Echo Gina3G User manual

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Owner’s Manual Version 1.0.1 for Windows

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read Instructions - Be sure to read all of the safety and operating instructions

before operating this product.

2. Retain Instructions - The safety instructions and owner's manual should be

retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on your Echo product and in the Owner's

Manual should be followed.

4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed.

5. Moisture - Water and moisture are detrimental to the continued good health of

your Echo product. Do not install or operate your Echo product near sources of

water or moisture such as sinks, damp basements, leaky roofs, etc.

6. Heat – Your Echo product should be situated away from sources of heat such as

heaters or radiators.

7. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this unit yourself, as opening the case will

expose you to hazardous voltage or other dangers. All servicing should be referred

to qualified service personnel.

8. Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified service

technician when any of the following occur:

a) Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the unit

b) The product has been exposed to rain or water

c) The product does not operate normally or when a marked change in

performance is noticed

d) The product has been dropped or damaged in any way

Registering your product online at http://www.echoaudio.com/support/register.php allows us to register key

information so that we may handle problems faster and inform you of advance information on upgrades and other

news. Thank you in advance for registering. We hope you enjoy your Echo product.

Limited Warranty

Echo Digital Audio Corporation warrants this product, when purchased at an Authorized Echo Dealer in the United

States of America, to be free of defects in materials and manufacturing workmanship for a period of one year from

the date of original purchase. During the warranty period Echo shall, at its option, either repair or replace any

product that proves to be defective upon inspection by Echo. Final determination of warranty coverage lies solely

with Echo. Echo reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair, and reserves the right to change or

improve the design of the product at any time without notice.

This is your sole warranty. Echo does not authorize any third party, including any dealer or sales representative, to

assume any liability on behalf of Echo or to make any warranty for Echo.

Service and repairs of Echo products are to be performed only at the factory (see below) unless otherwise

authorized in advance by the Echo Service Department. Unauthorized service, repair or modification will void this

warranty.

To obtain factory service:

Contact Echo Digital Audio Corporation at (805) 684-4593, 9AM to 4PM Monday through Friday (Pacific Time).

If necessary, you will be given a return authorization number. Products returned without an RA number will be

refused. Echo may, at its option, require proof of the original date of purchase in the form of a dated copy of the

original authorized dealer’s invoice or sales receipt. Pack the product in its original shipping carton and attach a

description of the problem along with your name and a phone number where Echo can contact you if necessary.

Ship the product insured and freight prepaid to:

Echo Digital Audio Corporation

6450 Via Real Suite 1

Carpinteria, CA 93013

DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTY

Echo makes no other warranties, express, implied, or otherwise, regarding Echo products, and specifically disclaims

any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The exclusion of implied warranties is not

permitted in some states and the exclusions specified herein may not apply to you. This warranty provides you with

specific legal rights. There may be other rights that you have which vary from state to state.

In no event will Echo be liable for any lost profits, or for any consequential, direct or indirect damages, however

caused and on any theory of liability, arising from this warranty and sale.

6450 Via Real Suite 1

Carpinteria, CA 93013

Echo®, Layla®, Gina®, PureWave, and SuperChannelare trademarks of Echo Digital Audio Corporation.

ADATis a registered trademark of Alesis Corporation.

Tracktionis a trademark of LOUD Technologies Inc.

Windows®, Windows Me®, Windows XP®, and Windows 2000® are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc.

 
 
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................7 
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THE BOX...............................................7 
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................8 
INSTALLATION...................................................................................................9 
LOG IN AS ADMINISTRATOR..................................................................................9 
DISABLE WINDOWS SYSTEM SOUNDS...................................................................9 
INSTALLING THE PCI CARD ................................................................................10 
CONNECTING TO THE AUDIO INTERFACE.............................................................12 
INSTALLING TRACKTION .....................................................................................18 
LAUNCHING TRACKTION AND ASSIGNING INPUTS & OUTPUTS ...........................19 
USING AUDIO SOFTWARE.............................................................................21 
UNDERSTANDING WAVE DEVICES ......................................................................21 
DIGITAL MODE....................................................................................................23 
CONSOLE3..........................................................................................................24 
RUNNING THE CONSOLE......................................................................................24 
CONSOLE WINDOW .............................................................................................24 
BUS SELECT ........................................................................................................26 
MASTER OUTPUT BUS CONTROL.........................................................................26 
ANALOG INPUTS..................................................................................................27 
DIGITAL INPUTS ..................................................................................................28 
PLAYBACK STRIPS...............................................................................................28 
ADJUSTING PLAYBACK VOLUME.........................................................................29 
INPUT CLOCK AND DIGITAL MODE SETTINGS .....................................................29 
SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE DEVICES .................................................................30 
CONSOLE SETTINGS ............................................................................................33 
Driver.............................................................................................................33 
Locking the Sample Rate................................................................................34 
Synchronize Wave Devices ............................................................................34 
Console Sessions............................................................................................35 
Digital I/O......................................................................................................36 
GSIF...............................................................................................................37 
Surround.........................................................................................................38 
About..............................................................................................................39 
CONSOLE HOT KEYS ...........................................................................................39 
CONTACTING ECHO CUSTOMER SERVICE ............................................40 
CONTACTING MACKIE CUSTOMER SERVICE.......................................40 

