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3. SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS

There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid Q. There are certain factors to consider when incorporating a DiGiGrid Q into your studio: 
your existing (or future) equipment, how you work, and what you need to accomplish. 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 a DiGiGrid Q involves only one cable: an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6.

3.1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid 

Q

This is the most basic studio configuration. It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single a DiGiGrid Q that connects 
microphones, instruments, headphones, and monitors to the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver. This driver controls the network 
and all its devices.

Ethernet
Analog

DiGiGrid Q

Host Computer

Summary of Contents for Q

Page 1: ...DigiGrid Q ...

Page 2: ...7 2 1 Monitoring options 8 3 Suggested Uses And Configurations 9 3 1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid Q 9 3 2 Adding More I Os to Your System 10 3 3 Adding a Server 11 3 4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid Q 12 4 Software Setup And Controls 13 4 1 Device Firmware 15 4 1 1 Resetting the Unit 16 4 2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack 16 ...

Page 3: ...an External Server 21 6 1 1 eMotion ST mixer 21 6 1 2 StudioRack 22 7 Moving Audio In A Soundgrid Network 23 7 1 Using an I O Device with a DAW 24 7 2 Patching I O to Driver and Driver to I O 25 7 3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching 32 7 4 Device to Device Patching 33 8 Technical Specifications 34 ...

Page 4: ...s up to 600 ohm It has four input options to suit all users XLR RCA Ethernet CAT5 to connect to the SoundGrid Network RCA and Bluetooth Q is powered by a twist lock 12V DC power supply provided as standard When a DiGiGrid S network switch is part of the SoundGrid network the Q interface does not need external power It s instead powered through Power over Ethernet PoE The DiGiGrid S also enables ne...

Page 5: ...o register your device at www digigrid net or www waves com You must know the serial number of your DiGiGrid Q in order to register it The serial number appears on a label on the back of the unit and on a sticker on the box Once you register you will receive two emails 1 A notification that you can now download the installer 2 Instructions about authorizing your license 1 3 Software Installation A...

Page 6: ...from the DAW to an external SoundGrid server External server not included eMotion ST 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 mon...

Page 7: ...k BT Bluetooth USB Programming Port USB programming service port for tech support This is not a USB audio port Analogue Line Inputs AES EBU Inputs Reset on side DC In SoundGrid Network Selected input indicators Bluetooth Status LED Flashes alternating red and blue when not paired Flashes steady blue when paired Headphone outputs 1 4 and 3 5 mm 1 4 overrides 3 5mm ...

Page 8: ...nputs feed only the headphone amplifier They do not appear as inputs to the SoundGrid network A note regarding Bluetooth setup The DiGiGrid Q is identified in the Bluetooth setup with the name DiGiGrid Q XXXX where the XXXX is a unique identifier To set up Bluetooth enable Bluetooth on your tablet phone computer and view the available Bluetooth devices When the DiGiGrid Q device appears select it ...

Page 9: ... and many DAWs can stream audio between rooms and quickly swap out devices But no matter how simple or complex your setup is connecting a DiGiGrid Q involves only one cable an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6 3 1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid Q This is the most basic studio configuration It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single a DiGiGrid Q that connects microphones instruments headphones...

Page 10: ...t 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 If the DiGiGrid Q is the SoE master then the entire network will be locked to this external source DiGiGrid Q Host Computer DiGiGrid D Et...

Page 11: ...ns you can use simultaneously Some DiGiGrid and SoundGrid I O devices are equipped with internal servers Consider the server and I O as separate devices in the Devices Racks of the System Inventory page The server is assigned in the Servers section and the I O is assigned in the Rack A Hardware I O Devices section All servers initially appear as SGS Once assigned a server can be renamed DiGiGrid Q...

Page 12: ...n 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 DiGiGrid Q software installed If you want to add more computers you will need to connect them to the DiGiGrid S or to an approved external 1GB Ethernet switch DiGiGrid Q Computer 4 Computer 2 Host Computer Co...

