DiGiGrid IOX User Guide
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3. Rate menu is grayed out and inoperative CLOCK STATUS INDICATORS Three windows on the right side of the Clock control panel help you to quickly assess the network status of the IOX STATUS SOE STATUS Reports the presence or absence of sync between the IOX and the Sync OK ON Master SoundGrid network Device connected CURRENT CLOCK Displays the current sync method This may differ from the choice made in CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE the Source menu SOURCE IS l l l l WC External SOE Indicates whether this IOX is the master or a slave in the SoundGrid network This mirrors the status information in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack When the IOX is a slave in the SoundGrid network you will likely sync it to the SoundGrid network clock via SOE Even when IOX is an SoE slave you can lock it to an external clock source For example if another SoundGrid I O device is the SoE master and is locked to a word clock device you may choose to receive clock from the external device over word clock rather than via network SoE In the event that the selected clock source fails IOX has a series of clock fallback layers in this order WC SoE Internal If an IOX is clocked to WC and this external source fails it will first try to clock to SoE If that not successful it will fall back to Internal 6 ADDING A SERVER TO THE IOX When you connect a server to the host computer and run the SoundGrid Studio Wizard the server is assigned and c
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5. clicking on the SoundGrid icon in the Mac Top Bar or the Windows System Tray nod 1 PC When SoundGrid Studio opens you will see the System Inventory page part of the Setup section wsG rVOICES Ka Ls Hs o RzB WSG PROCESSING SAMPLE RATE WSG BUFFER 80 SAMPLES 0 8 ms JH SLAVE B EN EE Savelload vy Eg SYSTEM SoundGrid Studio NETWORK PORT LINK Down LAN en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 f5 SETTINGS SPEED N A r DEVICE RACKS OS RACK A HARDWARE I O DEVICES 1 ADD DEVICE w 5 ADD DEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADDDEVICE w 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE 3 ADD DEVICE 7 ADDDEVICE w 3 ADD DEVICE 7 ADD DEVICE 4 ADD DEVICE Y 8 ADDDEVICE w 4 ADD DEVICE Y 8 ADD DEVICE Mixer Patch Setup Quit The first time you launch SoundGrid Studio the Wizard will open It scans the network inventories its assets and then configures the devices If the Wizard does not start automatically click the SCAN button which is next to the Network Port window g NETWORK PORT None 00 00 00 00 00 00 LAN w en0 57765 B0 10 dd b1 b8 22 15 SCAN Scan en Wireless Network Adapter 802 11 a b g n 28 cf e9 54 ea 1d l l p2p0 Oa cf e9 54 ea 1d Once it has scanned the system the Wizard will offer to configure the SoundGrid TY SOUNOGRID SG iras network A drop down menu provides a list of configuration templates Choose a template th
6. or copy them to another computer to duplicate a configuration f DiGiGrid 10x To save a preset click the SAVE button and Save preset file IDENTIFY choose a name and path Saveas 000 Tags Av Loading a saved preset is equally obvious Where ij Documents S Device presets are also saved as part of a SoundGrid Studio Application session Refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide for more information There are four pages on the IOX Control Panel SYSTEM INFO CONTROLS The About and System Info pages provide information about the unit such as MAC address SoE master MAC Address firmware version and more The Clock and Controls pages are used to set up and manage the IOX 9 1 Controls Page This is where you configure the inputs and outputs of the IOX Mic preamps line inputs and outputs digital I O level control and metering all of the things you d expect from a top end I O The Controls page is divided into three sections DiGiGrid AS NI UI E GI US S SS O A i 9 o IOX zi i pa i a ev SS NS DiGiGrid Analog section o l Focus section Analog input and Mic Line Input 1 MIC LINE INPUTS NE OUTPUT output levels are controlled from here GAIN 40 6 p CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD 3dB ABOUT SYSTEM INFO K CONTROLS 9 1 1 Top Bar The Top Bar of the Controls page includes an illustration of the IOX rear panel When an input or output is selected in the main
7. 25 26 Stereo E SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo E SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo M SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo 7 5 1 Path Order LC R Ls Rs LFE m Embed Eleven Settings From bol Sessions overwrite current LO Setup when opened Note the relationship between the SoundGrid Studio Patch page and the DAW I O Setup page EES meu output Bus mee ic Preamps rw insor Delay input oup me mem wePreampe Remy SES Eg lt I g MIXER O o E A Waves SoundGrid A Waves SoundGrid Analog log Analog davejb mlion waves com Name Format 1 23 4 8 8 7T 9 ln 2 44 Name Format 4 23 4 86 US NM E NIE a X 10S 1 MiciLine 1 2 Stereo L R 10S 1 Line 1 2 Stereo L R ES 10S 1 MiciLine 3 4 Stereo L R 10S 1 Line 3 4 Stereo L R gt 10S 1 MiciLine 5 6 Stereo L R 10S 1 Line 5 6 Stereo L R DEVICE TO DEVICE gt 10S 1 MiciLine 7 8 Stereo L R 10S 1 Line 7 8 Stereo L R CENE EOS U I E gt 10S 1AES LR stereo LR E 108 1 Phones 1 UR Stereo LR gt E mass T gt sancora 11 12 Sreo LR 105 1 Pronos 2 LR Stereo LR OM ase so umamamami zoss rss mm mmm ESL Sono Li 1os 1AES un Sreo 2 z AN Mic 1 AN MicL 2 A AN Mic L 3 A AN Micol 4 wo z AN Mic L 5 ai AN Mic 6 o R AN Micol 7 9 AN Micil 8 p edle KM al KM A AN MicL 10 AN MoL 11 aLCL New Path AN MicL 12 Output Meter Path out 1 8 ha davejbmlion waves com DG Core 1 Audition Paths IOS 1 Line 1 2 waves 2 C Dotat Deut stut Outp
