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Table Of Contents

About Waves eMotion LV1
- Naming Conventions:
Installation and Setup
- A SoundGrid network consists of at least these four hardware elements:
  - FOH Stage
- Host Computer Minimum Requirements
  - Display Resolution
- Connections
- Installing Software
  - Windows Users:
Top Bar
- Top Bar Elements
- Name
- Presets Menu
  - Session Menu Section
- Clear Solo
- Window Selection Tabs
- SG (SoundGrid)
Floating Windows
- he Setup window provides the tools to configure the mixer and determine its behavior.
System Inventory Page
- System Inventory Page Displays and Controls
  - 1. Quit
  - Network Controls
- Sample Rate Controls
- Device Racks: Configuring and Managing Network Devices
- I/O Sharing
  - Connected Systems
  - System Inventory in Super Systems
- Sharing a Device
  - Setting up Device Sharing
  - Clocking Considerations
- Patching Shared Devices
- Device Management Persistence
  - Share Preamp Control
- Servers
- Using a Second Server
- External Control Devices
  - Sample Rate Master vs. Sample Rate Slave
- Routing View Panel
Using the System Inventory Page
- Configuring a Basic Mixer Setup
- Working Offline
Mixer Settings Page
- Mixer Configuration
- Setting Maximum Latency
- Server Network Buffer
- 40–56 samples
- 160–224 samples
- Latency Optimized DSP Optimized
- Output Routing Latency
- Mixer Startup
- Auto-save Options
- Lock Mixer
- Troubleshooting Section
  - Update Plugins List
  - Tempo
User Interface Settings Page
- Input Meter
- Output Meter
- Delay Units
- Speed of Sound
- Peak and Clip Settings
- Mixer Window
- Channel Select Follow Fader
- Latch ALT/CTRL Modes
- Latch Mixer Modes
- User-Assignable Keys
- User-Assignable Menu Items
Patch Window Sections
- Filtering Tools
- Patch Views
- Grid Filters
  - Navigating the Grid Filters
  - Patch Direction
The Patch Grid
- Patch Grid Zoom Tools
- Grid Row and Column Information
- I/O Device Channels
- Device-to-Device mode rows: I/O channels Device-to-Device mode columns: I/O channels
- Mixer Channels, Mix Busses and Control Groups
- Mixer Inputs
  - Input Patch Behavior
- Mixer Outputs
- Internal Routing
- Device-to-Device
Channels and Presets
- Channel Presets
- Copying Channel Information
  - Copying channels within a session
  - Copying channels between Sessions
- Set Channel Color
Channel Window Sections
Input Section
- Input Section for Mixer Input Channels
- 1–Channel Name and Selector (Top Bar)
- 2–Device Channels - Select I/Os
- 3–A/B Input Select
- 4–Left/Right Link (stereo channels only)
- Preamp Controls
- Controlling Preamp Gain
  - Behavior in Preamp and Local modes on Shared Devices
- Input Section for Mix Channels
Plugin Rack Section
Adding and Managing Plugins
- The Plugin Menu
- Plugin Menu: Plugins Section
- Plugin Menu: Presets Section
  - Paste [plugin name] Preset
- Plugin Menu: Latency Section
Plugin Pane
- Floating Plugin Pane Windows
- Assigning a Sidechain Source
Main Control Section
- Assigning a Plugin to the Dynamics, EQ, and Filter Controls
- Dynamics Mapping in the Main Control Section
- EQ Plugin Controls in the Main Control Section
- EQ Controls
- Filter Controls (Located in the Input Section)
  - Filter controls in the Input section
  - Filter graph on the Main section
AUX/EFX and AUX/MON Sends Section
- Aux Sends Signal Flow
- Aux Sends
- Aux Sends Pan/Balance/Rotate
Channel Output Section
- Main Outs/Internal Assignment Section
- Cue
Talkback
- Input section
- Plugins rack
- Talkback source
- Talkback routing presets
- Output section
- Talk button (on the Top Bar)
- Using Talkback to distribute a test signal
Matrix
- Input section
- Plugins rack
- Buss level controls
- Buss name on fader
- Output section
Link Channel Controls (DCAs)
- DCAs
- Link button behavior
- Mixer Window Sections
Mixer Layers
- Mixer Channels
- Channel Strips
- Layer Modes
- Aux Layer Modes
- Master Fader
- Utility Sections
Top Bar
Factory Mixer Layers and Custom Layers
- Channels Layer
- Groups Layer
- Aux Layer
- Masters Layer
- Buss Outs
- Link/DCA Layer
- ALL Layer
- Custom Layers
- Dugan Layer
- Basic Operation
Mixer Channels
- Channel Strip
- Channel Input
Layer Modes
- Input Layer Mode
  - Preamp Controls
- Dynamics/EQ Mode
- Rack Mode
- Route Mode
- Aux Layer Modes
  - Adjusting an Aux Send
- Sends on Faders
  - Controlling Aux sends with Large Faders
- Channel Mode
Master Fader
Utility Sections
- User-Assignable Keys
- Activate Mute Groups
- Keyboard Button
- Lock Mixer
- Link Group Controls
  - DCAs
- Sessions Page
  - The Sessions page is where you save, load, and name the session files that contain all mixer settings:
    - Sessions Page Elements
- Sessions List
  - Saving a Session
  - Saving a Session After Mixer Configuration Has Changed
- Loading a Session
- Templates
- Auto-Saving Sessions
Scenes Page
- Scenes List
- Hot Scenes
Scope Section
- Channel Parameters
- Scope of Changes: Session vs. Scene
- Recall Safe Page
Chapter 6: eMotion LV1 SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAMS
APPENDIX A: eMOTION LV1 MIXER CONFIGURATIONS
- 16 Channel Mixer
- 32 Channel Mixer
- 64 Channel Mixer
APPENDIX B: USING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
- Display specifications
- Single Display
- Two Displays: One for the Mixer Window, One for Other Windows
- Three Displays: Mixer, Show, and Patch/Setup/Channel Windows
- Two Displays: One Continuous Mixing Desk
- Three Displays: One Continuous Mixing Desk and a Large Control Section
- Single Large Display, Tiled Mixer Windows
- Four displays: One Continuous Mixing Desk, Two Control Monitors
APPENDIX C: INCORPORATING MIDI
- Show Control Section
- Mixer Remote
APPENDIX D: MACKIE CONTROL PROTOCOL
- Linking Layers and Faders
- Standalone
- Follow Software Mixer 1 Window
- Follow Software Mixer 2 Window
- Faders: Follow Aux-Sends Flip
- Master 1
- Global Controls
- User Assignable Keys to Global View Controls
- Jog Wheel Selected Controls
- eMotion LV1 - Mackie® Control Implementation
APPENDIX E: USING THE MIDIPLUS FIT CONTROLLER
- FIT Hardware Controls
APPENDIX F: DELAY GROUPS
- Set Mixer Delay Behavior
- Latency, Delay Compensation, and Delay Groups
- Assigning an I/O to a Delay Group: Channel Window
- Assigning an I/O to a Delay Group: Patch Window
- Turning Off Plugin Compensation on Specific Plugins
eMotion LV1 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Waves eMotion LV1 User Guide | Chapter 1: Setup

