Waves MultiRack User Guide
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1. When you load an existing session that contains Dugan Automixer processing the session will load without the Automixer The Automixer will not be removed from the session file ae WAVES 2 If the Dugan Automixer is installed but not activated its menu item will be grayed out When you load an existing session that contains Dugan Automixer processing the session will load with the Automixer disabled The Automixer will not be removed from the session file 3 Ifthe Dugan Automixer is installed and activated its menu item will be shown normally The Automixer will be saved in the session file even if its not turned on Use Rescan Licenses to refresh activation for added licenses via the Waves tab gt Window gt Rescan Present Licenses For more information please refer to the Dugan Automixer manual by clicking on the question mark on the plugins GUI ae WAVES 15 Setting Up Your MIDI Environment for Remote Control Since FOH situations demand that you keep your hands on the console and your eyes on the show you may not always want to control MultiRack using a mouse and a computer display Instead you may choose to control MultiRack using your digital console or other familiar MIDI hardware controller for greater efficiency The following MultiRack functions can be controlled via MIDI e Navigation between Racks and between plugins e Global controls such as Rack or Plugin On Off Mute etc e Selected plugi2. While in the Main view you can always change the plugin sequence within a Rack by grabbing a plugin and moving it to the desired location Each plugin icon has an In switch with which you can bypass that processor without disengaging it from the Rack There is also a led indicator on the icon that shows plugin s output state e Grey no signal e Green signal e Red Peak in AbeEsser in PqT E PiaA To view a plugin and adjust its parameters double click on the box representing it The plugin interface will appear below the Rack Set the plugin parameters as desired MUTE M SIDECHAIN None ol m M A Full A el m in PgT EQP1IA ar JE Ea ae WAVES 8 View Modes Main View Mode Overview of Racks and Inserted Plugins MultiRack opens in this view mode Use it during the show to see all your Racks and inserted plugins and to check that all are running well without clipping on any of the inserted plugins Rack View Mode Using Your Plugins Double click on a plugin icon to open its interface and enter MultiRack s Rack view This is where you adjust each plugin If you re already familiar with Waves plugins this window will be very easy to use At the top of each plugin window is a WaveSystem Toolbar used to load save and compare processor settings The layout of the WaveSystem Toolbar may vary from one plugin to another Use this toolbar to save plugin or Rack specific presets
3. as You can quickly jump to any other Rack by clicking on arrow by the Rack s name field and choosing from the drop down menu desired Rack 01 Voc 02 Kick 03 snr 04 hh 05 bass 06 gtr A PA Default 07 hammond aie d O8 solo Overview Mode Window Viewing the Status of All Your Racks Once you ve filled several racks you ll want a convenient way to keep track of everything happening within your processing environment To get an overview of your racks select Overview from the View menu This will reveal the Overview Window where you ll see a condensed view of each Rack The Overview Window tells you if a rack or an individual plugin is functioning and enables you to turn on or off bypass or mute a Rack Clipping is also indicated for each Rack Use the Overview Window when you want to keep an eye on the entire processing setup Since each mini Rack in the Overview Window displays clipping information you can easily watch out for over level clipping across your entire setup WAVES 9 System Monitor Window MultiRack SoundGrid Only Open this window from the Audio menu or by pressing eee seats Ctrl Cmd M SERE This window displays real time status info on your network NETWORK Transport C M I O devices servers and integration controller 2 SSeS Redundancy displays redundancy status Network displays the network transport load REDUNDANT SERVER High loads may result in audio drops Device Ser
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5. Remove Plug in Copy Plug in Hedi S F Disable Side Chan Recall Safe Plugin y Active On Bypassed Mute Cut Rack s Copy Rack s Duplicate Rack s Delete Rack s Global Paste Rack MUTE Recall Safe Rack i A Full Reset Group gt Switch Rack Type 25 sumption NA Sth BER Recall Safe Rack ae WAVES 14 Dugan Automixer The Dugan Automixer plugin is a MultiRack Native and SoundGrid plugin only integrated into the MultiRack system The Dugan Automixer is inserted on the MultiRack s outputs post the Racks All the Racks processing occurs prior to the signal reaching the Dugan Automixer plugin For example if MultiRack is inserted on console channels turning the Dugan Automixer On will insert the Automixer between Rack Outs and Insert Returns as shown below Insert Send 1 pg Rack Out 1 to OD Input 1 Insert Send2 E Rack Out 2 to DD Input 2 Insert Send 3 Rack Out 3 to OD Input 3 Insert Send 4d E d Rack Out 4 to OD Input 4 Dan Dugan Automixer is Turned On DD Dan Dugan Automixer All available Outs are routed through the Dugan Automixer consecutively Rack Outs routing values are thus identical to Automixer s channel number Rack 1 Mono Out 1 connects to Automixer channel 1 Rack 2 Stereo Outs 3 4 connect to Automixer channels 3 and 4 When the Dugan Automixer is turned on all its channels are bypassed by default The Dugan Automixer is installed into the pl