8. 3 14 15 16 z 10S 1 MiclLine 1 2 Stereo L R deem nes Waves SoundGrid Reset Bus Labels IOS 1 Mic Line 2 1051 MiciLine 3 4 Stereo L R Devices Control Panel Input Latency 7 800 ms Input 3 amp IOS 1 Mic Line 3 P IOS 1 Mic Line 5 6 Ste L R X e kus MIDI Output Latency 11 429 ms Input 4 IOS 1 Mic Line 4 10S 1 MiclLine 7 8 Stereo L R 9 MIDI Port Setup ET Clock Source x gt 10S 1AES UR Stereo L R Remote Devices Input 5 IOS 1 Mic Line 5 gt SoundGrid 11 12 Stereo L R Ouick Controls Bl Externally Clocked Input 6 8 IOS 1 Mic Line 6 gt SoundGrid 13 14 Stereo LIR Transport Direct Monitoring i iOS 1 Mio Line 7 gt SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo CIR Record Time Max s nput 1 Mic Line gt SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo Time Display SEE EHE Input 8 IOS 1 Mic Line 8 Video Port System Name ShowAs isible e b SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo xa Video Player IOS 1 Mic Line 1 Active Input 9 IOS 1 AES L b SoundGrid 21 22 St ic Li f ioundGri lereo VST Audio System In ic Li IOS 1 Mic Line 2 Active Input 10 e IOS 1 AES R o b SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo Waves SuundGiid IOS 1 Mic Line 3 nactive gt SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo VST System Link IOS 1 Mic Line 4 nactive Input 11 8 SoundGrid 11 E gt SoundGrid 27 28 O Y IOS 1 Mic Line 5 nactive i IOS 1 Mic Line 6 nactive Input 12 SoundGrid 12 gt SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo ic Li IOS 1 Mic Line 7 nactive E gt soundGri 31 32 Stereo 10S 1 Mic Line
9. 8 nactive Input 13 8 SoundGrid 13 OS LAES L naciye Input 14 SoundGrid 14 e lia SoundGrid 11 nactive Output 1 IOS 1 Line 1 SoundGrid 12 nactive New Path SoundGrid 13 nactive Output 2 IOS 1 Line 2 SoundGr d 14 SoundGrid 14 nactive IOS 1 Line 1 IOS 1 Line 1 Active Output 3 IOS 1 Line 3 Line 2 IOS 1 Line 2 Active Output 4 IOS 1 Line 4 Line 3 IOS 1 Line 3 nactive P O Default Line 4 IOS 1 Line 4 nactive Output 5 IOS 1 Line 5 Line 5 IOS 1 Line 5 inactive Out e 10S 1 Line 6 v Line 6 IOS 1 Line 6 nactive utpu 1 Line 5 1 Path Order LC RLs Rs LFE Embed El Settings From Ni Ss ii dio Line 7 IOS 1 Line 7 nactive OS 1 line 6 Output 7 IOS 1 Line 7 1 nactive Output 8 IOS 1 Line 8 Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened Output 9 IOS 1 Phones 1 L oer Obese Cancel OK Multiple Client Core Audio ASIO Driver The Waves SoundGrid ASIO Windows or Core Audio Mac driver lets you configure multiple hosts with the same local driver This means you can use multiple DAWs on the same computer simultaneously This allows you to record the same source to two DAWs on the same computer consecutively route audio from multiple DAWS to a single I O and if you have a SoundGrid server route multiple DAWs to the eMotion ST mixer Please note the following when using this feature 1 All hosts must run the same sample rate If sample rates do not match each host will behave dif
10. Core Audio driver must be its playback engine Choose Waves SoundGrid from among your playback engine options R va st ss E M Busit n input Current Engine Built in Output Soundfiower 2ch Ssoundfiower 64ch Pro Tools Aggregate 1 0 Bal en Aggregate Device t Host Engine ignore Errors During Playback Record may Cause clicks and pops Settings Delay Compensation Engine None DAE Playback Buffer disk buffer Size Level 4 Cache Size Normal Lower valves for the disk buffer reduce disk latency system more responsive Higher values improve disk performance system less responsive Plug in Strearrung Buffer Size Level 2 Optimize for streaming content on audio drives requires more system memory OK DAW I O Setup When you look at the I O setup page of your DAW what you see are driver channels whose default names represent what they are connected to What they are connected to is determined in the Patch page of the SoundGrid Studio application A Waves E Digital 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 46 E 105 1 Midline 1 2 Stereo L R E 105 1 Midline 3 4 Stereo L R E 10S 1 MiciLine 5 6 Stereo L R M 10S 1 MiciLine 7 8 Stereo L R M 10s 14Es LR Stereo LR E SoundGrid 11 12 Stereo L R M SoundGrid 13 14 Stereo LIR E SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo L R M SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo E SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo E SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo M SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo E SoundGrid
11. E gH ou S LAA MADI MADI MADI 888888 7 9 Headphone Patching IOX has four independently adjustable headphone jacks These appear on the Patch page after the 6 I O channels Adjust headphone levels on the IOX front panel MOTION ST He vt iii G TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General 1U rack mounted standard 19 rack mount wide 4U high 380 mm deep excluding connectors Supported sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz 176 4 and 192 kHz will be supported in the future 12 channel mic line inputs on XLR TRS combo 6 channel line outputs Word Clock I O 2 SoundGrid ports RJ45s Reset switch 4 headphone outputs with analog level knobs range Off to 15 dB Analog Inputs specifications Input Impedance Mic 2K5 Line 8KO Ohms Gain Range Mic 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5dB steps Line 10 dB to 42 5 dB in 7 5dB steps Fine control provides further OdB to 7dB in 0 5dB steps Maximum Input Level Mic 26 dBu Line 36 dBu Mic Equivalent Input Noise gt 126 dB 150 Ohm source gain 59 5 dB Harmonic Distortion Typically lt 0 01 unity gain 10dB input 1 kHz Frequency Response 0 5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Channel Separation Better than 90 dB 40 Hz to 15 kHz Analog Outputs specifications Maximum Output Level 22 dBu Residual Output Noise lt 90 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response 0 5 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz Output Impedance 50 Ohms Channel Se
