DiGiGrid IOX User Guide
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1. rm 4 m bd Pa 4 bs F 0 82 EF Oo m z La c gt ra pen 4 4 Fa l li h F P gt gt c E c i fe HIM par LIZ ul CI MM a aa HE BAK I ZI a e x M ST olu cont 2 A gt c eo F Q o E e ou ar BHU Tee GH i i i i i r ri a e e e e El 000 O 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 ADD PLUGIN KA2. DiGiGrid IOX USER GUIDE ga il G A DiGiGrid ber Og C i a Table of Contents A ua acet ts 4 BEST State do E ad enc caver ae 5 LTS steimh cdUlreln lil a ati et tet cte tence E et eos aeadae A Tisas eases a sehen ae wel anata 5 67 ediStrationissi us dt Kaka SVS EE a nn Sapte tems Sonnet a sie PI A aa 5 KS Software Installation O aa 6 ABC ag ae i M A aa a asu den asa Manas 6 Da eba Kas nas atst ta s ila as 7 Be SUGGESTS CEU SES Ane CONNU OMS sas tee ie die es 9 531 One Computer trai GiGri GOK as S a a SANA AI 9 ss RAGING More VOS VOUT Sy STC Inet NN 10 SEN AVG lO ala fre os cl AN ree ere e er did ota Ka a lia oe ee 11 3 4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid lOX o ococononooononosisnnnonenonononononoronoranonancononenonononononorononancanononononononosos 12 3 5 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing ROOMS ocococococococococinonnnanionenonononcnonororonononannonononononononosos 14 Ae SontWare Setup ANA CONTOS oar E MS AAE IAA AE ee 15 A Lea a S ie i aaa us eA ed a Sede We area ua iedz 18 A Resetting the Ut ea a ie ol as 18 4 2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device RacCk coccccococococononononroronononononcnsnnororororononononononrororonoos 18 Go trol Ran lek i 44 RON 19 ECONO Pag ds ei Dave ll Pc dotais Ca i Dun aka Kal 21 MO PIDA E O AAA D du a 22 S Analog SEON A a S a auss 22 Sis Chpolndicationand S mall Meter add n ae pn
3. INPUT DYN OUTPUT STUDIORACK 7 MOVING AUDIO IN A SOUNDGRID NETWORK You ve configured the network and set up the lOX 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 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 or 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 This application speaks the same language as the IOX so this connection bypasses the SoundGrid driver altogether Patch two or more devices to each other to split signals to several hosts This
4. a software mixer that provides low latency plugin processing and monitor mixing Requires an external server 1 4 Licenses DiGiGrid Native 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 recording and monitoring or offloading processing from the host CPU require a server and a SoundGrid license This license is included with the purchase of IOX 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 IOX is a 1U rack mounted device Aside from headphone jacks all connections are on the rear panel IOX Front Panel Front panel LEDs indicate status of essential device functions for each channel 5 6 7 8 9 10 Li O EJ ODiGiGrid a 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 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 switch indicator Four
5. and many more A list of SoundGrid compatible hosts is available at Waves website OX SoundGrid Studio software installed on the host computer Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables 1 2 Registration To download IOX software you will need to register your device at www digigrid net or www waves com You must know the serial number of your IOX 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 IOX 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 IOX installer consists of The IOX 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 External server not included eMotion ST
6. Controls input level from digital sources ude Separate controls for L R when input is stereo Trim 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 lOX 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 MIC LINE INPUTS LINE OUTPUTS 1 9 1 3 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 as
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8. 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 IOX is the master or a slave in the SoundGrid network This mirrors the status information in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack When the IOX is a slave in the SoundGrid network you will likely sync it to the SoundGrid network clock via SOE Even when IOX 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 IOX has a series of clock fallback layers in this order WC SoE Internal If an IOX is clocked to WC and this external source fails it will first try to clock to SoE If that not successful it will fall back to Internal 6 ADDING A SERVER TO THE IOX 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 IOX is seen in the Hardware I O rack rr DEVICE RACKS w 5 ADDDEVICE Y 1 shiomidmav lodd Y 5 ADD DEVICE Y To assign free or rename a server click on the arrow to reveal the l
