Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide
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1. Wa Vo SG Driver Driver latency ASIO CoreAudio buffer size lt a a se x lt i gt o Driver Latency displays the latency between the I O and the driver o ASIO Buffer Size displays the latency between the DAW and the driver o Overall Native Latency I O DAW is the sum of Driver Latency and ASIO Buffer Size Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 12 5 2 Setting Connections Example 1 MultiRack Native 1 Open the MultiRack Native application and set the audio device to Waves SoundGrid Driver 2 Route racks to available ins and outs Example 2 DAW Playback Recording 1 Open your DAW and set the audio device to Waves SoundGrid Driver 2 Route tracks to available ins and outs Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 132. WSG 16 users If you need the SoundGrid driver for recording playback only select the SoundGrid Driver only 3 Reboot your computer when installation is complete 4 Open the SoundGrid Driver Control Panel o Mac The Control Panel shortcut is located on the Mac Dock or in Applications gt Waves gt SoundGrid o PC The Control Panel shortcut is located on the desktop or in C Program Files x86 Waves SoundGrid Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 4 Chapter 3 SoundGrid Driver Control Panel 4 SOUNDGRID DRIVER CONTROL PANEL MAIN a DRIVER ON DRIVERMODE STANDALONE NETWORKEL olor TRE Zel Bl 28 20 66 41 21 aa on0 57765 B0 gt SOUNDGRID NETWORK FOUND MAIN Tab e DRIVER turns the driver on and off e DRIVER MODE sets the driver to either Standalone or Networked mode o Networked enables use with the SoundGrid network which can include MultiRack SoundGrid processing the SoundGrid DSP server and simultaneous DAW playback recording o Standalone enables standalone use for MultiRack Native processing or DAW playback recording e LOCAL LAN PORT lists the network adapters available on your host machine Choose the adapter connected to the SoundGrid network Network adapters are displayed as MAC addresses and port names When you select the correct port the message SoundGrid Network Found will appear on the panel e SAMPLE RATE displays the sample rate of your SoundGrid audio interface or digit
3. o s If csi ne i lC j EI IKEN TET ie TE JETji DOUBLE CLICK TO ADD A CONNECTION DELETE CONNECTION Example 2 Playing Back from Your DAW 1 Turn off the connection from the Waves I O to the SoundGrid driver by unticking the box on the left hand side of the row Click on DOUBLE CLICK TO ADD A CONNECTION Under SOURCE choose SG Driver Under DESTINATION choose MultiRack Set the processing channel range according to the Waves O interfaces in your SoundGrid network eN Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 9 6 Turn the CONNECTION ON 7 Launch your DAW and set audio device to Waves SoundGrid Driver 8 Route your DAW session outputs to Waves SoundGrid Driver Please note When assigning connections to multiple SoundGrid interfaces you may accidentally assign an overlapping connection In such cases when hitting Apply a popup message will open and blue dots will appear under the Status column indicating which channels overlap Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 10 Chapter 5 Standalone Mode 5 1 Setting the Driver Open the SoundGrid Driver Control Panel Turn the DRIVER ON For DRIVER MODE select STANDALONE For LOCAL LAN PORT select the port to which the network is connected The LAN port is identified by its MAC address and name When the correct port is selected the eS Tes following messages will be displayed o Link Speed 1000Mbps o SoundGrid Network Found SOUNDGRID D
4. RIVER CONTROL PANEL DRIVER MODE STANDALOD STATUS 5 Click on the SYSTEM INVENTORY tab to display all the SoundGrid I Os connected to your network 4 SOUNDGRID DRIVER CONTROL PANEL SYSTEM INVENTORY AUDIO PARAMETERS VO DEVICES ASSIGN DEVICE PANE CHANNEL NAME COMPUTER NAM STATUS en ASIE ze RMWAR e JIO Spartan6 LX45 serrncs e4 __ Spartane xas o 1e d1 00 14 17_ on___ DIG Nosyne Co uppare Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 11 Please note When using Pro Tools Native check the checkbox for Pro Tools Native Compatibility This will set the number of channels to 32 the maximum number of inputs for Pro Tools Native In the ASSIGN column assign the devices you intend to use If you re using more than one I O assign a consecutive number to each I O Pressing the ID button will cause the Activity LEDs of the respective I O devices to light up for easy identification on the WSG Y16 network port When the ID is pressed for any one card the network Activity LEDs will turn off on any other WSG Y16 cards in the console as well until the ID button is turned off DiGiGrid MGO MGB the status Led will cycle through colors Set the Driver Latency value Depending on your host computer capabilities higher values result in higher latency and better performance while lower values result in lower latency and reduced performance A setting of 256 samples should work well on most computers