12. IOX Ethernet switch via a single Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable If you want to add further computers you will need to connect them to an approved external 1GB Ethernet swtich DiGiGrid IOX Rags But oci K E EV N C e AW e m DIGIGrid x DiGiGrid 48V gt 9 External 5 z ki z m Ethernet MA MA MA MA a Host Computer Computer 2 Computer 3 Computer 4 Gl acl 3 9 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms Let s say you need lots of channels of audio between the control room and the live room And you need flexibility You record and mix with a large HDX system and you re happy with your present workflow You want to be able to easily add I O devices without significant configuration changes Your studio is part of a large facility and you d like to have access to available I O devices throughout the facility You want to move your local processing from your Pro Tools system to a DSP server in order to allow a greater plugin count Inventory Pro Tools HD HDX or HD Native system Avid HD I O 96 192 Omni etc Two IOX I O devices hree IOC I O devices 1 GB network switch The DLS serves as a bridge between a SoundGrid network and the control rooms Pro Tools HD Once this link is established Pro Tools can access any device on the network In this example Studio A s control room uses a Digilink I O interface for monitoring but additional I O channels can be added b
13. at best describes your hardware devices and production needs You can SoundGrid Devices are detected save and load your own templates Choose NEXT to start automatic configuration This will take a few moments Choose CANCEL to configure manually N rk Port posada A RA If the Wizard cannot locate the requested SoundGrid network devices this means you may have chosen an incorrect network port on your computer Check the physical connections then click SCAN When configuration is complete close the window If there s still a problem you can use the System Inventory page to assign devices control the network and manage clock To learn how to use this page please refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide Select a Template from the list AS SOT fault Press Cancel for manual setup Press Next for automatic setup SoundGrid Studio uses Ethernet to stream audio between devices on a SoundGrid network Clock synchronization is also carried over Ethernet This method of providing clock is called Sync over Ethernet SoE SoundGrid I O devices can clock by other means as well but SoE is by far the most common and convenient way to provide clock information to network devices In the SoundGrid Studio Setup page you will see racks containing all of the devices assigned to your system physical and virtual I O devices drivers and servers Each I O rack slot displays the device s mode clock status and
14. dio WSG BUFFER 40 SAMPLES J 0 9 ms MASTER 44100 Hz a IOS 1 Mic Line 1 2 ew Ss IOS 1 Mic Line 3 4 NETWORK POR TTT eee IOS 1 Mic Line 5 6 LINK Up DEVICE TO DEVICE IOS 1 MiciLine 7 8 LAN eno 57765 B0 10 dd b1 08 2245 o MN NIE 108 1 AES UR Core Audio Core Audio SoundGrid 11 12 DEVICE RACKS oo od ersnmamirizsassorsownenwizsasor o netic om Ao 12 SESSION l INFO i RACK A HARDWARE I O DEVICES 1 1 10S 1 w 5 ADD DEVICE 5 ittais yos local Y ON MASTER CLOCK bd El INT 44 1kHz 2 ADD DEVICE W 6 ADD DEVICE waves To ensure that the names have been updated in your DAW you may need to follow certain steps depending on your DAW Here are a few examples Now Path ala eoa m alaa ul N BR GEI 5 1 Path Order LC RLs Rs LFE Embed Eleven Settings From 385 77 Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened S LO1S 8 XNva a 8888888888888888888 8983999993929999898939 Pro Tools Cubase Logic Go to Setup gt I O Go to Devices gt Device Setup gt Go to Mix gt I O Labels Delete and reset all I O Waves SoundGrid Select Reset All Labels configurations to DEFAULT Select RESET above the PORT System Name table input Output Bus insert Mic Preamps HW Insert Delay A Waves t Output Labels IOS 1 Mic Line 1 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 1
15. e not compatible and must be updated in order to use Click on the FW button to launch the firmware Updater This will initiate a scan of the hardware and then offer options Do not disconnect the device or turn off the computer until you see Done After updating turn the IOX off and back on to reset the device 4 1 1 Resetting the Unit If an unsuccessful firmware update results in the IOX no longer being recognized by MultiRack or SoundGrid Studio the IOX device is not showing in the inventory panel you can use the Reset button to try to recover the unit The Reset button is on the IOX rear panel Turn off the unit Press and hold the Reset button Restart the unit while holding the button Release the Reset button once the device has fully booted The unit is now in force update mode and a new firmware update can be performed 4 2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack Just below the FW button is an ID button Clicking on this button activates LEDs on the front panel of the hardware device This serves the same function as the Identify button on the Control Panel Top Bar 9 CONTROL PANEL Access the IOX Control Panel by clicking on the Gear symbol in the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack N From the 10X Control Panel you can manage Clock settings source sample rate type clock status DiGiGrid NIO n SA Microphone preamp controls input gain phantom on off Output levels In addi
16. endo Ableton Pro Tools Native and many more A list of SoundGrid compatible hosts is available at Waves website OX SoundGrid Studio software installed on the host computer Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables 1 2 Registration To download IOX software you will need to register your device at www digigrid net or www waves com You must know the serial number of your IOX in order to register it so sign up before you mount it in a rack The serial number appears on a label on the bottom of the unit or on a sticker on the box Once you register you will receive two emails A notification that you can now download the installer Instructions about authorizing your license 1 3 Software Installation After you register your new IOX you can download the installer from the Download Hardware Drivers section of the Waves website Since SoundGrid enables you to access an I O device from any computer in the network you will need to install the software on each computer in the network The IOX installer consists of The IOX I O hardware driver The SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver which serves as a bridge between the DAW and the SoundGrid network The SoundGrid Studio Application which manages all SoundGrid network resources and assigns devices to computers StudioRack a software plugin rack or chainer that hosts up to eight plugins and can move their processing from the DAW to an external SoundGrid server External serve
