A AS CASA AE ERA y EEE A E 250 20 230 20 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 G Ground C Cold H Hot 8 1 Installation Notes The IOC unit must be earthed to the mains earth ground and installed according to the safety instructions included with the unit The unit is powered from an IEC inlet on the rear This must be connected to an earthed mains outlet using a cable that complies with local approvals and regulations Approvals cover use in ambient air temperature of up to 35 C Operation in higher temperatures should be avoided A 1U space should be left above and below the unit to prevent heat transfer from adjacent equipment if this generates heat above 35 C At least 75 mm 3 inches should be allowed to the sides of the unit to allow ventilation At least 75 mm 3 inches of free air should be left at both the front and the rear sides of the rack to allow heat dissipation Under no circumstances should the fan where fitted or ventilation outlets be blocked or restricted
14. DiGiGrid b pi HN Ee A Clock settings source sample rate type clock status IOC o tearm Microphone preamp controls input gain phantom on off Output levels 2 mic inputs XLR TRS combo 8 line inputs 25 pin DB25 8 line outputs 25 pin DB25 16 AES EBU I O 2x 25 pin DB25 In addition there are input and output meters ADAT I O 2 headphone outputs with analog level knobs sO DIGiGrig CONTROLS Pressing the Hardware Control Panel button on the Driver Control Panel app will open the control panels of all I O devices assigned to your SoundGrid application If none are assigned nothing will happen Please choose the Metwork port connected to the SoundGrid Network The Driver Control Panel app is located here A a eT esis AC 7 PC C Program Files x86 Waves SoundGrid Driver Control Panel Mac System HD Applications Waves SoundGrid ASIO Audio Buffer samples 549 To connect the SoundGrid driver to your I O device or processing server you must assign the driver in the inventory of your SoundGrid host application Version 9 7 90 10 9 7 90 10 Hardware Control Panel Top Bar At the top of each Control Panel page is a banner used to load and save device presets and to identify device hardware IDENTIFY Zi pone AANT o DiGiGrid Use the Identify button to determine which IOC hardware device belongs to this Control Panel Clicking the button causes the Network LED on the f
15. can patch to two inputs An input can accept only one source Use the tabs on the left to choose among the patch options 7 4 Device to Device Patching Choose this view to patch devices and drivers to each other All device and driver channels are shown along both the horizontal and vertical axes There are many ways to patch devices but normally IOC inputs are patched to the ASIO Core Audio inputs for recording For playback the patches are opposite unless you choose to patch to the eMotion ST mixer for monitor mixing For further details refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide DEVICE TO DEVICE TO FROM t ADAT 1L ADAT 1R ADAT 2L ADAT 2R ADAT 3L ADAT 3R ADAT AL ADAT 4R DG DG DG DG DG DG 7 59 Headphone Patching IOC has 2 independently adjustable headphone jacks These appear on the Patch page after the 8 analog output channels Adjust headphone levels on the IOC front panel DEVICE TO DEVICE CO IN AN oo tO E 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General 1U rack mounted standard 19 rack mount wide 4U high 380 mm deep excluding connectors Supported sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz 176 4 and 192 kHz will be supported in the future 2 mic inputs XLR TRS combo 8 line inputs 25 pin DB25 8 line outputs 25 pin DB25 16 AES EBU I O 2x 25 pin DB25 1 ADAT I O 8 channels 48 kHz 4 channels 96 kHz and 2 channels 192 kHz will be supported in the future 2 head
16. e B i Ts F g a r o ra a e e e e El 000 0 PREAMP RACK ROUTE For further information refer to the eMotion ST user guide 6 1 2 StudioRack StudioRack is a plugin chainer for any DAW It hosts up to eight plugins controls them assigns them to external controllers and manages them with their presets all in a way that makes it easy to move from one DAW session to another and from one DAW platform to another It enables users to create racks of processors with limitless parameters and flexible signal flows which are easily inserted into any track of the session E Ao a us crm v When part of a SoundGrid network with a SoundGrid DSP server StudioRack can shift plugin processing f away from the local CPU and direct it to the SoundGrid DSP server StudioRack works in conjunction with Rack 1 the eMotion ST mixer to create numerous personalized monitor mixes that use the same plugins heard in the mix all with virtually no latency For more information please refer to the StudioRack user manual f i ADD PLUGIN 0 INPUT DYN OUTPUT STUDIORACK 7 MOVING AUDIO IN A SOUNDGRID NETWORK You ve configured the network and set up the IOC preamps One last thing to do Integrate your hosts into the SoundGrid network so that you can send audio to and from devices and listen to it In order to do this the audio must be patched from one point to another
