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Universal Audio UAD-2 Live Rack Operation Manual

Universal Audio UAD-2 Live Rack Operation Manual (155 pages)

MADI Effects Processor

Brand: Universal Audio | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 11.22 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
Chapter 1: Introduction

13
- 16-Channel MADI Effects Processor for Live Mixing with UAD Plug-Ins
  13
- Realtime UAD Plug-In Processing
  13
- Live Rack Application
  13
- Fail-Safe Features
  13
- UAD-2 Live Rack Features
  14
  - Hardware
    14
  - Software
    14
  - Package Contents
    14
- UAD-2 Live Rack System Overview
  15
  - UAD-2 Live Rack Hardware
    15
  - Live Rack Software Application
    15
  - UAD Powered Plug-Ins
    15
  - UAD Meter & Control Panel Software Application
    16
    
    UAD Meter
    16
    
    UAD Control Panels
    16
  - UA Store
    17
  - Soundcraft VI Series Consoles
    17
  - Soundcraft Realtime Rack
    17
    
    Realtime Rack Support
    17
- Documentation Overview
  18
  - UAD Plug-Ins Manual
    18
  - Direct Developer Plug-Ins
    18
  - Soundcraft VI Series Consoles
    18
  - Hyperlinks
    18
  - Technical Support
    18
Chapter 2: Hardware

19
- Hardware Overview
  19
- Front Panel
  19
  - HOST Indicator
    19
  - PSU Indicators
    20
    
    PSU Indicator Notes
    20
  - POWER Indicator
    20
  - (4 & 5) MADI Indicators
    20
    
    MADI in Indicator
    20
    
    MADI out Indicator
    20
  - RESET Button
    20
- Rear Panel
  21
  - AC Power Inputs
    21
  - Power Switches
    21
  - Automatic Failover
    21
  - Thunderbolt 3 Ports
    22
  - Word Clock out
    22
  - Word Clock in
    23
  - Word Clock Termination Switch
    23
  - 1394B Ports (no Function)
    23
  - (8 & 9) MADI I/O Ports
    23
    
    Madi out
    23
    
    Madi in
    23
- Standalone Behavior
  24
Chapter 3: System Setup

25
- Overview
  25
- System Requirements
  25
  - If Using Soundcraft VI-Series Console
    25
- System Connections
  26
- Operating System Software Configuration
  36
  - Power Adapter and Battery Tabs
    36
  - Required System Settings
    37
- UAD-2 Live Rack Software Configuration
  38
  - Sample Rate
    38
  - Clock Source
    38
  - MADI Bank
    38
Chapter 4: Live Rack Application

39
- Application Overview
  39
  - Key Concepts
    39
    
    View Screens
    39
    
    Global Displays
    40
    
    Navigation
    40
    
    Keyboard Focus
    40
    
    Edit & Safe Modes
    40
    
    Offline Configuration
    40
    
    Individual Channel DSP
    40
  - Entering & Exiting the Application
    41
    
    Launch
    41
    
    Full Screen Display
    41
    
    Hide/Switch
    41
    
    Quit
    41
- Navigation Overview
  43
  - Views Overview
    43
    
    Inserts
    43
    
    Gains
    43
    
    Delay Groups
    43
    
    Channel
    43
    
    Snapshots
    43
    
    Settings
    43
  - Global Navigation Elements
    44
    
    Main Column
    44
    
    Meter Bridge
    44
    
    Channels Bar
    44
    
    Info Bar
    44
  - Banks
    45
    
    Current Bank
    45
  - Navigation Scroll Bars
    46
  - Keyboard Focus
    47
    
    Focus Indication
    47
    
    Focus Navigation
    47
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
    48
- Global Screen Elements
  49
  - View Elements
    49
  - Main Column
    50
    
