Waves MultiRack v9.7 User Guide
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1. Snapshot If the next Ctrl Cmd Shift gt l play list Snapshot slot is empty Next jumps to the next occupied slot Turns Global Paste Mode on and off Ctrl Cmd Shift G Moves the selected Snapshot s to a user specified location in the Snapshot list Help KN Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut lf the help manual is Opens MultiRack PDF manual unavailable visit WWwW Waves com Launches the default browser with the SCENE Opens page containing information In OS X this item is in ereechen Irene2. 0010 lt Empty gt 0011 lt Empty gt 0012 lt Empty gt 0013 lt Empty gt feria A ee 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 from the Snapshot List Global Paste enables you to copy a plug in or a Rack s parameters into one snapshot or more This is useful when you ve set up several Racks filled with plug ins and you decide to change plug ins settings across several Snapshots Say for example that after several rehearsals you have arrived at the perfect plug in 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 chan
3. You can additionally assign up to eight Hot Plug ins that can be recalled by touching the assigned MIDI In this way you can access critical plug ins without having to navigate to them e Plug in Rack Controls Once a Rack and a plug in are selected you have direct control over the Rack levels on off in out etc as well as control over the plug in parameters Plug in control is available for the eight knobs and eight buttons shown on the plug in s Controller Strip e 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 ae Selecta MIDI port Use the pull down menu to choose the port your MIDI controller is connected to 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 e Clickon any of the five navigation keys Up Rack Down Rack Prev Plug in Next Plug in or Select e 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 respect
4. name or in Rack Name Rack view 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 a intend to use as sidechain to any of the plug ins inserted in this Rack All side Sidechain input a a chain capable plug ins 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 Side Chain is monitored Sidechain monitor through the Hack e output dr 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 selecta 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 o 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 w Active On Bypassed Mute Cut Rack s Copy Rack s Duplicate Rack s Delete Rack s Recall Safe Rack Group ae WAVES Active On Turns Rack on off disabling and removing it from th
5. order in each Rack Recall Safe There are times when you don t want certain Racks or specific plug ins to be affected by Snapshot changes The recall safe option applies within the Session not a specific Snapshot To seta Rack or plug in to Recall Safe e Racks Selecta 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 W WAVES e Plug ins Select the plug in or plug ins you want to set to Recall Safe Right click on any of the selected plug ins and choose Recall Safe from the pull down menu Recall Safe plug ins glow blue To remove a Rack or plug in from Recall Safe mode de select Recall Safe from the right click menu in Recall Safe mode Copy Preset Disable Plug in Remove Plug in Copy Plug in iat S Ful Disable Side Chan Recall Safe Plug in 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 onsumotion NA 18 0 BER Recall Safe Rack ae WAVES 14 Dugan Automixer The Dugan Automixer plug in is a MultiRack Native and SoundGrid plug in 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 reach
6. setup input and output routing Rack count and order which plug ins and their order and etc as well as Rack I O levels and plug in settings Normally a Session will contain the setup for an entire show while Snapshots are used to change plug in parameters between or within songs MultiRack will initially open Session Templates window Choose a template from the list or open a blank session Then MultiRack will open to the most recent Session dr 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 Double click on the Rack space that says Double Click to Add Rack MA MULTIRACK Double Click To Add Rack 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 or Mono to Stereo Don t worry about making the wrong choice you can always change this setting later QOC Add Rack Add ik Il New Mono Wa racks Add 3 E New Stereo B Racks Add 2 BR New Mono to Stereo B Racks C N 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 VO pull down menu will open Channels you have routed to MultiRack in the Connection window will appear in the Input VO menu Channels you have routed from MultiRack will ap
7. you to build Sessions with up to 64 Racks each of which are specific processing chains 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 plug ins which may have different latencies Group 02 KM None Open Group Properties window Group 01 Group 02 Group 03 Group 04 Group 05 ee see 1 Group 06 Doubler4 D LnEG Bd D H Dela Group 07 z Group 08 Group 09 J GEQ Clss Ka m _ Group 10 E Group 11 Group 12 Fa Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 ES Group 16 P LA JLo IS Create a group by clicking on the grouping pull down menu and choosing Open Group Properties window Here you create Rack groups and determine if and how Racks within the group will be latency aligned WAVES LATENCY GROUP PROPERTIES i Kal C 0 gt m d d d Group 02 d d Group 03 d d Group 04 d d Group 05 d Group 06 d d Group r d d Group 08 Group 09 4 Group 10 d d Group 11 d d Group 12 d d Group 13 d d Group 14 d d Group 15 d d a