17. ection 37 5 pe l 3 na 1i Focus section Analog input and 12 12 output levels are controlled from here 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD 3dB SYSTEM INFO CLOCK CONTROLS 9 1 1 Top Bar The Top Bar of the Controls page includes an illustration of the IOC rear panel When an input or output is selected in the main section of the page the corresponding connector is highlighted LOAD SAVE IOC 1 IDENTIFY A DiGiGrid C MA BOCES BD 9 1 2 Analog Section There are 2 mic preamps 8 line inputs and 8 line outputs Select a channel and it will appear in the Focus section Analog Input Controls Use the Focus section to set preamp levels and turn the 48v phantom on and off Mic Line Input 1 INPUTS OUTPUTS IN ae sa The long meters range from 80 dBFS to 0 dBFS Mic Line knob gain range 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5 dB steps Fine knob digital gain range O dB to 7 dB in 0 5 dB steps A clip indicator holds for two seconds or for as long as clipping persists Peak hold persists until you reset it by clicking on the indicator or switching to a different input From the main Control window of the I O Control Panel you can control the Preamp levels through the text value windows This lets you quickly control any preamp without selecting the specific channel box There are three ways to control this level 1 Click hold Drag up or Down 2 Double Click for Text Entry 3 Mouse wheel by Pre
18. eo LIR gt 10S 1 MiciLine 5 6 Stereo LIR 10S 1 Line 5 6 Stereo LIR DEVICE TO DEVICE gt 10S 1 Mic Line 7 8 Stereo L R 10S 1 Line 7 8 Stereo L R OQTgO rr lt a gt 10S 1AES LR stereo L R 10S 1 Phones 1 UR Stereo L R gt E O gt sancora 11 12 Sreo Lr 105 1 Pronos 2 LR Stereo LR od ase so umamamami zs 4 sores wna gt sounccnd 1 14 Sono Li 1os 1AES UR Sreo LIR E IS AN MicL 2 A AN Mil 3 A AN Micol 4 wo 5 E AN Micol 5 a AN Mic 6 o Z AN Micol 7 9 AN Micil 8 l _ rnd CA lE n kia KID A AN Micol 10 AN MoL 14 Now Path Now Path AN Mich 12 Output Meter Path out 1 8 MA davejbmiion waves com DG Core 1 Audition Paths IOS 1 Line 1 2 waves 2 O Dotat O Defaut stut Ouput Bus MMMM 3 gt 5 1 Path Order L C R Ls Rs LFE gt d Embed Eleven Settings From hd Default Monitor Format Stereo LR 5 5 1 Path Order LCR Ls Rs LFE 6 Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened Y lt _ _auen_ua KK nn L H ee aa OK In the Patch page left IOC analog channels are patched to driver channels 1 34 The arrow on the upper left of the Patch indicates that signal flows from the IOC to the driver Now look at the DAW I O The 34 driver channels appear at the top and are patched to DAW input channels 1 34 Driver Channel Names in your DAW SoundGrid Studio patches from the Waves SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver to a hardwa
19. er remains unavailable to all other computers until released by the user For further details refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application manual 1 ADD DEVICE 6 1 Applications of an External Server The external server gives you access to advanced features for mixing processing and monitoring 6 11 eMotion ST Mixer eMotion ST is the mixer element of the SoundGrid Studio System It lets you run SoundGrid plugins in low latency for monitoring while recording The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create personalized monitor mixes with plugin processing done pre post Or in parallel with your DAW eMotion ST combines 8 channel inputs with up to 64 StudioRack plugins Each input or StudioRack channel can be sent to aux tracks or a main mix You can set up and control the IOC preamp from eMotion ST so you never have to leave the mixer to adjust microphones wer paren seo o 5 Chp 5 Chn 6 Chn 7 Chea o Aun I Aux 7 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 5 Aux Aun 7 Aun D MAIN rm nr f g rm gt gt Z zZ x Dd ar 4 ra ba ba 4 a ha i gc es WT a Fa i h gt z e e gt j j i Tr tc H ra m ha ba ro gt gt c E c ST lo fe son T CL pres SO ee aa a PEN soe a e E SF eo A ta ia amp A eo A Q o E 2 e E 0 0 gt a
20. etup page you will see racks containing all of the devices assigned to your system physical and virtual I O devices drivers and servers Each I O rack slot displays the device s mode clock status and sample rate In this example the IOC is the SoundGrid network s clock master device indicated by its blue color and the icon text On Master Clock INT 48 kHz To add another SoundGrid device click on the arrow in an empty rack slot From the list of an E available devices choose the one you want to add in this case a DiGiGrid MGB coaxial MADI interface In this image the IOC is grayed out signifying that it is unavailable since it is already claimed in this case by you E The new device is visible in the rack slot Unless changed by the user it remains aaa a clock slave and is colored green Use the same menu to change the clock master assignment from one device to another or to remove the device from the rack slot 2 MGB 1 Y G ADDDEVICE wY 41 Device Firmware Firmware is a small program that runs on a device in order to control it It enables IOC to communicate correctly with SoundGrid Studio An I O that is using outdated or incompatible firmware will not work properly in a SoundGrid network until its firmware is updated To see if your IOC firmware is compatible with the version of SoundGrid Studio that you are currently running go to the System Inventory page and locate the device Next to each device slot is a bu