    Column Placement
    50
    
    View Menu
    50
    
    View Options
    50
    
    Bank Views
    50
    
    Quit
    50
  - Meter Bridge
    51
    
    Input Meters
    51
    
    Meter Bridge Navigation
    51
  - Channels Bar
    52
    
    Current Bank
    52
    
    Bank Size
    52
    
    Bank Bar
    52
    
    Bank Navigation
    52
    
    Channel Select Buttons
    53
  - Info Bar
    54
    
    Info Bar Placement
    54
    
    Info Bar Elements
    54
    
    Operating Mode
    55
    
    Safe Mode Constraints
    56
    
    Snapshot Display
    56
    
    Clock Display
    57
    
    Tempo Display
    58
    
    Changing Tempo Values Within the Tempo Dialog
    58
    
    Changing Tempo Values Via MIDI
    59
    
    About External MIDI Tap Tempo Control
    59
    
    MIDI Configuration/Setup
    59
    
    Resource Display
    60
    
    UAD Resource Loads
    60
    
    Dsp
    61
    
    Program
    61
    
    Memory
    61
- Inserts View
  62
  - Current Bank Channels
    62
    
    Bank Size
    62
  - Channel Column
    63
    
    Insert Slots
    63
    
    Channel Signal Flow
    63
    
    State Indication
    63
  - Inserts Options Overview
    64
    
    Option Latch
    64
    
    Option Unlatch
    64
    
    Timeout Length
    64
    
    Modifiers
    64
    
    Modifier Swipe Shortcuts
    64
  - Inserts Option Descriptions
    65
    
    Power
    66
    
    Remove
    66
    
    Move
    66
    
    Copy
    67
    
    Paste
    67
    
    Isolate
    68
- Gains View
  69
  - Bank View
    69
  - Channel Column
    69
  - Bank Channels
    69
  - Gain Elements
    70
    
    I/O Type
    70
    
    Gain Value
    70
    
    Gain Fader
    70
    
    Fader Handle
    71
    
    Channel Number & Name
    71
    
    Link/Unlink
    71
  - Gains Options
    72
    
    Inputs
    73
    
    Outputs
    73
    
    Both
    73
    
    Default
    73
    
    Isolate
    73
- Delay Groups View
  74
  - Bank View
    74
  - Channel Column
    74
  - Bank Channels
    74
  - Delay Groups Overview
    75
    
    Upsampled UAD Plug-Ins
    75
    
    How Delay Groups Work
    75
    
    When to Use Delay Groups
    75
    
    System Latency
    75
  - Delay Groups Options
    76
    
    Delay Group Button Selectors
    76
    
    Compensation Menu
    76
  - Delay Groups Elements
    77
    
    Active Delay Group Display
    77
    
    Delay Group Buttons
    77
    
    Samples Display
    77
    
    Output Meter
    78
  - Configuring Delay Groups
    78
  - Delay Groups Example
    79
- Channel View
  80
  - Navigating to Channel View
    80
  - Selecting Channels Within Channel View
    80
  - Two View Modes: Single View & Channel Strip View
    81
    
    View Mode Elements
    81
    
    Switching View Modes
    81
    
    Common Elements
    81
  - Channel View Options
    82
    
    Channel Name Button
    82
    
    Channel Name Field
    82
    
    Channel Link/Unlink
    82
  - Insert Buttons
    83
    
    Insert Button Behavior
    83
    
    Channel Signal Flow
    84
    
    Insert Reordering
    84
    
    Insert State Indications
    84
    
    Channel Strip Button
    85
    
    Remove Plug-In Shortcut
    85
  - Channel I/O Gains
    85
  - PLUG-IN Tab
    86
    
    General Use
    86
    
    Specific Controls
    86
    
    Channel Strip View
    87
    
    Status Bar
    88
    
    Power Button
    89
    
    Zoom Slider
    89
  - PRESETS Tab
    90
    
    Presets Defined
    90
    
    Channel Strip Defined
    91
    
    PRESETS Tab Columns
    92
    
    FILE Column
    92
    
    PRESETS Column
    93
    
    SUB-FOLDER Column
    93
  - ASSIGN Tab
    94
    
    CATEGORY Buttons
    94
    
    Plug-In Categories
    95
  - How to Assign Inserts
    95
    
    Assign Insert
    95
    
    Reassign Insert
    96
    
    De-Assign Insert
    96
- Snapshots View
  97
  - Snapshot Defined
    97
    
    Snapshots Folder Location
    97
    
    Snapshot Versus System Contents
    98
  - Snapshot Key Commands
    98
  - Recalling Snapshots
    99
    
    Base Snapshot Workflow
    99
  - File Columns
    100
  - Snapshots Term Definitions
    101
  - Navigate to Snapshots View
    101
  - Keyboard Focus & Navigation
    101
  - Folders Column
    102
    
    To Select a Folder
    102
  - Snapshots Column
    103
  - To Prime and Recall a Snapshot
    103
    
    MIDI Bank & Program Change Recall
    104
  - Snapshots Options
    104
    
    Save Button
    104
    
    Save as Button
    105
    
    New Button
    105
    
    FOLDER/SNAPSHOT Options
    105
    
    Rename Button
    105
    
    Delete Button
    106
    
    Move Button
    106
    
    Move Shuffle
    107
  - Import/Export
    107
    
    Export All
    107
    
    Import All
    108
  - Recall Panel
    109
    
    Active Snapshot Display
    109
    
    Primed Snapshot Display
    109
    
    Recall Snapshot Button
    109
    
    Up/Down Buttons
    109
  - Universe View
    110
    
    Plug-In State Buttons
    110
    
    Navigating with Universe View
    110
- Settings View
  111
  - Navigating to Settings View
    111
    