8. Cmd A MultiRack window Deletes the selected Rack snapshot or plug in De selects all Racks Applicable only Rescans currently available licenses on connected USB flash drive and Ree Ctrl Cmd L enables all disabled plug ins in the Session View Menu ee Keyboard Definition Commenis shortcut Opens closes the Snapshot Pane in MultiRack window Opens the main application view multiple Racks Opens the overview view Shows or hides the Controller Strip AlttCmd Ctl C Opens the Hot Plug in floating Ctl Cmd T window WAVES Audio Menu ates Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Turns the main audio engine on H Alt Cmd Ctl J or O Assigns input and output gt channels to all Racks consecutively based on their none top down order in MultiRack s main window Effects the selected Rack s Opens the Group Properties Ctrl Cmd G window Opens the Inventory window MRSG Only 3 Opens Connections window MRSG Only Opens the System Monitor Cmd Ctl M MRSG Only window Snapshots Menu eem Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Stores Snapshot parameters If a Snapshot already exists in the Ctrl Cmd Shift S selected register Store will overwrite WAVES l l Previous is relative to the Recalls the previous Snapshot in l Ctrl Cmd Shift lt currently recalled the play list Snapshot Next is relative to the currently recalled Recalls the next Snapshot in the
9. DI Many plug ins 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 plug in but the logic will remain consistent within categories e g EQ s Dynamics of Waves plug ins 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 eight discrete controls of the Controller Strip WAVES You can assign up to 46 MIDI links to desired MultiRack controls using a standard MIDI Learn routine H REMOTE CONTROLLER EDITOR DetauliRomoteControlGenfig x ee te All Ports Le Mt rent or GRABLE hii CC SUPPORT e 80000 DAC strur rt tRomoteControiConfie mrre new WE swe WEEN cx There are three categories of MIDI controlled MultiRack functions that you can assign with MIDI Remote Control e Navigation Use MIDI buttons to navigate between and within Racks to select and edit the specific plug in to control
10. Session so you cannot use a Snapshot to change the audio I O the Rack order or the plug ins 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 F fen Wu de sbkaetss incty Eorety lt inpty lt imoty inmcty i7ety lt Erety 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 Snapshot 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 Once you have named a few Snapshots the Snapshot Pane may look like this SNAPSHOT STORE STORE AS IMPORT a e 0001 1 0002 2 E 0004 4 0005 lt Empty gt 0006 lt Empty gt 0007 lt Empty gt 0008 lt Empty gt 0009 lt Empty gt
11. This way you always know which plug in parameter you re adjusting So when controlling MultiRack via MIDI you will always first select the Rack and plug in 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 plug ins Since every plug in 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 ae WAVES between the plug in 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 using dynamics processors the matrix usually assigns the first variable MIDI position to Threshold the second to Ratio the third to Attack and 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 Ctr Cmd Alt C The Controller Strip shows up to eight variable controls top row and eight switches for the displayed plug in that can be remotely controlled via MI
12. as WAVES WAVES MultiRack USER GUIDE V9 7 TT MULTIRACK pu SNAPSHOT REMOTE r SG Erre 1 ON E SNAPSHOT gt 9002 VERS B kek re Drums SIDECHAIN None D A Full Reset SSLChannel SSLChanne l 1 KICK SESRBaASawe Sl SSRBASaO MUTE DRUMS X SIDECHAIN A Full Reset SSLComp PuigTec EQP1A 6 VOC SSRBaASaG SSRBaSae i D Ba MUTE DRUMS v SIDECHAIN A Full Reset RDeEsser 6 VOC SERBS Sao i sl SESRBaSae MUTE M SIDECHAIN A Ful Rese a 2 CH SSRBaASae aa UU UU ECLEEECEI EN D an Ber mr cumar SIDECHAIN A Full Reset 25 6 23 1 SSRBaSae SSRBaASae MUTE VOG SIDECHAIN A Full Reset SSRBaASae il ei IU SSRBaSawe on gt r J WAVES Table of Contents le ONTV EW eege 3 2 Create a New Session and Choose Plug in Version 3 3 Adding New Racks and Setting Their Audio Signal FIOW ccccccccsssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaaeeees 4 A WINE FAC COMO SID EE 5 5 Selecting Racks and Plugins and Using Keystroke Commande nnnnnnnnnnnnoo00nnnaannnnnnnnnenenns 6 SE APUNTOU ULO ECONS sa 9 7 Adding Plug mmeioaback REENEN 10 O VOW NOE EE 11 OVS emir NONtOr VIG OW seansen 13 10 WWAVESYSICM Toolbar BUGS sssrini E R 14 11 Setting Up a Side Grdi EE 15 12 Group Properties Window For Organization and Latency Alignment ccccccsseeeeestseees 17 13 Snapshot Pane Automating Your Racks nenn0aannnnnnnoo
