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In Windows Vista, this dialogue box has changed. It is now simply labeled 
“Sound” and can be accessed from the control panel. The default sound device has 
a green check mark next to it. To change this, right-click on the desired default 
output and choose “Set as Default Device.” Virtual outputs 1-2 are set as the 
default device for an Indigo DJx in the illustration below: 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for Indigo DJx

Page 1: ...INDIGO IOx INDIGO DJx...

Page 2: ...Owner s Manual Version 1 0 for Windows XP and Vista 2...

Page 3: ...and moisture are detrimental to the continued good health of your Echo product Do not install or operate your Echo product near sources of water or moisture such as sinks damp basements leaky roofs et...

Page 4: ...in advance by the Echo Service Department Unauthorized service repair or modification will void this warranty To obtain factory service Contact Echo Digital Audio Corporation at 805 684 4593 9AM to 4P...

Page 5: ...k of Echo Digital Audio Corporation Echo IndigoTM is a trademark of Echo Digital Audio Corporation Windows Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc SONARTM is a trademar...

Page 6: ...efault Audio Playback Device 12 Professional Audio Software 14 Virtual Outputs 15 Console4 16 Running the Console 16 The System Tray Icon 16 Console Window 17 Bus Select Indigo DJx Only 18 Master Outp...

Page 7: ...onize Wave Devices 25 GSIF 25 About 25 Hot Keys 26 Listening to Your Indigo ExpressCard 27 Registration 28 Contacting Echo Customer Service 28 Appendix A Multi client Audio FAQ 29 Appendix B An Introd...

Page 8: ...s Guide Quick Start guide A six foot audio connection cable Spacer for 54 mm ExpressCard slots This should only be used if your IOx or DJx does not fit firmly into your notebook s ExpressCard slot Sy...

Page 9: ...for Windows XP and Vista Before you can use your Indigo ExpressCard in your notebook computer you will need to install the driver To install the driver just insert the Echo Indigo ExpressCard CD ROM...

Page 10: ...Downloads Archived_Drivers php Hardware Installation Once the driver is installed turn off your computer Insert your Indigo ExpressCard into your notebook Simply insert the card into any available Exp...

Page 11: ...t be disabled To do this double click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the tray Select Stop from the dialogue box and then OK to confirm You will get a message when it is safe to remove it Failur...

Page 12: ...the Echo Indigo IOx but apply to the Indigo DJx as well Simply select Start Control Panel and open the Sounds and Audio Devices control panel Then select the Audio tab If you just installed the hardw...

Page 13: ...an be accessed from the control panel The default sound device has a green check mark next to it To change this right click on the desired default output and choose Set as Default Device Virtual outpu...

Page 14: ...g your audio recording editing software with the devices assignable on a per track basis See your software owner s manual for details on how to make these device assignments NOTE Some audio software a...

Page 15: ...d Indigo DJx appear to software as if they have eight separate outputs These are mixed together with the on board DSP to produce the actual or physical outputs that connect to external equipment witho...

Page 16: ...le Double click on this to launch Alternatively you can find the console under your Start menu under the group Echo Digital Audio The System Tray Icon When you open the console you will see an icon ad...

Page 17: ...ks in terms of output busses An output bus is a stereo pair of outputs on your hardware For example analog outputs 1 and 2 are an output bus The console window allows you to control what is mixed and...

Page 18: ...ently controlling everything mixed to analog outputs 3 and 4 The Indigo IOx only has controls for Analog Outputs 1 and 2 The mute buttons and faders affect everything being mixed to this bus Holding d...

Page 19: ...There is one strip or input monitor corresponding to each of Indigo IOx s two physical analog inputs The controls for the virtual outputs are in the middle of the Console and are labeled Virtual Outpu...

Page 20: ...t that when the gang button is engaged the pan knobs will mirror each other when turned The virtual outputs are used to control the level of audio being played by an application The Indigo ExpressCard...

Page 21: ...or Save button at the top of the Console window You can also use Ctrl s to save or quick save if you already have a session loaded and Ctrl o to load To restore the device to its default state click t...

Page 22: ...g the Settings tab at the top of the Console gives you a dialog box for changing console settings On the Settings tab you will see four control groups Sample rate Core Audio sample rate Sync wave devi...

Page 23: ...me rate within the console Locking the sample rate is not really necessary for applications that do not use the legacy wave MME interface such as SONAR Cubase etc Core Audio Sample Rate in Windows Vis...

Page 24: ...Audio sample rate from the Console will cause the current playback and recording devices to be removed and new ones created in their place this ensures that the sample rate is consistent The downside...

Page 25: ...od reason to turn it off you should leave this switch on Also if you are running multiple applications on one card and you can t get it to work try un checking this box GSIF This window allows you to...

Page 26: ...ck a fader to set to 0 dB Ctrl click a pan slider to set to center Ctrl click on a mute button to select all or deselect all You can click on the numerical readout below each fader on the console and...

Page 27: ...he volume knob is the stereo output The volume for the output is set with the volume knob The jack closest to the volume knob is the line level stereo input which is set to a fixed nominal gain of 10...

Page 28: ...Echo hardware please go to the support area of our website at www echoaudio com and check out the tutorials troubleshooting FAQ s we have there If you can t find a solution to your problem there you m...

Page 29: ...e catch The catch is this all the apps using the Echo card at the same time must be set at the same sample rate This is a limitation of the hardware Say that you didn t follow this rule in the previou...

Page 30: ...internal sound card and play them through that Set the preferred device in the Multimedia control panel to the notebook s internal sound device and check Use preferred devices only Q What are the rule...

Page 31: ...through a digital to analog converter or DAC which converts the numbers back into an analog signal This signal can then be sent to an amplifier and speakers for listening In computers binary numbers...

Page 32: ...namic range of the device Moving a binary number one space to the left multiplies the value by two so each additional bit doubles the number of possible values that may be represented Each doubling of...

Page 33: ...increase of 6dB Therefore a signal of 6dB is twice as big as a 0dB signal and a signal of 12dB is four times as big as a 0dB signal Since digital audio signals are represented by binary data each bit...

Page 34: ...range downward from there A signal that is 30dB below full scale would simply be referred to as a 30dB signal Dynamic Range Dynamic range represents the difference between the maximum signal that can...

Page 35: ...compressed or amplified after it is recorded and that some headroom is necessary when recording to avoid clipping The only way that 96dB would be adequate is if all music were recorded so that the pe...

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