17. er using the eMotion ST input and output tabs on the left side of the interface The green buttons indicate whether a channel is mono left side of a stereo pair or right side of a stereo pair Toggle between these states by double clicking on the button shlomid mav local EMOTION EIUN ST ii m INPUT A To learn more about patching between devices or to and from the eMotion ST mixer please refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide A few things to remember about the Patch page All available devices and driver channels will appear in the patch The number of channels depends on devices and connections Patch direction is indicated by an arrow on the left side of the patch Establish a patch by clicking on a cell or by dragging across several cells Remove a patch by clicking on it again An output can patch to two inputs An input can accept only one source Use the tabs at left to choose among the patch options 7 4 Device to Device Patching Choose this view to patch devices and drivers to each other All device and driver channels are shown along both the horizontal and vertical axes There are many ways to patch devices but normally IOX inputs are patched to the ASIO Core Audio inputs for recording For playback the patches are opposite unless you choose to patch to the eMotion ST mixer for monitor mixing For further details refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide DEVICE TO DEVIC
18. ferently 2 Driver inputs can be shared by multiple DAWs 3 Driver outputs are exclusive on PC computers running Windows if a certain driver channel output is used in DAW A it cannot be used in DAW B Driver outputs are not exclusive on Mac computers the driver s operating system layer is able to mix these channels On PC computers running Windows this limitation requires that you allocate driver channels manually between your DAWS Choosing a driver output in a DAW will overwrite previous selections For example if you choose Main out in Cubase to be Driver Channel 1 and 2 you should choose the Main output in Ableton Live to be 3 and 4 if you choose 1 and 2 in Ableton Live the Cubase output will be canceled Please note Some hosts for example Pro Tools and MultiRack Native automatically claim all driver outputs Even when using such hosts however you can use the same input driver channels to record to multiple DAWs 4 It is not possible to connect local driver channels to one another This means you cannot use SoundGrid Studio s device to device patch to virtually connect audio between two hosts on the same computer To do this you must route through the eMotion ST mixer which requires a SoundGrid server 5 You may use up to five hosts on a single computer driver 7 3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create studio monitor mixes as well as personalized headphone mixes Patch to and from the mix
19. h a DiGiGrid IOX This is the most basic studio configuration It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single DiGiGrid IOX that connects microphones instruments headphones and monitors to the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver This driver controls the network and all its devices DiGiGrid IOX 1 94914 V6 ou e maven cx DiGiGrid 5 r External Clock SP 0 v 0 e o ES EX x J io Host Computer e Ethernet et Analog 9 Clock 3 2 Adding More Qs to Your System Add a DiGiGrid IOC and you pick up another 2 mic inputs 16 AES inputs and outputs 8 line inputs and outputs ADAT I O and 2 more individual headphone outputs Connect the IOC to the built in Ethernet switch on the rear of the IOX You can add up to eight SoundGrid I O devices to a single host Each of these can be accessed by any computer on the network Audio and clock pass through the same Ethernet cable This means of distributing clock is called Sync over Ethernet SoE and is used between all SoundGrid devices To clock the entire network to an external clock source such as house sync use Word Clock or Digital In as clock master for the IOX If the IOX is the SoE master then the entire network will be locked to this external source DiGi Grid IOX o DIGIGrid OX Ne we 86 amp amp DiGiGrid j io LA E e e gt e LI t L L L L External W
20. ks the same language as the OS or DAW so it serves as the intermediary between the I O and the DAW Patch directly to the eMotion ST This application speaks the same language as the IOX so this connection bypasses the SoundGrid driver altogether Patch two or more devices to each other to split signals to several hosts This serves the purpose of a multi connector or tie line 7 1 Using an I O Device with a DAW When using a DAW on a SoundGrid network the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver serves as a bridge between IOX and the DAW It enables the I O to communicate with the DAW and it provides patch points for connections Using the driver and routing audio through it involves two steps patch between the I O and the driver then select the correct driver in your DAW as the playback engine Selecting the Number Of Channels When you configure your host application you can allocate between 32 and 128 driver channels This is done in Rack B of the Setup page The number 1 dvjbmLwvs cm merus ina E of channels you select here is reflected in the Patch page fewer allocated PYLE channels means fewer channels visible OAN i Remove Pick a number that only slightly exceeds the maximum total number of driver channels you will be using There s no harm in selecting all 128 channels but it may make the Patch page unwieldy 2 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE Select Auto to match the number of driver channels to the maximum I O coun