21. from AES EBU and ADAT Upon selection a higher resolution meter will appear in the Focus section 10C 1 IDENTIFY ott A DiGiGrid A oe a En E Y DiGiGrid Om E E 0 e ES gt f S e gt ik cc jo x Jo l ele JU a e DiGiGrid IOC e E te KHAN A DIGIGrid ANALOG E AES EBU INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS ANALOG ADAT AES zU ADAT Input 1 AES EBU Input 1 2 INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS 4 ik 1 153 23 1 Lo a 2 3 1 E 3 4 4 im i 5 1 Bh 6 1 n 8 7 1 e 8 NN e s CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD SaB A CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD 80B E SYSTEM INFO CLOCK CONTROLS AE cual pd en CONTEOES AES EBU In the AES EBU section sample conversion rate SRC can be selected independently for inputs sh ssh al and for outputs 9 1 9 pe pea j The inputs and outputs are each divided into two groups 1 2 and 3 16 Each group is internally linked such that changing the sample rate for Input 1 will also change the sample rate for Input 2 changing the sample rate for Output 3 will also change the sample rate for Outputs 4 16 and so on Inputs To gain access to the SRC button select any of the AES EBU inputs Use the SRC button to enable input sample rate conversion When SRC is selected the IOC converts the incoming digital stream to the sample rate of the clock to which the device is locked A yellow light on the channel button indicates
22. gt SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo 2 AN Micol 4 gt SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo _ SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo a AN MicL 5 gt SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo _ SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo 2 AN Mol 6 gt SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo E SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo o gt SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo x AN Micol 7 gt gt SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo E SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo AN MoL 8 ed eo pare ceo kilia DG AES R A Now Path New Path 2 Output Meter Path out 1 8 3 Audition Paths OS 4 Line 1 2 M4 4 Doa A Default Output Bus L10S 1 Line 4 2 5 5 1 Path Order LO R Ls Rs LFE Embed Eleven Settings From Default Monitor Format Stereo LR 6 5 1 Path Order LO R Ls Rs LFE 7 davejbmllon waves com DG Core 8 Sessions overw rite current O Setup when opened Sessions overwrite current VO Setup when open A waves com MS Eien Ee Import Settings Import Settings SS ae Local driver channels that are not patched to a hardware device or to the eMotion ST mixer will appear as SoundGrid 1 SoundGrid 2 etc Note This transmission occurs while you launch your DAW and the driver handshakes with it This means that any change of I O name or eMotion ST channel name will not be visible in your DAW until you relaunch it Some DAWS such as Cubase will let you reset the connection to the driver saving you the need to relaunch the application Important DAW outputs through the driver can be patched to mutilple destinations for
23. h devices but normally IOC inputs are patched to the ASIO Core Audio inputs for recording For playback the patches are opposite unless you choose to patch to the eMotion ST mixer for monitor mixing Once again if you set up your system using the Wizard you will not need to do any of this doi from IOC to driver input to DAW sie from driver to IOC output of DAW E MO a oes Lines set __ A e ee Savefload e Load Savelload ve Load dav SOUNDGRID SOUNDGRID SG Fema SG Emma DEVICE TO DEVICE DEVICE TO DEVICE Digital T rasisersrunununevnwananusngamos SEE ERPS Ez 8 3 PEGESSEEES Selecting the Driver in the DAW When a DAW is part of a SoundGrid network the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver must be its playback engine Choose Waves SoundGrid from among your playback engine options LE cn ssr io E a Balt m input Current Engine d Built in Output Soundfower 2ch Soundfower 64ch Pro Tools Aggregate 1 0 Bal en Aggregate Device t Host Engine ignore Errors During Playback Record may cause clicks and pops Settings Delay Compensation Engine None DAE Playback Buffer disk buffer Size Level 4 Cache Size Normal Lower valves for the disk buffer reduce disk latency system more responsive Higher values improve disk performance system less responsive Plug in Strearrung Buffer Size Level 2 Optimize for streaming content on audio drives requires more
