WSG Y16 User manual
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Compliance Info
!!FCC!INFORMATION!(U.S.A.)!!!
1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!!!
This!product,!when!installed!as!indicated!in!the!instructions!contained!in!this!manual,!meets!
FCC!requirements.!Modifications!not!expressly!approved!by!Yamaha!may!void!your!
authority,!granted!by!the!FCC,!to!use!the!product.!!
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2. IMPORTANT:!!
When!connecting!this!product!to!accessories!and/!or!another!product!use!only!high!quality!
shielded!cables.!Cable/s!supplied!with!this!product!MUST!be!used.!!
Follow!all!installation!instructions.!Failure!to!follow!instructions!could!void!your!FCC!
authorization!to!use!this!product!in!the!USA.!!
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3. NOTE:!!
This!product!has!been!tested!and!found!to!comply!with!the!requirements!listed!in!FCC!
Regulations,!Part!15!for!Class!“B”!digital!devices.!Compliance!with!these!requirements!
provides!a!reasonable!level!of!assurance!that!your!use!of!this!product!in!a!residential!
environment!will!not!result!in!harmful!interference!with!other!electronic!devices.!This!
equipment!generates/uses!radio!frequencies!and,!if!not!installed!and!used!according!to!the!
instructions!found!in!the!users!manual,!may!cause!interference!harmful!to!the!operation!of!
other!electronic!devices.!Compliance!with!FCC!regulations!does!not!guarantee!that!
interference!will!not!occur!in!all!installations.!If!this!product!is!found!to!be!the!source!of!
interference,!which!can!be!determined!by!turning!the!unit!“OFF”!and!“ON”,!please!try!to!
eliminate!the!problem!by!using!one!of!the!following!measures:!This!device!complies!with!
Part!15!of!the!FCC!Rules.!!
Operation!is!subject!to!the!following!two!conditions:!
a. This!device!may!not!cause!harmful!interference.!!
b. This!device!must!accept!any!interference!received!including!interference!that!may!
cause!undesired!operation.!!
See!user!manual!instructions!if!interference!to!radio!reception!is!suspected.!
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COMPANY INFORMATION
Company!:!Waves!Inc.!!
Address!:!2800!Merchants!Drive,!Knoxville!TN,!37912!!
Telephone!:!1\865\909\9200!!
Type!of!Equipment!:!Waves!Interface!Card!!
Model!Name!:!WSG\Y16!(V1!or!V2)!
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PRECAUTIONS
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Please!keep!this!manual!in!a!safe!place!for!future!reference.!!
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WARNING
Always!follow!the!basic!precautions!listed!below!to!avoid!the!possibility!of!serious!injury!or!
even!death!from!electrical!shock,!short\circuiting,!damages,!fire!or!other!hazards.!These!
precautions!include,!but!are!not!limited!to,!the!following:!!
•Before!installing!the!card!in!an!audio!device!please!check!to!make!sure!that!the!device!is!
compatible!with!the!card!and!check!possible!restrictions!regarding!the!maximum!
number!of!Yamaha!and!third\party!expansion!cards!that!can!be!simultaneously!installed.!
Refer!to!the!owner’s!manual!supplied!with!the!audio!device,!and/or!the!Yamaha!Pro!
Audio!web!site!at!www.yamahaproaudio.com.!
•Do!not!install!the!card!in!any!Yamaha!products!not!specified!by!Yamaha!for!use!with!the!
card!to!avoid!possible!electrical!shock,!fire,!or!equipment!damage.!
•Do!not!attempt!to!disassemble!or!modify!the!card.!Do!not!apply!excessive!force!to!card!
connectors!or!other!card!components.!
•Mishandling!of!the!card!may!lead!to!shock,!fire!hazard,!or!equipment!failure.!
•Be!sure!to!disconnect!the!power!cable!of!the!host!device!before!installing!the!card!and!
connecting/disconnecting!the!cables!(in!order!to!eliminate!shock!hazard,!undesired!
noise,!and!avoid!equipment!damage).!
•Turn!off!all!peripheral!devices!connected!to!the!host!device!before!installation,!and!
unplug!all!related!cables.!
•Be!sure!to!properly!ground!the!host!device!to!prevent!electrical!shock!and/or!
malfunction.!
•Do!not!touch!the!metallic!leads!(pins)!of!the!circuit!board!when!handling!the!card.!
•Wear!a!pair!of!heavy!gloves!during!installation!to!avoid!scratching!or!cutting!your!hands!
on!sharp!edges.!
•Avoid!touching!exposed!connectors!and!metal!parts!to!minimize!the!possibility!of!bad!
connections.!
•Drain!all!static!electricity!from!your!clothing!and!body!before!handling!the!card.!!
Static!electricity!can!damage!the!card.!Touch!an!exposed!metal!part!of!the!host!device!
or!other!grounded!object!beforehand.!
•Do!not!drop!the!card!or!subject!it!to!physical!shock!as!this!can!result!in!breakage!and/or!
malfunction.!
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•Do!not!drop!screws!or!other!small!parts!inside!the!card.!If!power!is!applied!while!screws!
or!similar!metal!objects!are!loose!inside!the!unit!the!card!may!malfunction!or!be!
damaged.!If!you!cannot!retrieve!dropped!objects!yourself,!refer!the!problem!to!qualified!
Yamaha!service!personnel.!
