SoundStudio STG-1608 Manuel utilisateur

SoundStudio

STG-1608

User Guide

Safety Instructions for STG-1608

WARNING: ELECTRICAL HAZARD

To ensure your safety, please read this manual thoroughly before using the unit. Please observe all of these safety rules.

1. Keep this user guide for future reference.

2. Take notice of and comply with all warnings

included in the user guide or indicated on the

device itself.

3. Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Do not

spill water or other liquids on this unit.

4. When cleaning the cabinet or other parts of this

appliance, use only a dry or slightly damp soft

cloth.

5. Do not block any ventilation openings or interfere

with the proper ventilation of this unit. Install in

accordance with the instructions.

6. Do not defeat the internal ventilation fans.

7. Do not use or store near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other heat-

producing appliances.

8. Protect the power cord from being walked on or

otherwise damaged by items placed on or against it.

Particular attention should be given to the plugs,

receptacles, and the point where the cord exits the

appliance.

9. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not touch

any exposed wiring while the unit is in operation.

10. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

11. Unplug this unit and all connected electrical

equipment during lightning storms or when left

unused for a long period of time.

12. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the appliance has been

damaged in any way or fails to operate normally.

For questions about safe installation, please contact us at https://soundstudio.com/contact-us.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 4

HARDWARE AND CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 5

Front Panel ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

Connect the Hardware ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

One I/O .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Add I/Os ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Download and Install Software ......................................................................................................................................... 9

Configure the System ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

Manual Device Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 11

Automatic Device Configuration .................................................................................................................................. 11

Device Firmware ......................................................................................................................................................... 12

Identify a Device on the SoundGrid Network .............................................................................................................. 12

STG-1608 CONTROL PANEL ........................................................................................................................................... 13

Input Page ................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Output Page ................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Clock Tab .................................................................................................................................................................... 16

System Info Page and About Page ............................................................................................................................. 17

Presets ........................................................................................................................................................................ 18

USING AN I/O DEVICE WITH A DAW ............................................................................................................................... 19

USING THE STG-1608 WITH MIDI ................................................................................................................................... 19

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 20

RESETTING THE UNIT ..................................................................................................................................................... 22

Waves Inc

2800 Merchants Drive, Knoxville, TN 37912 USA

1-865-909-9200

www.waves.com

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Introduction

SoundStudio STG-1608 is a rugged stage box with 16 analog mic/line inputs and 8 line outputs. It’s designed for both

stage and studio applications. There are connectors for AES, MIDI, word clock, and a SoundGrid-compliant Ethernet

port. All connections on this 3U rack-mountable device are on the front panel, except the mains connection and power

switch, which are on the rear panel.

SoundGrid is the Waves high-speed networking protocol for moving audio, clock, and other information between a host

system and I/O devices—and between I/O devices themselves. A SoundGrid host manages the network and assigns

servers and I/O devices to mix, process, and record, depending on the host. All SoundGrid devices connect to the host

with standard Ethernet cable.

SoundGrid is scalable. Connect one I/O device to a DAW and you have a high-quality sound card. Add more I/Os and

your system becomes more flexible and powerful. Depending on the host application, a SoundGrid host can assign up to

sixteen I/O devices. Complete SoundGrid systems can be networked together to share devices.

Add a server to a SoundGrid system to offload plugin processing from the host CPU to a SoundGrid DSP server. This

dramatically increases processing power and enables greater plugin counts, as well as providing very low system

latency.

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Hardware and Connections

The SoundStudio STG-1608 has one Ethernet port and can be connected directly to a SoundGrid host computer with

Cat 5e Ethernet cable or better. Additional devices require a SoundGrid Ethernet switch.

Front Panel

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Rear Panel

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Getting Started

Configure SoundGrid and assign your devices as follows, however large or small your system.

Connect the hardware

Install the software

Configure your system

Connect the Hardware

One I/O

In this example, one STG -1608 is connected directly to the SoundGrid host computer using a Cat 5e Ethernet cable or

better. The SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver is used for plugin processing and/or DAW playback/recording.

SoundGrid Host computer

SoundGrid I/O device

The LAN port that’s connected to the SoundGrid network should be used for SoundGrid only. Do not share this port with

the internet or other networks.

In this configuration, all plugin processing is carried out on the host computer. The speed and power of the host

determines overall latnecy.

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Add I/Os

Adding I/O devices not only increases the number of I/O channels, but lets you have separate devices for stage and

FOH, or live room and control room. When you have more than one device in the SoundGrid network, use a "star"

network configuration with a 1GB Ethernet switch. Only use switches tested and approved by Waves.

Host computer

I/O devices

1GB Ethernet switch

See this support article for a list of supported switches.

You can connect and assign up to 16 SoundGrid I/O devices to the network, depending on the SoundGrid host

application. All SoundGrid I/O devices, hosts, and servers are connected through the Ethernet switch. You can also add

more computers to enable audio streaming among hosts.

ADD A SERVER

To add a server to your SoundGrid system, just connect it to the Ethernet switch and configure it in your host application.

This moves all DSP processing from the host computer to the server, which provides a higher plugin count and enables

the eMotion LV1 and eMotion ST mixers. Visit the waves.com hardware pages to learn more about SoundGrid servers.

Consult your SoundGrid host application’s user guide to learn about using servers.

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Download and Install Software

INSTALLING A NEW SOUNDGRID HOST SYSTEM

Installing the Waves SoundGrid host application will also install the SoundGrid ASIO/Core Audio driver and applicable

device drivers. Your devices will appear in the Inventory of your host system. If a device is not visible in the Inventory,

you may need to install a specific driver from Waves Central—please see below. First, however, check the device’s

connections and power.

ADDING AN I/O DEVICE TO AN EXISTING SOUNDGRID HOST SYSTEM

If you are already using a Waves SoundGrid host application and your device does not appear in the Network Devices

list, use Waves Central to update the host application, which also updates the device drivers—or install just the missing

device driver from Waves Central.1

Waves Central

All Waves software is downloaded and installed via the Waves Central application. To install a specific device driver,

launch Waves Central and follow these steps:

Choose All Products

Search for the driver by name

Choose the driver and click Install

If you are new to Waves products, begin by downloading the Waves Central installer from the Waves Download Page.

See the Waves Central User Guide for instructions on how to install drivers, plugins, and applications.

LICENSES

You do not need a license to use this device. However, many hosts or specific host configurations do require a license.

Refer to your host’s product page for details.

1The SoundGrid QRec host is installed with any I/O.

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Configure the System

A SoundGrid network is configured and devices are assigned in a host’s Setup window. At the heart of this window are

racks where devices are assigned. Any compatible device that’s part of the host’s SoundGrid network will be available for

assignment. This collection of devices is called the Inventory. Setup is similar with all hosts: identify the host’s LAN port,

select a device slot, and use the drop-down menu to choose an available device.

Please consult the user guide of your host application for specific instructions.

All SoundGrid devices are configured in a similar manner. Throughout this section, we show DiGiGrid IOS as an example.

SoundGrid QRec

SoundGrid Studio Setup Window

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