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UAD-1™ Powered Plugins™
Disclaimer:
The UAD-1 Powered Plug-ins Card and all associated software plug-ins are the sole property
of Universal Audio. Any installation of a third party software product into the Mackie Digital X
Bus mixer is entirely at the sole risk of the user. Even though the Digital X Bus has been tested
and approved for use with several third party plug-in installers, LOUD Technologies Inc. is not
liable or responsible in any way for problems or troubles that arise within the Digital X Bus as
a direct result of the installation or using such third party devices. Mackie Technical Support is
available for assistance with this procedure at +1 800.898.3211 (toll free in the USA and Canada)
or at +1 425.487.4333 from anywhere in the world.
IMPORTANT: The Digital X Bus contains static-sensitive components. Anti-static precautions
must be taken before touching anything inside the Digital X Bus. Use an anti-static wrist
strap when performing the procedures described here. These are available at most com-
puter supply stores. The use of an anti-static mat is also recommended.
This guide will help you install, load, authorize, and use up to three UAD-1 Powered Plug-ins
Cards (hereafter referred to as "UAD-1 Cards") into the Digital X Bus Mixer. The use of either
the UAD-1 "Project Pack" or "Studio Pack" bundle is entirely at the user's discretion.
The Digital X Bus is a VST host running on XPE (Embedded XP), and thus will only support
the use of Windows™ VST plug-ins. The Digital X Bus does not support any other plug-ins for-
mat (including DirectX, VST for OS X, Audio Units (AU), or RTAS) and loading an un-supported
plug-in could potentially cause errors in the Digital X Bus software.
The Digital X Bus 200 does not come with any UAD-1 Cards installed. Therefore, any Digital X
Bus 200 users must purchase and install any UAD-1 Cards they wish to use. However, the Digital
X Bus 400 has one UAD-1 Card installed in the mixer, along with the ability to use the "Studio
Pack" bundle of UAD plug-ins. It is up to the Digital X Bus 400 user to register their cards with
Universal Audio (http://www.uaudio.com) so they may receive the plug-in licenses to authorize
the Studio Pack bundle.
UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide
Installation Guide
Introduction
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- Page 1 Bus 200 users must purchase and install any UAD-1 Cards they wish to use. However, the Digital X Bus 400 has one UAD-1 Card installed in the mixer, along with the ability to use the “Studio Pack” bundle of UAD plug-ins. It is up to the Digital X Bus 400 user to register their cards with Universal Audio (http://www.uaudio.com) so they may receive the plug-in licenses to authorize...
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Page 2: What You'll Need
To successfully perform this installation, you must first download and read the “Getting In- side the Digital X Bus” Guide that can be found on the Digital X Bus page at the Mackie website (http://www.mackie.com/products/digitalxbus/index.htm). Reading this guide will ensure that you take all the necessary steps to open up the rear chassis assembly of the Digital X Bus, with- out causing any damage to the internal parts, cables, or circuit boards. - Page 3 Using the UA Installer CD If you must use the UAD Installer CD that came with your UAD-1 Card, you will need to have a USB CDROM drive plugged into one of the USB ports located on the inside of the Motherboard Access Area of the Digital X Bus.
- Page 4 At this point, make sure you select “Cancel” to quit the Installer. Otherwise, the UAD soft- ware will be installed on your PC and not the Digital X Bus. We’d sure hate to waste your time like that… UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide...
- Page 5 • Select “Root Directory” in the pull-down menu along the top of that window. • Select either your CD-ROM drive (shown with a small icon of a compact disc) or your Flash Drive, and select “Open.” UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide...
- Page 6 “Next.” • A standard Windows folder will automatically open with all the associated pointers and files with the UAD-1 Card. Close this window using your mouse by clicking the red colored “X” in the upper right hand corner. UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide...
- Page 7 Here comes the fun part: • Write down the Serial Number of each UAD-1 Card, which can be found on the white sticker that has been stuck to the actual card itself. You will need this Serial Number in order to register your UAD-1 Card(s) with the Universal Audio website.
- Page 8 Mackie Digital X Bus Note: Accidental damage to the Digital X Bus as a result of a UAD-1 installation is not covered under your product warranty…so be VERY careful as you do this procedure. • Get to the point where you have direct access to the motherboard of the Digital X Bus.
- Page 9 I/O Card Cage, and the Video Card seated in the AGP Slot as shown in Figure I: Figure I Next, install your UAD-1 Card into Slot 1, 2, or 4 as shown by the “OK” designations in Figure J: Figure J...
- Page 10 Notice there is another tie wrap that secures some small ribbon cables to the top of the rear metal panel. You can cut that tie wrap with a pair of clippers if it is interfering with your UAD-1 installation, as shown in Figure L (next page):...
- Page 11 Figure L If that tie wrap is not interfering with the UAD-1 installation, leave it be. But, if you need to cut that tie wrap, BE VERY CAREFUL not to cut any of the ribbon cables. Because that would be bad…as bad as losing the list (private joke).
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Page 12: Verifying Proper Installation
DMA settings, and so on. At this point, just make sure you can see all the cards you installed. That verifies that your UAD-1 Cards are functioning properly and they are communicating with the UAD software. - Page 13 Inc. does not have the means to register your card with Universal Audio, so this is something you will need to do on your own. It is not required to register your UAD-1 Card, but it is strongly recommended so you can acquire additional software licenses as needed and receive updates about newer versions of the UAD-1 software.
- Page 14 As a Digital X Bus 400 owner, you have the full Universal Audio Studio Pack® of plug-in licenses available to use. Even though the UAD-1 comes pre-loaded in the Digital X Bus 400, the software licenses for the Studio Pack software bundle do not.
- Page 15 Effects Rack to see if it runs or not (see next section, “Using UAD-1 Plugins”). The process of using UAD-1 plugins inside the Digital X Bus is exactly the same as using any other VST plug-in: •...
- Page 16 Mackie Digital X Bus Mackie Technical Support Information If you have any troubles or problems getting your UAD-1 up and running in your Digital X Bus, please contact the Mackie Technical Support Team at: +1 800.898.3211 (toll free in the USA and Canada) +1 425.487.4333 (from anywhere in the world)