miniDSP Ltd, Hong Kong /
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Important Information ...............................................................................................................................................5
System Requirements .............................................................................................................................................5
Disclaimer/Warning ................................................................................................................................................5
Warranty Terms ......................................................................................................................................................6
FCC Class B Statement ............................................................................................................................................6
CE Mark Statement .................................................................................................................................................6
A note on this manual ............................................................................................................................................6
1
Product Overview ................................................................................................................................................7
1.1
Typical usage ..............................................................................................................................................7
1.2
The miniDSP concept ..................................................................................................................................8
1.3
Plugin feature summary .............................................................................................................................8
2
The miniDSP workflow .........................................................................................................................................9
3
Software installation ......................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1
Windows .................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.2
Mac .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4
Hardware connectivity ...................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1
Analog inputs ........................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1.1
Low-level inputs ............................................................................................................................... 13
4.1.2
High-level inputs .............................................................................................................................. 14
4.2
Digital input ............................................................................................................................................. 15
4.3
Analog outputs ........................................................................................................................................ 15
4.4
DC power ................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.4.1
Powered on power (position 1) ....................................................................................................... 16
4.4.2
Remote trigger (position 2) ............................................................................................................. 16
4.5
Wired remote .......................................................................................................................................... 17
4.6
USB .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
5
Configuring the processor ................................................................................................................................. 18
5.1
Synchronizing with the processor ........................................................................................................... 18
5.2
Master mute ............................................................................................................................................ 19
5.3
Subwoofer and Master volume ............................................................................................................... 20
5.3.1
To select the channels controlled in Subwoofer Volume mode ..................................................... 20
5.3.2
To change the volume control mode .............................................................................................. 20
5.4
Inputs tab ................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.4.1
Digital input selection ...................................................................................................................... 21
5.4.2
Input channel strips ......................................................................................................................... 22
5.5
Routing tab .............................................................................................................................................. 23
5.5.1
Mixing channels ............................................................................................................................... 23
5.5.2
Routing to multiple outputs ............................................................................................................ 24
5.5.3
Cross-point gain and inversion ........................................................................................................ 25
5.6
Output tabs .............................................................................................................................................. 26
5.6.1
Channel strip layout ......................................................................................................................... 27