Gadget Labs WavePRO Operation & User’s Manual

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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 the WaveP ...

& 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. NOTE: if you are installing 2 or 3 WavePRO cards in a PC, you will need to connect the Sync Cable between the cards before installing. Please see page 6 for instructions. STEP � Shut down and turn off your PC Before you begin installing your WavePRO interface please note: Static electricity can damage electronic components! Take the following precautio ...

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 PC. 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 PC's card mounting screw. � Reinstall the PC's chassis cover � DO N ...

NEXT STEPS 4 and 5 (note: if you are installing the Wave/496 or Wave/424, go to Step �) 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 4 Connect one end of the Computer Interface Cable to the WavePRO PCI card connection at the back of the PC. Connect the other end of the Computer Interface Cable to the back of the Patch Box. For the Wave/824, you can also connect MIDI cables ...

Windows® 95/98: � After installing the WavePRO hardware, reconnect the PC's power cord, turn on the PC power switch and boot your PC. � As Windows starts up, it will recognize the WavePRO interface and automatically install it. � The following prompts will be displayed by the system: ‘New Hardware Found’ ‘PCI Multimedia Audio Device’ ‘Select which driver you want to install for your new hardware’ � Choose: ‘Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacture’ � Insert the WavePRO Drivers Diskette into the floppy drive. The next steps are slightly d ...

Windows NT 4 driver for Wave/824 � After installing the hardware, turn on the power and boot your PC into Windows NT. � After NT has booted, click on 'Start', then 'Settings', then 'Control Panel'. � Double click on the icon called, 'Multimedia' � A new window will appear, with a series of tabs up at the top. Click on the 'Devices' tab. Under the devices tab, click on the button called 'Add'. � A new window will appear showing a list of devices. Choose the top line, 'Unlisted or Updated Driver', and click, 'OK'. � A new window titled, 'Install Driver' will appear. Insert the Wave/824 Drivers Diskette into the ...

CONNECTING CD-AUDIO TO THE WAVEPRO CARD The WavePRO cards also provide an internal connection jack to allow you to run the audio from a CD-ROM drive to interface inputs and outputs. The cable that runs from the CD-ROM drive to the jack on the WavePRO card is usually provided with the CD-ROM drive (it's not included with the WavePRO). The connector jack on the WavePRO cards is compatible with standard SoundBlaster®-type connections. When connected, the audio from the CD-ROM drive is routed to the WavePRO input channels. On the Wave/424 and Wave/496, it's routed to input channels 3 & 4. On the Wave/824, it's routed to input ch ...

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 are not designed for multi- channel recording. They usually include a low-quality, integrated mixer that controls the volume of st ...

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 SyncStart Windows and software applications control all multichannel sound card's channels as separate left+right channel stereo pairs. This oper- ating system limitation can cause a slight delay (between 10-100 milliseconds) between stereo pairs when playing or recording on 4 - 8 channels on a WavePRO interface. To workaround this current Windows limitation, the SyncStart feature can be enabled to ensure that all the channels start playing or record- ing together. This setting will provide *v ...

A CD-ROM disk is included with your WavePRO interface with Cool Edit Pro SE and several trial/evaluation software applications. To Install: � Place the CD in your CD ROM drive. � Click “Start” on the Windows task bar and choose “Run”. � In the open window type: D:\setup.exe (where “D:” is the letter of your CD ROM drive). � The Installation will begin with a list of the software applications. � Choose the application(s) you wish to install, follow the on-screen directions for each application. � Refer to page 13 for Cool Edit Pro SE optimization settings. � Gadget Labs' WaveWA ...

Although Windows provides a standard sound card programming interface to applications, there are differences and nuances in both applications and sound 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 PC configuration. This is important stuff; please take the time to review it. To be bluntly honest, the lik ...

display Pan (P) and Volume (V) settings. Next to these are 2 small buttons that are used to select the Playback and the Record devices for each track. Click on these buttons to assign the Wave/824 devices to individual tracks. Important note: when using Cool Edit Pro 1.1 in 24/32 bit mode, there is a bug in the record meters display that causes the range to be compressed. Record meters work fine in preview mode (see menu "Options|Monitor VU meter") but once recording starts, the meter levels are incorrect. A free update will be available for download at the Gadget La ...

use by holding down the 'Shift' key and clicking on each stereo pair that you want activated. � Select the 'Advanced' tab -' I/O Buffer Size (KB)' should be set to 32 - 'Simultaneous Record and Playback' should be checked - 'Stop on Driver Underrun' should be checked - 'Wave Pipe Acceleration' should be checked - 'Clip Audio Mix Upon Overflow' should be checked - 'Apply Dither' should be checked - The last two boxes should remain unchecked (don't enable Unpack >16-bit audio or Left-justify unpacked data) � Select the 'Device Profiles' Tab - 'Show Profi ...

'WavePRO ASIO Driver'. � in the 'MIDI-to-Audio delay' section, enter a value of -400 samples (negative number). NOTE: this value sets the synchronization between MIDI and Audio and is somewhat dependent on the speed of your PC. Thus, you may need to 'tweak this value. An easy way to test MIDI to audio sync is to play a MIDI click track and then record it to an Audio track. Listen to both the MIDI and the Audio tracks and change this value until the clicks are in sync. ...