6. Set the channel s for both input left side rail and output right side rail for each of the Racks you ve created 0 Waves MultiRack SoundGrid Untitled LC MULTIRACK SNAPSHOT vija gt REMOTE miD SYS ji E secan mone E ae E e s Mono gt Mes Ster 1 2 zs 5 0 2 3 ao 5 1 bd 3 4 7 1 Ed 4 5 5 6 6 7 F Click To Add Rack 8 9 9 10 10 11 lf you have not done so in the Add Rack dialog then you can use the Auto Route All Racks option in the Audio menu to automatically assign consecutive inputs and outputs to all Racks ae WAVES 4 The Rack Control Strip At the top of each Rack is a status bar that you use to control name and assign processing groups The control strip has the following windows and buttons Untitled MUTE SIDECHAIN None IJ Rack Rack Name In Out Mute Group Name Sidechain Sidechain On Off button button input monitor Disables a Rack and removes it from CPU processing Mutes all signals On Off routed to the Rack Turning off an unneeded Rack results in better CPU management of the system Disables the Rack s plugins and passes the signal directly from Rack input In Out to Rack output Typically used for before and after comparison or to bypass processing Silences the Rack but doesn t remove it from CPU processing Muting is Mute performed on the Rack s input to allow reverb tails and delay taps to fade gracefully Rack vie
7. You are now done with the Remote Controller Editor and may close the application ae WAVES 17 Rescan Present Licenses Edit Menu lf you are preparing setup and routing without licenses i e without a connected USB flash drive plugins will load in a disabled state The plugin won t process audio but you can still assign inserts and FX as well as load plugins and presets To enable a disabled plugin or plugins 3 Connect your USB flash drive 4 Go to Edit Menu on DiGiCo under Window menu and select Rescan Present Licenses or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl L All disabled plugins will be enabled You can re enable plugins individually by right clicking on disabled plugin and choosing the Enable option from the menu 18 Recovering from an Unexpected Error Since MultiRack is an application for live usage it is equipped with an automatic recovery mechanism This means that if MultiRack quits unexpectedly it will automatically relaunch and reopen the same Session file it was running when it crashed with the same Snapshot that was recalled when the crash occurred if applicable When set to Automatic MultiRack will relaunch itself and load the session to the Server immediately During recovery there will be a short mute when the session is loaded to the server When set to Manual MultiRack will relaunch itself but will not load the session to the Server until you press the Connect button on the dialog box which will appear Wh
8. click on a plugin icon and you will see a pull down menu that offers several functions SSLComp Copy Preset 4 FA Default ic Le rofin e Disable Plug in Remove Plug in Copy Plug in Enable Side Chain Plug in list Recall Safe Plug in Set a Hot Plug in Copy Preset Copies the plugin s preset Paste Preset Pastes the plugin s preset to another plugin instance Disables the plugin and takes it off the computer s CPU the plugin doesn t take Disable Plugin any CPU resources Remove Plugin Removes the plugin from the Rack Copy Plugin Copies the plugin including its configuration Replace Plugin Replaces the plugin with a copied plugin Enables sidechain functionality for the plugin applies only if the plugin is Enable SideChain Ea sidechain capable and Racks Side Chain input is selected Plugin list Allows you to replace the selected plugin with one of the listed plugins Recall Safe Plugin Sets the plugin to Recall Safe Allows you to set the plugin as a Hot Plugin You can set up to 8 plugins as Hot Set a Hot Plugin udi plugins 6 Input and Output Sections The Input Rail is located at the far left of a Rack This is where you choose an input source To the right of the Input Rail is the Input Audio Fader with a range of 18 GB On the far right side of each Rack are the Output Rail and the Output Audio Fader Rack audio input and output levels are stored within Snapshots Each Rack c
9. connected to WAVES Enable 14bit CC support Check this box to allow MultiRack to handle 14bit MIDI CC control change message data For example Yamaha consoles send out 14bit MIDI data un checking this sets MultiRack to handle 7bit MIDI CC Assign hardware controllers to the navigation tools 1 Click on any of the five navigation keys Up Rack Down Rack Prev Plugin Next Plugin or Select 2 Choose the hardware control you want to assign and move or press it to communicate with the Remote Controller Editor You ll see floating text above the selected parameter indicating the MIDI command assigned to the respective parameter 3 This completes the assignment of the MIDI switch or variable controller Proceed with the other navigation functions Follow the same procedure for the eight continuous parameter controls and eight discrete switches of the Controller Strip Remember the specific plugin parameter controls and switches will change with type of plugin but the position and the assigned knob on your MIDI hardware controller will remain fixed Continuous Discrete ED EB ED EB ED EB ED ED You can assign control of a Rack s Input and Output Gain as well as Rack On Off Rack In Out and Mute Output Irpurt Gain w On Ofi Gain ae WAVES Remotely Triggering Snapshots Assign hardware switches to control the Previous and Next Snapshot function When using remote MIDI control to scroll to a Snap
