- Make any needed adjustments to the Digital X Bus (Host Mode, Sample Rate,
Sample Clock, ASIO/WDM buffer depth, etc.)
- Allow fifteen seconds to pass for the Digital X Bus to re-configure itself.
- Reconnect the FireWire Cable and wait another ten or fifteen seconds for
Windows to recognize the FireWire Card.
- Re-launch your application and get back to work.
When you choose to change any of these settings with a FireWire card installed, you will
notice a “Reconnect” message pop up reminding you to disconnect the card from your
Mac or PC.
Note: The Digital X Bus FireWire Card has no control over how third party audio
applications handle changes to the clock settings and/or hardware inputs/outputs. Please
consult your audio application’s product documentation for more information.
III. Patching Inputs/Outputs
Input/Output patching is done exactly the same way as it is with all other I/O Option
Cards. FireWire Inputs and outputs have the designation of “FW” next to the numbered
input or output they represent.
When the FireWire Host Mode is set to a higher channel count than 8x8, then the patch
points for the additional outputs are accessed from a the same menu as the first eight
channels. For example, if the FireWire Card is inserted into Slot #1 (A1) and the Host
Mode is set to 24x24, then all the output patch points for the FireWire Card can be found
under the “Card 1” heading in the output routing menus.
FireWire inputs and output can be used for the exact same purposes as all other patch
points, including monitoring, floating inserts, etc.
IV. Multi-Card Support
Version 1.0 of the FireWire Card does not support multiple devices on the same FireWire
communication bus (i.e., you cannot “daisy-chain” multiple Digital X Bus FireWire Cards
to get more channels to a single Mac or PC FireWire port.)
However, you can have more than one FireWire Card installed in your Digital X Bus, and
interface each one to a different computer at the same time. For example, you could have
one FireWire Card installed in Slot #4 (B1) for use as a 24-channel interface to your G5,
and have a second FireWire Card installed in Slot #7 (C1) as an 8-channel interface to
your laptop PC.
Troubleshooting
The information in this section offers tips and advice on resolving communication issues
between your computer and the Digital X Bus FireWire Card. Please see the Release Notes
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