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INDIGO

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Owner’s manual

Version 2.0.1

Windows ME/2000/XP

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Summary of Contents for Indigo dj

Page 1: ...INDIGO INDIGO io INDIGO dj Owner s manual Version 2 0 1 Windows ME 2000 XP 1 ...

Page 2: ...e such as sinks damp basements leaky roofs etc 6 Heat Your Echo product should be situated away from sources of heat such as heaters or radiators 7 Power Sources This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated in this documentation or on your Echo product If you are unsure about the type of power at your location contact your local power company 8 Servicing Do not attempt...

Page 3: ... RA number will be refused Echo may at its option require proof of the original date of purchase in the form of a dated copy of the original authorized dealer s invoice or sales receipt Pack the product in its original shipping carton and attach a description of the problem along with your name and a phone number where Echo can contact you if necessary Ship the product insured and freight prepaid ...

Page 4: ... software 10 Virtual Outputs 11 Console3 12 Running the Console 12 Console Window 13 Bus select Indigo dj only 14 Master Output Bus Control 14 Analog Inputs Indigo io only 15 Playback Strips 16 Adjusting Playback Volume 16 Console Sessions 17 Console Settings 18 Driver tab 18 Locking the sample rate 18 Synchronize wave devices 19 Console tab 19 Load last session when console starts 19 Auto save se...

Page 5: ...Always on top 19 About 20 Hot Keys 21 Listening to Indigo 22 Registration 23 Contacting Echo Customer Service 23 Appendix A Multi client audio FAQ 24 Appendix B An Introduction to Digital Recording 26 5 ...

Page 6: ...adapter A CD ROM containing Windows Me 2000 XP driver Mac OS X driver PDF Users Guide Quick Start guide A six foot audio connection cable Indigo io dj only System Requirements In order to enjoy your Indigo product on a Windows based laptop you ll need the following A laptop computer running Windows Me 2000 or XP with a Type II CardBus slot A minimum 128Mb of RAM 256Mb highly recommended Peripheral...

Page 7: ...aptop computer you will need to install the driver To install the driver just insert the Echo Indigo CD ROM into your laptop The Main Install Window should automatically appear if it does not go to My Computer and double click on your CD Rom drive Now select Install Windows Driver and follow the on screen directions Please note that Indigo Indigo io and Indigo dj work with Windows Me 2000 and XP p...

Page 8: ...ardware is installed a small Safely Remove Hardware icon will appear in the system tray usually on the lower right hand side of the screen In addition the blue power indicator on your Indigo will light up The Safely remove hardware icon If you want to remove the card with your computer turned on the card must first be disabled To do this click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the tray and sel...

Page 9: ... Indigo dj 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 hardware you should see Indigo 1 2 Virtual Out as the default playback device If you aren t hearing any audio out of your Indigo you can use this control panel to make sure that Indigo is selected as your default playback device These directio...

Page 10: ... 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 applications require an input device so we have provided a dummy input for Indigo and Indigo dj You will not be able to record with Indigo or Indigo dj If you do try to record from the dummy input you will r...

Page 11: ... Indigo Indigo io and Indigo dj 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 without any CPU intervention Any virtual output can be sent to any actual output along with any combination of other virtual outputs The levels and routing of the virtual outputs are ful...

Page 12: ...ns for running the console Show all Console3 windows and Start the tray icon If you select Start the tray icon a red Echo icon will be placed on your system tray This is called the launcher Double clicking the launcher icon will display a console window for each Echo card in your system If you only want to open a console window for one of your Echo cards right clicking the launcher icon will displ...

Page 13: ...works 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 sent to that output bus With Indigo io you will also be able to control input monitoring 13 ...

Page 14: ...om is the label Analog out 3 4 This indicates you are currently controlling everything mixed to analog outputs 3 and 4 Indigo and Indigo io only have controls for Analog out 1 2 The mute buttons and faders affect everything being mixed to this bus Holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on a fader will set that fader to 0 dB and clicking on the readout below the fader will allow you to enter a nume...