10. groups and determine if and how Racks within the group will be latency aligned WAVES LATENCY GROUP PROPERTIES i au o a gt m 4 d Group 02 d d Group 03 d d Group 04 4 THE TTT TT d Group 05 d Group 06 4 d Group r 4 d Group 08 d Group 09 Group 10 d d Group 11 4 4 Group 12 d Group 13 4 d Group 14 4 d Group 15 4 d p m q Group 16 4 d z m T m None Auto SPEED OF SOUND Meters Second a Manual In the Group Properties window you can create up to 16 processing groups each of which can contain any number of Racks Latency Alignment Group Latency Latency measurement Group Name type value units Group color Revers oo e o C G samples E DELAYTOWER O 100 rect AUGN ALL Te m Jaa TOE 313 0 Create a group by double clicking on a Group Name cell and typing the name you want to assign the group Now decide how you want to align the processors within the group ae A group is created but there is no latency alignment The group is delayed to match the latency of the Rack in the group with the 00 aaao O Manually delay the group by a specific value by entering it in the Latency field The value is displayed in samples milliseconds meters or feet depending on your choice in the pull down window The minimal value allowed for this setting matches the latency of the Ra
11. parameters Snapshots are contained and saved as part of a Session file A single Session file can contain up to 1000 Snapshots which are displayed as a vertical playlist Snapshots can also be exported or imported to or from files in order to integrate them into a Session Use Snapshots to change the state of Racks Mute In Off levels and most importantly the settings for the plugins Snapshots do not change the physical configuration of a Session so you cannot use a Snapshot to change the audio I O the Rack order or the plugins embedded in a Rack To open the Snapshot Pane click the Snapshots button on the Status Bar or select Open Snapshot Pane from the View menu F7 The Snapshot Pane can hold up to 1000 Snapshots the maximum per Session 10 opii t 0013 lt fieety OH Gore wr rr oom COIs Empty 20 Erety 0021 lt Eerety gt a2 Erety gt 2 lt tienpty gt 24 lt ierpty gt 0023 Erety C028 lt Emety 02 lt Emety gt ae WAVES To save a Snapshot of your existing Rack environment click Store or Store As As with most programs these two commands do the same thing with empty Snapshot registers but if a Snapshot already exists Store will overwrite the current Snapshot while Store As will allow you to create a new name without overwriting the Snapshot and store the Snapshot in an empty slot in the playlist If you re saving a new Snapshot the Store Snapsh
12. Disable Plug in Remove Plug in Copy Plug in SSLComp Enable Side Chain Plug in list Recall Safe Plug in Set a Hot Plug in The same device input can be used for Rack input and sidechain simultaneously You can preview your Side Chain input by clicking on speaker button SIDECHAIN ae 12 Group Properties Window Organization and Latency Alignment Since MultiRack allows you to build Sessions with up to 64 Racks each of which is a specific processing chain you may choose to organize related Racks into groups to better manage your Session Grouping Racks offers a few advantages e Group related Racks together such as all drum channels and they will share a common group name e Groups are color coded making visual identification of similar Racks much easier e Grouped tracks can be latency aligned offsetting unequal delays caused by each channel s chain of plugins which may have different latencies Group 02 None Open Group Properties window Group 01 Group 02 Group 03 Group 04 Group 05 cotter fev E cacao Il rene Pal von Group 06 Doubler4 iN tne Bd fin n Dela D Group 07 z EJ i Group 08 Groupoo amp E Group 10 E Group 11 9 Group 12 a Group 13 Group 14 ea Group 15 Group 16 GEQ Clss r T C E E T E Create a group by clicking on the grouping pull down menu and choosing Open Group Properties window Here you create Rack
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14. ameter within the selected value window Click on another plugin icon This will move you directly to the new plugin and open its window 11 Setting Up a Sidechain Each Rack can be set to receive a sidechain from any of the I O device inputs any of the inputs set in the Connections ae WAVES WSG Y16 1 1 W5G Y 16 1 2 W5G Y 16 1 3 window Sidechains are used by some plugins to modify W5G Y16 1 4 W5G Y16 1 5 their behavior for example to allow ducking by a compressor PF plugin A stereo Rack can receive a stereo or mono sidechain SIEJESALZEE signal a mono or mono to stereo Rack can receive a mono sidechain signal The top section of each Rack features a drop down menu titled Side Chain where you can set the input that will be feeding the sidechain signal to the Rack W5G Y 16 1 6 W5G Y16 1 7 W5G Y 16 1 6 W5G Y16 1 9 W5G Y16 1 10 WSG Y16 1 11 W5G Y16 1 12 W5G Y16 1 13 W5G Y16 1 14 W5G Y16 1 15 6 W5G Y16 1 16 Select the input source you want to feed as sidechain to the Rack Insert a sidechain capable plugin Sidechain capable plugins are marked by a yellow SC button Right click on the plugin and select Enable Side Chain from the drop down menu or click on the SC button on the side of the Rack View as shown below This will enable the sidechain option for that respective plugin SIDECHAIN In 1 2 o 5 Copy Preset 10 15 20 25 30 40 6 N 6