24. h many hardware possibilities to provide a very flexible work environment This framework is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application which configures the network assigns and manages I Os controllers and servers and patches audio throughout the system Any user anywhere on the SoundGrid network has access to all available network I O devices Adding a SoundGrid DSP server enables processing and monitoring Perfect for the control room the DiGiGrid IOC audio interface offers a wide range of connectivity options including 2 mic line inputs with broadcast grade preamps 8 line inputs outputs 16 AES EBU inputs outputs and one ADAT 8 channel I O plus two powerful headphone outputs Connect the IOC to your SoundGrid network with a single Ethernet cable DiGiGrid IOC can be used as your primary audio interface or as an additional I O expansion to an existing SoundGrid system Add a SoundGrid DSP server and you ll be able to run hundreds of SoundGrid compatible plugins fully integrated within your DAW with incredibly low latency 1 GETTING STARTED Aside from setting up your microphone preamps there s not much you need to know to begin working with your IOC 1 1 System Requirements SoundGrid Studio running on a Mac or PC consult the Waves website for current OS and DAW compatibility Compatible native DAW Logic Cubase Nuendo Ableton Pro Tools Native and many more A list of SoundGrid compatible hosts is available at t
25. he Waves website OC SoundGrid Studio software installed on the host computer Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables 1 2 Registration To download IOC software you will need to register your device at www digigrid net or www waves com You must know the serial number of your IOC in order to register it so sign up before you mount it in a rack The serial number appears on a label on the bottom of the unit or on a sticker on the box Once you register you will receive two emails A notification that you can now download the installer Instructions about authorizing your license 1 3 Software Installation After you register your new IOC you can download the installer from the Download Hardware Drivers section of the Waves website Since SoundGrid enables you to access an I O device from any computer in the network you will need to install the software on each computer in the network The IOC installer consists of The IOC I O hardware driver The SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver which serves as a bridge between the DAW and the SoundGrid network The SoundGrid Studio Application which manages all SoundGrid network resources and assigns devices to computers StudioRack a software plugin rack or chainer that hosts up to eight plugins and can move their processing from the DAW to an external SoundGrid server such as the one built into the DiGiGrid IOS interface External server is not included with the IOC eMotion ST a softwa
26. hrough it involves two steps patch between the I O and the driver then select the correct driver in your DAW as the playback engine Selecting the Number Of Channels When you configure your host application you can allocate between 32 and 128 driver channels This is done in Rack B of the Setup page The number 1 dyjbml wvs cm pei eta fh m of channels you select here is reflected in the Patch page fewer allocated channels means fewer channels visible aw l Remove Pick a number that only slightly exceeds the maximum total number of driver channels you will be using There s no harm in selecting all 128 channels but it may make the Patch page unwieldy 2 ADD DEVICE W 6 ADD DEVICE Select Auto to match the number of driver channels to the maximum I O count available on the assigned interfaces 7 2 Patching I O to Driver and Driver to I O When streaming audio to and from an IOC and a DAW you must assign IOC inputs and outputs to the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver Alternatively you may choose to monitor through the eMotion ST mixer We ll cover that option later in this section In the SoundGrid Studio Patch page select the Device to Device tab All device and driver channels are shown along both the horizontal and vertical axes To make a standard ascending patch connection draw the cursor in a diagonal line as shown below To create a customized patch click on individual cells There are many ways to patc
