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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Configure the System ..............................8 Manual Device Configuration ............................9 Automatic Device Configuration with SoundGrid Studio ....................9 Device Firmware ................................ 10 DMI WAVES CONTROL PANEL ............................11 System Info Page and About Page ..........................14 Clock Page ..................................12 Presets ................................... 14 USING AN I/O DEVICE WITH A DAW .......................... -
Page 3: Introduction
DiGiCo S-Series, Quantum Range, SD12, Orange Box and 4REA4. DMI Waves allows easy integration of Waves plugins. One Ethercon port on the card can be connected to a computer running Waves SuperRack SoundGrid, and the other connected to a Waves server or additional I/O. The DMI-Waves can also be used in the Orange Box to run a virtual soundcheck on an Optocore loop. -
Page 4: Hardware And Connections
GigE (Gigabyte Connection Indicator) = solid orange Two ports enable you to connect the DMI-Waves card directly to a host computer and one other device (e.g., I/Os, SoundGrid server) without needing an Ethernet switch. It is not important which of the two Ethernet ports is used to connect to the SoundGrid network. -
Page 5: Getting Started
Connect the Hardware One I/O In this example, one DMI-Waves interface card is used to connect a console to the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver for plugin processing and/or DAW playback/recording. The interface is connected directly to the host using a Cat 5e Ethernet cable or better. -
Page 6: Add I/Os
Adding I/O devices not only increases the number of I/O channels, but lets you have separate devices for stage and FOH, or live room and control room. When there are more than two network connections, use a "star" network configuration with a 1GB Ethernet switch. Only use switches tested and approved by Waves. Host computer... -
Page 7: Download And Install Software
YSTEM If you are already using a Waves SoundGrid host application and your device does not appear in the Network Devices list, use Waves Central to update the host application, which also updates the device drivers—or install just the missing device driver from Waves Central. -
Page 8: Configure The System
Please consult the user guide of your host application for specific instructions. SoundGrid QRec SoundGrid Studio Setup Window All SoundGrid devices are configured in a similar manner. Throughout this section, we show DiGiGrid IOS as an example. DMI Waves / User Guide... -
Page 9: Manual Device Configuration
If later you add, remove, or swap a device; Auto-Config will reconfigure your inventory and re-patch. Note that SoundGrid Studio assigns the SoundGrid driver automatically. SuperRack SoundGrid and eMotion LV1 require that the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver is assigned manually. DMI Waves / User Guide... -
Page 10: Device Firmware
Done appears. Once the update is ready, turn the device off and on to reset. Identify a Device on the SoundGrid Network When the ID button is pressed, the LEDs on the panel of the card change colors repeatedly to help identify the device. SoundGrid QRec SoundGrid Studio DMI Waves / User Guide... -
Page 11: Dmi Waves Control Panel
ANEL Open the driver control panel and then click the Hardware Control Panel button. The driver control panel is located here in the host computer: PC: C:\Program Files (x86)\Waves\SoundGrid\Driver Control Panel Mac: System HD/Applications/Waves/SoundGrid Control Panel Pages The About and System Info pages provide information about the unit, such as MAC address, SoE master, firmware version, and more. -
Page 12: Clock Page
Syncs via the connection to the console Sync over Ethernet Syncs to the master I/O of the SoundGrid network. SAMPLE RATE sets the sample rate when Clock Source is set to Internal. Range: 48 kHz, 96 kHz DMI Waves / User Guide... - Page 13 SoundGrid I/O device is the SOE master and is locked to a word clock device, you may choose to receive clock from the same external device over word clock from the master device, rather than via network SOE. DMI Waves / User Guide...
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Page 14: System Info Page And About Page
The About page contains a description of the device. The System Info page contains technical details about the device, including MAC address, and Firmware version. This information can be useful for troubleshooting. Please have this information handy if you contact Waves technical support concerning the device. DMI Waves / User Guide... -
Page 15: Presets
You can save and load presets of device settings. A saved preset includes all Clock and Control panels parameters. Save DMI-Waves presets to use on future sessions or copy them to another computer to duplicate a configuration. Click the ID button to indicate which DMI-Waves hardware device belongs to this Control Panel. Clicking the button causes the LEDs on the panel of the card change colors repeatedly to help identify the device. -
Page 16: Using An I/O Device With A Daw
ONFIGURE THE OUND 1. Set the DAW playback engine to “Waves SoundGrid.” The SoundGrid driver channels will now appear in the DAW I/O preferences and in the Input/Output selector in each DAW channel. 2. Route the DAW inputs and outputs to SoundGrid.
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