SoundGrid Studio User Guide / Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to SoundGrid Studio
- Part 1: Getting Started
- Part 2: Top Bar
- Part 3: Setup Window
- Setup Window Overview
- Network Controls
- Device Racks: Assigning and Managing Network Devices
- I/O Devices Racks
- I/O Device Racks Displays and Controls
- I/O Devices Menu Items
- SG Connect
- I/O Sharing
- Connected Systems
- System Inventory in Super Systems
- Sharing a Device
- Setting up Device Sharing
- Shared Devices: Clocking Considerations
- Patching Shared Devices
- Patching Shared Output Devices
- Shared and Un-Shared Devices in the Patch
- Removing Shared Devices
- If the Sharing Host Becomes Unavailable
- Share Preamp Control
- Servers
- External Control Devices
- Setting Sample Rate
- Assigning I/O Devices Manually
- Working Offline
- Mixer Settings
- User Interface Settings Section
- Patch Window Sections
- The Patch Grid
- Mixer Layers
- Mixer Channels
- Mixer Layer Modes
- Using Plugins
- Monitor Panel
- INCORPORATING MIDI
- MACKIE CONTROL PROTOCOL
- Setting Up Mackie HUI in a DAW
- Setup Window Overview
- Part 4: Patch Window
- Part 5: Mixer Window
- Appendix
Part 1: Getting Started
SoundGrid Studio/ User Guide
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Install the Software
Installing the SoundGrid Studio application involves these steps:
1. Download and install the SoundGrid Studio application with Waves Central.
2. Download and install any new plugins or plugins you’d like to demo.
3. Activate licenses to the host computer or a USB flash drive.
DOWNLOAD SOUNDGRID STUDIO SOFTWARE
Register SoundGrid Studio
To download software, register products, activate licenses, and participate in the Waves Update Plan, you’ll need a
Waves account. If you don’t already have one, click Sign In on the Waves home page. Go to the SoundGrid Studio
Product Page to register the 8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-channel “SoundGrid Studio + eMotion ST 8 Ch. Mixer” license.
Install SoundGrid Studio and Plugins
1. Waves Central is an application used to download and install Waves software and to manage product
licenses. Download Waves Central, and then log in with your Waves username.
2. Open Waves Central. Go the Install Products page > My Products and select SoundGrid Studio, along with
any plugins you want to install, including demo plugins.
3. Click Install and Activate. Waves Central also installs all SoundGrid-compatible I/O device drivers.
Licenses
When you install SoundGrid Studio or plugins, the relevant licenses are activated automatically when you install
SoundGrid Studio or plugins. Waves plugins are always installed on the local computer. Licenses, however, can
be activated on your computer or on a USB flash drive, so that you can move easily from one computer to
another. Learn more in the Waves Central user guide.
Launch SoundGrid Studio: Initial Automatic Configuration
When you first restart your computer after installing SoundGrid Studio, the Auto Configure Wizard will “suggest” how
to automatically configure your system, based on the devices it finds on the network. Here’s what it will do:
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