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ESP1010

Second Edition Jan., 2005

Index

1. Introduction

2. What’s in the Box

3. Key Features

4. System Requirements

5. Exterior Features

1. Rack

2. PCI

Card

3. I/O

Cable

6. Hardware Installation

1. Preparation for hardware installation

2. Installing the ESP1010 PCI card

7. Software Installation

8. ESP1010 Panel

1. File

2. Config

3. DirectWIRE

3.0

4. Control

Panel

5. Mixer

Panel

6. About

9. Configuring ESP 1010

1. Windows Multimedia Setup

2. 5.1 Surround Sound for DVD Player Applications

3. ASIO

2.0

Applications

4. Sonar

5. WaveLab

4.0

10. DirectWIRE 3.0

1. What is DirectWIRE?

2. DirectWIRE

Panel

3. DirectWIRE

Examples

11. Specifications

12. Warranty

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Summary of Contents for ESP1010

Page 1: ...ng the ESP1010 PCI card 10 7 Software Installation 11 8 ESP1010 Panel 16 1 File 16 2 Config 17 3 DirectWIRE 3 0 17 4 Control Panel 17 5 Mixer Panel 20 6 About 20 9 Configuring ESP 1010 21 1 Windows Multimedia Setup 21 2 5 1 Surround Sound for DVD Player Applications 21 3 ASIO 2 0 Applications 22 4 Sonar 24 5 WaveLab 4 0 24 10 DirectWIRE 3 0 25 1 What is DirectWIRE 25 2 DirectWIRE Panel 25 3 Direct...

Page 2: ...familiarize yourself with the ESP1010 s features and operation You may also want to refer to your audio software s documentation to better understand how the ESP1010 s features are integrated with the program It will be much easier to use ESP1010 when you have a good knowledge of your audio software 2 What s in the Box Your ESP1010 package contains the following ESP1010 19 Rack ESP1010 PCI Interfa...

Page 3: ...nd of course virtual instruments such as Reason and Reaktor 3 Multimedia 7 1 channels surround sound device ESP1010 delivers ultra high quality sound and adds unique features to your Windows audio system ESP1010 supports all popular audio formats such as MPEG MP3 WAV and multimedia formats such as DVD Video CD Flash and Internet Broadcasting 4 DirectWIRE 3 0 support DirectWIRE 3 0 is ESI s unique ...

Page 4: ...rements A faster CPU a faster hard disk and a higher amount of RAM are generally recommended Minimum System Requirements 1 Intel Pentium III CPU or equivalent AMD CPU or compatible 2 Motherboard with Intel chipsets BX i8xx VIA chipsets or others 3 At least 256MB of RAM 4 One available PCI slot 5 Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system 6 Ultra DMA66 100 and 5400rpm hard disk drive 7 A...

Page 5: ...er supply to the ESP1010 rack WARNING To prevent loud clicking via your monitor speakers do not connect your microphone while Phantom power is turned on WARNING To prevent loud clicking via your monitor speakers please turn off the MIX OUT button on ESP1010 software panel when you connect an external device to the inputs especially a microphone 2 Analog Inputs 1 4 line input ports for Input 1 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...3 Analog Outputs 7 8 Headphone outputs Two 1 4 TRS phone jack type headphone connectors for output 7 8 Rear Part 1 MIDI IN2 OUT2 The input and output connectors for MIDI port 2 2 Analog Inputs 5 8 Line input ports with 1 4 connectors 3 Analog Outputs 1 8 Eight analog line output ports with unbalanced TS 1 4 connectors 6 6 ...

Page 7: ...the original cable by ESI 5 External Power DC9 12V 300mA You must connect an external DC adaptor if using 48V Phantom power Please always check the polarity NOTE To prevent damage to your equipment do not use a DC adaptor with less than 300mA or more than 12V 2 PCI Card 7 7 ...

Page 8: ...uded MIDI I O and coaxial digital I O cable 3 Digital Optical Output Digital output via optical connector 3 I O Cable 1 Connector Connects to ESP1010 PCI card s cable connector 2 DIG I O Coaxial digital S PDIF input and output connectors 3 MIDI I O MIDI connectors for input and output of MIDI port 1 8 8 ...

