Gadget Labs WavePRO Operation & User’s Manual

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Macintosh User's Guide First things first! Thank you for purchasing your WavePRO digital recording interface. We "gadgeteers" genuinely appreciate your patronage. This guide contains information on installing and using the interface, and we tried to make it as brief as possible (because no one has time to read manuals anyway). If you have ideas about how we can improve our products, we'd like to hear from you. Our contact information is on the back cover of this manual. Also, if you have any difficulty installing or using the WavePRO interface, please refer to the Support section of this guide. Our goals When we designed ...

& SOFTWARE DRIVERS WavePRO interfaces are designed to be truly Plug and Play. Installation in most systems should take only a few minutes. If you have any difficulties with installation or operation of WavePRO, check the Troubleshooting section later in this guide. STEP � Shut down and turn off your Mac Before you begin installing your WavePRO interface please note: Static electricity can damage electronic components! Take the following precaution before you begin installation: Shut down and turn off the Mac but leave it plugged in. Touch the metal chassis of the Mac to drain the static from your bod ☺ before you ...

adapter 25-pin connector for cable to Patch box STEP � Install the WavePRO PCI card Select a PCI slot in your computer that has enough clearance for the WavePRO card. The WavePRO cards have been specially designed to be extremely immune to noise generated by other components in your Mac. 3 Purcell, CA P108-000 IN OUT RCA jacks for SP DIF digital I/O option (not included with basic Wave/824 interface) � Be careful to avoid damaging any components and plug the WavePRO PCI card into the slot. � Make sure the card fits securely and then replace the PCI card’s mounting screw. � Reinstall the Mac's chassis cover � ...

NEXT STEPS 4 and 5 (note: if you are installing the Wave/496 or Wave/424, go to Step 6) STEP � Connect the cord from the AC Power Cube to the Patch Box Plug the small connector on the end of the cable from the Power Cube to the Wave/824. Make sure this connection is secure since the Wave/824 must have power to operate properly. If you won't be using the Wave/824 in an equipment rack, you should also stick the rubber feet on the bottom of the Patch Box. 4 Connect one end of the Computer Interface Cable to the WavePRO PCI card connection at the back of the computer. Connect the other end of the Computer I ...

� After installing the WavePRO hardware, reconnect the computer's power cord, turn on the power switch and boot your computer. � Once your Mac is booted up, insert the diskette labeled ‘WavePRO Macintosh Drivers’. Note: If your Mac does not have a floppy disk drive, please surf to our Internet Web site to download the drivers. The URL address is: http://www.gadgetlabs.com/support/downloads.htm The software diskette includes unique Installer files for each WavePRO product. For example, there is a file called, ‘Wave/824 Macintosh Installer’ and also one called, ‘Wave/424 Macintosh In- stall ...

particular WavePRO product number): Wave/*** Control Panel � Control Panels folder Wave/*** Library � Extensions folder Wave/*** ASIO � Folder you selected Wave/*** OMS Driver � Folder you selected README 1ST � Folder you selected Setting up the Audio ASIO driver After the software is installed, for each application you wish to use with the Wave/824, you will need to copy the Wave824 ASIO file into that application's ASIO Driver folder. In other words, if you don't copy the Wave824 ASIO driver into an applications ASIO folder, you will not be able to use the Wa ...

the auto detection, it will show the Wave/*** Device, and list any MIDI devices it finds currently attached (keyboards, tone genera- tors, etc...). � After the OMS Setup has finished, start your audio application. In that application’s MIDI setup, make sure that OMS Functionality is set for IN/OUT. � Please consult your software application and hardware documenta- tion for instructions on setting up your other MIDI devices (keyboards, tone generators, etc...) for use with OMS. 7 ...

The audio connections for the Wave/824 are very versatile. They are LINE-LEVEL which means that you will need to preamplify any microphone or low-level signal prior to connection. Almost any type of analog audio line-level signal can be connected to the Wave/824. This includes both balanced (3-wire) and unbalanced (2-wire). Additionally, the strength of the input or output signal can be switched to either the professional standard of +4 dBu (louder) or the consumer audio standard of -10 dBV (about 12 dB softer). The Control Panel software applet is used to switch signal levels. For connection convenience, the first 2 au ...

connected to all the other pieces of equipment. The mixer is the router or traffic cop and it connects signals together and controls volume levels and equalization. Thus, the mixer is an essential part of the system and it's often built-in to mini-studio products such as multi-track cassette recorders. In a professional environment, the mixer is always a separate piece of equipment. The mixer and the sound card Typical low cost multimedia sound cards or a computer’s built-in au- dio are not designed for multi-channel recording. They usually include a low-quality, integrated mi ...

