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Page 2: ...nfigurations 9 3 1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid IOC 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 IOC 12 3 5 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms 13 4 Software Setup And Controls 15 4 1 Device Firmware 18 4 1 1 Resetting the Unit 18 4 2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack 18 IOC ...

Page 3: ...Server to the IOC 29 6 1 Applications of an External Server 30 6 1 1 eMotion ST mixer 30 6 1 2 StudioRack 31 7 Moving Audio in a Soundgrid Network 32 7 1 Using an I O Device with a DAW 33 7 2 Patching I O to Driver and Driver to I O 34 7 3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching 37 7 4 Device to Device Patching 38 7 5 Headphone Patching 39 8 Technical Specifications 40 8 1 Installation Notes 42 ...

Page 4: ...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 rang...

Page 5: ...available at the Waves website IOC 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...

Page 6: ...o 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 software 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 networ...

Page 7: ... 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 switch indicator 2 inch TR...

Page 8: ...nectors 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 I O 8 channels 48 kHz 4 channels 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 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 ...

Page 9: ...eam audio between rooms and quickly swap out devices 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 Sound...

Page 10: ... 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 loc...

Page 11: ...ber 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 Ethernet Analog Clock Host Computer Soun...

Page 12: ...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 Ethernet Analog Clock C...

Page 13: ...tem and Rooms B C and D each equipped with a DiGiGrid IOC Each system can operate independently and take control of the IOX 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 IOCs The SoundGrid Studio Application is used to manage all the hardware I Os on the network and to connect them to...

Page 14: ...panel Studio B DL1 Ethernet Primary Port In Expansion Port Out DL2 DigiLink Interface Studio D Studio C Studio A Live Room 1 Live Room 2 WC Loopsync 1 2 DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid DLS DiGiGrid IOC DiGiGrid IOC DiGiGrid IOC HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms ...

Page 15: ...etween 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 which is part of the Setup section Mac PC ...

Page 16: ...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 SoundGrid Studio uses Ethernet to stream audio between devices on a SoundGrid network Clock synchronization is also carried ov...

Page 17: ...xial 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 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 ...

Page 18: ...n 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 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 t...

Page 19: ...ls input gain phantom on off Output levels In addition there are input and output meters 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...

Page 20: ... 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 To save a preset click the Save button and choose a name and path Loading a saved preset is equally obvious Device presets are also saved as part of a ...

Page 21: ...e used to set up and manage the IOC 5 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 Top Bar Analog section a 2 mic line combo b 8 line in 8 line out DB25 ADAT I O section AES EBU I O section Focus section Analog input and output levels are co...

Page 22: ...s section Analog Input Controls Use the Focus section to set preamp levels and turn the 48v phantom on and off 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 0 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 t...

Page 23: ...rity reverse button Stereo channels have two Buttons are latching and are colored green when engaged Input Polarity Controls input level from digital sources Separate controls for L R when input is stereo Digital Input 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 us...

Page 24: ...trols 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 ...

Page 25: ...nge 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 li...

Page 26: ...able 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 Additionally each channel button analog or digital input or output has a small level meter that indicates signal and provides a rough idea of level A red light on the channel button indicat...

Page 27: ...de of the page status indicators are on the right SOURCE sets the clock source Internal The interface itself 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 ...

Page 28: ...twork CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE Displays the current sync method This may differ from the choice made in the Source menu 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 it to the SoundGrid network clock via SoE Even when the IOC i...

Page 29: ... 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 remai...

Page 30: ...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...

Page 31: ...f processors 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 ...

Page 32: ...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 t...

Page 33: ...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 of channels you select here is reflected in the Patch page fewer allocated channels means fewer channels visible Pick a number that only slightly...

Page 34: ... 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 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 S...

Page 35: ...s themselves What these channels are ultimately 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 36: ...ch 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 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 custo...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...long 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 ...

Page 39: ...39 IOC 7 5 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 ...

Page 40: ...ndGrid SoE Internal 2 SoundGrid ports RJ45s Reset switch Analog Inputs Input Impedance Mic 2K5 Line 8K0 Ohms Gain Range Mic 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5 dB steps Fine control provides further 0 dB to 7 dB in 0 5 dB steps Maximum Input Level Mic 26 dBu Line 36 dBu Mic Equivalent Input Noise 126 dB 150 Ohm source gain 59 5 dB Harmonic Distortion Typically 0 01 unity gain 10 dB input 1 kHz Frequency Respon...

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Page 42: ...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 ...

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