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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................4

1. Getting Started..................................................................................................................................................................................5

1.1 System Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................................5

1.2 Registration..................................................................................................................................................................................5

1.3 Software Installation.................................................................................................................................................................6

1.4 Licenses .........................................................................................................................................................................................6

2. Hardware .............................................................................................................................................................................................7

3. Suggested Uses And Congurations.........................................................................................................................................9

3.1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid IOC ....................................................................................................................................9

3.2 Adding More I/Os to Your System...................................................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Adding a Server........................................................................................................................................................................ 11

3.4 Multiple Computers with a Single DiGiGrid IOC........................................................................................................... 12

3.5 HD Mix Room and Several Smaller Recording/Editing Rooms................................................................................ 13

4. Software Setup And Controls..................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.1 Device Firmware....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

4.1.1 Resetting the Unit......................................................................................................................................................... 18

4.2 Identifying a Device from the SoundGrid Studio Device Rack................................................................................ 18

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5. Control Panel.................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

5.1 Controls Page ............................................................................................................................................................................ 21

5.1.1 Top Bar............................................................................................................................................................................... 22

5.1.2 Analog Section............................................................................................................................................................... 22

5.1.3 Digital Section................................................................................................................................................................ 25

5.1.4 Clip Indication and Small Meters............................................................................................................................. 26

5.2 Clock Page .................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

6. Adding a Server to the IOC ......................................................................................................................................................................29

6.1 Applications of an External Server ................................................................................................................................... 30

6.1.1 eMotion ST mixer.......................................................................................................................................................... 30

6.1.2 StudioRack.............................................................................................................................................................................. 31

7. Moving Audio in a Soundgrid Network.............................................................................................................................................32

7.1 Using an I/O Device with a DAW ........................................................................................................................................ 33

7.2 Patching I/O to Driver and Driver to I/O ......................................................................................................................... 34

7.3 eMotion ST Mixer Patching ..............................................................................................................................................................37

7.4 Device-to-Device Patching................................................................................................................................................... 38

7.5 Headphone Patching ..........................................................................................................................................................................39

8. Technical Specications................................................................................................................................................................ 40

8.1 Installation Notes..................................................................................................................................................................... 42

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the DiGiGrid IOC interface for SoundGrid systems. In order to get the most out of your product,

please take some time to read this manual. We also suggest that you become familiar with our support sites, www.digigrid.net

and www.waves.com/support, where you will nd an extensive answer base, the latest tech specs, detailed installation guides,

software updates, and current information about licensing and registration.

About SoundGrid and DiGiGrid IOC

SoundGrid is a scalable infrastructure that provides a variety of cost-eective, high-quality solutions for studio production. It can be

congured in many ways, with many hardware possibilities, to provide a very exible work environment. This framework is managed

by the SoundGrid Studio Application, which congures the network, assigns and manages I/Os, controllers and servers, and patches

audio throughout the system. Any user, anywhere on the SoundGrid network, has access to all available network I/O devices. Adding

a SoundGrid DSP server enables processing and monitoring.

Perfect for the control room, the DiGiGrid IOC audio interface oers a wide range of connectivity options, including 2 mic/line

inputs with broadcast-grade preamps, 8 line inputs/outputs, 16 AES/EBU inputs/outputs, and one ADAT 8-channel I/O, plus two

powerful headphone outputs.

Connect the IOC to your SoundGrid network with a single Ethernet cable. DiGiGrid IOC can be used as your primary audio interface,

or as an additional I/O expansion to an existing SoundGrid system.

Add a SoundGrid DSP server, and you’ll be able to run hundreds of SoundGrid-compatible plugins, fully integrated within your DAW,

with incredibly low latency.

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1. GETTING STARTED

Aside from setting up your microphone preamps, there’s not much you need to know to begin working with your IOC.

1.1 System Requirements

■SoundGrid Studio running on a Mac or PC (consult the Waves website for current OS and DAW compatibility).

■Compatible native DAW (Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton, Pro Tools Native, and many more). A list of SoundGrid-compatible hosts

is available at the Waves website.

■IOC / SoundGrid Studio software installed on the host computer.

■Cat 5e or Cat 6 Ethernet cables.

1.2 Registration

To download IOC software you will need to register your device at www.digigrid.net or www.waves.com. You must know the serial

number of your IOC in order to register it, so sign up before you mount it in a rack. The serial number appears on a label on the

bottom of the unit or on a sticker on the box.