27. iGrid IDC If you want to stream audio between several computers in order to combine multiple mixes or elements connect several DAWs to one IOC interface Each DAW can send and receive an audio stream and any one computer can control the I O Any native DAW or combination of different native DAWs can be a part of this network so each computer must have the IOC software installed Two computers can be connected to the DiGiGrid IOC Ethernet switch via a single Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable If you want to add further computers you will need to connect them to an approved external 1GB Ethernet switch DiGiGrid IOC A E E AN External 5 z A 2 Ethernet MA MA MA MA E Host Computer Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Gl acl 3 9 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms Let s say you need lots of channels of audio between the control room and the live room And you need flexibility You want to be able to easily add I O devices without significant configuration changes Your studio is part of a large facility and you d like to have access to available I O devices throughout the facility Inventory Three IOC I O devices Pro Tools HD HDX or HD Native system Avid HD I O 96 192 Omni etc Two IOX I O devices 1 GB network switch In this configuration you have four control rooms Room A with a Pro Tools HD system and Rooms B C and D each equipped with a DiGiGrid IOC Each system can ope
28. le to connect local driver channels to one another This means you cannot use SoundGrid Studio s device to device patch to virtually connect audio between two hosts on the same computer To do this you must route through the eMotion ST mixer which requires a SoundGrid server 5 You may use up to five hosts on a single computer driver 7 3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create studio monitor mixes as well as personalized headphone mixes Patch to and from the mixer using the eMotion ST input and output tabs on the left side of the interface The green buttons indicate whether a channel is mono left side of a stereo pair or right side of a stereo pair Toggle between these states by double clicking on the button 10C 1 MOTION ST ee L AAA EREO Fup a Taea oro rama mama namnaman ama Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 To learn more about patching between devices or to and from the eMotion ST mixer please refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide A few things to remember about the Patch page All available devices and driver channels will appear in the patch The number of channels depends on devices and connections Patch direction is indicated by an arrow on the left side of the patch Establish a patch by clicking on a cell or by dragging across several cells Remove a patch by clicking on it again An output
29. nce it has scanned the system the Wizard will offer to configure the SoundGrid MN SOUNDGRID SG iras network A drop down menu provides a list of configuration templates Choose a template that best describes your hardware devices and production needs You can SoundGrid Devices are detected save and load your own templates Choose NEXT to start automatic configuration rn css This will take a few moments Choose CANCEL to configure manually N rk Port posada A RA If the Wizard cannot locate the requested SoundGrid network devices this means you may have chosen an incorrect network port on your computer Check the physical connections then click SCAN When configuration is complete close the window If there s still a problem you can use the System Inventory page to assign devices control the network and manage clock To learn how to use this page please refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide Select a Template from the list AS p SGStucioDe faut Press Cancel for manual setup Press Next for automatic setup SoundGrid Studio uses Ethernet to stream audio between devices on a SoundGrid network Clock synchronization is also carried over Ethernet This method of providing clock is called Sync over Ethernet SoE SoundGrid I O devices can clock by other means as well but SoE is by far the most common and convenient way to provide clock information to network devices In the SoundGrid Studio S
30. oundGrid 21 22 St ic Li 2 r oundGri ereo VST Audio System lin ic Li IOS 1 Mic Line 2 Active Input 10 e IOS 1 AES R gt SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo Waves SuundGiid IOS 1 Mic Line 3 nactive gt SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo VST System Link 1OS 1 Mic Line 4 nactive Input 11 8 SoundGrid 11 E gt SoundGrid 27 28 O Y IOS 1 Mic Line 5 nactive i IOS 1 Mic Line 6 nactive Input 12 SoundGrid 12 gt SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo ic Li IOS 1 Mic Line 7 nactive E gt SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo 10S 1 Mic Line 8 inactive Input 13 8 SoundGrid 13 OS LAES L naciye Input 14 8 SoundGrid 14 o lia SoundGrid 11 nactive Output 1 IOS 1 Line 1 SoundGrid 12 nactive New Path SoundGrid 13 nactive Output 2 8 IOS 1 Line 2 SoundGrid 14 SoundGrid 14 nactive IOS 1 Line 1 IOS 1 Line 1 Active Output 3 IOS 1 Line 3 Line 2 IOS 1 Line 2 Active Output 4 10S 1 Line 4 Line 3 IOS 1 Line 3 nactive p O Default Line 4 IOS 1 Line 4 inactive Output 5 IOS 1 Line 5 Line 5 IOS 1 Line 5 inactive Out e 10S 1 Line 6 x Line 6 IOS 1 Line 6 nactive utpu 1 Line 5 1 Path Order LO R Ls Rs LFE Embed El Settings From ps bs ai ci do Line 7 IOS 1 Line 7 nactive OS 1 line 6 Output 7 IOS 1 Line 7 i nactive Output 8 IOS 1 Line 8 Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened Output 9 IOS 1 Phones 1 L a oer Obese Cancel OK Multiple Client Core Audio ASIO Driver The Waves SoundGrid ASIO Windows or Core Audio Mac drive
