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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.2 Adding More I/Os to Your System ............................10 3.3 Adding a Server ..................................11 3.4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid IOX ......................12 3.5 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording/Editing Rooms................13 4. Software Setup And Controls ..............................15 4.1 Device Firmware ..................................
  • Page 3 5.1.2 Analog Section ................................22 5.1.3 Clip Indication and Small Meters ..........................24 5.2 Clock Page ....................................25 6. Adding A Server To The Iox................................27 6.1 Applications of an External Server ........................... 28 6.1.1 eMotion ST mixer ................................28 6.1.2 StudioRack ..................................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    IOX delivers high-resolution monitoring whether you’re performing in the studio or listening in the control room. Connect the IOX to your SoundGrid network with a single Ethernet cable. DiGiGrid IOX can be used as your primary audio interface, or as an additional I/O expansion to an existing SoundGrid system.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    To download IOX software you will need to register your device at www.digigrid.net or www.waves.com. You must know the serial number of your IOX in order to register it, so sign up before you mount it in a rack. The serial number appears on a label on the bottom of the unit or on a sticker on the box.

  • Page 6: Software Installation

    1.3 Software Installation After you register your new IOX, you can download the installer from the Download/Hardware Drivers section of the Waves website. Since SoundGrid enables you to access an I/O device from any computer in the network, you will need to install the software on each computer in the network.

  • Page 7: Hardware

    2. HARDWARE IOX is a 1U rack-mounted device. Aside from headphone jacks, all connections are on the rear panel. IOX Front Panel Front panel LEDs indicate status of essential device functions for each channel. Input clipping Red = clipping (level can be set through the control panel)
  • Page 8 IOX Rear Panel Mains input: 90–240 V AC 50/60 Hz Built-in 1GB Ethernet switch, two ports Recovery/reset button Clock in and out (BNC connectors for external Word Clock) 12 mic/line inputs (combo XLR/TRS connectors) 6 line out ¼” TRS connectors...

  • Page 9: Suggested Uses And Configurations

    3. SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid IOX. Your existing (or future) equipment, how you work, and what you need to accomplish are factors to consider when incorporating an IOX into your studio. Project studios with one or two DAWs can share I/O resources.

  • Page 10: Adding More I/Os To Your System

    SoundGrid devices. To clock the entire network to an external clock source such as house sync, use Word Clock or Digital In as clock master for the IOX. If the IOX is the SoE master, then the entire network will be locked to this external source.

  • Page 11: Adding A Server

    Some SoundGrid I/O devices are equipped with internal servers. With these devices, the server will appear under the Servers section and the I/O under the Rack A: Hardware I/O Devices section. Configure these I/Os as you would any similar I/O device. All servers initially appear as “SGS. ” Once assigned, a server can be renamed. DiGiGrid IOX External Clock...

  • Page 12: Multiple Computers With A Single Digigrid Iox

    DAWs—can be a part of this network, so each computer must have the IOX software installed. Two computers can be connected to the DiGiGrid IOX Ethernet switch via a single Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cable. If you want to add further computers, you will need to connect them to an approved external 1GB Ethernet swtich.

  • Page 13: Hd Mix Room And Several Smaller Recording/Editing Rooms

    IOX interfaces to the DLS. The live room is equipped with two input-rich DiGiGrid I/Os. This results in a large number of lines between the live room and the control room over a single Ethernet Cable.
  • Page 14 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording/Editing Rooms Studio A DiGiGrid DLS WC / Loopsync* DigiLink Interface Primary Port Expansion Port Ethernet Live Room 1 Live Room 2 DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid IOX DiGiGrid IOC DiGiGrid IOC DiGiGrid IOC Studio B Studio C Studio D Ethernet Analog...

  • Page 15: Software Setup And Controls

    4. SOFTWARE SETUP AND CONTROLS A SoundGrid network is managed by the SoundGrid Studio Application. This application assigns and removes devices, oversees the network, patches between devices, and provides access to device control panels. To maintain network effectiveness, the SoundGrid Studio Application always runs in the background.
  • Page 16 To add another SoundGrid device, click on the arrow in an empty rack slot. From the list of available devices, choose the one you want to add, in this case, a DiGiGrid MGB coaxial MADI interface. In this image the IOX is grayed out, and therefore unavailable, since...

