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Waves Effects
Instructions for use of Waves 'Effects' plug-ins with a
Cadac CDC six and CDC eight mixing console
Cadac Holdings Limited
One New Street
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 5DX
England
Tel: +44 1582 404 202
Email:
support@cadac-sound.com
www.cadac-sound.com
© 2016 Cadac Holdings Ltd. Technical specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice and accuracy is not guaranteed.
DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016

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  • Page 1 Bedfordshire LU1 5DX England Tel: +44 1582 404 202 Email: support@cadac-sound.com www.cadac-sound.com © 2016 Cadac Holdings Ltd. Technical specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice and accuracy is not guaranteed. DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 2 Audio Monitor CDC I/O stage box The CDC six (CDC eight) will act as our ‘Waves controller’ rather than an external PC or MAC. The CDC six will run Waves MultiRack SoundGrid software. It is assumed that the console has already been installed with this).
  • Page 3 Equipment Equipment:  CDC eight or six consoles with Waves audio card fitted  Cat5e/6 cable  Waves licence (on USB memory stick) to cover MultiRack SoundGrid  USB mouse / Keyboard Optional: Only required for sourcing / monitoring audio to / from the console: ...
  • Page 4 Set-up Attach the CDC six (or CDC eight) to the Waves SoundGrid server using single Cat6 cable – CDC six shown below.. Any of port - 1, 2 or 3 - may be used to connect to the SoundGrid server.

  • Page 5: Software Instructions

    Software Instructions There are two separate aspects to this. CDC six Waves Software This consists of a program called ‘MultiRack SoundGrid’. This can be run on a separate laptop to the console, however, for normal stand-alone operation it is run on the console.
  • Page 6 Select the ‘Menu’ button, above and to the left of the screen (highlighted in red): Select ’User Options’ on the touch screen: DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 7 Select ‘Settings’: Select ‘Waves’ logo. This will run the Waves MultiRack software which will open on the main screen. (Note: subsequent use of the large logo will full screen the Waves window on the main screen. The smaller Waves logo will open the software in a smaller resizable window) DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 8 Note: A USB mouse and keyboard connected to the console may be useful from now onwards. First screen of Waves should be as follows: Select ‘File’, then ‘Preferences’: DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 9 Ensure the local LAN port selection is correct. When correct, ‘SoundGrid network found’ should be displayed: Select ‘OK’ From the same preferences menu, select ‘Plug-in manager’: Select both plug-ins and select ‘OK’ DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 10 There should be no on the screen. Notes: IO: Cadac SP6 represents the CDC six Waves IO and should have 64 channels. MR: Multirack This represent the MultiRack program itself. SG Server This is the server external box Be aware that firmware error screens can occur. This usually means server or the console IO firmware is out of date compared to the MultiRack software on the console.
  • Page 11 From the main screen, select ‘Audio’ then ‘SoundGrid connections’. The following screen should appear: Now double click where indicated to add two connections; Cadac to MultiRack 1 to 64 and MultiRack to Cadac 1 to 64. Ensure both are ticked.
  • Page 12 From the main screen, Select ‘Edit’ then ‘Add Rack(s)’: Enter ‘64’ where highlighted. As shown below: DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 13 Select ‘OK’. The following illustrates the screen after racks have been added: These illustrate the 64 possible Waves audio processes. The next step is to connect these up to match the port connections from the console. Select ‘Audio’ then ‘Auto route all racks’ as shown below: DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 14 Select ‘OK’, the racks will now be numbered as shown below: DOC02-Waves Effects - Issue A - Feb 2016...
  • Page 15 Console Audio Routing Accessed from the main GUI window this software starts up automatically as console is powered - like the small set-up screen described earlier. Use the main GUI to configure audio routing to / from Waves The actual signal path to and from the ‘Waves’ looks like this: SoundGrid 1 From Waves 1 To Waves 1...
  • Page 16 Notes: It is important to note that the console’s local I/O or AES ports, and the Waves I/O ports 1- 16, share the same internal resource on the CDC six. In addition, Waves output 63 and 64 are not available as they internally used for the headphone outputs.
  • Page 17 When Waves software is running, its audio processing block will join up the Waves connections and audio should be visible on the MultiRack screen and audio heard at the speaker. Any Waves ‘plug-in’ may be selected using the ‘+’ button, as shown below: The audio effect should be heard.

  • Page 18: Fault Finding

    Fault Finding If no audio is heard it may be necessary to repeat some of the above steps. Note the following:  The % value shown in the top right of the main screen should be GREEN typically 8%.  You may need to press both buttons on the front of the SoundGrid server, to reset it.

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