9. serves the purpose of a multi connector or tie line 7 1 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 IOX 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 through 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 1 dvjomiws cm Wee ADD Dey When you configure your host application you can allocate between 32 and S 128 driver channels This is done in Rack B of the Setup page The number v of channels you select here is reflected in the Patch page fewer allocated channels means fewer channels visible 2 ADD DEVICE WwW 6 ADD DEVICE 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 3 ADD DEVICE WY 7 ADDDEVICE wv 7 2 Patching I O to Driver and Driver to I O When streaming audio to and from an IOX and a DAW you must assign IOX 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 chan
10. the IOX 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 IOX presets to use on future sessions or copy them to another computer to duplicate a configuration DiGiGrid 10x To save a preset click the SAVE button and Save preset file IDENTIFY choose a name and path Saveas 000 Tags Av Loading a saved preset is egually obvious Where ij Documents S Device presets are also saved as part of a SoundGrid Studio Application session Refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide for more information There are four pages on the IOX Control Panel 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 IOX 9 1 Controls Page This is where you configure the inputs and outputs of the IOX Mic preamps line inputs and outputs digital I O level control and metering all of the things you d expect from a top end I O The Controls page is divided into three sections SAVE l IDENTIFY O s gt Top Bar DiGiGrid CITE ES Ar Na IOX GB Aa o o OOII NINO DIGIGrii Analog section O l Focus section Analog input and im 31 ft ETS output levels are controlled from here GAIN 3 8 CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD SYSTEM INFO CON
11. CE RACKS NO RACK A HARDWARE I O DEVICES 1 ADD DEVICE w 5 ADDDEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADDDEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE 3 ADD DEVICE Y 7 ADDDEVICE w 3 ADD DEVICE WV 7 ADD DEVICE 4 ADD DEVICE Y 8 ADDDEVICE w 4 ADD DEVICE Y 8 ADD DEVICE Mixer Patch Setup Quit 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 next to the Network Port window r NETWORK PORT None 00 00 00 00 00 00 LAN v en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 15 SCAN Scan en Wireless Network Adapter 802 11 a b g n 28 cf e9 54 ea 1d l l p2p0 Oa cf e9 54 ea 1d Once it has scanned the system the Wizard will offer to configure the SoundGrid k SOUNOGRID 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
12. 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 10dB Output 1 kHz XLR connectors Phase Positive Negative Signal Ground Chassis Ground Ya TRS connectors Phase Positive Negative Signal Ground Termination Point Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 1 Case Termination Point Tip Ring Sleeve 8 1 Installation Notes The IOX 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 side of the rack to allow heat dissipation Under no circumstances should the fan where fitted or ventilation outlets be blocked or restricted
13. TROLS 9 1 1 Top Bar The Top Bar of the Controls page includes an illustration of the IOX rear panel When an input or output is selected in the main section of the page the corresponding connector is highlighted IDENTIFY AW DiGiGrid 5 1 2 Analog Section There are 12 mic preamp and line inputs and 6 line outputs Select a channel and it will appear in the Focus section Mic Line Input 1 Analog Input Controls GAIN 3 8 Use the Focus section to set preamp levels and turn the 48v phantom on and off The long meters range from 80 dBFS to O dBFS NSA Mic Line knob gain range 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5 dB steps Fine knob digital gain range 0 dB to 7 dB in 0 5 dB steps CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD 3dB A clip indicator holds for two seconds or for as long as clipping persists Peak hold persists until reset by clicking on the indicator An orange light on a channel button indicates that phantom power for that channel is active MIC UNE INPUTS LIME OUTPUTS You can also control preamp functions from SoundGrid applications such as the eMotion ST mixer METE SOUNDGRID Control Function 7 48v Phantom On Off an Preamp Gain Input Controls analog gain in an attached I O device that includes a controllable preamp oo l rr Input Polarity Mono channels have one polarity reverse button Stereo channels have two Buttons are latching and are colored G green when engaged Digital Input Trim