System Inventory Page Displays and Controls

This section describes the controls and menu items of the System Inventory page. It is followed by examples of how to use the

System Inventory page in order to set up the mixer (Setup > Configuring a Basic Mixer Setup).

1. Quit

Closes the session and quits the application. When the mixer is in full-screen mode, use this button to exit the application. When

it is not in full-screen mode, closing the application windows will quit the mixer.

Before quitting, the mixer prompts whether or not to save the current session.

Yes: Save the current mixer condition on the existing file. No: Quit without saving.

NETWORK CONTROLS

2. Auto-Configure / Start

A mixer system can be configured manually or with the aid of an auto-configure tool. This tool inventories all devices in the

SoundGrid network and then sets up a mixer system based on available assets. The resulting session includes device

assignment and patching, as well as mixer configuration. Auto-configure is discussed later in this chapter (Setup > Using the

System Inventory Page > Configuring a Basic Mixer Setup).

3. Network Port

Shows all detected network ports on the host computer. Choose the port that connects to the SoundGrid devices or network

switch. We recommend that this port is used exclusively for SoundGrid devices.

4. Link

Reports the status of the Ethernet connection to the computer running the eMotion LV1 software. Options: UP / DOWN /

INVALID

5. Speed

Reports the speed of the SoundGrid network. Options: 100 Mb/sec, 1 Gb/sec, N/A.