Gadget Labs WAVE/4 User Manual

4 channel pc digital audio card

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  • Page 1 4 channel PC digital audio card User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Gadget Labs Software License Agreement The software programs included with this product (the "Software") are owned or licensed by Gadget Labs LLC and are protected by United States and international copyright laws and international trade provisions. All rights are reserved. The purchaser is granted a license to use the software only, subject to the following restrictions and...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting up applications to use the Wave/4 card ......6 Specific application configuration ...........7 ç very important Information about using the Wave/4 card with Cakewalk, Cool Edit Pro, Cubase VST, Musicator, Samplitude, SAW, & Sound Forge. Installing the GoldWave digital audio editor software ....11 A few basic tips about multi-track audio recording with you PC..
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Wave/4 card. Installing the Wave/4 card and software drivers The Wave/4 card and drivers are designed to be truly Plug and Play. Unlike other cards you may have installed in the past, there are no switches on the Wave/4 card to configure (or hassle with). Installation in most systems should take only a few minutes.
  • Page 5: Installing A Wavetable Synth Card

    3. Locate the 26-pin interface connector JP2 on the Wave/4 card. 4. Orient the daughter card with respect to the Wave/4 card as shown in the diagram. Center the card connector on the pins. Carefully push the daughter card until it is...
  • Page 6: Connecting The Wave/4 Card To Your Music Studio System

    Connecting the Wave/4 card to your music studio system Like any multi-channel audio recorder, the Wave/4 is designed to work seamlessly within your music recording system. Typically, major components of the recording system are: microphones and preamplifiers effects processors such as limiters, noise gates, reverb units...
  • Page 7 Connecting the Wave/4 to a mixer Below are some block diagrams for connecting the Wave/4 card to a mixer. The Wave/4 card can be used with a wide variety of mixers that are available from many different manufacturers. If you are consider- ing the purchase of a mixer for your recording setup, you can buy a small line-level mixer;...
  • Page 8: Setting Up Applications To Use The Wave/4 Card

    Setting up applications to use the Wave/4 card To most Windows applications,the Wave/4 card appears as 2 separate, stereo sound card devices. To use the Wave/4 card with your applica- tions, its input and output must be selected as the active devices. The steps to accomplish this vary from application to application.
  • Page 9: Specific Application Configuration

    Setting up Cakewalk for the Wave/4 card The Wave/4 card works great with Cakewalk Pro Audio. You’ll need version 6 or 7 to use the multiple channel capabilities of the Wave/4 card. Also, make certain that you have version 6.01 (or higher) which includes important updates from Cakewalk.
  • Page 10 Syntrillium. It’s a really good tool for recording and processing digital audio. Here are the steps to configure this applica- tion the Wave/4 card. Note: Cool Edit Pro is a new application, and we tested the Wave/4 card with a pre-release version; you may need to tweak these settings depending on the performance characteristics of your PC.
  • Page 11 To setup this mode, click on the button, 'ASIO Control Panel' and an advanced setup dialog box will be displayed. n select each of the Input and Output Ports for the Wave/4 and enter the settings for each line:...
  • Page 12 Next, assign the input channels by clicking on the button ‘Set Input Devices’. This causes another dialog box to open for mapping Parts to input devices. Assign the parts to ‘Wave/4 Wave IN Ch1 L+R’ or ‘Wave/4 Wave IN Ch2 L+R’. Finally, to fine tune Musicator, you may wish to run the audio auto-calibrate function.
  • Page 13: Installing The Goldwave Digital Audio Editor Software

    SAW is one of the original multi-track digital audio programs for the PC and it is designed to fully utilize multi-channel cards like the Wave/4. Here are the steps to configure SAW for the Wave/4 card. select the menu item, ‘Options | Audio Hardware Setup’. A setup dialog box will appear.
  • Page 14: A Few Basic Tips About Multi-Track Audio Recording With You Pc

    From the Windows ‘Start’ menu, select ‘Run’ and type: ‘a:setup.exe’ and press ‘enter’. Follow the prompts and GoldWave will be installed. Setting up GoldWave to use the Wave/4 card is straightforward. Follow the steps below. Select the menu item, ‘Tools | Device controls’ and the Device controls panel will be displayed.
  • Page 15: Advanced Configuration: Wave/4 Control Panel Applet

    Tuning: This setting manages the amount of PC processing that is used to maintain the audio data flow to the Wave/4 card. Usually, this setting does not need to be changed from its default. The lower the setting, the lower the possibility that you will experience any audio dropouts when recording or playing.
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    This means that there will be a slight delay (between 10-100 milliseconds) between stereo pairs when playing or recording on all 4 channels on a Wave/4 card. The SyncStart feature can be enabled to ensure that all the channels start playing or recording together.
  • Page 17 - Click on the '+' sign next to the line, ‘Sound, video, and game controllers’. - The list should show the Wave/4 card. If the Wave/4 line is showing an ‘!’ (exclamation mark) then the driver has not been loaded by Windows.
  • Page 18: Support & Warranty Information

    This difficulty could be cause by a device conflict. See the informa- tion in prior troubleshooting items. When I input audio into the Wave/4 card, I can't here it through the Wave/4 outputs The Wave/4 card was designed to fit in with your music studio setup and does not include in internal mixer.
  • Page 19: Fcc And Other Compliance Stuff

    9AM to 5PM US Pacific time. Customer Satisfaction guarantee If the Wave/4 card is purchased directly from Gadget Labs, you may re- turn it to us for any reason within 30-days of the purchase for a full re- fund. Before returning the card, you must first contact us to obtain a return authorization number (RMA number).
  • Page 20 The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Gadget Labs, Inc. for its use; nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. No license is granted under any...

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