APPENDIX A: GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ........................41

APPENDIX B: MULTI-CLIENT AUDIO FAQ...............................................46

APPENDIX C: WINDOWS DRIVER MODEL (WDM) FAQ ......................49

APPENDIX D: AUDIO SOFTWARE GUIDE ................................................52

APPENDIX E: PUREWAVE AND SUPERCHANNEL.................................54

APPENDIX F: SURROUND SOUND...............................................................64

APPENDIX G: AN INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL RECORDING...........71

APPENDIX H: SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................78

INDEX...................................................................................................................82

Introduction

Thank you for choosing Echo Digital Audio. We think you’ll find your Echo

product to be an extremely flexible, high-performance tool for your computer-

based hard disk recording system.

What You Should Have Received in the Box

When you opened the box, you should have found the following:

 A PCI card wrapped in an anti-static cover

 An audio interface box

 Four mounting screws with collars (Layla3G only)

 Two removable rack-mount brackets (Layla3G only)

 An interface cable

Please note: The cable included with your Echo3G system is a shielded

data cable that has been custom manufactured to exacting standards. Use

of any other cable will substantially reduce the system’s overall audio

quality and could damage the system.

 A CD-ROM containing:

 Windows Me/2000/XP Drivers

 Mac OS X Drivers

 PDF Owner’s Manual

 Tracktion multitrack recording, MIDI, editing, and sampling

software for Windows ME/2000/XP & Mac OS X (10.2 & above)

 HTML Tracktion User’s Guide

 Quick Start Guide

Introduction

System Requirements

In order to use Layla3G or Gina3G you’ll need the following:

 A desktop computer with one of the following:

 A genuine Intel Pentium III processor (or better) and a motherboard with

a genuine Intel chipset OR

 A genuine AMD Athlon processor and a motherboard with an AMD, Via,

or Nvidia chipset

 An empty PCI slot

 A minimum 256Mb of RAM (512Mb highly recommended)

 A fast, high-capacity IDE or SCSI hard disk drive

 Windows Me/2000/XP

 Peripheral audio equipment, such as a mixer, microphones, studio monitors,

musical instruments, etc.

Introduction

Installation

Complete installation consists of logging in as an administrator, disabling

Windows system sounds, installing the Windows drivers into your system,

installing the PCI card, connecting the audio interface to the PCI card and to your

other audio hardware, and installing Tracktion multitrack audio recording software.

If you are using Windows 2000 or XP, you must be logged into your computer as

an Administrator. You can either log in with the account called “Administrator” or

with any other account that has administrative privileges. Otherwise, you will not

be able to install the drivers.

Disable Windows System Sounds

We suggest that you turn off your Windows system sounds prior to installing your

Echo product. Because most system sounds are sampled at very low sample rates,

typically 11 to 22 KHz, each time they are played it will cause the sample rate

clock on your Echo product to reset to the slower speed.

To turn off the system sounds, first go to the Windows “Control Panel,” which can

be found from the “Start” button. On the control panel you will find an icon titled

“Sounds” or “Sounds and Audio Devices”. After double clicking on this icon, you

will see a window labeled “Sounds and Audio Devices Properties.” Click the

“Sounds” tab and find the section labeled “Sound Scheme.” Click on the drop

down box, and select the “No Sounds” option. Then, click the Ok button.

Installation

Installing the PCI Card

Once you have logged in as an administrator, and disabled the Windows system

sounds, it is time to install the Echo3G PCI card into your computer.

1. Install the drivers. You should do this before inserting the PCI card. Insert

the Echo Install CD-ROM into your machine. The Main Install Window should

automatically appear. If it does not, simply go to “My Computer,” and double-

click on your CD-ROM drive icon. Now, select “Install Windows Drivers,”

and follow the on-screen directions.

2. Once you have installed the Windows driver, shut down Windows and turn

your computer off.

IMPORTANT - Unplug your computer and detach all peripherals before

proceeding with the following steps.

3. Remove your computer’s cover. This operation differs from computer to

computer. Refer to your computer’s manual for a further explanation of this step

if necessary.

4. Select the PCI slot into which you will install the card. You may use any

available PCI slot in your computer for the card. Unscrew and remove the

bracket covering the expansion slot where you would like to install your Echo

product. Put the screw in a safe place, as you will need it later to complete the

installation.

5. Insure that you have fully discharged all static electricity from your body

before handling the card. This can be done through the use of a grounding strap

or, more simply, by touching your bare hand to the metal casing of the

computer’s power supply. (For this latter method to work, the computer must be

plugged in, though not turned on.) After you’ve discharged your static, unplug

the computer before proceeding to the next step.

6. Remove the card from its protective anti-static bag. Handle the card carefully by

its edges, and insert it into the selected expansion slot. Insure that the card’s

edge connector (the protruding edge with the gold leads) is seated firmly into the

Installation

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