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WESAUDIO
8/8/19
_CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1
www.WesAudio.com
_CALYPSO
User manual
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Copyright 2019 by WesAudio
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  • Page 1 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 www.WesAudio.com _CALYPSO User manual Copyright 2019 by WesAudio...
  • Page 2 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 Thank You for the purchase of _CALYPSO _ CALYPSO Fully analog passive EQ with digital control through VST/AAX/AU plug-ins With kind regards Radoslaw Wesolowski and Michal Weglicki...
  • Page 3 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 NG500/500 series AD/DA converter. _CALYPSO is an audio interface designed to work in 500 series enclosure. It features state of art 8 channels of AD/DA conversion and perfectly integrates with ng500 chassis – _TITAN, through I.A.C.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HW insert mode and unit chaining ..................26 6.5.1.4. _CALYPSO with external outboard (IAC ON – HW insert, IAC OFF – calypso output -> patchbay, XLR IN to modules, and to CALYPSO IN)................. 28 6.6. Usage in standard 500 series chassis..................... 29 Software ..............................
  • Page 5 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 7.1.1. Windows ............................. 30 7.1.2. OSX ..............................30 7.1.3. Troubleshooting ..........................30 7.2. Plug-in ..............................32 7.3. Memories ............................... 34 7.3.1. Synchronization upon connection ...................... 34 7.3.2. Memory synchronization between plugin and hardware ..............34 7.3.2.1.

  • Page 6: Overview

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 1. Overview _CALYPSO is an AD/DA converter designed to work in 500 series enclosure. MAIN FEATURES: 24bit conversion Supported sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz(SMUX), 96kHz(SMUX) Ultra low jitter clock Word clock IN/OUT Full integration with _TITAN via IAC connector (Just ADAT cables are need to route all...

  • Page 7: Installation And Compatibility

    WesAudio _CALYPSO cannot function standalone, requiring the power source supplied by the rack system. After unpacking your _ CALYPSO module, please check for any visible damage that may have occurred during transit. If there is any problem, please contact your dealer immediately!
  • Page 8 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 500 series compatibility note: Each WesAudio device in ng500 (Next Generation 500 series) product line is equipped with special connector. This connector is an extension to 500 series, and allows your device to be managed/recalled through specialized GCon protocol (e.g. _Titan 500 series 10 slots frame).
  • Page 9 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 If you are in possession of any of those 500 series racks, there are two options: 1) NG500 module won’t fit into this racks because of upper screw attached to 500 series connector. This particular screw can be removed without any side effects in most of listed racks.

  • Page 10: Specification

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 3. Specification Short specification summary:  Power consumption: 150mA per rail  Dimensions : 76x133x158mm  Warranty: 2 years  Inputs(ADC): o Freq. response - 20Hz-20kHzm +/- 0.1dB o THD+N (unweighted): -108dB (0.0004%) o Dynamic range (unweighted): 116dB o Gain Settings: +4 dBu / –10 dBV (selectable per input)

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 4. Front panel 1) LCD screen. 2) HOME button – while in menu, hitting this button will go back to main screen. 3) MENU encoder 4) BACK button – while in menu returns to previous menu item.

  • Page 12: Internal Audio Connector

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 5. I.A.C. – internal audio connector This chapter describes I.A.C. – Internal Audio Connector. 5.1. I.A.C – what is it? I.A.C. – Internal Audio Connector, is a special socket next to slot number 10 in _TITAN chassis. This connector allows to route signal to, and from slots number 1 to 8.

  • Page 13: Source Selection

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 5.2. I.A.C – Source selection _CALYPSO through I.A.C. connector will route signal to the modules inside _TITAN, and in practice it means that input to each module have two signal sources. This approach could end up in unwanted and...

  • Page 14: How To Remove And Why

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 5.4. I.A.C – How to remove and why? There could be two possible reasons to remove I.A.C. connector from _CALYPSO:  I.A.C. is addition to 500 series standard, and there might be a reason that it would have to be removed in order to fit some particular chassis type.

  • Page 15: Setup And Configurations

    To use all 8 channels of AD/DA in 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz sample rate, four ADAT cables have to be used (2 IN and 2 OUT).  To use calypso in 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate – only two cables (1 IN and 1 OUT) are needed for unit to properly operate. ...

  • Page 16: Front Panel Lcd Screen

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.2. Front panel LCD screen This chapter describes basic operation patterns accessible through unit’s front panel. 6.2.1. Main screen This chapter describes all fields visible on the main screen. For details please refer to the below picture: 1) Channel numbers.

  • Page 17: Menu Navigation

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.2.2. Menu navigation All functions of _CALYPSO are easily accessible through unit’s menu. Push “MENU” encoder in order to access menu. Turn menu knob to scroll through the menu sections. In order to change particular setting: ...

  • Page 18: Converter Setup

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.3. Converter setup This chapter describes how to setup main parameters of _CALYPSO. 6.3.1. Digital connectivity _CALYPSO is AD/DA converter which supports ADAT digital connectivity. This means that in order to use it inside studio environment, an audio interface is needed which supports this particular extension.

  • Page 19: Sample Rate

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.3.2. Sample Rate Sample rate of the _CALYPSO can be managed from:  Unit’s front panel,  From the VST2/VST3/AU/AAX plug-in (from any compatible DAW – e.g. Pro Tools, Cubase etc.) _CALYPSO provides following options when it comes to sample rate configuration: ...