  • Page 17: Device Firmware

    4. 1 Device Firmware Firmware is a small program that runs on a device in order to control it. It enables IOX to communicate correctly with SoundGrid Studio. An I/O that is using outdated or incompatible firmware will not work properly in a SoundGrid network until its firmware...

  • Page 18: Resetting The Unit

    Click on the FW button to launch the firmware Updater. This will initiate a scan of the hardware and then offer options. Do not disconnect the device or turn off the computer until you see “Done. ” After updating, turn the IOX off and back on to reset the device.

  • Page 19: Control Panel

    From the IOX Control Panel you can manage: ■ Clock settings: source, sample rate, type, clock status ■ Microphone preamp controls: input gain, phantom on/off ■ Output levels In addition, there are input and output meters. Pressing the “Hardware Control Panel” button on the Driver Control Panel app will open the control panels of all I/O devices assigned to your SoundGrid application.
  • Page 20 Network LED on the front panel of the IOX to flash in a rather psychedelic manner. You can save and load presets of device settings. A saved preset includes all Clock and Control panels parameters. Use IOX presets to use on future sessions or copy them to another computer to duplicate a configuration.

  • Page 21: Controls Page

    The Clock and Controls pages are used to set up and manage the IOX. 5. 1 Controls Page This is where you configure the inputs and outputs of the IOX. Mic preamps, line inputs and outputs, digital I/O, level control and metering: all of the things you’d expect from a top-end I/O.

  • Page 22: Top Bar

    5. 1 . 1 Top Bar The Top Bar of the Controls page includes an illustration of the IOX rear panel. When an input or output is selected in the main section of the page, the corresponding connector is highlighted.
  • Page 23 This allows you to control preamps “on the fly, ” without leaving your monitor mixer. eMotion ST also provides a digital trim for incoming digital signals. Refer to the eMotion ST user guide to learn how to integrate the IOX with the eMotion ST mixer.

  • Page 24: Clip Indication And Small Meters

    Analog Output Controls In addition to meters and clip and peak indicators—which are identical to the input controls—there is a Headroom switch that provides a -10 dB pad. Presence of the -10 dB pad on an analog output is indicated by a blue light. 5.

  • Page 25: Clock Page

    SOURCE sets the clock source Internal The interface itself provides the clock. External WC Clock is provided by an external device via the IOX Word Clock Input connector Sync over Ethernet Word clock is transmitted between SoundGrid devices using Ethernet...
  • Page 26 In the event that the selected clock source fails, IOX has a series of clock fallback layers, in this order: WC, SoE, Internal. If an IOX is clocked to WC and this external source fails, it will first try to clock to SoE. If that not successful, it will fall back to Internal.

  • Page 27: Adding A Server To The Iox

    When you connect a server to the host computer and run the SoundGrid Studio Wizard, the server is assigned and configured for the host. Normally that’s all you need to do. The server appears in the SoundGrid Studio Server rack, and the IOX is seen in the Hardware I/O rack.

  • Page 28: Applications Of An External Server

    StudioRack channel can be sent to aux tracks or a main mix. You can set up and control the IOX preamp from eMotion ST, so you never have to leave the mixer to adjust microphones. For further information, refer to the eMotion ST user guide.

  • Page 29: Studiorack

    6. 1 .2 StudioRack StudioRack is a plugin chainer for any DAW. It hosts up to eight plugins, controls them, assigns them to external controllers, and manages them—with their presets—all in a way that makes it easy to move from one DAW session to another and from one DAW platform to another.

  • Page 30: Moving Audio In A Soundgrid Network

    7. MOVING AUDIO IN A SOUNDGRID NETWORK You’ve configured the network and set up the IOX preamps. One last thing to do: Integrate your hosts into the SoundGrid network so that you can send audio to and from devices—and listen to it. In order to do this, the audio must be patched from one point to another.

