Specifications

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IOS
The rst time you launch SoundGrid Studio, the Wizard will open. It scans the network, inventories its assets, and then congures the
devices. If the Wizard does not start automatically, click the SCAN button, which is next to the Network Port window.
Once it has scanned the system, the Wizard will oer to congure the SoundGrid
network. A drop-down menu provides a list of conguration templates. Choose a
template that best describes your hardware devices and production needs. You can
save and load your own templates. Choose “NEXT” to start automatic conguration.
This will take a few moments. Choose “CANCEL” to congure manually.
If the Wizard cannot locate the requested SoundGrid network devices, this means you
may have chosen an incorrect network port on your computer. Check the physical
connections, then click SCAN. When conguration is complete, close the window.
If there’s still a problem, you can use the System Inventory page to assign devices,
control the network, and manage clock. To learn how to use this page, please refer to
the SoundGrid Studio Application user guide.
SoundGrid Studio uses Ethernet to stream audio between devices on a SoundGrid
network. Clock synchronization is also carried over Ethernet. This method of providing clock is called Sync over Ethernet (SoE).
SoundGrid I/O devices can clock by other means as well, but SoE is by far the most common (and convenient) way to provide clock
information to network devices.
In the SoundGrid Studio Setup page, you will see racks containing all of the devices assigned to your system: physical and virtual I/O
devices, drivers, and servers. Each I/O rack slot displays the device’s mode, clock status, and sample rate. In this example the IOS is
the SoundGrid network’s clock master device, indicated by its blue color and the icon text: On, Master Clock, INT (48 kHz).
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