Page 9: ...tial static damage to the cards 1 ESP1010 PCI card is packaged in an anti static plastic pouch Do not open the pouch until you re ready to install the card 2 Turn off the computer and remove the power cable from your computer s power supply 3 Remove the cover Make sure that you have an available PCI slot in your motherboard to install ESP1010 Please refer to your computer s user manual on how to r...

Page 10: ...lot is the white colored slot It should not be too hard to find the PCI slot for ESP1010 3 If there is a guide blocking the empty slot please remove the guide using a proper screwdriver 4 Put the ESP1010 PCI card into the slot and make sure it is placed in the slot correctly Insert the card into the slot and then tighten the screw Close the case 5 Connect D SUB cable from PCI card to Rack box 6 Co...

Page 11: ... you may need the Windows installation CD 1 Turn on your computer Windows will automatically detect a new device and prompt you with Found New Hardware Wizard screen Choose Install from a list or specific location and click Next 2 Choose Search for the best driver in these locations and specify the location of the driver Insert the provided driver CD into the CD Rom drive and select Include this l...

Page 12: ...ing Select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation The driver is completely tested and verified by ESI and safe to use 4 When you see the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen click Finish to complete the installation 5 Windows will automatically continue to install the 1010 Wave 1 driver in a similar way 12 12 ...

Page 13: ...button to find the driver s location For example it is D ESI esp1010 if D is your CD Rom drive 7 During installation you will again be prompted with the Windows Digital Signature warning screen Once again select Continue Anyway and proceed with the installation 8 Once the installer has finished copying the files You will see the Installation Complete screen Click Finish 13 13 ...

Page 14: ...k the devices under Sound video and game controllers You will see the 1010 Controller and 1010 Wave 1 if you have completed the installation process correctly Your ESP1010 is ready to use NOTE There is another way to install driver easily under Windows 2000 and XP Just launch autoinst exe from the driver directory Just press Continue Anyway button on the Windows Digital Signature warning screen du...

Page 15: ...ayback or Sound recording as default device e g used to playback the Windows system sounds And also you can choose the defailt MIDI port NOTE You can see 2 MIDI devices on MIDI Music Playback item of Sounds and Audio devices properties 1 1010 MIDI 1 device is for I O cable which connected PCI card And 2 1010 MIDI 2 device is for Rack MIDI interface 15 15 ...

Page 16: ...the panel double click the icon which is the ESI logo in the system tray While the ESP1010 panel gives you great deal of control you may find that the default settings work just fine for your needs Just to be safe though we ll cover all the features of the panel in detail The ESP1010 panel features pull down menus for configuration 1 File 1 Close Windows ALT F4 Closes the ESP1010 panel window Note...

Page 17: ...rom output 1 2 to whole channels 3 DirectWIRE 3 0 Clicking this menu will open the DirectWIRE 3 0 screen DirectWIRE 3 0 is a unique feature of the E WDM driver that transfers digital audio data internally within different applications MME Multi MME ASIO and GSIF indicate the different drivers supported by ESP1010 The numbers along the column designate the channel number of the inputs and outputs P...

Page 18: ...phantom power Note if your microphone requires 48V phantom power you can enable that on the hardware when an optional external power supply is connected to the ESP1010 rack It is not recommended to enable both 12V and 48V phantom power simultaneously 2 OUTPUT You can change the output monitoring level for all channels 1 8 S PDIF by clicking and dragging the fader bar The number on the bottom shows...

Page 19: ...60958 Type II 3 MASTER You can adjust all input output monitoring levels by clicking and dragging the fader in the master control panel Again the number on the bottom shows you the relative monitoring level in dB Clicking this number enables you to mute the channel LINK You can control volume of left and right channels independently by deselecting this button 4 S R You can configure the sampling r...