•The!illustrations!as!shown!in!this!Owner’s!Manual!are!for!instructional!purposes!only,!
and!may!be!different!from!the!ones!on!your!equipment.!
•The!company!names!and!product!names!in!this!Owner’s!Manual!are!the!trademarks!or!
registered!trademarks!of!their!respective!companies!
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Welcome
Thank!you!for!choosing!Waves.!To!get!the!most!out!of!your!Waves!WSG\Y16!card,!please!take!
the!time!to!read!through!this!manual.!In!conjunction,!we!also!suggest!that!you!become!familiar!
with!the!Yamaha!page!on!our!website:!http://www.waves.com/live\sound/yamaha#overview.!
There!you!will!find!an!extensive!answer!base,!the!latest!tech!specs,!detailed!installation!guides,!
new!software!updates,!and!current!information!on!authorization!and!registration.!!
By!signing!up!at!https://www.waves.com/create\account,!you!will!receive!personalized!
information!on!your!registered!products,!reminders!when!updates!are!available,!and!
information!on!your!authorization!status,!as!well!as!a!direct!line!to!Waves!technical!support.!
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Package Contents
1. WSG\Y16!Card!(V1!or!V2)!
2. Warranty!!
3. Registration!Card!!
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The following Yamaha consoles and mixers are compatible with the WSG-Y16 (V1 or V2)
mini-YGDAI card:
•CL!Series!
•QL!Series!
•PM5D!!
•DSP5D!!
•M7CL!!
•LS9\32!
•LS9\16!
•DM2000!!
•DM1000!!
•02R96!!
•01V96!!
•DME64N!!
•DME24N!!
•TX6n/TX5n/TX4n!!
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About the WSG-Y16 Card
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WSG\Y16!is!a!mini\YGDAI!card!which!makes!it!possible!to!run!Waves!plug\ins!on!selected!
Yamaha!mixing!consoles,!using!Waves!SoundGrid!technology.!Together!with!a!server,!a!Mac!or!
PC,!and!authorized!Waves!plug\ins,!WSG\Y16!lets!you!process!16!channels!of!audio!using!Waves!
award\winning!reverbs,!equalizers,!compressors,!limiters,!delays,!and!more.!!
With!a!rich!feature!set!including!a!redundancy!and!recovery!safety!net,!MIDI!control!from!the!
console,!plus!scalability!and!expandability,!WSG\Y16!is!an!essential!asset!to!any!compatible!
Yamaha!mixing!console.!The!latest!version!of!the!WSG\Y16!card,!2&13,45!67,!also!features!
Clock!Sync\over\Ethernet!for!syncing!multiple!consoles!and!performing!digital!splits.!
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WSG-Y16 (V1/V2) Features
•Supports!the!following!sampling!frequencies:!44.1,!48,!88.2,!96!kHz!!
•Sample!resolution:!24!bits!!
•16!channels!of!audio!at!44.1/48!kHz!and!8!channels!of!audio!at!88.2/96!kHz!!
•Add!up!to!4!cards!for!64/32!channel!processing!and!recording!!
•Clock!Sync\over\Ethernet!(SoE)!for!digital!splits!and!audio!networking!!
(WSG\Y16!V2!only)!
•Card!can!accept!firmware!changes/upgrades!!
•MIDI!port!for!snapshot!and!parameter!control!
About SoundGrid
SoundGrid!is!Waves’!Audio\over\Ethernet!networking!and!processing!technology!which!
provides!extremely!low!latency,!high!channel\count!Waves!audio!processing.!Since!it!uses!
standard,!off\the\shelf!network!switches,!servers,!and!computers,!it!is!an!extremely!cost\
effective!live!sound!platform.!
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SoundGrid System Components
•SoundGrid!Server!(SGS)!!
•Network!Switch!!
•WSG\Y16!V1!or!V2!I/O!card!!
•SoundGrid!Host!
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SoundGrid Server (SGS)
The!SoundGrid!Server!is!the!“number!cruncher”!that!performs!the!audio!processing.!Audio!is!
streamed!from!the!card!to!the!server,!gets!processed!at!low!latency,!and!is!streamed!back!to!
the!card,!according!to!the!audio!connections!established!using!the!MultiRack!SoundGrid!host!
application.!!
Visit!http://www.waves.com/hardware/soundgrid\servers!for!a!list!of!supported!servers.!
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Network Switch
The!switch!connects!all!SoundGrid!components.!The!network!switch!must!be!a!gigabit!switch.!
Refer!to!http://www.waves.com/hardware/soundgrid\switches!for!a!list!of!supported!switches.!
Cables
High!quality!CAT!6!STP!cables!are!required!for!SoundGrid,!which!uses!Giga!Ethernet.!
MultiRack SoundGrid Application
MultiRack!SoundGrid!is!the!included!host!platform!that!controls!the!Waves!plugins.!It!is!
compatible!with!both!Mac!and!Windows,!and!consists!of!virtual!effects!racks,!each!of!which!can!
contain!up!to!eight!plugins.!It!allows!you!to!program!up!to!1000!snapshots!per!session,!so!you!
can!seamlessly!change!setups!between!or!even!within!songs.!For!more!information,!refer!to!the!
MultiRack!SoundGrid!user!guide.!
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MultiRack!SoundGrid!is!compatible!with!Waves!plugins!version!9.2!or!higher.!Refer!to!
http://www.waves.com/support/tech\specs/supported\platforms!for!a!full!list!of!SoundGrid\
compatible!plugins.!
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