21. mp Gain Input Controls analog gain in an attached I O device that phantom T includes a controllable preamp Pre Amp Input Polarity Mono channels have one polarity reverse button Stereo channels have two Buttons are latching and are colored potarity cum ca green when engaged Digital Input Trim Controls input level from digital sources Separate controls for L R when input is stereo This allows you to control preamps on the fly without leaving your monitor mixer eMotion ST also provides a digital trim for incoming digital signals Refer to the eMotion ST user guide to learn how to integrate the IOX with the eMotion ST mixer Analog Output Controls In addition to meters and clip and peak indicators which are identical to the input controls there is a Headroom switch that provides a 10 dB pad Presence of the 10 dB pad on an analog output is indicated by a blue light MIC LINE INPUTS LINE OUTPUTS 1 9 1 3 Clip Indication and Small Meters Clip Indication Threshold sets where the clipping is indicated on the meter in the Focus section This allows you to monitor levels in the way you find most comfortable The threshold can be set to 0 dB 1 dB 2 dB or 3 dB This setting is global not channel specific When Clip Indication Threshold is set this behavior affects level indication for all channels input and output CLIP INDICATION THRESHOLD OdB B Additionally each channel button analog o
22. onfigured for the host Normally that s all you need to do The server appears in the SoundGrid Studio Server rack and the IOX is seen in the Hardware I O rack r DEVICE RACKS w 5 ADDDEVICE Y 1 shiomidmav lodd Y 5 ADD DEVICE Y To assign free or rename a server click on the arrow to reveal the list of available servers select a server from the list and remove or assign the server A server cannot be shared by multiple SoundGrid host applications such as SoundGrid Studio or MultiRack Within a SoundGrid network only one computer can utilize a server s processing power for StudioRack and the eMotion ST mixer Once assigned to a computer a server remains unavailable to all other computers until released by the user For further details refer to the SoundGrid Studio Application manual 1 ADD DEVICE 6 1 Applications of an External Server The external server gives you access to advanced features for mixing processing and monitoring 6 1 1 eMotion ST mixer The eMotion ST is the mixer element of the SoundGrid Studio System It lets you run SoundGrid plugins with low latency for monitoring while recording The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create personalized monitor mixes with plugin processing done pre post or in parallel with your DAW eMotion ST combines 8 channel inputs with up to 64 StudioRack plugins Each input or StudioRack channel can be sent to aux tracks or a main mix You can set up and control
23. ord Clock Ethernet Host Computer Analog Clock 3 3 Adding a Server Adding a SoundGrid DSP server to a SoundGrid Studio system provides the processing power for the eMotion ST mixer and the StudioRack plugin This enables low latency recording and monitoring and increases the number of plugins you can use simultaneously Some SoundGrid I O devices are equipped with internal servers With these devices the server will appear under the Servers section and the I O under the Rack A Hardware I O Devices section Configure these I Os as you would any similar I O device All servers initially appear as SGS Once assigned a server can be renamed DiGiGrid IOX a 2421 kat o MY Da UN eo ed e C3 B A a T x DiGiGrid d 9 External Clock C3 i 0 nd UK n LI I V INPUT MO 24NAC osa J SOUNBGRID NETWORK Host Computer cu Ethernet X 5 Analog cn Clock SoundGrid Server 3 4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid IOX If you want to stream audio between several computers in order to combine multiple mixes or elements connect several DAWs to one IOX interface Each DAW can send and receive an audio stream and any one computer can control the I O Any native DAW or combination of different native DAWs can be a part of this network so each computer must have the IOX software installed Two computers can be connected to the DiGiGrid
24. ovide a very flexible work environment This framework is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application which configures the network assigns and manages I Os controllers and servers and patches audio throughout the system Any user anywhere on the SoundGrid network has access to all available network I O devices Adding a SoundGrid DSP server enables processing and monitoring Ideal for professional facilities with live performance rooms the DiGiGrid IOX audio interface features a unique I O configuration 12 mic line inputs with broadcast studio quality preamps and 6 line outputs With 4 customizable headphone outputs that allow individual mixes for each musician the IOX delivers high resolution monitoring whether you re performing in the studio or listening in the control room Connect the IOX to your SoundGrid network with a single Ethernet cable DiGiGrid IOX can be used as your primary audio interface or as an additional I O expansion to an existing SoundGrid system Add an external SoundGrid DSP server and you ll be able to run hundreds of SoundGrid compatible plugins fully integrated within your DAW with incredibly low latency 1 GETTING STARTED Aside from setting up your microphone preamps there s not much you need to know to begin working with your IOX 1 1 System Requirements SoundGrid Studio runs on Mac and PC consult Waves website for current OS and DAW compatibility Compatible native DAW Logic Cubase Nu
25. paration Better than 90 dB 40 Hz to 15 kHz Harmonic Distortion Typically lt 0 01 10dB Output 1 kHz XLR connectors Phase Positive Negative Signal Ground Chassis Ground Ya TRS connectors Phase Positive 4 Negative Signal Ground Termination Point Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 1 Case Termination Point Tip Ring Sleeve 8 1 Installation Notes The IOX unit must be earthed to the mains earth ground and installed according to the safety instructions included with the unit The unit is powered from an IEC inlet on the rear This must be connected to an earthed mains outlet using a cable that complies with local approvals and regulations Approvals cover use in ambient air temperature of up to 35 C Operation in higher temperatures should be avoided A 1U space should be left above and below the unit to prevent heat transfer from adjacent equipment if this generates heat above 35 C At least 75 mm 3 inches should be allowed to the sides of the unit to allow ventilation At least 75 mm 3 inches of free air should be left at both the front and the rear side of the rack to allow heat dissipation Under no circumstances should the fan where fitted or ventilation outlets be blocked or restricted