Once you register you will receive two emails:

■A notication that you can now download the installer.

■Instructions about authorizing your license.

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1.3 Software Installation

After you register your new IOC, you can download the installer from the Download/Hardware Drivers section of the Waves website.

Since SoundGrid enables you to access an I/O device from any computer in the network, you will need to install the software on

each computer in the network.

The IOC installer consists of:

■The IOC I/O hardware driver.

■The SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver, which serves as a bridge between the DAW and the SoundGrid network.

■The SoundGrid Studio Application, which manages all SoundGrid network resources and assigns devices to computers.

■StudioRack, a software plugin rack, or chainer, that hosts up to eight plugins and can move their processing from the DAW to

an external SoundGrid server such as the one built into the DiGiGrid IOS interface. (External server is not included with the IOC.)

■eMotion ST, a software mixer that provides low-latency plugin processing and monitor mixing (requires an external server).

1.4 Licenses

DiGiGrid I/O devices do not require a license to operate in a SoundGrid network. However, certain advanced features, such as

using StudioRack and eMotion ST for low-latency monitoring, or ooading processing from the host CPU, require a server and a

SoundGrid license. This license is included with the purchase of IOC.

When you register your device, the relevant licenses are deposited in your Waves account. Use the Waves License Center application

to activate your licenses and install them on your computer or on a USB ash drive.

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2. HARDWARE

DiGiGrid IOC is a 1U rack-mounted device. Aside from headphone jacks, all connections are on the rear panel.

IOC Front Panel

Front panel LEDs indicate the status of essential device functions for each channel.

Input clipping Red = clipping (level can be set through the control panel)

Input signal present Green = signal present

48v phantom power Orange = ON

Network status indicator

Blue: Device recognized by the SoundGrid network

Red (ashing): Device not recognized by the SoundGrid network

Yellow: Updating

White: Unit malfunction (e.g., rmware did not load properly, unit did not boot properly)

Cycling through colors: This LED is used to identify the unit from the control panel

Power switch/indicator

2 ¼-inch TRS headphone jacks with individual volume control knobs

8–600 ohms; gain = OFF to +15 dB

8 line in (DB25) 2 mic/line combo

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IOC Rear Panel

Mains input: 90–240 V AC 50/60 Hz

Built-in 1GB Ethernet switch, two ports

Recovery/reset button

Analog Connections

2 mic/line inputs (combo XLR/TRS connectors)

8 line in (DB25 8-channel balanced connector)*

8 line out (DB25 8-channel balanced connector)*

Digital and Clock Connections

16 AES/EBU I/O (2x 25-pin DB25)*

1 ADAT I/O (8 channels @ 48 kHz; 4 channels @ 96 kHz)

Clock in and out (BNC connectors for external Word Clock)

* See the Connections diagram in the Technical Specications section at the end of this user guide.

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3. SUGGESTED USES AND CONFIGURATIONS

There are many ways to use your DiGiGrid IOC. Your existing (or future) equipment, how you work, and what you need to accomplish

are factors to consider when incorporating an IOC into your studio. Project studios with one or two DAWs can share I/O resources.

Studios with several rooms and many DAWs can stream audio between rooms and quickly swap out devices. But no matter how

simple or complex your setup is, connecting an IOC involves only one cable, an Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6.

3.1 One Computer with a DiGiGrid IOC

This is the most basic studio conguration. It includes a host computer with a native DAW and a single DiGiGrid IOC that connects

microphones, instruments, headphones, and monitors to the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver. This driver controls the network

and all its devices.

Ethernet

Analog

Clock

Host Computer

External

Clock

DiGiGrid IOC

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3.2 Adding More I/Os to Your System

Add a DiGiGrid IOX and you pick up another 12 mic inputs, 6 line outputs, and 4 more individual headphone outputs.

Connect the IOX to the built-in Ethernet switch on the rear of the IOC. You can add up to eight SoundGrid I/O devices to

a single host. Each of these can be accessed by any computer on the network.

Audio and clock pass through the same Ethernet cable. This means of distributing clock is called “Sync over Ethernet” (SoE) and is

used between all SoundGrid devices. To clock the entire network to an external clock source such as house sync, use Word Clock or

Digital In as clock master for the IOC. If the IOC is the SoE master, the entire network will be locked to this external source.

External

Clock

Host Computer

Ethernet

Analog

Clock

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