Gadget Labs WavePRO User manual
User's Guide
Professional 24-bit
Digital Recording Interface
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Digital Recording Interface
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 WavePRO family, our primary focus was to
create a professional recording tool with a straight-forward design
that's easy to use. Our emphasis is on bringing you the very best
combination of quality and value. To that end, we didn't clutter the
product with lots of features that might be confusing or get in the
way of the primary reason you bought this thing in the first place: to
make great music & audio recordings! Thanks again and Have Fun!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting started....................................................................2
Installing the WavePRO hardware and software drivers...................2
Connecting the WavePRO interface to your music studio system........9
Advanced Configuration: WavePRO Control Panel Applet .............. 11
Installing the Applications & Demos CD software......................... 14
Setting up applications for the WavePRO interface ...................... 14
Specific application configuration........................................... 15
Information about using the WavePRO interface card with Cool Edit Pro,
Vegas, Cakewalk, Cubase VST, Samplitude, SAW, & Sound Forge.
A few basic tips about multi-track audio recording with you PC ...... 21
Troubleshooting................................................................. 22
Registration, Support & Warranty information............................ 27
FCC and other compliance stuff ............................................. 28
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INSTALLING THE WAVEPRO HARDWARE
& 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 ŒShut down and turn off your PC
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 PC but leave it plugged in. Touch the
metal chassis of the PC to drain the static from your
bod Jbefore you touch the WavePRO PCI card.
Next, unplug the PC's power cable. Follow the steps in your PC's user
manual and remove the PC chassis cover.
GETTING STARTED
Here’s a list of stuff that’s included with this package:
Wave/824 Wave/496 Wave/424
WavePRO PCI card üü üü üü
Computer interface cable
(6 feet / 2 meters) üü üü
MIDI adapter cable üü
Patch Box: 4 in, 4 out half-rack üü
Patch Box: 8 in, 8 out rack-mount üü
AC Power Cube üü
4 Rubber feet for bottom of Patch
Box. For placing patch box on a
desktop instead of equipment rack. üü üü
WavePRO software drivers diskette üü üü üü
Applications & Demos software CD üü üü üü
User’s Guide (duh) üü üü üü
9-pin connector
for MIDI cable
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.
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Purcell, CA
P108-000
IN
OUT
RCA jacks
for SP DIF
digital I/O
option
(not included
with basic
Wave/824
interface)
nBe careful to avoid damaging any
components and plug the WavePRO
PCI card into the slot.
nMake sure the card fits securely
and then replace the PC's card
mounting screw.
nReinstall the PC's chassis cover
nDO NOT TURN ON THE PC YET
WavePRO PCI card connections
Wave/824
Line INPUTS 1 & 2
Line OUTPUTS 3 & 4
Line INPUTS 3 & 4
Line OUTPUTS 1 & 2
Wave/496 Wave/424
IF YOU ARE INSTALLING THE WAVE/824, FOLLOW THE
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
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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 to the
MIDI IN & OUT connections.
IF YOU ARE INSTALLING THE WAVE/824 OR WAVE/496,
FOLLOW THE NEXT STEP.
(note: if you are installing the Wave/424, go to Step 6)
STEP ŽConnect the PCI card to the Patch Box
STEP ‘INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE DRIVER
Windows® 95/98:
nAfter installing the WavePRO hardware, reconnect the PC's power
cord, turn on the PC power switch and boot your PC.
nAs Windows starts up, it will recognize the WavePRO interface and
automatically install it.
nThe 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’
nChoose: ‘Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacture’
nInsert the WavePRO Drivers Diskette into the floppy drive.
The next steps are slightly different depending on if you're using
Windows 95 or Windows 98.
Windows 95:
nMake sure that ‘Copy Manufacturer’s files from:’
shows, ‘A:\’
nClick OK
Windows 98:
nA new message box will appear, with a list of search
options and check boxes. Uncheck everything except,
'Floppy Drive'. Click 'Next'.
nWindows will display a new message box saying it found
the drivers, and asks you to Click OK to install.
nThe driver files will be copied and the system automatically setup
STEP •Connect the Power Cube to an AC outlet
Connect the Power Cube to an AC power outlet.
This can be directly into a wall outlet or a power
strip.
When this power is on, the green light on the
front of the Wave/824 will turn on.
The Patch Box does not have a power on/off
switch and it's OK to leave it powered on or off
when not in use.
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to use the WavePRO interface
Windows NT 4 driver for Wave/824
nAfter installing the hardware, turn on the power and boot your PC
into Windows NT.
nAfter NT has booted, click on 'Start', then 'Settings', then 'Control
Panel'.
nDouble click on the icon called, 'Multimedia'
nA 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'.
nA new window will appear showing a list of devices. Choose the
top line, 'Unlisted or Updated Driver', and click, 'OK'.
nA new window titled, 'Install Driver' will appear. Insert the
Wave/824 Drivers Diskette into the floppy disk drive. In the box
which has a drive letter and path, change that to read:
a:\nt where 'a' is your floppy disk drive letter.
nA new window will appear listing the 'Gadget Labs Wave/824'
Double Click it. It will install the drivers and ask you to reboot your
machine. Now have fun!!
INSTALLING THE CLOCK SYNC CABLE FOR
MULTIPLE WAVEPRO CARDS
If you have 2 or 3 WavePRO cards, you should connect them together
with the optional clock sync cable. This will ensure that all the audio
channels use the same hardware clock timing and won't drift apart.
Sync Cable
Make sure that
the CLOCK SYNC
CABLE is plugged
into the CLOCK-
OUT jack on one
card & the
CLOCK-IN jack
on the other
card.
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connect CD-audio here
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
channels 7 & 8.
To output the CD-audio from WavePRO interface, you must
turn on the monitoring feature.
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Wave/824 Audio connections
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 stan
dard of -10 dBV (about 12 dB
softer). The Control Panel software applet is used to switch signal levels.
For connection convenience, the first
2 audio channels have both
1/4" (6.35 mm) jacks and
professional XLR jacks.
Rear panel
Balanced TRS plug wiring
Ring
Sleeve
Tip
Ring
Tip
Tip = + (hot)
Ring = - (cold)
Sleeve = ground
Unbalanced plug wiring
Tip Tip
Tip = + (hot)
Sleeve = ground
Sleeve
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