31. phone outputs with analog level knobs Word Clock I O Clock synchronization via Word Clock input AES EBU SoundGrid SoE Internal 2 SoundGrid ports RJ45s Reset switch Analog Inputs Input Impedance Mic 2K5 Line 8KO Ohms Gain Range Mic 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5 dB steps Fine control provides further O dB to 7 dB in 0 5 dB steps Maximum Input Level Mic 26 dBu Line 36 dBu Mic Equivalent Input Noise gt 126 dB 150 Ohm source gain 59 5 dB Harmonic Distortion Typically lt 0 01 unity gain 10 dB input 1 kHz Frequency Response 0 5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Channel Separation Better than 90 dB 40 Hz to 15 kHz Analog Outputs Maximum Output Level 22 dBu Residual Output Noise lt 90 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response 0 5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Output Impedance 50 Ohms Channel Separation Better than 90 dB 40 Hz to 15 kHz Harmonic Distortion Typically lt 0 01 unity gain 10 dB output 1 kHz XLR Connectors Ya TRS Connectors Phase Termination Point Phase Termination Point Positive Pin 2 Positive Tip Negative Pin 3 Negative Ring Signal Ground Pin 1 Signal Ground Sleeve Chassis Ground Case IOC Analog Connectors DB25 8 channel balanced connector AES59 2012 BE Apea CMS AGA IEA GG EGE C GASSET 250 20 230 220 210 20 190 180 170 160 150 G Ground C Cold H Hot IOC AES Connectors DB25 8 channel balanced connector AES59 2012 IN 1 2 IN 3 4 IN 5 6 IN
32. provides the clock External WC Clock is provided by an external device via the IOC Word Clock Input connector Sync over Ethernet Word clock is transmitted between SoundGrid devices using Ethernet AES EBU CH1 IOC clocks to an incoming AES EBU stream SAMPLE RATE sets the sample rate when Clock Source is set to Internal Range 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz When Clock Source is set to Internal you can use the Sample Rate menu to control the clock of the IOC device If the IOC is the network SoE clock master as determined in the Device Racks of SoundGrid Studio then this setting determines the sample rate of the SoundGrid network If Clock Source is set to an external clock source you cannot change the sample rate The Sample Rate menu is grayed out and inoperative CLOCK STATUS INDICATORS Three windows on the right side of the Clock control panel help you to quickly assess the network status of the IOC STATUS SOE STATUS Reports the presence or absence of sync between the IOC and the Sync OK ON Master SoundGrid network Device connected CURRENT CLOCK Displays the current sync method This may differ from the choice made in CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE the Source menu SOURCE IS l l l l WC External SOE Indicates whether this IOC is the master or a slave in the SoundGrid network This mirrors the status information in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack When the IOC is a slave in the SoundGrid network you will likely sync
33. r lets you configure multiple hosts with the same local driver This means you can use multiple DAWs on the same computer simultaneously This allows you to record the same source to two DAWs on the same computer consecutively route audio from multiple DAWs to a single I O and if you have a SoundGrid server route multiple DAWs to the eMotion ST mixer Please note the following when using this feature 1 All hosts must run the same sample rate If sample rates do not match each host will behave differently 2 Driver inputs can be shared by multiple DAWs 3 Driver outputs are exclusive on PC computers running Windows if a certain driver channel output is used in DAW A it cannot be used in DAW B Driver outputs are not exclusive on Mac computers the driver s operating system layer is able to mix these channels On PC computers running Windows this limitation requires that you allocate driver channels manually between your DAWSs Choosing a driver output in a DAW will overwrite previous selections For example if you choose Main out in Cubase to be Driver Channel 1 and 2 you should choose the Main output in Ableton Live to be 3 and 4 if you choose 1 and 2 in Ableton Live the Cubase output will be canceled Please note Some hosts for example Pro Tools and MultiRack Native automatically claim all driver outputs Even when using such hosts however you can use the same input driver channels to record to multiple DAWs 4 It is not possib