Page 15: ...o only The controls for the analog inputs are on the left side of the Console and have the label Analog in at the bottom There is one strip or input monitor corresponding to each of Indigo io s two physical analog inputs 15 ...

Page 16: ...back Strips The controls for the level of audio being played by an application are found in the middle of the Console and have the label Virtual out at the bottom Each Indigo Console has multiple playback strips one for each virtual output Each playback strip allows you to pan mute and change the level of the audio signal that is being sent to your Indigo product s physical outputs Each virtual ou...

Page 17: ...nsole The current session can be fast saved by pressing the F key this will overwrite the most recently opened session file with the current settings By default a directory with your card name is created and all sessions for that card are saved to it Sessions are not cross compatible between different types of hardware for example an Indigo io session cannot be used with Indigo dj The various opti...

Page 18: ...ts between that rate and the rate at which you are playing or recording For instance you may be trying to play at 44 1 kHz but Windows sets the hardware to 96 kHz and converts between the two This is undesirable because you may be trying to do a digital transfer at a specific rate In addition sample rate conversion will reduce your audio quality and consume a great deal of CPU power Locking the sa...

Page 19: ...checking this box Console tab The console pane lets you control settings that effect console sessions and the view of the console Load last session when console starts Checking the box causes the last console session you had open to be loaded when you re open the console Auto save session when console exits Checking this box automatically saves the currently opened console session when exiting the...

Page 20: ...e value here that provides the best tradeoff between performance and reliability These settings have no effect on any applications other than GigaStudio About This displays the console version and driver version numbers We feel that this is the single most exciting feature of the console 20 ...

Page 21: ...session T Opens the settings dialog A Toggles Always on top mode Ctrl click a fader to set to 0 dB Ctrl click a pan slider to set to center Shift click a fader to negate the gang button After clicking on a fader Home sets fader to 0 dB End sets fader to 40 dB Page Up raises fader 6 dB Page Down lowers fader 6 dB Up arrow raises fader 1 dB Down arrow lowers fader 1 dB 21 ...

Page 22: ...hannels for playback The jack labeled PHONES 1 2 works just like the headphone outputs on the original Indigo The line out jack labeled 3 4 LINE provides a line level output that is not affected by the volume knob You can set the volume for the line out jack via the console For Indigo io the jack closest to the volume knob is the stereo output which works just like the headphone outputs on the ori...

Page 23: ...pport 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 please fill out the provided technical support email form This form will be sent to our technical support staff and they will respond to you quickly Please fill out the form completely The best way to get the help you need is by giving us...

Page 24: ...r Q So what s the 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 previous example Say that you initially had Cubase and Reality set up for 44 1 kHz so far so good Then you load a song into Cubase that is set up for 48 kHz Cubase will change the sample rate...

Page 25: ...eck Use preferred devices only Q What are the rules that I should follow if I want to use multiple audio applications at the same time Set all your applications to the same sample rate You can also use the sample rate lock feature in the Console to help with this Turn off your system sounds Figure out ahead of time which inputs and outputs each application is going to use Inputs and outputs cannot...

Page 26: ...k 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 are used to store the values that make up the samples Only two characters 1 and 0 are used The value of a character depends on its place in the number just as in the familiar decimal system Here are ...

Page 27: ...ynamic 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 the number of values provides 6dB of additional dynamic range see decibel section below So a 24 bit system can theoretically provide 144dB of dynamic range 6dB times 24 bits 144dB versus a 16 bit sy...

Page 28: ...n 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 of audio information represents 6dB A 16 bit number can represent a total range of 96dB and a 24 bit number can represent a total range of 144dB 6 times the number of bits It s much easier to say th...

Page 29: ...d 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 be recorded and the noise floor or level of noise with no signal present A system with a high dynamic range will be quieter than one with a lower dynamic range Dynamic range is a very important spec...

Page 30: ...n 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 peaks were just under full scale and no compressing or amplification was going to be applied after recording Any time recorded music is amplified so is the noise at the low end Your Echo card has enoug...

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