14. ases the number of plugins you can use simultaneously Some SoundGrid 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 IOX e DiGiGrid 45 en External Clock Host Computer mm Ethernet X 5 Analog cn Clock SoundGrid Server 3 4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid IDX If you want to stream audio between several computers in order to combine multiple mixes or elements connect several DAWs to one IOX 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 IOX software installed Two computers can be connected to the DiGiGrid IOX 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 swtich DiGiGrid IOX g ee DiGiGrid 4 _w External 5 z ki z m Ethernet MA MA MA MA a 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 chann
15. els of audio between the control room and the live room And you need flexibility You record and mix with a large HDX system and you re happy with your present workflow 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 You want to move your local processing from your Pro Tools system to a DSP server in order to allow a greater plugin count Inventory Pro Tools HD HDX or HD Native system Avid HD I O 96 192 Omni etc Two IOX I O devices hree IOC I O devices 1 GB network switch 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 In this example Studio A s control room uses a Digilink I O interface for monitoring but additional I O channels can be added by connecting one or more IOX interfaces to the DLS 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 This configuration is part of a larger facility wide network so the control room s Pro Tools HD has access to I Os throughout the building The SoundGrid Studio Application on Studio A s control room computer is used to manage all the Hardware I Os on the network and
16. fer Size Level 4 Cache Size Normal Lower values for the dsk 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 system memory 0 3 DAW I O Setup When you look at the I O setup page of your DAW what you see are driver channels not the channels of the I Os themselves What these channels are ultimately connected to is determined in the Patch page of the SoundGrid Studio Application Bus insert Mic Preamps H W Insert Delay A oT AN Name Format pa RE as tat aaa SS ae ee jos os On a bes ous ar ea E Output S 6 Stereo L R Ema 7 a ee ee DO F A A FB F A FJ S 9 Output 7 8 7 8 Stereo efr sj fae Output 9 10 Stereo ETR ME Output 11 12 Stereo L R Be a V IK ee Outpuris 16 A Stereo gaam ce ger ad ee Stereo L ae 7 Output 19 20 Stereo trey Outpue21 22 M Stereo YT TE a E ft pe Ea Output 23 24 Stereo L R Output25 26 Stereo ll cose Ama se TT 11 re SS 7 j ejaas DE ees eee caus New Path Controller Meter Path out 1 8 Audition Paths Output 1 2 Default Output Bus Main Out L R Default Default Monitor Format Stereo LR 5 1 Path Order LR Ls Rs C LFE Sessio
17. g in the inventory panel you can use the Reset button to try to recover the unit The Reset button is on the IOX 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 IOX Control Panel by clicking on the Gear symbol in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack SAVE IDENTIFY beeli me Ar 12 Mic Line Inputs 6 Line Outputs 4 Headphone Outputs SYSTEM INFO CONTROLS From the IOX Control Panel you can manage Clock settings source sample rate type clock status Microphone preamp controls input gain phantom on off Output levels In addition there are input and output meters 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 1 pica ZV o DiGiGrid Use the Identify button to determine which IOX hardware device belongs to this Control Panel Clicking the button causes the Network LED on the front panel of
18. inch TRS headphone jacks with individual volume control knobs 8 600 ohms gain OFF to 15 dB IOX Rear Panel al SOUNDTRACS i D w NE VT 5 _ ___ _ ____ ene __ _ _ __ _ _ y A Laok E DIGIC P l ga a Cris ME eds y misa tk dt 0 5 n pois ps y isin r eu dl LIL po Cus iste te p e LES a 1 nie Designed in non p AC R O sr m Fa fna S 4 V i p i 0 Jaa zl A b rem em mi i 4 a Li A DUNDGRID NETWORK piGiGrid OX I9kHz VO EXPANDER 2 Mains input 90 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Built in 1GB Ethernet switch two ports 6 Recovery reset button Clock in and out BNC connectors for external Word Clock G 12 mic line inputs combo XLR TRS connectors 6 line out 4 TRS connectors 3 SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid IOX Your existing or future equipment how you work and what you need to accomplish are factors to consider when incorporating an IOX 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 But no matter how simple or complex your setup is connecting an IOX involves only one cable an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6 3 1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid IOX This is the most basic studio configuration It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single DiGiG
