B16-BMB4 1. Register Your Device Please register all serial numbers for your B16 MOTHERSHIP chassis and all Daughter Cards. You must register to activate your warranty! Please visit: www.burlaudio.com/register. 2. Remove Lid 1. Remove 9 screws on top and 2 on each side (Image 1). 2.
B16-BMB4 4. Install Vent Image 5: B16 MOTHERSHIP with 1U vent above for proper airflow. Important Installation Notes: • Install the 1U vent above the B16 chassis. The MOTHERSHIP MUST run with proper ventilation. • Failure to properly vent the MOTHERSHIP chassis above may cause failure, and will void the warranty. SoundGrid Quick Start YOU WILL NEED: •...
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B16-BMB4 2.2 Install the BMB4 SoundGrid Motherboard Driver 1. Via Waves Central, select “Install Products” and choose “Online”. 2. Select “All Waves Products” at the top of the page (See Image 10 below) and then scroll or search for the “BMB4 SoundGrid Motherboard Driver” “BMB4 SoundGrid Motherboard Driver”...
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B16-BMB4 2.5 Connect The Computer’s Native Ethernet Port To Gigabit Ethernet Switch Using CAT6 Ethernet Cables 2.6 Set BMB4 Front Panel to INT, EXT, or SoundGrid Image 10: BMB4 front panel. Set Clock Control to INT, EXT, or SoundGrid. • When using the B16 on internal clock, set to INT •...
6. Repeat this step to assign your DAW to Rack B (See Image 13b below). Image 13b: The Burl Audio I/O device will appear in the device Rack A. Your DAW will appear in the device Rack B. In this example, our CPU is named “Grover”.
SoundGrid ch. 1. (See Image 16 and 17). Image 16: 1. Select Patch Window. 2. Select Device To Device. 3. Maximize “Burl Audio I/O - 1”. 4. Maximize Rack B-1. 5. Patch channel 1 from DAW to channel 1 of the MOTHERSHIP.
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B16-BMB4 3. SoundGrid Clocking There are 3 ways to clock the B16 MOTHERSHIP: BMB4 set to Internal Clock, External Clock, or Sound Grid 3.1 Clocking BMB4 To Internal Word Clock 1. Set BMB4 front panel to INT. 2. Push “Sample Rate” button on BMB4 faceplate to toggle to the desired sample rate.
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B16-BMB4 3.2 Clocking BMB4 To External Word Clock 1. Set BMB4 front panel to EXT. 2. Connect External clock to word clock IN on BMB4. SoundGrid 3. Open SoundGrid Studio, select SETUP. 4. Set SoundGrid sample rate to “SLAVE” (Image 21). Image 21: SoundGrid Studio set to “SLAVE”.
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B16-BMB4 3.3 Clocking BMB4 To SoundGrid 1. Set BMB4 front panel to SoundGrid. 2. Open SoundGrid Studio, select SETUP. SoundGrid 3. Set SoundGrid sample rate to “MASTER” (Image 24). Image 24: SoundGrid Studio set to “MASTER”. 4. In SoundGrid Studio, open MOTHERSHIP GUI by clicking on the gear box in the lower left corner (Image 25).
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