34. rate independently and take control of the lOX placed in the live rooms In addition any one system can control any or all of the I Os for example the Pro Tools HD system has access to any or all of the three lOCs The SoundGrid Studio Application is used to manage all the hardware I Os on the network and to connect them to the software I Os ASIO Core Audio drivers or to the physical I Os The live room is equipped with two input rich DiGiGrid I Os This results in a large number of lines between the live room and the control room over a single Ethernet Cable The DLS serves as a bridge between a SoundGrid network and the control room s Pro Tools HD Once this link is established Pro Tools can access any device on the network HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms Studio A DiGiGrid DLS DiGiGrid WC Loopsync In Out HA OMS DigiLink Interface GG aay r 00 SL Primary Port Expansion Port Ethernet DL1 DL2 a x o Live Room 1 Live Room 2 or DIGIGrid DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid DiGiGrid S e O J N yp ON J Studio B Studio C Studio D Ethernet Analog Clock Dependent on Clock Mode setting in the DLS DLI control panel 4 SOFTWARE SETUP AND CONTROLS A SoundGrid network is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application This application assigns and removes devices oversees the network patches between devices and provides access to device control panels
35. re I O device a secondary driver another computer or the eMotion ST mixer SoundGrid Studio transmits these names through the driver to the DAW These will appear as the default names within your DAW Most DAWSs allow you to change the naming manually For example you may a DiGiGrid IOS with a total of 10 inputs 8 analog 2 digital and 14 outputs 8 analog 2 digital and 2 stereo headphone outputs When these inputs and outputs are patched to and from the local driver I O to DAW DAW to I O you will see the following in the Connection or lO setup within your DAW ee NTE SOUNDGRID input Output Bus insert MicPreamps HIW insert Dolay STUDIO Savelload si A Waves Analog Analog davejb mlion waves com 1234567 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 12 13 44 45 16 TRAN IOS 1 MiclLine 1 2 LOR 108 1 Line 1 2 Stereo LOR wss gt 10S 1 MiclLine 3 4 108 1 Line 3 4 Stereo DEVICE TO DEVICE gt 108 1 MiclLine 5 6 Stereo Y IOS 1 Line 5 6 Stereo CS II A mn TEE am gt 10S 1AES UR Stereo LR 108S 1 Phones 1 UR Stereo bat tne cs gt Sounder 11 12 a LR 108 1 Phones 2 UR ee 1234 567 BL RARLR 12 3 4 5 6 7 B 9101 1213141516171 gt SoundGrid 13 14 stereo LR 108 1 AEs UR Stereo AN Micol 1 gt SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo LIR E SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo AN Mick 2 gt SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo RA gt SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo E SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo w vo
36. re mixer that provides low latency plugin processing and monitor mixing requires an external server 1 4 Licenses DiGiGrid I O devices do not require a license to operate in a SoundGrid network However certain advanced features such as using StudioRack and eMotion ST for low latency monitoring or offloading processing from the host CPU require a server and a SoundGrid license This license is included with the purchase of IOC When you register your device the relevant licenses are deposited in your Waves account Use the Waves License Center application to activate your licenses and install them on your computer or on a USB flash drive 2 HARDWARE DiGiGrid IOC is a 1U rack mounted device Aside from headphone jacks all connections are on the rear panel IOC Front Panel Front panel LEDs indicate the status of essential device functions for each channel 8 line in DB25 2 mic line combo nn E Te e o Q DiGiGrid O Input clipping Red clipping level can be set through the control panel Input signal present Green signal present 48v phantom power Orange ON Network status indicator Blue Device recognized by the SoundGrid network Red flashing Device not recognized by the SoundGrid network Yellow Updating White Unit malfunction e g firmware did not load properly unit did not boot properly Cycling through colors This LED is used to identify the unit from the control panel Power
