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ProDriver VST hosting rack

With the ProDriver VST Rack, you can use any of your VST plug-ins with your DAW. 
Or you may use your device as a standalone VST plug-ins effector without the need 
to run a DAW.

Содержание Ultra 4

Страница 1: ...User manual USB3 0 Super speed audio interface ...

Страница 2: ... or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong These are designated for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or otherwise damaged by items placed on or against them Particular attention should be give...

Страница 3: ...Rear Panel 7 Mac driver installation 8 Mixer control panel 11 Windows driver installation 12 ProDriver VST 15 Mixer control panel 16 Settings Sample rate and latency settings 18 ProDriver VST hosting rack 22 Hardware Connections 23 Specifications 24 Services 25 Contents ...

Страница 4: ...upport at www iconproaudio com And so we can send you updated information about these and other ICON products in the future As with most electronic devices we strongly recommend you retain the original packaging In the unlikely event the product must be returned for servicing the original packaging or reasonable equivalent is required With proper care and adequate air circulation your Ultra 4 digi...

Страница 5: ...ts on 1 4 TRS jacks 1 x 1 16 channel MIDI I O Headphone output with individual volume control ICON ProDriverVST provided with internal virtual routing for inputs and outputs Powerful VST hosting rack built in with the ProDriverVST Different VST plug ins are provided Flexible channel routing via the software control panel Direct monitoring switch for Stereo Mono and PC with individual volume contro...

Страница 6: ...Master level control This potentiometer controls the master output level of the analog outputs 6 Headphone level control This potentiometer controls the output level of the headphone output 7 Headphone output This output jack accepts a standard 1 4 stereo TRS headphone connector 8 Direct Monitoring DM level control This potentiometer controls the direct monitoring output level 9 Direct monitoring ...

Страница 7: ... R These are unbalanced analog outputs on standard 1 4 TS connectors at 6dBU line level 3 MIDI I O connectors MIDI input and output on standard 5 pin DIN connectors 4 Power supply connector Ultra 4 is USB bus powered If your computer does not supply sufficient power connect a ICON 5VDC power supply adapter to this jack Note You can get the power adapter from ICON distributors dealers near you 3 2 ...

Страница 8: ...vided Driver CD into your CD Rom a pop up window should appear as shown in Diagram 1 then click on the Mac folder to open the installation files list Click ICON Ultra 4 ProDriverVST pkg 3 Welcome Screen appears Choose Continue when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 2 4 Set install location Click the Change install location button if you would like to set your preferred install location o...

Страница 9: ...allation 6 Installation confirmation Click Continue Installation otherwise click Cancel to abort 7 Installation start The driver installation has started please wait until the process has completed 8 Installation completed The driver installation has completed successfully Click the Restart button ...

Страница 10: ...control panel Click the Ultra 4 s software control panel shortcut logo you have just copied to your desktop to launch the software control panel 11 Audio MIDI setup Open the Audio MIDI setup window and check if the Ultra 4 has setup properly as shown below in diagram 10 If your Ultra 4 device does not appear on the system settings It means the driver did not install properly go through the Driver ...

Страница 11: ...in control fader Slide to adjust the gain level for the corresponding channel 7 Inputs Outputs Matrix switches Switch to turn On Off the corresponding hardware input channel route to the corresponding hardware output channel The matrix is very useful and makes your inputs and outputs very flexible You may route any of your input s to any output s Mixer control panel The mixers work like a matrix m...

Страница 12: ...D into your CD Rom After you have inserted the provided Driver CD into your CD Rom an Installation screen should appear as shown in Diagram 12 then click Windows for the driver installation Note If the Installation screen does not appear automatically Go to the CD folder and double click Setup Diagram 12 3 Installation Wizard appears Choose Next when you see the Welcome Screen shown in Diagram 13 ...

Страница 13: ...paring installation files The installation process started the process may take some time depending on your computer performance please be patient and wait for the process to finish Diagram 15 Diagram 16 7 Click Install to proceed Note Same message will appear three times as there are three different drivers installation Diagram 17 Diagram 18 Diagram 19 ...