15. an be connected to input and output channels using the drop down menus Invalid Input or Output configurations are grayed out rrYrYTTiaAT a f gg Bo J o GF A When a Rack output is set to None and the input changes from one channel format to another then the output will change its channel format to match the input An input set to None behaves in the same manner F i i i Or consider a Rack with input and output whose channel formats are compatible If the input changes to a format that is incompatible with the output then the output will 75 _ 94 Lun Lu attempt to change to a channel format that is compatible with that of the input Failing that it will default to None The same input channel can be connected to more than one Rack thus sending the same input to multiple Racks simultaneously A physical output channel can be connected to only one Rack Two or more Racks cannot share the same output Use the same menu to set the input output channels and to switch the channel configuration of the Rack ae WAVES 7 Adding Plugins to a Rack To add a plugin to a Rack click on the plus sign to the right of the Input Fader Select a plugin from the pull down menu An icon representing the plugin will appear on the Rack along with a new plus sign that you can click to add a new plugin to the right of the existing one Signal flow within a Rack is always from left to right
16. between or within songs MultiRack will initially open the Session Templates window Choose a template from the list or open a blank session MultiRack will then open to the most recent Session ae WAVES 3 Adding New Racks and Setting Their Audio Signal Flow The first step in building a MultiRack processing setup is to add empty Racks Click on the Rack space that says Click to Add Rack woo aa This will reveal a dialogue box allowing you to specify how many Racks you want to add as well as what type of Racks Mono Stereo Mono to Stereo or Surround Don t worry about making the wrong choice you can always change this setting later Add Rack Add 1 Mono Mono Racks Add 1 Mono Stereo Racks Add 1 Stereo 5 1 Film Racks Auto Route Racks GSB Cance Checking the Auto Route Racks option assigns input and output channels to all of the added Racks consecutively starting from the highest currently available channel Now you ll see one or more empty Racks Define the audio input and output channels of each Rack by clicking on the left input and right output side rails of the interface The Audio I O pull down menu will open Channels you have routed to MultiRack in the Connection window will appear in the Input I O menu Channels you have routed from MultiRack will appear in the Output I O menu per the I O device you are using and the connections you have made in the ae WAVES Connections window
17. ck in the group with the greatest total latency Groups are color coded to make for easier identification Color selection is based on placement in the list and is not user definable At the bottom of the Group Properties page is the Align All section AUCN ALL ione e Here you can align all of the groups of Racks in order to create a unified timing for all channels The Auto setting will offset all of the groups to match the timing of the group with the greatest latency while Manual will delay all groups by a specific value SPEED OF SOUND Meters Second PAZA Below the Align All section is the Speed of Sound setting This parameter control expressed in meters per second allows you to calibrate MultiRack s latency controls to match measured speed of sound The speed of sound at sea level at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and dry air is 343 meters per second ae WAVES 13 Snapshot Pane Automating Your Racks One of the main benefits of a plugin based processing host for live applications is the ability to create detailed presets and recall them live during concerts The Snapshot Pane is where you store recall and manage the Snapshots that contain all of the parameters of the plugins that make up your processing Racks It s here where your programming efforts pay off Snapshots contain the following parameters e Rack input and output gain e Rack in out mute and on off states e Current plugin
18. en connecting your session is reloaded on the SoundGriid Server causing a short momentary audio interrupt When set to Off MultiRack will not relaunch itself giving opportunity to troubleshoot an error When MultiRack relaunches it synchronizes to the server At the moment of synchronization there is a short mute Setting the recovery type allows control over when this mute occurs automatically or manually ae WAVES 19 Show Mode This mode prevents you from rerouting your Racks moving plugins or adding them Switch to Show Mode during your concert to avoid audio drops and prevent mistakes To switch between Show and Setup mode simply double click on the Show Setup button on the top of the MultiRack window TT MULTIRACK PO REMOTE sys hu SG ees SNAPSHOT gt 0002 VERS vv WAVES 20 MultiRack Keyboard Shortcuts MultiRack is controlled mostly from within its five windows so there are very few application menus Most menu commands offer keystroke shortcuts so it s worthwhile studying the menus in order to learn how to quickly navigate through MultiRack s commands File Menu pe Keyboard Opens a dialog window to select a Ctrl Cmd N template Opens a Session file Ctrl Cmd O Lists recent Session files Import a Rack preset file from MultiRack SoundGrid Alt Ctrl Cmd P another session Only Closes the Session Ctrl Cmd W Saves the Session to the same file Ctrl Cmd S Saves the Session unde