  • Page 20: Clock Source

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.3.3. Clock source _CALYPSO supports few different clock sources:  Internal – in this mode _CALYPSO acts as master clock source, and audio interface connected to _CALYPSO through ADAT cables have to be synced to it. In this mode front panel “WC – Word Clock”...

  • Page 21: Reference Levels / Gain Settings

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.4. Reference levels / Gain settings _CALYPSO as AD/DA converter supports two reference levels +4 dBu / -10 dBV. Each of those levels can be applied to any input or output via jumpers located on PCB.

  • Page 22: Titan - Usage In Ng500 Chassis

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.5. _TITAN – usage in ng500 chassis This chapter presents various configuration and usage examples of _CALYPSO inside last two slots in ng500 chassis. General idea behind _CALYPSO and its integration with I.A.C. connector – it allows to send signal separately to slot 1-8 without any additional wires.

  • Page 23: Simple Mixing Setup

    -> HW insert in DAW. (*) X – calypso channel number and _TITAN slot number, (**) Y – ADAT channel of audio interface. It is very convenient access to modules on slots 1 to 8 without any additional wires, just ADAT cables are...

  • Page 24: Recording And Hw Insert Mixing Mode Setup

    -> ADAT Y** IN -> HW insert in DAW.  (*) X – calypso channel number and _TITAN slot number,  (**) Y – ADAT channel of audio interface.  If I.A.C. will be OFF for all channels: XLR X* Back ->...
  • Page 25 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1...

  • Page 26: Hw Insert Mode And Unit Chaining

    -> ADAT Y** IN -> HW insert in DAW.  (*) X – calypso channel number and _TITAN slot number,  (**) Y – ADAT channel of audio interface.  If I.A.C. will be ON JUST FOR TWO FIRST CHANNELS: SEND from DAW of _CALYPSO channels 1 &...
  • Page 27 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1...

  • Page 28: Calypso With External Outboard

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 6.5.1.4. _CALYPSO with external outboard gear As described in chapter Simple mixing setup we can use I.A.C. connector to access modules independently. However there might be a situation that we would like to chain modules inside _TITAN with some outboard gear, and still use _CALYPSO I/O.

  • Page 29: Usage In Standard 500 Series Chassis

    -> ADAT Y** IN -> HW insert in DAW.  (*) X – calypso channel number and _TITAN slot number,  (**) Y – ADAT channel of audio interface.  If I.A.C. will be ON JUST FOR FIRST CHANNEL: Modules on slots 2-8 will be normally accessible as described above, HW insert in DAW ->...

  • Page 30: Software

     If this is FIRST installation, please unplug all WesAudio devices from your workstation.  When USB driver will be installed, application will inform that all devices should be connected –...
  • Page 31 WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 “Can’t find my device on plugin drop down menu” Unfortunately there could be dozens of root causes. On Windows machine it is very important to check if USB device is successfully connected on system level. That can be checked in “Control Panel->System- >Device Manager”:...

  • Page 32: Plug-In

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 7.2. Plug-in _CALYPSO unit can be managed through a dedicated plug-in. Plug-in allows to change any units parameters and visualizes all metering information. 1) Select connection button: This button shows all connected devices, if “drop-down” list with element IDs is not visible, that means that no devices has been detected which support GCon protocol.
  • Page 33 HW unit is no longer connected to your Workstation. ii. HW unit was disconnected or detached by operating system for some reason. iii. Any other reason which should be consulted with support@wesaudio.com. 4) Connection ID: Unique Connection ID of connected HW unit.

  • Page 34: Memories

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 7.3. Memories 7.3.1. Synchronization upon connection When new plugin instance is loaded into DAW, its state is unmodified, that means that no parameters are yet modified. When user will initiate connection to hardware unit by setting Connection ID, Plugin will download current state of parameters from the unit including any available fast configuration presets.

  • Page 35: Synchronized Memory Enabled

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 7.3.2.1. Synchronized memory enabled This is default setting enabled through “Plugin and Hardware memory sync” option, and it causes direct link between unit and plugin memory. In this case, when plugin is connected with a hardware, all parameters including number of fast presets which unit can store (e.g.

  • Page 36: Multi Host Support

    Devices connected through direct (front panel) USB cable will be detected in one HOST application at the same time. First HOST application which will start any WesAudio plugin will enable GCon communication engine, and from now on it will serve as a master. Master application opens all available WesAudio units and keeps all device handles for communication purposes.

  • Page 37: Gcon Manager

    GCon Manager GCon Manager is generic application which implements configuration management over compatible units. It can be found in Application folder data: - For OSX: “/Applications/WesAudio/GConManager” - For WINDOWS: folder specified during installation phase, by default in: “c:/Program Files x86/WesAudio/GConManager.exe”.

  • Page 38: How To Perform Firmware Upgrade

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 7.5.2. How to perform firmware upgrade. To perform firmware upgrade go to GConManager upgrade and hit “Start” button. This will trigger upgrade operation for all modules which are not up to date with your host software.

  • Page 39: Abbreviations And Terms

    All WesAudio products are built to the highest standards and should provide reliable performance for many years, subject to reasonable care, use, transportation and storage. WesAudio warrants all of our products to be free of defective parts and workmanship for a period of two years.

  • Page 40: History

    WESAUDIO 8/8/19 _CALYPSO USER MANUAL REV1 10. History Editor Version Date Description Michal 23.07.2019 Document created. Weglicki...

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