Page 20: ...e LOCKED indicator will tell you that ESP1010 is receiving the data You can then select EXT to use the incoming digital audio data as the clock source The external device becomes the master and ESP1010 becomes the slave 5 Mixer Panel Clicking this menu opens the mixer screen of ESP1010 panel You can control panning mixing and mute within this screen 6 About You can check the version information of...

Page 21: ...multimedia applications Go to Control Panel Sounds and Audio Device Properties Audio tab Select 6 1010 Multi 10ch driver as your playback device 2 5 1 Surround Sound for DVD Player Applications To configure ESP1010 for 5 1 channel surround sound DVD player Go to Control Panel Sounds and Audio Device Properties Audio tab Select 6 1010 Multi 10ch driver as your playback device NOTE You must check th...

Page 22: ...shown below However most of DVD titles only have 5 1 surround sounds You can enjoy Dolby Digital DVD with just 6 speaker setting 3 ASIO 2 0 Applications 1 Tracktion After launching Tracktion from Mackie included on a separate CD go to Settings Audio Devices Wave Device Select ASIO 2 0 ESI1010 as ASIO device 22 22 ...

Page 23: ...or Cubase go to Device Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 0 ESI1010 as ASIO device and ESI1010 Clock as Audio clock source 3 Logic After launching Logic go to Options Preference Audio Driver 2 and check ASIO Select ASIO 2 0 ESI 1010 as ASIO device 23 23 ...

Page 24: ...m Sonar 2 2 and newer or WDM KS You can select the driver type under Options Audio Options Advanced If you use ASIO select ASIO 2 0 ESI 1010 as ASIO device If you use WDM KS you can select the MME devices 1 1010 1 2 7 8ch or the Multi 10 ch WDM device 24 24 ...

Page 25: ...developed by ESI which can be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using E WDM Audio MIDI drivers exclusively developed by ESI With the DirectWIRE router an application can record from other application s audio outputs without external wiring or any loss of data while they are running at the same time DirectWIRE also allows you to easily rip any audio stream in real time b...

Page 26: ...m the card s hardware inputs With ESP1010 from INPUT 1 to 8 are identical to the each left and right channels of the analog input signal And INPUT 9 and 10 are the left and right channels of the digital input MME column represents general application s I O Ex WinAmp WaveLab non ASIO mode Cakewalk Audition Vegas etc WDM column represents Multi MME application s I O Ex SONAR WDM KS mode PowerDVD Win...

Page 27: ...rding from WinAmp MME to WaveLab MME Caution If you want to record what s played back in Winamp but don t want to hear the sound you should click the OUT button in the MME section so that it changes to OUT 2 Recording from WinAmp MME to SONAR WDM 3 Recording from WinAmp MME to Cubase Logic Nuendo ASIO 27 27 ...

Page 28: ...tudio GSIF to SONAR WDM 5 Recording from GigaStudio GSIF to Cubase ASIO 6 Let s say you want to quickly dub some vocal over an audio track It s very simple with DirectWIRE 3 0 You just have to make connections similar to these 28 28 ...

Page 29: ...pe 1 4 female TS type unbalanced ch 1 8 2 Peak level 6 2dBV 0dBFS 10dBV nominal 3 Impedance 100 ohms 4 Attenuation Control 60dB 0dB 0 5dB step size 3 Mic Preamplifier 1 Peak level 0dBFS 40dBV 2 Gain Adjustment Gain 31dB up 60 15dB 0 5dB step size 3 12V phantom power supply from PCI Card 48V phantom power supply from RACK XLR connector only 4 Headphone Amplifier 1 Load Impedance Range 32 300 ohm fo...

Page 30: ...0dBFS with A weighted fs 44 1kHz 3 THD N 94dB fs 44 1kHz 4 Interchannel Isolation 100dB 5 Resolution 24 Bit 96kHz 5 Digital Input 1 Connector Type RCA provided via I O cable 2 Format IEC 60958 Consumer S PDIF coaxial 3 Sampling Rate 44 1 48 88 2 96kHz 4 Resolution 24 Bit 6 Digital Output 1 Connector Type RCA provided via I O cable Optical on board 2 Format IEC 60958 Consumer S PDIF coaxial 3 Sampl...

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