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20. from the Snapshot List Global Paste enables you to copy a plugin or a Rack s parameters into one snapshot or more This is useful when you ve set up several Racks filled with plugins and you decide to change plugins settings across several Snapshots Say for example that after several rehearsals you have arrived at the perfect plugin settings for a particular instrument an instrument that is included in numerous Snapshots Rather than opening each of the Snapshots making the desired adjustments and then overwriting the Snapshots use Global Paste to globally make the changes 1 Begin by clicking Global Paste The button will flash to indicate that the Snapshot Pane is in the Global Paste mode 2 Select the target Snapshot or Snapshots that you want to modify To select multiple Snapshots Ctrl Cmd Click on the desired target Snapshots or Shift Click to select several contiguous Snapshots 3 Inthe Rack windows select the plugin or Rack whose state you want to copy to the selected Snapshots Right click on the plugin or Rack and choose Global Paste Plugin from the plugin menu or Global Paste Rack from the Rack menu Repeat this for each of the plugins or Racks whose settings you want to Global Paste V Active On Bypassed Mute Copy Rack s 3 Global Paste Rack 0010 lt Empty gt Recall Safe Rack Group ae 4 Press the Global Paste button in the Snapshot Pane once again to end the process Import allows y
21. g in 8 hI Once you complete the assignments save the MIDI Keyboard Setup file using the Save or Save As buttons at the bottom of the interface Return to MultiRack and open the Control Setup tab of the Preferences window Browse to your newly created MIDI control file in the window MIDI Keyboard Setup File ae Select the desired MIDI Keyboard Setup file The mapping you assigned with Remote Controller Editor will become available to MultiRack MIDI control setup is discussed in greater detail in the section the Preferences window The Hot Plugin Panel is a floating window that provides quick access to your Hot Plugins To show the panel go to the View menu and choose View Hot Plugin Panel Use the top right corner Flip button to switch the window s orientation between vertical and horizontal The Panel holds 8 buttons that serve as shortcuts to your Hot Plugins A plugin is represented by plugin name and icon and the Rack number and name Click on the Plugin button to open its GUI in Rack View The Plugin button also displays its output and gain reduction meters where applicable The contents of the Hot Plugin panel are saved in snapshots This means that a Hot button can represent different plugins in different snapshots For example Hot button 1 can be an REQ 6 in snapshot 4 and an SSL Channel in Snapshot 6 Same Hot button different plugins HOT PLUGINS ee 4 CLA 76 Untitled 2 inPhaseLT Untitled
22. ight discrete controls of the Controller Strip You can assign up to 46 MIDI links to desired MultiRack controls using a standard MIDI Learn routine WAVES ZK REMOTE CONTROLLER EDITOR DetaulifemoteControlGenfig X ee mee All Ports B mD OSPLAY GRABLE 1 CC SUPPORT apshot 2 Hol Snapshot H 90000000 ce MIDI KEYBOARD SETUP FLE RomoteControiConfic mrrc E ortn sae aac as There are three categories of MIDI controlled MultiRack functions that you can assign with MIDI Remote Control 1 Navigation Use MIDI buttons to navigate between and within Racks to select and edit the specific plugin to control You can additionally assign up to eight Hot Plugins that can be recalled by touching the assigned MIDI This way you can access critical plugins without having to navigate to them 2 Plugin Rack Controls Once a Rack and a plugin are selected you have direct control over the Rack levels on off in out etc as well as control over the plugin parameters Plugin control is available for the eight knobs and eight buttons shown on the plugin s Controller Strip 3 Snapshot Recall This provides control for Next and Previous Snapshots You can also directly recall specific Hot Snapshots To assign MIDI controls launch the Remote Controller Editor by clicking Editor from the Control Setup tab of the Preferences window Select a MIDI port Use the pull down menu to choose the port your MIDI controller is
23. n parameter controls e Snapshot recall How to Use MultiRack with a MIDI Controller Important MultiRack functions can be assigned to a MIDI hardware controller or your console s faders knobs switches using the Remote Controller Editor MRRC Editor supplied with MultiRack Assigning is simple on the Editor s interface select the MultiRack function you wish to control and move the desired knob or press the desired button on your MIDI controller to establish an assignment Even when you have Racks full of processors you can only control the plugin that s currently being displayed This way you always know which plugin parameter you re adjusting When controlling MultiRack via MIDI you will always first select the Rack and plugin you want to address and then adjust its parameters The Controller Strip A MultiRack Session can have up to 64 Racks each containing up to eight plugins Since every plugin has several parameter controls remote control of so many different variables could be a logistically complex task and would require users to re map MIDI links each time the configuration changes MIDI mapping is simplified in MultiRack by using a matrix that sits between the plugin and the MIDI controller This matrix assigns key parameter control knobs and buttons to fixed matrix positions so that MIDI assignments always make sense regardless of type of processor For example when dynamics processors are being used the matrix usually assig