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6. al console syncs automatically e LINK STATUS displays the connection status to SoundGrid devices e LINK SPEED displays the speed of your SoundGrid network chain optimal network speed is 1000 Mbps Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 5 DRIVER CHANNELS o In Networked mode displays the channel count as set in the MultiRack SoundGrid Inventory panel o In Standalone mode displays the channel count as set in the Inventory tab on the driver ASIO BUFFER SIZE adjusts DAW ASIO latency from the pull down menu Higher values usually result in a more stable performance especially on slower computers PC only STATUS displays driver status Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 6 Chapter 4 Networked Mode 4 1 Configuring the Driver SOUNDGRID DRIVER CONTROL PANEL MAIN a DRIVER ON DRIVER MODE OQ STANDALONE j ele TRE a Zel Bl 20 20 66 41 21 aa on0 57765 B0 SOUNDGRID NETWORK FOUND STATUS Open the SoundGrid Driver Control Panel Turn the Driver ON For DRIVER MODE select NETWORKED For LOCAL LAN PORT select the port to which the network is connected The LAN port is identified by its MAC address and name When the correct port is selected the oe B following messages will be displayed o Link Speed 1000Mbps o SoundGrid Network Found 4 2 Setting Inventory 1 Launch the MultiRack SoundGrid application 2 Open SOUNDGRID INVENTORY window F2 Or from the Audio gt SoundGrid Inventory M
7. al LAN port In MultiRack version 9 5 you can use up to two drivers at the same time allowing simultaneous recording to a second computer The SoundGrid driver has two modes 1 Networked Use this mode when the driver is a part of a SoundGrid network that can include MultiRack SoundGrid a SoundGrid DSP server DiGiGrid I O interfaces and simultaneous DAW playback recording Driver channels and audio routing are set in the MultiRack SoundGrid Inventory and Connections windows See the Networked Mode chapter below to learn how to set the driver to this mode 2 Standalone Use this mode for MultiRack Native processing or DAW playback and recording In this mode the driver has its own System Inventory tab which lets you configure your I O devices Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 3 Chapter 2 Installing the Waves SoundGrid Driver The Waves SoundGrid driver can be installed on the MultiRack SoundGrid host computer or on a separate computer The driver is available as a standalone installer for DiGiGrid MGB MGO and A amp H M Waves V2 users and in the multi platform MultiRack installer for Yamaha WSG Y16 users 1 Download the installer o Yamaha WSG Y16 http www waves com downloads multirack o Allen amp Heath M Waves V2 http Awww waves com downloads allen heath o DiGiGrid MGB MGO http www waves com downloads digigrid mgb mgo 2 Click Next then follow the instructions to complete the installation Yamaha
8. enu 3 Under I O DEVICES assign your DRV SG Driver If you have more than one computer connected to your SoundGrid network check the MAC ADDRESS COMPUTER NAME Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 7 to verify that you re assigining the computer that runs the MultiRack SoundGrid application In the CHANNEL column choose the desired channel count from the dropdown menu 5 Set DRIVER LATENCY from the dropdown menu 6 Close the SOUNDGRID INVENTORY window SOUNDGRID INVENTORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS SYSTEM INVENTORY VO DEVICES 4 3 Setting Connections Open the SoundGrid Connections window F3 or Audio Menu gt SoundGrid Connections Here are two examples of different routing configurations Example 1 Recording to Your DAW 1 Click the area labeled DOUBLE CLICK TO ADD A CONNECTION 2 Under SOURCE choose the appropriate Waves I O card 3 Under DESTINATION choose SG Driver Waves SoundGrid Driver User Guide 8 4 Set the processing channel range according to the Waves O interfaces in your SoundGrid network 5 Turn the CONNECTION ON by ticking the box on the left of each row Launch your DAW and set audio device to Waves SoundGrid Driver Route your DAW session inputs to Waves SoundGrid Driver SOUNDGRID CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS SOURCE DESTINATION NEVICE NANE e el LANG EVICE NANE DEVICE NAME JU G VICE NAME Y Spartan6 L LX45 1 o 64 lultiRac Jo tack a 64 Spartan LX45 1
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