26. r digital input or output has a small level meter that MIC LINE INPUTS LINE OUTPUTS indicates signal and provides a rough idea of level A red light on the channel button indicates clipping 9 2 Clock Page Use the Clock page to set the clock source and sample rate for the device and to assess clock status Clock controls are on the left side of the page status indicators are on the right IDENTIFY DiGiGrid D T ne Eco ette TT TEN OSOS a A ow a D m a a e w 9 5s eee DIGIGrid Vv IOX DiGiGrid SOURCE SAMPLE RATE STATUS SOE Internal 48 kHz Sync OK ON Master Device connected CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE IS Internal SYSTEM INFO CLOCK CONTROLS ep SOURCE sets the clock source Internal The interface itself provides the clock External WC Clock is provided by an external device via the IOX Word Clock Input connector Sync over Ethernet Word clock is transmitted between SoundGrid devices using Ethernet SAMPLE RATE sets the sample rate when Clock Source is set to Internal Range 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz When Clock Source is set to Internal you can use the Sample Rate menu to control the clock of the IOX device If the IOX is the network SoE clock master as determined in the Device Racks of SoundGrid Studio then this setting determines the sample rate of the SoundGrid network If Clock Source is set to an external clock source you cannot change the sample rate The Sample
27. r not included eMotion ST a software mixer that provides low latency plugin processing and monitor mixing Requires an external server 1 4 Licenses DiGiGrid Native I O devices do not require a license to operate in a SoundGrid network However certain advanced features such as using StudioRack and eMotion ST for low latency recording and monitoring or offloading processing from the host CPU require a server and a SoundGrid license This license is included with the purchase of IOX When you register your device the relevant licenses are deposited in your Waves account Use the Waves License Center application to activate your licenses and install them on your computer or on a USB flash drive 2 HARDWARE IOX is a 1U rack mounted device Aside from headphone jacks all connections are on the rear panel IOX Front Panel Front panel LEDs indicate status of essential device functions for each channel Baa I 2 9107117 12 E GQ a A 4 Clip A n n s DiGiGrid lOX Net Sig gt DHE Grid 48V ea KS Ll Input clipping Red clipping level can be set through the control panel Input signal present Green signal present 48v phantom power Orange ON Network status indicator Blue Device recognized by the SoundGrid network Red Device not recognized by the SoundGrid network Yellow Updating White Unit malfunction e g firmware did not load properly unit did not boot properly Cycling thro
28. sample rate In this example the IOX is the SoundGrid network s clock master device indicated by its blue color and the icon text On Master Clock INT 48 kHz h d El 2 ADD DEVICE Fumie IE vce 1 5 ADD DEVICE Y 5 ADD DEVICE w 6 ADD DEVICE Y To add another SoundGrid device click on the arrow in an empty rack slot From the list of available devices choose the one you want to add in this case a DiGiGrid MGB coaxial MADI interface In this image the IOX is grayed out and therefore unavailable since it is already claimed in this case by you The new device is visible in the rack slot Unless changed by the user it remains a clock slave and is colored green Use the same menu to change the clock master assignment from one device to another or to remove the device from the rack slot 4 1 Device Firmware Firmware is a small program that runs on a device in order to control it It enables IOX to communicate correctly with SoundGrid Studio An I O that is using outdated or incompatible firmware will not work properly in a SoundGrid network until its firmware is updated To see if your IOX firmware is compatible with the version of SoundGrid Studio that you are currently running go the System Inventory page and locate the device Next to each device slot is a button labeled FW whose color indicates firmware status Grey Compatible firmware Blue Compatible firmware but a newer version exists Red Firmwar
29. section of the page the corresponding connector is highlighted IDENTIFY AW DiGiGrid 9 1 2 Analog Section There are 12 mic preamp and line inputs and 6 line outputs Select a channel and it will appear in the Focus section Analog Input Controls Use the Focus section to set preamp levels and turn the 48v phantom on and off GAN 309 aa m The long meters range from 80 dBFS to 0 dBFS Mic Line knob gain range 0 dB to 52 5 dB in 7 5 dB steps Fine knob digital gain range 0 dB to 7 dB in 0 5 dB steps A clip indicator holds for two seconds or for as long as clipping persists Peak hold persists until reset by clicking on the indicator From the main Control window of the I O Control Panel you can control the Preamp levels through the text value windows This lets you quickly control any preamp without selecting the specific channel box There are three ways to control this level 1 Click hold Drag up or Down 2 Double Click for Text Entry 3 Mouse wheel by Pressing Command Mac Control PC you can change these values using Mouse wheel Note this text window will combine the Preamp and Fine control as one An orange light on a channel button indicates that phantom power for that channel is MIC LINE INPUTS LINE OUTPUTS active 1 You can also control preamp functions from SoundGrid applications such as the eMotion ST mixer neges Control Function ms iud 48v Phantom On Off zT Prea