37. ront panel of the IOC to flash in a rather psychedelic manner You can save and load presets of device settings A saved preset includes all Clock and Control panels parameters Use IOC presets to use on future sessions or copy them to another computer to duplicate a configuration DiGiGrid IOC To save a preset click the Save button and SAVE A E Eu choose a name and path E Save preset file a E IT eel a saved preset is equally obvious o pe 4 DiGiGrid Device presets are also saved as part of a SoundGrid Studio Application session Cancel Save Refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide for more information There are four pages on the IOC Control Panel ABOUT SYSTEM INFO CONTROLS The About and System Info pages provide information about the unit such as MAC address SoE master MAC Address firmware version and more The Clock and Controls pages are used to set up and manage the IOC 9 1 Controls Page This is where you configure the IOC inputs and outputs including mic preamps line inputs and outputs digital I O level control and metering The Controls page is divided into five sections IDENTIFY DiGiGrid E NY gt di IOC JU ae E 0 _ DiGIGrid Analog section e o a 2 mic line combo MicfLinedonutl INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS OUTPUTS b 8 line in 8 line out DB25 GAIN 40 5 i Lo a i a A j j 3 ADAT I O section 2 p mm me 10 AES EBU I O s
38. ssing Command Mac Control PC you can change these values using Mouse wheel Note this text window will combine the Preamp and Fine control as one An orange light on a channel button indicates that phantom power for that channel is active MIC UNE INPUTS LUNE OUTPUTS 1 You can also control preamp functions from SoundGrid applications such as the eMotion ST mixer Control Function SG re 48v Phantom On Off Chn 1 Chn 2 Preamp Gain Input Controls analog gain in an attached I O device that 1 includes a controllable preamp Phantom Pre A4mp Input Polarity Mono channels have one polarity reverse button Stereo channels have two Buttons are latching and are colored perme green when engaged olanty Digital Input Trim Controls input level from digital sources Separate controls for L R when input is stereo This allows you to control preamps on the fly without leaving your monitor mixer eMotion ST also provides a digital trim for incoming digital signals Refer to the eMotion ST user guide to learn how to integrate the IOC with the eMotion ST mixer Analog Output Controls In addition to meters and clip and peak indicators which are identical to the input controls there is a Headroom switch that provides a 10 dB pad Presence of the 10 dB pad on an analog output is indicated by a blue light 9 1 3 Digital Section There are two types of digital inputs outputs for you to select
39. switch indicator 2 inch TRS headphone jacks with individual volume control knobs 8 600 ohms gain OFF to 15 dB IOC Rear Panel ar 4 i e rene oane AC 9 O 7 O 6 s ous US pus D 2 TI CS OI AESI O 8 O O AES I O 9 16 NN LINE OUT 1 8 9 a ez m 1a N en AA o ep i 4 Jee ye OU JO Oe a _HHIIMIMA A ex gt So AAA pa OA Soci SOUNDGRID NETWORK DiGiGrid IOC 192kHz 1 O CONTROL ROOM 2 acre Mains input 90 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Built in 1GB Ethernet switch two ports 6 Recovery reset button Analog Connections 2 mic line inputs combo XLR TRS connectors 8 line in DB25 8 channel balanced connector 8 line out DB25 8 channel balanced connector Digital and Clock Connections 16 AES EBU I O 2x 25 pin DB25 1 ADAT 1 0 8 channels 48 kHz 4 channels E 96 kHz Clock in and out BNC connectors for external Word Clock See the Connections diagram in the Technical Specifications section at the end of this user guide 3 SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid IOC Your existing or future equipment how you work and what you need to accomplish are factors to consider when incorporating an IOC into your studio Project studios with one or two DAWS can share I O resources Studios with several rooms and many DAWS can stream audio between rooms and quickly swap out devices
40. tton labeled FW whose color indicates firmware status Gray Compatible firmware Blue Compatible firmware but a newer version exists Red Firmware not compatible and must be updated in order to use Click on the FW button to launch the firmware updater which will initiate a scan of the hardware and then offer options Do not disconnect the device or turn off the computer until you see Done After updating turn the IOC off and back on to reset the device 1 10C 1 4 1 1 Resetting the Unit If an unsuccessful firmware update results in the IOC no longer being recognized by MultiRack or SoundGrid Studio the IOC device is not showing in the inventory panel you can use the Reset button to try to recover the unit The Reset button is on the IOC rear panel Turn off the unit Press and hold the Reset button Restart the unit while holding the button Release the Reset button once the device has fully booted The unit is now in force update mode and a new firmware update can be performed 4 2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack Just below the FW button is an ID button Clicking on this button activates LEDs on the front panel of the hardware device This serves the same function as the Identify button on the Control Panel Top Bar 9 CONTROL PANEL Access the IOC Control Panel by clicking on the Gear symbol in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack S From the IOC Control Panel you can manage
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