ESI Julia User manual
High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference
audio interface with swappable I/O socket
User’s Guide
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Revision 5, November 2006
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INDEX
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................5
Key Features.................................................................................................................................5
2. Description of Juli@ ....................................................................................................................6
* TIP. How to swap the Connectors?..........................................................................................8
3. Hardware Installation ...............................................................................................................12
1. System Recommendation.......................................................................................................12
Minimum System Requirement...............................................................................................12
2. Preparation for Hardware Installation....................................................................................13
4. Driver Installation......................................................................................................................15
1. PC...........................................................................................................................................15
2. Macintosh...............................................................................................................................21
5. Juli@ Console.............................................................................................................................24
1. PC...........................................................................................................................................24
1. Pull down Menu...................................................................................................................24
2. Input Panel...........................................................................................................................26
3. Output Panel.........................................................................................................................27
4. Sample Rate and Clock........................................................................................................ 28
2. Macintosh...............................................................................................................................29
1. Pull down Menu...................................................................................................................29
5. Block Diagram............................................................................................................................30
6. Setting in Applications...............................................................................................................31
1. PC...........................................................................................................................................31
1. Windows Multimedia setup.................................................................................................31
2. Tracktion..............................................................................................................................32
3. Cubase..................................................................................................................................33
4. Cakewalk SONAR............................................................................................................... 34
5. Wavelab ...............................................................................................................................37
6. Giga Studio (v. 2.20.42 or higher).......................................................................................37
2. Macintosh...............................................................................................................................38
1. Audio MIDI setup................................................................................................................38
2. Cubase SX............................................................................................................................38
3. Tracktion..............................................................................................................................39
4. Tassman ESI ........................................................................................................................39
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5. DSP Quattro SE ...................................................................................................................40
7. DirectWIRE 3.0 (PC only).........................................................................................................41
8. Specifications..............................................................................................................................44
9. General Information..................................................................................................................45
1. Trademarks ..........................................................................................................................45
2. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning ................................................................................45
3. Correspondence....................................................................................................................45
4. Disclaimer............................................................................................................................45
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1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Juli@ by ESI – High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference
audio/MIDI interface with swappable I/O socket.
Juli@ is the perfect reference audio interface for home studio recording applications.
This audio card provides support for 24-bit 192kHz on 2 analog input and 2 analog output channels
with a special swappable I/O socket. You can choose between –10 dBV RCA type unbalanced I/O
and +4 dBu quarter inch TRS balanced I/O - depending on your requirement. Others features are
S/PDIF input clock detection, auto sync and individual real time monitoring support for analog and
digital input signals. Juli@ provides 24bit 192kHz coaxial digital I/O and a 24-bit 96 kHz optical
output, 16 channel MIDI I/O and an EWDM driver with DirectWIRE 3.0 functionality.
Key Features
- Depending on the I/O requirements, the user can select between balanced (+4dBu nominal) and
unbalanced (-10dBV nominal) connectors (both cannot be used simultaneously).
- S/PDIF digital signal input clock detection
- Shutter type optical output jack
- DirectWIRE 3.0 (PC only)
- 4x4 up to 24-bit/192kHz, full-duplex recording interface with MIDI I/O
- Universal Board (compatible for both of 3.3V and 5V PCI slots)
- Independent monitoring control for analog in, digital in and digital out signals
- 16 Channel MIDI I/O
- 5.1 channel Digital Pass thru
- Supports EWDM driver: MME, DirectSound, ASIO 2.0 and GigaStudio support
- OS: Microsoft Windows® XP/2000/ME/98SE, Mac OS 10.2 or better
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2. Description of Juli@
Here is a short description of Juli@’s connectors.
1. 2. Analog Inputs 1/2 (top) and Analog Outputs 1/2 (bottom)
These are analog Line inputs and outputs. Depending on the your requirements, you can select
between balanced (+4dBu nominal TRS) and unbalanced (-10dBV nominal RCA) connectors (both
cannot be used simultaneously).
3. Breakout cable connection
This port allows you to connect Juli@’s breakout cable.
4. S/PDIF Optical Output
This port allows you to transfer Juli@’s audio data digitally without loss, directly to devices like a
DAT, MD, CD-recorder with digital input. The optical output sends out signals from output channel
3/4 (‘Juli@ 3/4’) from your audio applications. The maximum sample rate for the optical output is
96kHz.
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5. Juli@ breakout cable
The Juli@ PCI card comes with a special breakout cable.
This cable provides 24bit/192kHz coaxial inputs and outputs and 16 MIDI I/O channels. The
coaxial I/O port sends and receives the signals from channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ 3/4’) from your audio
applications. These coaxial connectors fully support up to 192 kHz.
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* TIP. How to swap the Connectors?
The following example shows you how to change from RCA I/O to TRS I/O connectors. Usually
you change the setup of the card once before you install it and before you start to use it (both I/O
connector types cannot be used simultaneously).
1. First, follow the order of the pictures below to remove the 4 screws carefully.
(Pic 1) (Pic 2)
(Pic 3) (Pic 4)
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2. Detach the metal bracket from the card.
3. Hold the edges of the card and carefully separate the PCI card like shown on this picture.
Caution: Don’t touch the chipsets on the card like shown on the following picture. Otherwise
the card could be damaged.
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4. Turn the TRS connector parts toward to the bracket.
Hold the edges of the card and carefully combine PCI card like shown on the pictures below.
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