24. ns the first variable MIDI position to Threshold the second to Ratio the third to Attack and ae WAVES so forth With EQ processors the first variable position is usually Input Gain followed by Band One Gain Band One Frequency etc The matrix is reflected in the Controller Strip which can be displayed at the bottom of the Rack View page by choosing Show Controller Strip from the View menu or by using the shortcut Cirl Cmd Alt C The Controller Strip shows up to eight variable controls top row and eight switches for the displayed plugin that can be remotely controlled via MIDI Many plugins have more than eight variable and or discrete controls to assign these additional controls extra Controller Strip pages are provided Use the Remote Controller Editor s Next Previous buttons to navigate to the relevant page of Controller Strip parameter controls MultiRack s standardized Controller Strip means that the relationship between hardware and software need be set only once The specific parameter control will change with each type of plugin but the logic will remain consistent within categories e g EQs Dynamics of Waves plugins Assigning Hardware Control with the Remote Controller Editor Use the Remote Controller Editor to map relationships between hardware MIDI controllers and numerous MultiRack functions Its interface displays MultiRack functions that can be controlled directly via MIDI including the eight continuous and e
25. ot As pane will open Choose the list position where you want to save the new or modified Snapshot and click Store If you are overwriting an existing Snapshot you will see this warning Waves MutiRack SoundGrid Do you want to replace snapshot number 0002 2 with the one you are storing mbit Once you have named a few Snapshots the Snapshot Pane may look like this SNAPSHOT sroneas meon meevous wet necau 0001 1 0002 2 oo Sz 0004 4 0005 lt Empty 0006 lt Empty gt 0007 lt Empty gt 0008 lt Empty gt 0009 lt Empty gt 0010 lt Empty gt 0011 lt Empty gt 0012 lt Empty gt 0013 lt Empty gt erie A ee aE Note that selected Snapshots are highlighted and the currently recalled Snapshot s name appears in boldface and its number is highlighted in green At the bottom of the pane is an area where you can write notes about the selected Snapshot To recall a Snapshot you can either double click on its name or select the Snapshot and then click Recall ae WAVES It s often useful to create a copy of a Snapshot to use as a starting point for creating similar setups Copy a Snapshot by selecting it then clicking Duplicate The copy will appear at the end of the Snapshot list The word Copy will be appended to the Snapshot name right click and choose Rename to choose a new name for the new Snapshot Select a Snapshot and click the Delete button to permanently remove it
26. ou to add Snapshots from another MultiRack Session Click on the Import button A browser window will appear Locate the MultiRack Session that contains the Snapshot you want to import into the current Session The Import Snapshot window will appear Choose the Snapshot s you wish to add and then click Import Import Snapshot Select Snapshot s to Import Sond 1 chorus Filler 1 Comedy Act Band 1 Motes Multiple Snapshots Selected Remember Snapshots contain information about parameters not configurations so the source and target Sessions must have the same plugin content and order in each Rack Recall Safe There are times when you don t want certain Racks or specific plugins to be affected by Snapshot changes The Recall Safe option applies within the Session not a specific Snapshot To set a Rack or plugin to Recall Safe e Racks Select a Rack or multi select several Racks and then right click in any empty area of the Rack Select Recall Safe from the pull down menu A Rack s blue input output rails indicate that it is in Recall Safe hy WAVES e Plugins Select the plugin or plugins you want to set to Recall Safe Right click on any of the selected plugins and choose Recall Safe from the pull down menu Recall Safe plugins glow blue To remove a Rack or plugin from Recall Safe mode de select Recall Safe from the right click menu in Recall Safe mode Copy Preset Disable Plug in
27. r CPU efficiency when a Rack is not needed Disables the Rack s plugin processing and passes the signal from Rack Bypass input to Rack output aa Mutes the entire Rack s input but doesn t remove plugins from CPU thus ute allowing reverb tails to complete Cuts the Rack and its contents and places them in the computer s Cut Rack s dooa Copies the Rack s parameters from the recalled Snapshot and pastes them into the selected Snapshots when Global Paste is selected in the Snapshot Pane For example if your singer has a cold and you need to EQ the vocals differently Global Paste allows you to change specific settings Global Paste Rack and then embed these parameter changes into all of the Snapshots you ve made rather than having to adjust each Snapshot separately The Global Paste function is discussed in detail in the Snapshots section of this manual Places the selected Rack or plugin into a safe mode that protects it from Recall Safe Snapshot recalls Recall Safe Racks or Plugins are unaffected by all Snapshot recalls Presents a list of available processing groups from which to choose Allows you to change the Rack configuration mono stereo mono to Switch Rack type stereo Displays the Rack s overall latency accumulated inserted plugin latencies Displays the Rack s CPU consumption usage on the Server and the core CPU Consumption it runs on as WAVES Right