Page 13: ...atches 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 When SoundGrid Studio opens you will see the System Inventory page part of the Setup section Mac PC ...

Page 14: ...page please refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide 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 informat...

Page 15: ...oundGrid network until its firmware is updated To see if your DiGiGrid Q 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 compa...

Page 16: ...de 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 back panel ...

Page 17: ...ate clock type and clock status 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 The Driver Control Panel app is located here PC C Program Files x86 Waves SoundGrid Driver Control Panel Mac System HD Applications Waves SoundGrid ...

Page 18: ...us Clock controls are on the left side of the page Status indicators are on the right SOURCE sets the clock source Sync over Internet The DiGiGrid Q sets its clock to the sample rate of the SoundGrid network The device is a slave Internal The device is the clock master and as such it determine the sample rate of the SOE network ...

Page 19: ...ntrol panel help you to quickly assess the network status of the DiGiGrid Q STATUS Reports the presence or absence of sync between the Q and the SoundGrid network CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE Displays the current sync method This may differ from the choice made in the Source menu SOE Indicates that the device is assigned to the SoundGrid network and whether it s the SOE master or a slave ...

Page 20: ...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 server rema...

Page 21: ...io 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 For further information refer...

Page 22: ...rocessors with limitless parameters and flexible signal flows which are easily inserted into any track of the session When part of a SoundGrid network with a SoundGrid DSP server StudioRack can shift plugin processing away from the local CPU and direct it to the SoundGrid DSP server StudioRack works in conjunction with the eMotion ST mixer to create numerous personalized monitor mixes that use the...

Page 23: ...t 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 co...

Page 24: ...the playback engine Selecting the Number Of Channels When you configure your host application you can allocate between Auto 32 and 128 driver channels This is done in Rack B of the Setup page The number of channels you select here is reflected in the Patch page fewer allocated channels means fewer channels visible Pick a number that only slightly exceeds the maximum total number of driver channels...

Page 25: ... 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 If you set up your system using the Wizard you will not ...

Page 26: ...epresent what they are connected to What they are connected to is determined in the Patch page of the SoundGrid Studio application 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 ...

Page 27: ... In the Patch page left DiGiGrid Q analog channels 1 4 are patched to driver channels 1 4 The arrow on the upper left of the Patch indicates that signal flows from the WSG driver to the DiGiGrid Q Now look at the DAW I O The two driver channels appear at the top and are patched to DAW input channels 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...s within your DAW Most DAWs 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 IO setup within your DAW Local driver channels...

Page 29: ...nch the application Important AW outputs through the driver can be patched to multiple destinations for example the DAW s Main out can go to your hardware channels 1 and 2 as well as to hardware channel 3 and 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 As mentioned above driver channels can be connecte...

Page 30: ...mes have been updated in your DAW you may need to follow certain steps depending on your DAW Here are a few examples Pro Tools Go to Setup I O Delete and reset all I O configurations to DEFAULT Cubase Go to Devices Device Setup Waves SoundGrid Select RESET above the PORT System Name table Logic Go to Mix I O Labels Select Reset All Labels ...

Page 31: ...n 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 DAWs 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...

Page 32: ...n 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 pat...

Page 33: ...long both the horizontal and vertical axes There are many ways to patch devices but normally DiGiGrid Q 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 ...

Page 34: ...gue To Analogue 3dB 10Hz To 100kHz Harmonic Distortion 0 005 Headphone Gain Range Infinity To 10dB Max Output Level Load Level RMS 16Ω 2 3V 32Ω 3 7V 100Ω 6 0V 200Ω 7 5V 600Ω 8 8V XLR connectors Phase Termination Point Positive Pin 2 Negative Pin 3 Signal Ground Pin 1 Chassis Ground Case TRS connectors Phase Termination Point Positive Tip Negative Ring Signal Ground Sleeve ...

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