30. t available on the assigned interfaces 7 2 Patching I O to Driver and Driver to I O When streaming audio to and from an IOX and a DAW you must assign IOX inputs and outputs to the SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver Alternatively you may choose to monitor through the eMotion ST mixer We ll cover that option later in this section In the SoundGrid Studio Patch page select the Device to Device tab All device and driver channels are shown along both the horizontal and vertical axes To make a standard ascending patch connection draw the cursor in a diagonal line as shown below To create a customized patch click on individual cells There are many ways to patch devices but normally IOX inputs are patched to the ASIO Core Audio inputs for recording For playback the patches are opposite unless you choose to patch to the eMotion ST mixer for monitor mixing Once again if you set up your system using the Wizard you will not need to do any of this SOUNDGRID Cem DSP La SG CES E shlomid mav local DEVICE TO DEVICE Wem I U Core Audio CREE IO MM NE iz r 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN AN DG Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Mic L Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Core DG Coe Selecting the Driver in the DAW When a DAW is part of a SoundGrid network the SoundGrid ASIO
31. the IOX preamp from eMotion ST so you never have to leave the mixer to adjust microphones wer Par sev o T hn 5 Chn 6 Chn 7 ILE Aun I Aun 7 Aux 3 Aux 4 Aux 5 Aux 6 Aun 7 Aux D MAIN c LN e gt 6 c X M ONC 8B m m Cc C TTT ba II M n m p rm Fa bd LES 4 bs F 0 82 EF Oo m E c x r4 m li h F P Ar To 2 vo c E c c i TON mmm HIM puso MON bre M l pum aa HE BAK I ZI a u e M ST uw _ 2 E A gt E eo F Q o E c ind ou T4 0 BN E Ar E i i I i i i ES r ri Lm e e e e wg 000 PREAMP RACK ROUTE For further information refer to the eMotion ST user guide 6 1 2 StudioRack StudioRack is a plugin chainer for any DAW It hosts up to eight plugins controls them assigns them to external controllers and manages them with their presets all in a way that makes it easy to move from one DAW session to another and from one DAW platform to another It enables users to create racks of processors with limitless parameters and flexible signal flows which are easily inserted into any track of the session Bu Ao a us crm v When part of a SoundGrid network with a SoundGrid DSP server StudioRack can shift plugin processing f away from the local CPU and direct it to the So
32. tion there are input and output meters 12 Mic Line Inputs 6 Line Outputs 4 Headphone Outputs D D V i DiGiGrid 10X CONTROLS Pressing the Hardware Control Panel button on the Driver Control Panel app will open the control panels of all I O devices assigned to your SoundGrid application If none are assigned nothing will happen Please choose the Network port connected to the SoundGrid Network The Driver Control Panel app is located here 58 05 ca 2a e1 ca Intel R Gigabit CT Desktop Ad T o o o co a o eso Adapter PC C Program Files x86 Waves SoundGrid Driver Control Panel Mac System HD Applications Waves SoundGrid ASIO Audio Buffer samples 542 To connect the SoundGrid driver to your I O device or processing server you must assign the driver in the inventory of your SoundGrid host application Version 9 7 90 10 9 7 90 10 Hardware Control Panel Top Bar At the top of each Control Panel page is a banner used to load and save device presets and to identify device hardware IDENTIFY oir Digna AM o DiGiGrid Use the Identify button to determine which IOX hardware device belongs to this Control Panel Clicking the button causes the Network LED on the front panel of the IOX to flash in a rather psychedelic manner You can save and load presets of device settings A saved preset includes all Clock and Control panels parameters Use IOX presets to use on future sessions
33. tiple Assignments 13 14 DAW wss DEVICE TO DEVICE lp i EFE EM SSS A DIE ICL ER Bn A GET RC P5 6 863 ae A INEA BEEREEEEEE ooo nO ak Q NM DF on 00 F WH New Path Output Meter Path out 1 8 Audition Paths Multiple Assignments 1 27 EMIL EN Default Output Bus MultipleAssignmnts1 2 Default Monitor Format Stereo LR hd 5 1 Path Order LCR Ls Rs LFE Sessions overwrite current O Setup when opened LOIS 8 XNva davejbmlion waves com DG Core As mentioned above driver channels can be connected to the eMotion ST mixer or to a secondary remote driver Here is an example of the DAW outputs patched to the eMotion ST mixer Analog Digital Format 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 L R L R R 10S 1 Phones 2 UR _ios 1AEs UR soundGrid 15 16 Output Meter Path out 1 8 Audition Paths emoST Channel 1 AUR Default Output Bus emoST Channel 1 AUR Default Monitor Format Stereo LR 5 1 Path Order LC RES Rs LFE Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened Here is an example of your DAW receiving input from another DAW on a secondary computer via networking 0 100 5 WBG 4 VOICES DSP WSG VOICES DSP RESTOS Save Load M 9 C 0 wo LSC Fate Save Load M MIER 9 C SAT DAT A Waves SoundGrid ESI m Ee lind WSG PROCESSING SAMPLE RATE davejb mlion waves com ittais yos local 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SYSTEM SoundGrid Stu
34. tput Bus insert MicPreamps HW insert Dolay STUDIO Savelload si A Waves Analog Analog davejb mlion waves com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 44 15 16 10S 1 MiclLine 1 2 LR 108 1 Line 1 2 Stereo L R vss 10S 1 MiciLine 3 4 108 1 Line 3 4 Stereo DEVICE TO DEVICE 108 1 MiciLine 5 6 Stereo e IOS 1 Line 5 6 Stereo INNEN IU U RN RN T m rss ru gt 10S 1AES UR Stereo LR 108S 1 Phones 1 UR Stereo A Line cs h E gt Sounder 11 12 LR E 108 1 Phones 2 UR Md 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 1L 1R X 2R L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 gt SoundGrid 13 14 stereo LR 105 1AES UR Stereo AN Micol 1 gt SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo L R E SoundGrid 15 16 Stereo AN Mol 2 SoundGrid 17 18 Stereo soundGr d 17 18 Stereo adi SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo E SoundGrid 19 20 Stereo w vo gt SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo B SoundGrid 21 22 Stereo 2 AN Micol 4 gt SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo f SoundGrid 23 24 Stereo s AN MicL 5 gt SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo GB SoundGrid 25 26 Stereo LI gp AN MeL 6 SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo E SoundGrid 27 28 Stereo o SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo SoundGrid 29 30 Stereo x AN Mic L 7 2 gt SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo E SoundGrid 31 32 Stereo AN MicL 8 pe E n pare augums kilia DG AES R d Now Pati New Path 2 Output Meter Path out 1 8 3 Audition Paths OS 1 Line 1 2 4