28. r a different name Saves the Session as a Session aa Template Windows only On OSX this command is Opens the Preferences window Ctrl P l l in the MultiRack menu Cmd On OS X this Closes the application Ctrl Cmd Q command is in the MultiRack menu WAVES MultiRack Menu OS X only oe Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Reveals information about current None version of MultiRack Opens the MultiRack Preferences Cmd window Closes the application Edit Menu ae Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Add a new Rack to the MultiRack l Ctrl Cmd R Session Undoes the last action Ctrl Cmd Z PO Re does the last Undo action Ctrl Cmd Shift Z Applies to selected Cuts selection to copy buffer Ctrl Cmd X plugins Racks and Snapshots Applies to selected Snapshots Applies to selected Pastes clipboard to selection Ctrl Cmd V plugins Racks and Snapshots Duplicates selected Rack snapshot Citrl Cmd D or plugin Delete PC Cmd Backspace Mac Deletes the selected Rack snapshot or plugin Copies selection to copy buffer Ctrl Cmd C plugins Racks and WAVES Selects all Racks Applicable only in l Ctrl Cmd A MultiRack window De selects all Racks Applicable only none in MultiRack window Sets MultiRack to Show Mode Alt Cmd Ctl T Po Sets MultiRack to Setup Mode Altt Cmd Ctl S Rescans currently available licenses on connected USB flash drive and l S Ctrl Cmd L enables all di
29. rent settings of the plugin you re using into a user preset by clicking the Save button User presets can be changed and deleted and the preset files you save through the WaveSystem toolbar will appear as Load menu presets until you close the preset file or close the plugin Some plugins has a very large library of presets too large to display on the main pull down menu To load these library files or load presets from external files select Open Preset File Waves preset files are saved with an XPS extension To delete a user preset hold Ctrl Cmd click on the Load menu You will be given the option of deleting the user preset WAVES Save your plugin presets here You can save the current parameters as a user preset in the Preset menu or create a new file If you choose to save the preset as a new file outside the plugin s Preset menu WaveSystem will ask you where you want to put it Help Plugin Opens the PDF manual for the current plugin m Clicking on the Waves logo will bring up the About This Plugin page Plugin providing information about the plugin There are several quick ways to move from one plugin to another within a Rack Use your keyboard s left and right arrows This will move you through the list of plugins in the Rack opening each plugin interface as it is selected Note If the current plugin contains a selected value window this will not work and it may change the par
30. sabled plugins in the Session View Menu shortcut MultiRack window multiple Racks 6 Opens the overview view Opens the Rack view Shows or hides the Controller Strip Alt Cmd Ctl C a Opens the Hot Plugin floating Ctl Cmd T Sets MultiRack to Full Screen mode WAVES Audio Menu Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Turns the main audio engine on Alt Cmd Ctl J oro Assigns input and output channels to all Racks consecutively based on their none top down order in MultiRack s main window Effects the selected Rack s pf Opens the Group Properties Ctrl Cmd G window Opens the Inventory window MRSG Only Opens Connections window MRSG Only WAVES Snapshots Menu Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Stores Snapshot parameters If a Snapshot already exists in the l l Ctrl Cmd Shift S selected register Store will overwrite l l Previous is relative to Recalls the previous Snapshot in l l Ctrl Cmd Shift lt the currently recalled the play list Snapshot Next is relative to the currently recalled Snapshot If the next Recalls the next Snapshot in the Ctrl Cmd Shift gt Snapshot slot is play list empty Next jumps to the next occupied Slot Turns Global Paste Mode on Ctrl Cmd Shift G and off Moves the selected Snapshot s to a user specified location in the Snapshot list WAVES Help Launches the default browser with the URL www wav
31. seeeseeseeseeeseeseeeeeeseeeaeeeaeeeaenenaes 36 18 Recovering from an Unexpected Error ccccccccseccececeeeeeeeseeeeceueeseeesaeessueeseeeeseeesseeenaees 36 TO NOW WIG OC aare E E E 37 20 Multthack Keyboard SHOMCUNS areca oacectinccetucdabaneasmnoaisedsieaus ions caeteneleeceneitoecegneleactutucdaaeeds 38 ae WAVES 1 Overview MultiRack is a host platform for Waves audio processing plugins designed especially for live sound applications It provides a software equivalent to outboard hardware processing racks and signal flow to and from your console is similar to what you re accustomed to with traditional hardware racks MultiRack allows you to program Snapshots so you can seamlessly change plugin settings between or even during songs Here are some flowchart examples of MultiRack connections Channel Insert Send p Channel insert Return y Master Insert Send gt gt Master Insert Return Mono Aux Send ENS aia Return to 2 channels from Console MONO TO STEREO FX Return 2 Create a New Session and Choose Plugin Version A Session is a collection of Racks each of which contains plugin processors It holds the architecture of your setup input and output routing Rack count and order which plugins and their order and etc as well as Rack I O levels and plugin settings Normally a Session will contain the setup for an entire show while Snapshots are used to change plugin parameters
