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
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Getting Started: 1, 2, 3
SoundGrid Studio is a modular system, so how you set up your system depends on how you want to use it. The
smallest system can grow into a much larger system simply by adding more components, so there’s little new to
learn as you grow. Still, initial setup is determined by your needs.
GETTING STARTED INVOLVES JUST THREE STEPS:
1. Connect the hardware.
2. Install the software.
3. Start SoundGrid Studio for guided configuration.
SoundGrid Studio will scan your network, configure your devices, and patch audio. You’re ready to go.
Connect the Hardware
Hardware setup is really a matter of connecting the devices with Cat 5e (or better) Ethernet cable. SoundGrid Studio
will update the device drivers, as necessary, once the you install the software. If there’s only one device, whether a
server or I/O, it can be connected directly to the host computer. When there is more than one device, you need to
connect everything via an approved 1 Gb Ethernet switch (visit Waves support to learn about compatible Ethernet
switches).
The diagrams on the next pages show common uses of SoundGrid Studio and the hardware required.
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