19. 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 SGStucioDe fault 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 Setup 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 IOX is the SoundGrid network s clock master device indicated by its blue color and the icon text On Master Clock INT 48 kHz e El 2 ADD DEVICE Fumie IE vce 1 5 ADD DEVICE Y 5 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE Y To add another SoundGrid device click on the arrow in an empty rack slot From the list of available devices choose the one you want to add in this case a DiGiGrid MGB coaxial MADI interface In this image the
20. ist 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 server 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 The eMotion ST is the mixer element of the SoundGrid Studio System It lets you run SoundGrid plugins with 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 lOX preamp from eMotion ST so you never have to leave the mixer to adjust microphones wer Par sev o T Chn 5 Chn 6 Chn 7 Chea 0 Aun I Aun 7 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 5 Aux Aun 7 Aun D MAIN e e gt 6 e c x x A A C Tiaia m m Cc E TTT ba kd i FL m
21. lOX is grayed out and therefore unavailable since it is already claimed in this case by you The new device is visible in the rack slot Unless changed by the user it remains 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 4 1 Device Firmware Firmware is a small program that runs on a device in order to control it It enables IOX 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 IOX firmware is compatible with the version of SoundGrid Studio that you are currently running go the System Inventory page and locate the device Next to each device slot is a button labeled FW whose color indicates firmware status Grey 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 This 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 IOX off and back on to reset the device 4 1 1 Resetting the Unit If an unsuccessful firmware update results in the IOX no longer being recognized by MultiRack or SoundGrid Studio the IOX device is not showin
22. nels 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 patch devices but normally IOX 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 SOUNDGRID DSP La SG CES E shlomid mav local DEVICE TO DEVICE CON U Core Audio O IO iz GI 0 ez OO OR RE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN DG Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Core 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 LR cn sio E a Built in input Current Engine Built in Output Soundfiower 2ch Ssoundfiower G4ch Pro Tools Aggregate 1 0 Bal en Aggregate Device R Host Engine ignore Errors During Playback Record may Cause Clicks and pops Settings Delay Compensation Engine None DAE Playback Buffer disk buf
23. ns overwrite current I O Setup when opened Import Settings Export Settings Cancel OK Note the relationship between the SoundGrid Studio Patch page and the DAW I O Setup page MES seunocaio de STUDIO Savelload v IOX 1 f T 1 Output Bus Insert Mk Preamps H W insert Delay shlomid mav local Pd 5 7 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 200 21 22 232 un rati aumekn skj onmamsmBs vu sv rasi INPUT A wss 4 25 26 27 M 2 DEVICE TO DEVICE Le E a AS 2 crasas ora mara rasos Bo Oe gt gt M A S New Path Default 5 1 Path Order LR Ls Rs C UE Sessions overwrite current 1 0 Setup when opened S SSS TTP ERREEREERERES LOTS V ANVE 3388888222222 222222 import Settings Export Settings Cancel OK In the Patch page left IOX analog channels 1 12 are patched to driver channels 1 12 The arrow on the upper left of the Patch indicates that signal flows from the IOX to the driver Now look at the DAW I O The 12 driver channels appear at the top and are patched to DAW input channels 1 12 You may find it convenient to rename the channel path names in your DAW to reflect what is patched to the driver channel in the SoundGrid Studio Patch page This will simplify setting up sessions when you have multiple devices or customized patching 7 3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create studio monitor mixes as well as