35. ugh colors This LED is used to identify the unit from the control panel Power switch indicator Q Four inch TRS headphone jacks with individual volume control knobs 8 600 ohms gain OFF to 15 dB IOX Rear Panel A 6 INE Ss SOUNDTRACS C NO CONS MIC LINE INPUT 5 Designed in nlor don ny DIGICo ns a 9 Mo ON AN N ou USI s Cusp i 5 pus QUS Ut i E ris a C t gt ay 4 y paar rs Cs ca r i z i D n D i 1 I 4 i iy dk m 100 240VAC E cg i O 8A 50 60Hz SOUNIDGRID NETWORK D N 7 q m ng Li av osi y T S IOX 192kHz I O EXPANDER Mains input 90 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Built in 1GB Ethernet switch two ports 6 Recovery reset button Clock in and out BNC connectors for external Word Clock G 12 mic line inputs combo XLR TRS connectors Q 6 line out 4 TRS connectors DiGiGrid 3 SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid IOX Your existing or future equipment how you work and what you need to accomplish are factors to consider when incorporating an IOX into your studio Project studios with one or two DAWs can share I O resources Studios with several rooms and many DAWS can stream audio between rooms and quickly swap out devices But no matter how simple or complex your setup is connecting an IOX involves only one cable an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6 3 1 One Computer wit
36. undGrid DSP server StudioRack works in conjunction with Rack 1 the eMotion ST mixer to create numerous personalized monitor mixes that use the same plugins heard in the mix all with virtually no latency For more information please refer to the StudioRack user manual f I ADD PLUGIN KA INPUT DYN OUTPUT STUDIORACK 7 MOVING AUDIO IN A SOUNDGRID NETWORK You ve configured the network and set up the IOX preamps One last thing to do Integrate your hosts into the SoundGrid network so that you can send audio to and from devices and listen to it In order to do this the audio must be patched from one point to another Audio must be patched because SoundGrid is a scalable and very flexible network you can connect any combination of items a device channel the eMotion ST mixer or another driver that is another computer or a mix of these Plus you can change your configuration at any time Most of the time you don t need to think about patching When you first set up a SoundGrid network or change its physical inventory the Wizard automatically sets up your devices and establishes the patches Still you should know how to patch between devices drivers and applications Then you can take advantage of the flexibility of a SoundGrid network There are three types of SoundGrid Patch page connections Patch I Os to drivers in order to connect with a DAW The driver spea
37. ut Bus D 3 gt 5 1 Path Order L C R Ls Rs LFE gt d Embed Eleven Settings From M Default Monitor Format Stereo LR 5 5 1 Path Order LC RLs Rs LFE 6 Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened Sessions overwrite current I O Setup when opened L i UCLC LLLOwLOLLOILOOGCLLULLe amp IELOHLILSG pCgLELDSSULOLYOGEGCLbrzrDmo amp RIGBLLGLIIe i rzvrv oL mi 5qrb AALL UABUZGQILIGIU L H EN EE SN E aa In the Patch page left IOX analog channels 1 12 are patched to driver channels 1 12 The arrow on the upper left of the Patch indicates that signal flows from the IOX to the driver Now look at the DAW I O The 12 driver channels appear at the top and are patched to DAW input channels 1 12 Driver Channel Names in your DAW SoundGrid Studio patches from the Waves SoundGrid ASIO Core Audio driver to a hardware I O device a secondary driver another computer or the eMotion ST mixer SoundGrid Studio transmits these names through the driver to the DAW These will appear as the default names within your DAW Most DAWSs allow you to change the naming manually For example you may a DiGiGrid IOS with a total of 10 inputs 8 analog 2 digital and 14 outputs 8 analog 2 digital and 2 stereo headphone outputs When these inputs and outputs are patched to and from the local driver I O to DAW DAW to I O you will see the following in the Connection or IO setup within your DAW ee NTE SOUNDGRID Input Ou
38. y connecting one or more IOX interfaces to the DLS The live room is equipped with two input rich DiGiGrid I Os This results in a large number of lines between the live room and the control room over a single Ethernet Cable This configuration is part of a larger facility wide network so the control room s Pro Tools HD has access to I Os throughout the building The SoundGrid Studio Application on Studio A s control room computer is used to manage all the Hardware I Os on the network and to connect them to the software l Os ASIO Core Audio drivers in Studios B C D HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording Editing Rooms Studio A DiGiGrid DLS DiGiGrid WC Loopsync In Out X SR fi e amp 5 mx TT tke 4 W Ww o DiGiGri Ethernet DL1 DL2 DigiLink Interface Primary Port Expansion Port Live Room 1 Live Room 2 or 2 EM DiGiGrid 6 DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid DiGiGrid S e e AA AA AA Studio B Studio C Studio D Ethernet Analog lt Clock Dependent on Clock Mode setting in the DLS DLI control panel 4 SOFTWARE SETUP AND CONTROLS A SoundGrid network is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application This application assigns and removes devices oversees the network patches between devices and provides access to device control panels To maintain network effectiveness the SoundGrid Studio Application always runs in the background Bring SoundGrid Studio to the front by
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