13. ave plug in or Rack specific presets 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 I Ree JOSEPH Pile COTTER Tir 06 gtr A PA Default Ts YF bannond a O08 solo Overview Mode Window Viewing the Status of All of 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 plug in is functioning and it 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 WAVES mini Rack in the Overview Window displays clipping information you can easily watch out for over level clipping across your entire setup 9 System Monitor Window Open this window from the Audio menu or by Cirl Cmd M REDUNDANCY Redundant Server is Ready NETWORK Transport E PROCESSING SERVER This window displays real time status info on your network VO devices and Servers Redundancy displays redundancy status Network displays network transport load High loads may result in audi
14. e HELE d Group 16 P m T Im 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 fe DELAYTOWER Manual fw 1000 recto Acna Te m Jaa TOE un 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 greatest total latency e 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 Rack 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 ven 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 timin
15. e CPU This is useful for ctive On greater CPU efficiency when a Rack Is not needed Disables the Rack s plug in processing and passes the signal from Rack input Bypass to Rack output i Mutes the entire Rack s input but doesn t remove plug ins from CPU thus ute allowing reverb tails to complete Cut Rack s Cuts the Rack and its contents and places them in the computers clipboard Copy Rack s Copies the Rack and its contents into the computer s clipboard Paste Rack s Pastes the Rack including its content and state Duplicate Rack s Creates a copy of the Rack including its content and state Delete Rack s Deletes the Rack Racks below this Rack will move upward 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 Global Paste Rack differently Global Paste allows you to change specific settings 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 plug in into a safe mode that protects it from Recall Safe Snapshot recalls Recall Safe Racks or Plug ins are unaffected by all Snapshot recalls Presents a list of available processing grou
16. g of the group with the greatest latency while Manual will delay all groups by a specific value SPEED OF SOUND Meters Second PASAL Below the Align All section is the Speed of Sound setting This parameter control expressed in meters per second allows you to calibrate MultiRack e 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 plug in 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 plug ins 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 plug in 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 plug ins Snapshots do not change the physical configuration of a
17. ges 1 Begin by clicking Global Paste The button will flash to indicate that the Snapshot Pane is in the Global Paste mode 2 Selectthe target Snapshot or Snapshots that you want to modify To select multiple Snapshots Cirl Cmd Click on the desired target Snapshots or Shift Click to select several contiguous Snapshots 3 In the Rack windows select the plug in or Rack whose state you want to copy to the selected Snapshots Right click on the plug in or Rack and choose Global Paste Plug in from the plug in menu or Global Paste Rack from the Rack menu Repeat this for each of the plug ins or Racks whose settings you want to Global Paste v Active On Bypassed Mute Copy Rack s Global Paste Rack Recall Safe Rack Group 4 Press the Global Paste button in the Snapshot Pane once again to end the process dr Import allows you to add Snapshots from another MultiRack Session e Clickon 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 e Choose the Snapshot s you wish to add and then click Import Import Snapshot Select Snapshot s to Import Comedy Act Band 4 Motes Multiple Snapshots Selected Lee Remember Snapshots contain information about parameters not configurations so the source and target Sessions must have the same plug in content and
18. in the session file even if it s 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 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 as WAVES Instead you may choose to control MultiRack using your digital console or other familiar MIDI hardware controller for greater efficiency The following MultiRack functions canbe controlled via MIDI e Navigation between Racks and between plug ins e Global controls such as Rack or Plug in On Off Mute etc e Selected Plug in parameter controls e Snapshot recall How is MIDI Used with MultiRack 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 which is 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 plug in that s currently being displayed