  • Page 31: Using An I/O Device With A Daw

    7. 1 Using an I/O Device with a DAW When using a DAW on a SoundGrid network, the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver serves as a bridge between IOX and the DAW. It enables the I/O to communicate with the DAW, and it provides patch points for connections. Using the driver and routing audio through it involves two steps: patch between the I/O and the driver;...

  • Page 32: Patching I/O To Driver And Driver To I/O

    7.2 Patching I/O to Driver and Driver to I/O When streaming audio to and from an IOX and a DAW, you must assign IOX inputs and outputs to the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver. (Alternatively, you may choose to monitor through the eMotion ST mixer. We’ll cover that option later in this section.) In the SoundGrid Studio Patch page, select the Device-to-Device tab.
  • Page 33 Selecting the Driver in the DAW DAW I/O Setup When a DAW is part of a SoundGrid network, the When you look at the I/O setup page of your DAW, what you see SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver must be its playback are driver channels whose default names represent what they engine.
  • Page 34 In the Patch page (left), IOX analog channels 1–12 are patched to driver channels 1–12. The arrow on the upper left of the Patch indicates that signal flows from the IOX to the driver. Now look at the DAW I/O. The 12 driver channels appear at the top, and are patched to DAW input channels 1–12.
  • Page 35 SoundGrid Studio transmits these names through the driver to the DAW. These will appear as the default names within your DAW. Most DAWs allow you to change the naming manually. For example, you may a DiGiGrid IOS with a total of 10 inputs (8 analog, 2 digital) and 14 outputs (8 analog, 2 digital, and 2 stereo headphone outputs).
  • Page 36 Note: This transmission occurs while you launch your DAW and the driver handshakes with it. This means that any change of I/O name or eMotion ST channel name will not be visible in your DAW until you relaunch it. Some DAWs, such as Cubase, will let you reset the connection to the driver, saving you the need to relaunch the application.
  • Page 37 Here is an example of your DAW receiving input from another DAW on a secondary computer via networking: To ensure that the names have been updated in your DAW, you may need to follow certain steps, depending on your DAW. Here are a few examples.
  • Page 38 Multiple Client Core Audio/ ASIO Driver The Waves SoundGrid ASIO (Windows) or Core Audio (Mac) driver lets you configure multiple hosts with the same local driver. This means you can use multiple DAWs on the same computer simultaneously. This allows you to record the same source to two DAWs on the same computer consecutively;...

  • Page 39: Emotion St Mixer Patching

    7.3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching The eMotion ST mixer enables you to create studio monitor mixes as well as personalized headphone mixes. Patch to and from the mixer using the eMotion ST input and output tabs on the left side of the interface. The green buttons indicate whether a channel is mono, left side of a stereo pair, or right side of a stereo pair.

  • Page 40: Device-To-Device Patching

    Choose this view to patch devices and drivers to each other. All device and driver channels are shown along both the horizontal and vertical axes. There are many ways to patch devices, but normally IOX inputs are patched to the ASIO/Core Audio inputs for recording.

  • Page 41: Headphone Patching

    7.5 Headphone Patching IOX has four independently adjustable headphone jacks. These appear on the Patch page after the 6 I/O channels. Adjust headphone levels on the IOX front panel.

  • Page 42: Technical Specifications

    8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General ■ 1U rack-mounted (standard 19” rack-mount wide, 4U high, 380-mm deep excluding connectors) ■ Supported sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz (176.4 and 192 kHz will be supported in the future) ■ 12 channel mic/line inputs (on XLR/TRS combo) ■...
  • Page 43 XLR connectors Phase Termination Point Positive (+) Pin 2 Negative (-) Pin 3 Signal Ground Pin 1 Chassis Ground Case ¼” TRS connectors Phase Termination Point Positive (+) Negative (-) Ring Signal Ground Sleeve...

  • Page 44: Installation Notes

    8. 1 Installation Notes The IOX unit must be earthed to the mains earth (ground) and installed according to the safety instructions included with the unit. The unit is powered from an IEC inlet on the rear. This must be connected to an earthed mains outlet using a cable that complies with local approvals and regulations.

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