Aphex USB 500 Rack - Manual (Page 11)

Owner’s Manual
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HARDWARE INSERTS
The USB 500 Rack can be used as an easy way to process DAW tracks
or busses with 500 series analog modules. Simply select the proper
hardware slot inputs and outputs on the track or buss insert with-
in your DAW. Then set the MODULE INPUT SOURCE switches to
“USB” and the USB SOURCE switches to “MOD.” This will send the
signal from the DAW track or buss, convert it to analog, process the
signal, convert the signal back to digital and return the signal to the
DAW. All with one USB cable. Pretty cool!
NOTE: When using hardware inserts there are delay compensation
settings that must be made in your DAW. Consult the documen-
tation for your DAW to learn how and where to make the proper
settings.
There are a few ways you can implement hardware inserts:
1. Send four individual tracks or busses from the DAW to individ-
ual modules and return the four processed signals back to the
DAW for mixing.
2. Send one individual track to be processed with a channel strip
of modules and return the processed signal back to the DAW
for mixing.
3. Send a stereo buss from the DAW through linked compressors
and EQs and return the signals to a new stereo aux input.
5.0 Installation
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
(please go to
www.aphex.com for the latest information)
Apple Macintosh with Intel CPU and an available USB 2.0 port
OS: Mac OS X 10.5 – 10.8 and beyond.
Windows compatible computer with an available USB 2.0 port
OS: Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit/64-bit),
Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit/64-bit).