19. ing the Dugan Automixer plug in For example if MultiRack is inserted on console channels then turning the Dugan Automixer On inserts the Automixer between Rack Outs and Insert Returns as shown below Insert Send 1 pg Rack Out 1 to OD Input 1 Insert Send d E Rack Out 2 to DD Input 2 Insert Send A E Rack Out 3 to OD Input 3 Insert Send d D 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 thus Rack Outs routing values are 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 turning the Dugan Automixer On all its channels are bypassed by default The Dugan Automixer is installed into the plug ins folder e Windows C Program Files x86 Waves Plug ins V9 e Mac Applications gt Waves gt Plug ins V9 Open the Dugan Automixer go to the Waves tab under Advanced gt Dugan Automixer or press F9 Close Automixer by clicking X on top right corner Note that closing the Dugan Automixer window does not stops the automixer 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 plug in Each tab represents 8 channels as shown below out
20. ive parameter e This completes the assignment ofthe 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 plug in parameter controls and switches will change with type of plug in but the position and the assigned knob on your MIDI hardware controller will remain fixed Continuous Discrete ED ES EB EB EB SES d Prev Page Next Page P You can assign control of a Rack s Input and Output Gain as well as Rack On Off Rack In Out and Mute as WAVES Remotely Triggering Snapshots Assign hardware switches to control the Previous and Next Snapshot function When using remote MIDI control to scroll to a Snapshot the Snapshot will become active immediately Snapshots may also be recalled by sending MultiRack bank and program change messages A Prev Snapshot Next Snapshot 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 H
21. nnennnnneonnrnnnnnrnnrnnrnnnrnreernnnnnrreeennnne 20 ta R re Ei Re EE 25 15 Setting up your MIDI Environment for Remote Control 27 How is MIDI Used with MultiRack cccccccccceccceeeeceeeceeeeeceseseeseeeseaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 28 THe CONTO IN DE 28 Assigning Hardware Control with the Remote Controller Editor cccccccccceseessseeeeeeeeeees 29 Remotely Triggering EE e ue CC 32 Eeer ER 17 Rescan Present Licenses Edit Menu ENEE 35 18 Recovering from an Unexpected Error 35 KS OWN VO OG EE 36 20 MultiRack Keyboard Ghortcus 36 dr WAVES 1 Overview MultiRack is a host platform for Waves audio processing plug ins 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 plug in settings between or even during songs Here are some flowchart examples of MultiRack connections Channel Insert Send p Channel insert Return mme Master Insert Send gt gt Master Insert Return Mono Aux Send SC Sien Return to 2 channels from Console MONO TO STEREO S FX Return 2 Create a New Session and Choose Plug in Version A Session is a collection of Racks each of which contains plug in processors It holds the architecture of your
22. o drops Processing Redundant Server e Device Device name e Status Server status online or offline e CPU Peak and average loads AVR Displays the load on the processing server High loads may result in audio drops VO Device 1 2 3 and 4 e Device Device name e Status Device status SG Driver Status Device status WAVES 10 WaveSystem Toolbar Buttons Rack WavesSystem Toolbar Undo Plug in Undoes the last change s you made within the plug in Toggles between two setups allowing you to compare different settings This Setup A Setup B facilitates quick A B comparisons and lets you determine which of 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 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 current settings of the plug in 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 plug in some plug ins has a very large library of presets too large to display on the main pull down menu To load these lib
23. ot Snapshot number is indicated on the right side of the window 16 Hot Plug ins You can designate up to eight Hot Plug ins which can be recalled directly via MIDI and or the Hot Plug in Panel buttons in much the same way that Hot Snapshots are used To make a plug in Hot 1 Select a plug in you want to designate as Hot WAVES 2 Right click on the plug in and choose a Hot Plug in number 1 8 from the Set a Hot Plug in submenu Copy Preset Disable Plug in Remove Plug in Copy Plug in Enable Side Chair Plug in list Recall Safe Plug in Hot Plug in 1 Hot Plug in 2 Hot Plug in 3 Hot Plug in 4 Hot Plug in 5 T TUS int i T USYit Hot Plug in 6 Hot Plug in 7 Hot Plug in 8 3 The plug in will now display a numbered marker H1 H2 indicating its Hot Plug in designation Once you complete the assignments save the MID Keyboard Setup file using the Save or Save As buttons at the bottom of the interface SAVE SAVE AS 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 as WAVES 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 Plug in Panel is a floating window that provides quick access to you
24. pear in the Output VO menu per the VO device you are using and the connections you have made in the Connections window Set the channel s for both input left side rail and output right side rail for each of the Racks you ve created Switch Rack Switch to Stereo Switch to Mono to Stereo None 1 2 WSG Y16 1 1 2 1 WSG Y16 1 1 2 WSG Y16 1 2 i 3 4 WSG Y16 1 3 4 Alternatively 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 Rackis a status bar that you use to control name and assign processing groups The control strip has the following windows and buttons Untitled MUTE l SIDECHAIN None D Rack Rack Name In Out Mute Group Name Sidechain Sidechain On Ot 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 plug ins and passes the signal directly from Rack input to In Out 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 The user defined name of the Rack Double click to enter a new
