DiGiCo Waves MultiRack SoundGrid - Manual (Page 5)

DiGiCo Waves Operation
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2.1 Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start section contains all you need to know to configure your system and to get up to speed with the application.
We will follow these steps as we get started:
1. Connect your console to the SoundGrid network.
2. Set preferences and Waves I/O
3. Insert a Rack into a channel.
4. Add plug-ins for sound processing.
5. Use Snapshots for easy recall of Racks and processors.
6. Organize Racks into groups for ease of operation and latency management.
7. Saving in MultiRack SoundGrid.
8. Recall Safe Mode
9. Overview Window: Viewing the Status of All of Your Racks
10. Controlling MultiRack SoundGrid by Touch-n-Turn
11. Show Mode
12. Automatic Recovery
After the Quick Start chapter is a detailed description of the MultiRack SoundGrid interface, so if you have a question about a particular
button, function, or feature, this is the place to look. At the back of this manual, you’ll find details of MultiRack SoundGrid’s keyboard
shortcuts.
Follow the steps in the Quick Start guide, and then experiment with a Session of your own. It won’t be long until you’re managing complex
concert setups with much greater ease than ever before.
What you need:
Hardware
1. Waves I/O card: pre-installed in the console
2. Waves qualified SoundGrid Server: A multi-core PC used for real-time audio processing. See a list of Waves-qualifies
servers at http://www.waveslive.com/html/soundgrid-server.aspx
Looking for redundancy? Get a second server.
3. Network switch: standard off the shelf Gigabit switch. See a list of Waves-qualifies switches at http://
www.waveslive.com/html/soundgrid-switches.aspx
4. iLok USB Key: Holds the license for the software and provides secure protection for Waves software. The iLok USB key
must be connected at all times to the host computer.
5. 2-3 x CAT6/CAT5e network cables: Used to connect all SoundGrid units. Available at your local computer store.
Software and Licenses:
1. MultiRack SoundGrid : Preinstalled
2. SoundGrid Server Software: Free and Preinstalled with Waves SoundGrid Server One or available for purchasing if
you use an off-the-shelf server.
Waves Plug-ins: see a list of SoundGrid-compatible plug-ins at http://www.waveslive.com/html/all-plugins.aspx