32. shot the Snapshot will become active immediately Snapshots may also be recalled by sending MultiRack bank and program change messages ae Prev Snapshot Next Snapshot T By creating Hot Snapshots you can assign up to eight Snapshots to specific MIDI switches This is useful for very important or frequently used Snapshots In the Snapshots pane select a Snapshot you want to make Hot Right click on the Snapshot name and choose a Hot Snapshot number from the pull down menu Once you create a Hot Snapshot the assignment procedure is the same as with other MIDI trigger assignments Hot Snapshots are displayed in red in the Snapshots Pane and their Hot Snapshot number is indicated on the right side of the window 16 Hot Plugins You can designate up to eight Hot Plugins which can be recalled directly via MIDI and or the Hot Plugin Panel buttons in much the same way that Hot Copy Preset Lo jim Snapshots are used To make a plugin Hot Disable Plug in 1 Select a plugin you want to designate as Hot nati haa 2 Right click on the plugin and choose a Hot ee ee Plug in list a Recall Safe Plug in Plugin number 1 8 from the Set a Hot Plugin submenu E Hee Pluceint a Hot Plug in 2 3 The plugin will now display a numbered Hot Plug in 3 Hot Plug in 4 marker H1 H2 indicating its Hot is Hot Plug in 5 a SS I Hot Plug in 6 370 Hot Plug in 7 Plugin designation i Hot Plu
33. ugins folder 1 Windows C Program Files x86 Waves Plugins V9 2 Mac Applications gt Waves gt Plugins V9 To open the Dugan Automixer go to the Waves tab under Advanced gt Dugan Automixer or press F9 Close the Automixer by clicking X on top right corner Note that closing the Dugan Automixer window does not stop the Automixer s processing It only closes its control window ae WAVES Dugan Channel Count The Dugan Automixer opens 64 processing channels distributed across 8 tabs that are selectable from the top section of the plugin Each tab represents 8 channels as shown below output 1 8 output 9 16 output 17 24 output 25 32 output 33 40 output 41 48 output 49 56 output 57 64 Snapshots All plugin controls are saved in the snapshots except for Master Pane controls Master pane controls are not saved in Snapshots Recall Safe The Dugan Automixer can be Recall Safed as a whole by clicking pressing the Recall Safe button on the plugin s Master Pane Alternatively right clicking on the top of Dugan Automixer window opens a menu where enabling disabling Recall Safe is also possible When the Dugan Automixer is turned on an indicator will appear on the MultiRack window as shown below REMOTE sys nag License amp Session Behavior There are three possibilities 1 Ifthe Dugan Automixer is not installed its menu item will not be displayed in the MultiRack Native and SoundGrid systems
34. ver 2 Status Online Processing Redundant Server ee MGO 1 i Online e Device Device name lOS 3 e Status Server status online or offline Online lOC 4 e CPU Peak and average loads AVR ne Displays the load on the processing server Not Configured High loads may result in audio drops Not Configured SG DRIVER Device Not Configured I O Device 1 2 3 and 4 Status Not Configured INTEGRATION ITEMS e Device Device name Device e Status Device status IP Add Status Disconnected PING SG Driver Status Device status Integration IP of the controller and its connectivity status ae WAVES 10 WaveSystem Toolbar Buttons Rack WaveSystem Toolbar Plugin WaveSystem Toolbar Undo Plugin Undoes the last change s you made within the plugin Toggles between two setups allowing you to compare different settings This facilitates quick A B comparisons and lets you determine which of Setup A Setup B two settings works best without having to save a preset An asterisk on the button indicates that changes have been made since a preset was loaded Copies the current settings to the second setup register The direction of copying is from the currently shown setup to the one not shown Here you load factory presets user presets and other preset files Factory presets are permanent elements of the Load popup menu created by Waves They cannot be changed or deleted You can turn the cur
35. w use the pull down menu to open another Rack Refers to the name of the processing group if any to which the Rack has Group Name been assigned Use the pull down menu to assign the Rack to another processing group Lists all available inputs Use the pull down menu to select the input you o intend to use as sidechain to any of the plugins inserted in this Rack All Sidechain input a a sidechain capable plugins inserted in this Rack share the same input Note that it is possible to use a mono sidechain signal in a stereo Rack Press this button to listen to the sidechain signal Sidechain is monitored Sidechain monitor through the Rack s output ae 5 Selecting Racks and Plugins and Using Keystroke Commands You can copy paste delete duplicate and perform other operations on a Rack or Racks you have selected e To select a Rack click on any empty area of the Rack e To select multiple adjacent Racks click on a Rack then Shift Click on the last Rack of the group you want to select e To select multiple non adjacent Racks Ctrl Cmd Click on several Racks Right click on the top part of a selected Rack and you will see a pull down menu that offers several functions Active On Bypassed Mute Cut Rack s Copy Rack s Duplicate Rack s Delete Rack s Recall Safe Rack Group ae WAVES Turns Rack on off disabling and removing it from the CPU This is useful Active On o for greate
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