25. ps from which to choose Switch Rack type Allows you to change the Rack configuration mono stereo mono to stereo Displays the Rack s overall latency accumulated inserted plug in latencies Displays the Rack s CPU consumption usage on the Server and the core it CPU Consumption runs on as WAVES Right click on a plug in icon and you will see a pull down menu that offers several functions 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 plug in s preset Paste Preset Pastes the plug in s preset to another plug in instance Disables the plug in and takes it off the computer s CPU the plug in doesn t Disable Plug in take any CPU resources Remove Plug in Removes the plug in from the Rack Copy Plug in Copies the plug in including its configuration Replace Plug in Replaces the plug in with a copied plug in Enables sidechain functionality for the plug in applies only if the plug in is side Enable SideChain Ea chain capable and Racks Side Chain input is selected Plug in list Allows you to replace the selected plug in with one of the listed plug ins Recall Safe Plug in Sets the plug in to Recall Safe Allows you to setthe plug in as a Hot Plug in You can setup to 8 plug ins as Set a Hot Plug in Hot plug ins as WAVES 6 Input and Output Sections Input Rail located at the far left of a Rack Here you choo
26. put 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 plug in 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 plug in 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 On an indicator will appear on the MultiRack window indicating the Automixer is On as shown below REMOTE DAC Wd License amp Session Behavior There are three possibilities 1 If the Dugan Automixer is not installed then its menu item will not be displayed in the MultiRack Native and SoundGrid systems When loading 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 then its menu item will be grayed out When loading 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 If the Dugan Automixer is installed and activated then its menu item will be shown normally The Automixer will be saved
27. r Hot Plug ins To show the panel go to the View menu and choose View Hot Plug in Panel Use 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 Plug ins A plug in is represented by Plug in name the Rack number and name Click on the Plug in button to open the plug in s GUI in Rack View You are now finished with the Remote Controller Editor and may close the application ae WAVES 17 Rescan Present Licenses Edit Menu If you are preparing setup and routing without licenses i e without a connected USB flash drive plug ins will load in a disabled state While the plug in won t process audio you can still assign inserts FX load plug ins and presets To enable a disabled plug in or plug ins e Connect your USB flash drive e Go to Edit Menu on DiGiCo under Window menu and select the Rescan Present Licenses or use keyboard shortcut Ctrl L All disabled plug ins will be enabled You can re enable plug ins individually by right clicking on disabled plug in and choosing enable option from the menu 18 Recovering from an Unexpected Error As 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 re launch and re open the same Session file it was running when it crashed with the same Snapshot that was
28. rary 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 e Save your plug in presets here You can save the current parameters as a ave user preset in the Preset menu or create a new file If you choose to save the ae WAVES preset as a new file outside the plug in s Preset menu Wavesystem will ask you where you want to put it Help Plug in Opens the PDF manual for the current plug in AN Clicking on the Waves logo will bring up the About This Plug in page Plug in providing information about the plug in There are several quick ways to move from one plug in to another within a Rack e Use your keyboard s left and right arrows This will move you through the list of plug ins in the Rack opening each plug in interface as it is selected Note If the current plug in contains a selected value window this wll not work and it may change the parameter wthin the selected value wndow e Clickon another plug in icon This will move you directly to the new plug in and open its window 11 Setting Up a Side Chain Each Rack can be set to receive sidechain from any of the O device inputs one of the inputs set in the Connections window Side chain is used by some plug ins to modify their behavior e g to allo
29. recalled when the crash occurred if applicable When set to Automatic MultiRack will re launch 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 setto Manual MultiRack will re launch itself but will not load the session to the Server until you press the Connect button on the dialog box which will appear When connecting your session Is re loaded on the SG Server causing a short momentary audio interrupt When set to Off MultiRack will not re lunch itself giving opportunity to troubleshoot an error When MultiRack re launches 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 WAVES 19 Show Mode This mode prevents you from rerouting your Racks moving or adding plug ins 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 MULTIRACK SNAPSHOT l REMOTE SYS Ku SOUNDGRID 20 MultiRack Keyboard Shortcuts MultiRack is controlled mosily 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 th