    Settings Tab Names
    111
  - Hardware Tab
    112
    
    Sample Rate Menu
    112
    
    Clock Source Menu
    112
    
    MADI Channels Menu
    112
    
    Device Buttons
    113
  - Display Tab
    114
    
    Bank Size Menu
    114
    
    Column Location Menu
    114
    
    Info Location Menu
    114
    
    Monitors Menu
    114
    
    Timeout Length Menu
    114
  - MIDI Tab
    115
    
    MIDI Device Menu
    115
    
    MIDI Channel Field
    115
    
    MIDI Tap Tempo
    115
  - Plug-Ins Tab
    117
    
    Hide Button
    117
    
    Info Button
    117
    
    Buy Button
    117
    
    Status Column
    118
    
    Controls Mode Menu
    118
- Soundcraft Snapshot Recall
  119
  - Workflow with VI Consoles
    119
Chapter 5: UAD Meter & Control Panel

120
- Launching the Application
  120
- Using the UAD Meter
  120
- UAD Meter Window
  121
  - Title Bar
    121
  - Open Plug-Ins Panel Button
    121
  - UAD Resource Meters
    121
    
    Averaged Loads
    121
    
    Individual Loads
    121
    
    UAD Plug-In Loads
    122
    
    UAD Instance Chart
    122
    
    Static Loads
    122
    
    Dsp
    122
    
    Program
    122
    
    Memory
    122
  - Meter Menu Button
    123
    
    Control Panels
    123
    
    Always on Top
    123
- UAD Control Panels
  124
  - Accessing the Control Panels
    124
    
    Drop Menu
    124
    
    Panel Buttons
    124
- System Information Panel
  125
  - Software Section
    125
  - (Plug-In Latency Section)
    125
  - Hardware Section
    126
    
    Device Status
    126
    
    Device Enabled
    126
    
    DSP Load
    126
    
    Save Detailed System Profile
    126
- Plug-Ins Panel
  127
  - Authorize Plug-Ins Button
    127
  - Plug-In Column
    128
  - Status Column
    128
  - Help Column
    128
  - Buy Column
    128
- Configuration Panel
  129
  - Uad-2 Dsp
    129
    
    Overview
    129
    
    Limit DSP Load
    130
    
    DSP Loadlock
    130
    
    (Extra Buffering)
    130
  - (Host Compatibility Settings)
    131
  - User Interface Settings
    131
    
    Controls Mode
    131
    
    Use Host Mode
    131
    
    Toggle Initial Value Modifier
    131
  - Info Display
    132
- Help Panel
  132
Chapter 6: Using UAD Plug-Ins

133
- The UAD Plug-In Interface
  133
  - Status Bar
    133
- Adjusting Parameters
  134
  - Text Entry
    134
    
    Time Values
    134
  - Mouse/Wheel Scroll
    134
  - Keyboard Control
    135
- Shortcuts
  135
- DSP Loading Notes
  136
- Tempo Sync
  137
  - Sync Activation
    137
  - Available Tempo Sync Note Values
    137
  - Range Limits
    138
    
    Out of Range
    138
  - Entering Tempo Values
    138
    
    Arrow Keys
    139
    
    Text Entry
    139
  - Precision Delay Modes with Tempo Sync
    139
  - Galaxy Tape Echo & Roland RE-201 Sync
    139
Chapter 7: UA Account & Store

140
- Account Overview
  140
  - Device Registration
    140
  - Accessing Your Account
    140
  - Account Details
    141
- Store Overview
  141
  - Bundled Plug-Ins
    141
  - Optional Plug-Ins
    141
  - UAD Plug-Ins Are Already Installed
    141
  - Coupons
    141
- UAD Authorization Overview
  142
  - My Hardware
    142
  - UAD System
    142
  - Account Creation and Device Registration
    142
  - Adding Additional UAD Devices
    142
  - Authorizing Newly-Purchased UAD Plug-Ins
    142
  - Authorizations Are Stored on UAD Device
    142
- Demo Mode
  143
  - Demo Reset
    143
  - Demo Activation
    143
- Buying UAD Plug-Ins
  144
  - Purchase Procedure
    144
- UAD Authorization Procedure
  145
- Offline UAD Authorization
  146
Chapter 8: Specifications

148
Chapter 9: Notices

150
- Warranty
  150
- Repair Service
  150
- Maintenance
  150
- Compliance
  151
- End User License Agreement
  153
Technical Support

154
- Universal Audio Knowledge Base
  154
- Youtube Support Channel
  154
- Universal Audio Community Forums
  154
- Contact Universal Audio Support
  154
  - Contact Soundcraft Support
    154

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