24. nvironment This framework is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application which configures the network assigns and manages l 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 Ideal for professional facilities with live performance rooms the DiGiGrid IOX audio interface features a unique I O configuration 12 mic line inputs with broadcast studio quality preamps and 6 line outputs With 4 customizable headphone outputs that allow individual mixes for each musician the IOX delivers high resolution monitoring whether you re performing in the studio or listening in the control room Connect the IOX to your SoundGrid network with a single Ethernet cable DiGiGrid IOX can be used as your primary audio interface or as an additional I O expansion to an existing SoundGrid system Add an external 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 IOX 11 System Requirements SoundGrid Studio runs on Mac and PC consult Waves website for current OS and DAW compatibility Compatible native DAW Logic Cubase Nuendo Ableton Pro Tools Native
25. 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 shlomid mav local GMOTION DAW J ST ii Gar a INPUT A 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 can patch to two inputs An input can accept only one source Use the tabs at 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 IOX 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 So
26. rid IOX that connects microphones instruments headphones and monitors to the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver This driver controls the network and all its devices DiGiGrid IOX w External Clock Host Computer Ethernet GA Analog gt Clock 3 2 Adding More Qs to Your System Add a DiGiGrid IOC and you pick up another 2 mic inputs 16 AES inputs and outputs 8 line inputs and outputs ADAT I O and 2 more individual headphone outputs Connect the IOC to the built in Ethernet switch on the rear of the IOX 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 IOX If the lOX is the SoE master then the entire network will be locked to this external source DiGiGrid IO EE o e eee Di Gl rid t S S S G E g e DiciGrid External Word Clock Ethernet Host Computer Analog Clock 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 incre
27. sess clock status Clock controls are on the left side of the page status indicators are on the right IDENTIFY DiGiGrid D A nan TS T TV i OSOS 6 ua za a i a a a a oare T H DIGIGrid Ax IOX DiGiGrid SOURCE SAMPLE RATE STATUS SOE Internal 48 kHz Sync OK ON Master Device connected CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE IS Internal SYSTEM INFO CLOCK CONTROLS O SOURCE sets the clock source Internal The interface itself provides the clock External WC Clock is provided by an external device via the IOX Word Clock Input connector Sync over Ethernet Word clock is transmitted between SoundGrid devices using Ethernet 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 IOX device If the IOX 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 IOX STATUS SOE STATUS Reports the presence or absence of sync between the IOX and the Sync OK ON Master SoundGrid network
28. to connect them to the software I Os ASIO Core Audio drivers in Studios B C D HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms Studio A DiGiGrid DLS DIGIGrid WC Loopsync In Out T pr nm im A d E i Fi T Saree eae e 2 KD Lit se te OW DiGl rir Ethernet DL1 DL2 DigiLink Interface Primary Port Expansion Port Live Room 1 Live Room 2 DiGiGrid IOX EME Genie an DiGiGrid IOC Ethernet Studio B Studio C Studio D Analog lt 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 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 When SoundGrid Studio opens you will see the System Inventory page part of the Setup section wsG rVOICES Ka Ls Hs 0 za WSG PROCESSING SAMPLE RATE WSG BUFFER 80 SAMPLES a 0 8 ms Jl SLAVE B a 7 Savelload vw REZO SYSTEM SoundGrid Studio NETWORK PORT LINK Down LAN en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 f5 SETTINGS SPEED N A r DEVI
29. undGrid Studio Application user guide DEVICE TO DEVICE rr ou S LAA MADI MADI MADI 888888 7 9 Headphone Patching IOX has four independently adjustable headphone jacks These appear on the Patch page after the 6 I O channels Adjust headphone levels on the IOX front panel MOTION ST He A vt iii 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 12 channel mic line inputs on XLR TRS combo 6 channel line outputs Word Clock I O 2 SoundGrid ports RJ45s Reset switch 4 headphone outputs with analog level knobs range Off to 15 dB Analog Inputs specifications Input Impedance Mic 2K5 Line 8KO Ohms Gain Range Mic 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5dB steps Line 10 dB to 42 5 dB in 7 5dB steps Fine control provides further OdB to 7dB in 0 5dB 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 10dB 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 specifications Maximum Output Level 22 dBu Residual Output Noise lt 90 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response 0 5 dB 20
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