30. rough MultiRack s commands File Menu er Keyboard wuel me D I comments Opens a dialog window to select a Ctrl Cmd N template Opens a Session file Ctrl Cmd O Import a Rack preset file from Alt Ctrl Cmd P MRSG Only another session Closes the Session Ctrl Cmd W Saves the Session to the same file Ctrl Cmd S Saves the Session under a different name WAVES Saves the Session as a Session Template Windows only On OSX Opens the Preferences window Ctrl P this commandis in the MultiRack menu Cmd On OS X this command Closes the application Ctrl Cmd Q is in the MultiRack menu MultiRack Menu OS X only Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Reveals information about current none version of MultiRack Opens the MultiRack Preferences P gi Cmd window Edit Menu ER Keyboard Definition Comments shortcut Add a new Rack to the MultiRack Cirl Cmd R Session Undoes the last action the last action Cirl Cmd Z iia A does the last Undo action erie se I aooo a to selected plug Cuts selection to copy buffer Ctrl Cmd X ins Racks and Snapshots Applies to selected plug Copies selection to copy buffer Ctrl Cmd C ins Racks and Snapshots Applies to selected plug Pastes clipboard to selection Ctrl Cmd V l ins Racks and Snapshots Duplicates selected Rack snapshot Ctrl Cmd D or plug in Delete PC Cmd Backspace Mac Selects all Racks Applicable only in l Ctr
31. se an input source Switch Rack b Switch Rack None 172 None 172 1 3 3 4 3 A 5 6 5 6 w E WT eas a Input Output To the right of the Input Rail is the Input Audio Fader with a range of 18 dB 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 can be connected to input and output channels as follows A mono Rack can connect to a single input channel and a single output channel A stereo Rack can connect to a consecutive pair of input channels starting with odd and a consecutive pair starting with odd of output channels A mono to stereo Rack can connect to a single input channel and to a consecutive pair starting with odd output channels Same input channel can be connected to more than one Rack thus allowing feeding of 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 Plug ins to a Rack To add a plug in to a Rack click on the plus sign to the right of the Input Fader Select a plug in from the pull down menu An icon representing the plug in will appear on the Rack along with a new plus sign that you can click to add a new plug in
32. to the right of the existing one Signal flow within a Rack is always from left to right While in the Main view you can always change the plug in sequence within a Rack by grabbing a plug in and moving it to the desired location Each plug in 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 plug in s output state e Grey no signal e Green signal e Red Peak D AbeEsser D bot EObiA To view a plug in and adjust its parameters double click on the box representing H The plug in interface will appear below the Rack Set the plug in parameters as desired dr WAVES 8 View Modes Mainview Mode Overview of the Racks and Inserted Plug ins This is the view mode in which the MultiRack system opens Use this view during a show to see all your Racks and inserted plug ins to see that all are running well without clipping on any of the inserted plug ins Rackview Mode Using Your Plug ins Double click on a plug in icon to open its interface and enter MultiRack s Rack view Here you adjust each plug in If you re already familiar with Waves plug ins this window will be very easy to use At the top of each plug in window is a WaveSystem Toolbar used to load ae save and compare processor settings The layout of the WaveSystem Toolbar may vary from one plug in to another Use this toolbar to s
33. w ducking by a compressor plug in A stereo Rack can receive a stereo or mono sidechain signal a mono or mono to stereo Rack can receive a mono sidechain signal SIDECHAIN None None 1 WSG Y16 1 1 2 WSG Y16 1 2 3 WSG Y16 1 3 4 WSG Y16 1 4 5 WSG Y16 1 5 6 WSG Y16 1 6 7 WSG Y16 1 7 SS 8 WSG Y16 1 8 9 WSG Y16 1 9 10 WSG Y16 1 10 11 WSG Y16 1 11 12 WSG Y16 1 12 13 WSG Y16 1 13 14 WSG Y16 1 14 15 WSG Y16 1 15 16 WSG Y16 1 16 SIDECHAIN None SIDECHAIN None ae WAVES In the Rack s top section there is a new drop down menu titled Side Chain In this menu you set the input that will be feeding the sidechain signal to the respective Rack Select the input source you want to feed as sidechain to the Rack Insert a side chain capable plug in A side chain capable plug in is marked SC Right click on the plug in 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 sidechain for that respective plug in A sidechain enabled plug in is marked by a yellow SC button SIDECHAIN In 1 2 Copy Preset Disable Plug in aal Comp 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 WAVES 12 Group Properties Window For Organization and Latency Alignment since MultiRack allows
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