interfaces? When we designed WavePRO, we concluded that having a built-in mixer would make it more complicated to use the card in conjunction with an external mixer. Also, when extra mixer circuitry is included in an audio card, an extra level of amplification is required. This can diminish audio quality and add noise. We decided to avoid needless complexity and preserve the highest audio quality. Since the WavePRO interface requires a line level signal, you will need to make sure that any low-level signals, such as microphones, are preamplified. Connecting a WavePRO interface to an au ...

any preamplified, line-level audio signal. The connection can be 3- conductor, balanced or 2-conductor, unbalanced. Additionally, the signal level can be professional +4dBu (higher, i.e. "louder") or - 10dBV, the standard for consumer audio equipment. The Control Panel applet switches whether an input or output level is set to +4 or -10. The facilitation of either Balanced or Unbalanced signals is automatic. ADVANCED CONFIGURATION: WavePRO Control Panel We've included a control panel software applet to select the input and output levels of the WavePRO interfaces and control other featu ...

loudness) of the audio inputs and outputs of the Wave/824. The difference in the 2 levels is about 12 dB. Inputs: -10 dBV setting is more sensitive than the +4 dBu setting. Outputs: +4 dBu output is louder than the -10 dBV setting. TIP: by default, the gain levels are set to -10 dBV. This is most common setting for music and audio gear. It's best to try out this setting first and then, change the levels to +4 dBu if you need more output gain from the Wave/824 or Wave/496. TIP: If you are experiencing overloading on the audio inputs, change the setting to +4 dBu to decrease the in ...

Output channel 1 Audio to PC Audio from PC Input channel 1 Output channel 1 Audio to PC Audio from PC Normal operation (Monitor off) Monitor ON Monitor (Input monitor) Unlike a tape recorder, WavePRO interfaces are full duplex audio devices which means that you can record and play on all channels simultaneously. We have also included an input monitoring feature that allows the audio signal that is being input to WavePRO to be "echoed" to the corresponding channel number output. Important note When Monitoring is enabled (ON) you will hear both the signal that is being input to the WavePRO interface for recording and the audio playback s ...

WAVEPRO To most audio software applications,the WavePRO interfaces appear as multiple, stereo sound card devices. To use a WavePRO interface with your software, its inputs and outputs must be selected as the active devices. The steps to accomplish this vary from application to application. Refer to your software's user manual to establish the WavePRO interface as the active audio device and to change audio the audio settings and configuration. Typically, there is a menu item in the application which brings up a dialog box that’s used to select and setup devices. A list of available audio or MIDI devices is displa ...

Mac. Although ASIO and OMS provide standard audio and MIDI programming interfaces to applications, there are differences and nuances in both applications and audio cards. It’s pretty much guaranteed that some tweaking of your application software’s settings will be required. We accumulated the following information as we tested the WavePRO card with various software. The settings represent starting points for your setup and you may need to fine-tune them for your particular computer configuration. This is important stuff; please take the time to review it. To be bluntly ho ...

hear an undesirable 'echo' effect. The WavePRO Control Panel monitoring feature should only be used when an ASIO- compatible program does not support ASIO Direct Monitoring. � In the 'General' Section, 'Enable 24-bit Recording' should be checked � In the 'Audio I/O' section, 'ASIO Device' should be set to 'Wave/*** ASIO' (substitute 424, 496 or 824 for '***') NOTE: The 'ASIO Device Control Panel' is inactive, and is not re- quired for the WavePRO audio interface to work properly. - the 'Latency' setting should be set to 23 milliseconds by the Wave/*** ASIO driver - set 'Sample Rate' to ...

Spark is a new digital audio editing program from TC Works. Here are the steps to configure Spark for the WavePRO. Any settings not men- tioned can remain in their default configurations. � run Spark and select the menu item 'Preferences'. � click the 'I/O' tab and select 'Wave 824 ASIO'. - set 'Clock Source' to 'Internal'. - set 'IO Sampling Frequency' to your choice; either 32000, 41000, 48000, or 96000. - set 'Size of recording buffer' to 'default' (393216). � Once these settings are made hit the 'OK' button. � Selecting the input channels: from the bottom left side of the 'Transport' control you will see the ...

with your Mac Multi-channel, multi-track recording consumes a great deal of resources on your Mac. Depending on how serious you are about the results and how many tracks you need, you should have the fastest processor and the biggest and fastest hard drive that you can afford. Of course, most of us working folks can’t afford to rush out and buy the fastest Mac and besides, at today’s pace of technology change, it would start to become obsolete before we got it home. So in the interest of making the best use of what we have, here’s a couple of very basic tips (most of which are obvious, but sometimes ...