Страница 14: ...l Page 16 13 14 15 USB Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Prtsc sysrq pause Break Lns Del Home Pgup PgDN End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 78 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Tab CapsLook Shift Ctrl Alt AltGr Ctrl Backspace Enter Shift intel USB Mac 12 11 Mac Diagram 22 Diagram 21 10 Connect your Ultra 4 digital audio interface Now connect the Ultra 4 digital audio interface to your...

Страница 15: ...t is our innovative VST rack plug in host and virtual signal router Run it in standalone mode or with your favorite DAW Pull up your guitar modeling VST and play or plug in your midi controller and control your favorite virtual instruments without running through your digital audio workstation Diagram 23 Diagram 24 ...

Страница 16: ... linked to VC In1 2 VC Out1 2 linked to WDM In1 2 ⅲ Ultra 4 Loopback channels LB 1 2 3 4 and 5 6 These are the ASIO loop back channels Mixer control panel On the mixer control panel there are three different main types of ASIO channels that you can manipulate Diagram 25 1 HW Input 1 2 level metering Showing the hardware 1 2 input level HW In 1 2 2 HW Output 1 2 level metering Showing the hardware ...

Страница 17: ... 2 Showing the ASIO loop back 1 2 channel s level metering 10 Loopback 3 4 Showing the ASIO loop back 3 4 channel s level metering 11 Loopback 5 6 Showing the ASIO loop back 5 6 channel s level metering 12 Link switch Switch to adjust both channels level simultaneously 13 Mute switch Switch to mute the corresponding channel 14 0dB switch Switch to instantly adjust the corresponding channel to 0dB ...

Страница 18: ... button to launch the settings window Sample rate setting Select your desired sampling rate from 44 1KHz to 192KHz on the pull down window shown in Diagram 27 Settings Sample rate and latency settings Diagram 26 Diagram 27 ...

Страница 19: ...gs Diagram 28 Safe maximum latency Extra Large Normal Small Very Small Minimum minimum latency Custom There are six standard latency settings to select If you would like to customize your own latency value select custom ...

Страница 20: ...ttings you can adjust to customize your own latency settings These values include 1 ASIO buffer Size You may adjust the value ranging from 32 64 128 256 512 1024 2048 and 4096 2 Streaming buffer Size Adjustable settings Minimum Low Normal High and Maximum ...

Страница 21: ...windows please adjust a larger latency setting Note If a clicking sound occurs you should change to a larger buffer size for the settings If the largest buffer size has been selected and there is still a clicking sound It means your computer performance is not able to handle the task It is not caused by Ultra 4 digital audio interface ...

Страница 22: ...2 ProDriver VST hosting rack With the ProDriver VST Rack you can use any of your VST plug ins with your DAW Or you may use your device as a standalone VST plug ins effector without the need to run a DAW ...

Страница 23: ...monitors or surround system Two channel stereo operation the default outputs are channels 1 and 2 If you are monitoring through headphones connect your headphones to the device s headphone output Connect your microphones instruments or other line level analog sources to the device s analog inputs Mac or ...

Страница 24: ...lk 107dB 1kHz Maximum Input level 3 8dBu typical Input Impedance Inst in 500K Ohms typical Mic in 1 8K Ohms typical Adjustable Gain 50dB Total Gain Range 54dB Line Outputs 1 2 balanced Frequency Response 22Hz to 22kHz 0 1dB Dynamic Range 117dB A weighted Signal to Noise Ratio 117dB A weighted THD N 107dB Crosstalk 107dB 1kHz Nominal Output Level Balanced 4dBu typical Maximum Output Level 10 2dBu O...

Страница 25: ...1 Ensure the problem is not related to operation error or external system devices 2 Keep this owner s manual We don t need it to repair the unit 3 Pack the unit in its original packaging including end card and box This is very important If you have lost the packaging please make sure you have packed the unit properly ICON is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packing 4 S...

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