Mackie UAD-1 Installation Manual

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Disclaimer: The UAD-1 Powered Plug-ins Card and all associated software plug-ins are the sole property of Universal Audio. Any installation of a third party software product into the Mackie Digital X Bus mixer is entirely at the sole risk of the user. Even though the Digital X Bus has been tested and approved for use with several third party plug-in installers, LOUD Technologies Inc. is not liable or responsible in any way for problems or troubles that arise within the Digital X Bus as a direct result of the installation or using such third party devices. Mackie Technical Support is availa ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide What You’ll Need • A minimum of one and a maximum of three UAD-1 Card(s). • At least one of the following: 1. A USB CDROM drive and at least one blank CD-R. 2. A USB Flash Drive with a minimum size of 64MB. • A USB or PS/2 mouse attached to your Digital X Bus. • Your UAD-1 Serial Number, located on a sticker on the UAD-1 Card itself. • A Mac or PC connected to the Internet. • A Digital X Bus Mixing Console (duh!). Procedure Overview The following is a brief summary of the steps required to use the UAD-1 Card(s) with the Digi- tal X Bus. This guide details each step ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide NOTE: If you download the UAD Software from the UA website, be sure to get any corresponding documentation or release notes so you will be aware of any “known issues” with that version of software. We also recommended that you use a 64MB USB Flash Drive (also referred to as “Pen Drive” or “Thumb Drive”) method to install any software into the Digital X Bus. USB Flash Drives are inexpensive, widely available, are re-writable, and can also be used to back up your session files, presets, snapshots, or any other files from your Digital X Bus. Also, using a USB Flash Drive will prev ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Make sure you download the Windows VST version of the UAD Software…even if you are using a Mac to perform this download! Windows XP Users: The Digital X Bus does not have WinZip® or the Windows Compression Utility installed. Therefore, you need to extract the files on your regular PC before installing the soft- ware into your Digital X Bus. • Double click on the Self Extracting file you just downloaded. • You will see a screen pop up shown in Figure B: • Select “OK” to begin the self-extraction process. • Once everything has been extracted from the file you downloaded, you w ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide • Next, select “Yes” when asked if you’re sure you want to quit Setup. • You will notice that there is a folder labeled “UAD1-Win-vxxx” in the same location on your PC as the UAD software you downloaded. Copy the entire folder over to your USB Flash Drive. • Remove the USB Flash Drive from your PC and attach it to one of the rear chassis USB ports on the rear panel of the Digital X Bus as shown in Figure D: Now, proceed to the section titled “Installing the UAD Software” to begin the installation on the Digital X Bus. Mac OSX Users: • Double-click on the file you down ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Note: The “C:” and “D:” options are the two partitions for the internal hard drive. Anything else in the Root Directory of this window is either a CD-ROM or Flash Drive. • Browse your attached drive to find the “Setup.exe” file, using the “Up,” “Open,” or by double- clicking on the actual file or folder. • Highlight “Setup.exe” and select “Open.” • Select “OK” to agree to the terms of the Disclaimer. • Select “Yes” when you see the “Are You Sure?” pop up window. • Now you will see the Universal Audio splash screen window pop up, which will ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide • You’ll then see another pop-up window shown in Figure F: Select “No, I will restart my computer later” and select the Close button. • The software will automatically attempt to open the UAD QuickStart guide. Since the Digital X Bus does not support PDF files, you will see an error message. Click “OK” and don’t worry about it. • Go to File > Shutdown. • Decide whether or not you want to save your current session file, and select the appropriate button. • When you get the Shutdown window, select “Shutdown” and wait. • Once both screens have powered off completel ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Note: Accidental damage to the Digital X Bus as a result of a UAD-1 installation is not covered under your product warranty…so be VERY careful as you do this procedure. • Get to the point where you have direct access to the motherboard of the Digital X Bus. • Locate the metal bracket (roughly 10-12 inches long) that covers all the PCI slots on the motherboard. You need to remove it in order to install the UAD-1 Card(s) into the PCI slot(s). • (Only on some models:) If there is a black tie wrap securing any cables to the bracket, remove it with a pair of clippers so the cables are n ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Note: As soon as you remove the metal bracket, the Digital X Bus PCI Card will lean slightly over because it is no longer secured to that bracket. This is normal. Just make sure you avoid bumping or touching that PCI card until you are ready to put the metal bracket back into the console. You should now see four empty PCI slots that lie between the seated PCI card that connects to the I/O Card Cage, and the Video Card seated in the AGP Slot as shown in Figure I: Next, install your UAD-1 Card into Slot 1, 2, or 4 as shown by the “OK” designations in Figure J: BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO KNO ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Note: Before inserting UAD-1 Card(s) into the PCI slots, be aware that YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS FOR THIS INSTALLATION. And since we don’t want you to do anything you might regret, please take note of the following: • Be extremely careful of all surrounding cables and components. • Do not touch any circuit boards directly unless you are properly grounded to the corresponding chassis’ beforehand. • Do not force anything…chances are, if something doesn’t seem to fit, then you’re not performing this installation correctly. • Put everything back the way it was before you started. ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide If that tie wrap is not interfering with the UAD-1 installation, leave it be. But, if you need to cut that tie wrap, BE VERY CAREFUL not to cut any of the ribbon cables. Because that would be bad…as bad as losing the list (private joke). • Once all UAD-1 Cards are installed, screw back in the metal bracket you originally removed and tie wrap the cables back to it (if you had to remove them). Make sure the bracket is aligned exactly the same way it was before you removed it. You can tell by visually aligning the screw hole that connects the bracket the Digital X Bus PCI Card, and screw ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide screwing all over again. Of course, like everything else in this procedure, that is also at your own risk. You also have the option of leaving the Motherboard Access Plate off of the mixer, which will give you easier accessibility to the ports in the Motherboard Access Area. That is entirely up to you. Verifying Proper Installation To verify the UAD-1 installation worked OK, you need to open the UAD-1 Performance Meter from the “Launch 3rd Party Application” dialog. You will need your mouse hooked up and work- ing to use the UAD-1 Performance Meter. • Select File>Launch 3rd Party Ap ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Registering Your UAD-1 Card(s) Registration of the UAD-1 Card is done between you and Universal Audio. LOUD Technologies Inc. does not have the means to register your card with Universal Audio, so this is something you will need to do on your own. It is not required to register your UAD-1 Card, but it is strongly recommended so you can acquire additional software licenses as needed and receive updates about newer versions of the UAD-1 software. Note: Since the Digital X Bus does not have an active connection to the Internet, you will have to write down all the numbers described below for ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Note for Digital X Bus 400 Owners As a Digital X Bus 400 owner, you have the full Universal Audio Studio Pack® of plug-in licenses available to use. Even though the UAD-1 comes pre-loaded in the Digital X Bus 400, the software licenses for the Studio Pack software bundle do not. To get your free software licenses, you will need to go through this registration process and then download your software license key file (.reg file) from the Universal Audio website. See the next section (“Software Licenses and Authorization”) for more information in getting your software licenses into the ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide To confirm that your new software licenses are functioning properly, you can open up the UAD Performance Monitor (as explained in the section titled “Verifying Proper Installation”), select “Authorizations”, and confirm the plug-in(s) that have been authorized. Of course, the quick way to check is to actually load a plug-in in the Effects Rack to see if it runs or not (see next section, “Using UAD-1 Plugins”). Using UAD-1 Plugins The process of using UAD-1 plugins inside the Digital X Bus is exactly the same as using any other VST plug-in: • Select Windows > Effects Rack (or ...

UAD-1 Powered Plugins Installation Guide Mackie Technical Support Information If you have any troubles or problems getting your UAD-1 up and running in your Digital X Bus, please contact the Mackie Technical Support Team at: +1 800.898.3211 (toll free in the USA and Canada) +1 425.487.4333 (from anywhere in the world) Or, drop us an email at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. We’re here to help you! Rev. A 12/04 ©2004 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Mackie.” “Digital X Bus,” and the “Running Man” are trademarks or registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc. All ...