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  • Page 1 WSG-Y16 User Guide...
  • Page 2 This device may not cause harmful interference. b. This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 3 OMPANY NFORMATION • Company: Waves Inc. • Address: 2800 Merchants Drive, Knoxville TN 37912 • Telephone: 1-865-909-9200 • Type of equipment: Waves interface card • Model Name: WSG-Y16 (V1 or V2) WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 4 • Do not drop screws or other small parts inside the card. If power is applied while screws or similar metal objects are loose inside the unit, the card may malfunction or be damaged. If you cannot retrieve dropped objects yourself, refer the problem to qualified Yamaha service personnel. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 5 • The illustrations as shown in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes only and may be different from the ones on your equipment. • The company names and product names in this user guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Automatic Device Configuration with SoundGrid Studio .................... 17 Device Firmware ................................ 18 Identify a Device on the SoundGrid Network ......................18 WSG-Y16 V2 CONTROL PANEL ............................19 Clock Page ..................................20 System Info Page and About Page ..........................22 Presets ................................... 22 USING AN I/O DEVICE WITH A DAW ..........................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction WSG-Y16 is a mini-YGDAI interface card that makes it possible to run Waves plugins directly from selected Yamaha mixing consoles. It provides 16 channels of audio processing per card. Depending on the console model, up to four cards can be used simultaneously. The WSG-Y16 V2 also features Clock Sync‐over‐Ethernet for syncing multiple consoles and performing digital splits.

  • Page 8: Hardware And Connections

    The WSG-Y16 card is installed into one of the mini-YGDAI slots on the rear panel of the console as follows: 1. Turn your console OFF. For additional safety, disconnect the power cable from the AC socket.
  • Page 9 ETTINGS Dipswitches are used to configure the WSG-Y16 card. Please refer to the following diagrams to determine the location of the dipswitches. WSG-Y16 V1 WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 10 WSG-Y16 V2 WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 11 Notes: Native mode can only be used with mixing consoles that support such a mode; please refer to the console manual. When in Native mode, the card will auto-detect the frequency—DIP 1 is ignored. When in doubt, use Emulation mode. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 12 MULATION MODE DO THE FOLLOWING 1. Make sure that the WSG-Y16 DIP 1 is set to the new sample rate. 2. Make sure the console is set to the new sample rate. 3. On the console, set the channel transfer format as follows: a.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Connect the Hardware One I/O In this example, the single WSG-Y16 Ethernet port is used to connect the console to the SoundGrid host application’s 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 14: Add I/Os

    FOH, or live room and control room. When you have more than one device in the SoundGrid network, use a "star" network configuration with a 1GB Ethernet switch. Only use switches tested and approved by Waves. Host computer...

  • Page 15: Download And Install Software

    OUND 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 16: 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. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...

  • Page 17: 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. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...

  • Page 18: Device Firmware

    Click on the ID button to activate a hard-to-miss LED on the panel of the corresponding hardware device. You can also activate the LED from the top bar of the device’s control panel. SoundGrid Studio SoundGrid QRec WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...

  • Page 19: Wsg-Y16 V2 Control Panel

    WSG-Y16 V2 Control Panel WSG-Y16 V2 has a control panel. WSG-16 V1 does not. There are two ways to open the control panel: ROM THE EVICE Click the Gear button on a device in the rack slot. SoundGrid Studio SoundGrid QRec...

  • Page 20: Clock Page

    SoundGrid host, then this setting determines the sample rate of the SoundGrid network. If Clock Source is set to an external clock source, you cannot change the sample rate from the host. The Sample Rate menu is grayed out and inoperative. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...
  • Page 21 If the device is clocked to external source and that clock source fails, the device will seek an alternate source of clock, in this priority: digital then SOE. If this fails, the device will fall back to Internal. WSG-Y16 Interface Card / User Guide...

  • Page 22: 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, Firmware version, and Module version. This information is useful for troubleshooting. Please have this information handy if you contact Waves technical support concerning the device. Presets The Top Bar is used to load and save device presets and to identify device hardware.

  • Page 23: 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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