WSG DSPRO STAGEGRID 1000, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 of 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ago 20 CONTENTS About 2 STAGEGRID 1000 2 SoundGrid 2 System Requirements 3 Hardware 4 Package contents 4 Rack Installation 5 Setups 6 Front Panel 10 Back Panel 11 Software 12 Setup Screen 13 Control Panel 15 Firmware Update 21 Specification 22 ...

Page 3: ...he SG4000 this family is capable of serving the most varied and demanding live mixing applications Its main features are 8 Microphone or line inputs 4 balanced analog outputs on XLR connectors 1 Input and 1 Output stereo AES EBU Sampling Rates from 44 1kHz to 96kHz 2 Headphone outputs with volume control SoundGrid Ethernet connection SoundGrid SoundGrid is a flexible and scalable network audio dis...

Page 4: ...or currently supported OS versions Ethernet Cable CAT6 7 Additional details on network infrastructure can be found on Waves website o Cable webpage www waves com support ethernet cables for soundgrid systems o Switches webpage www waves com support network switches for soundgrid systems For your convenience register your SoundGrid product at the Waves website and receive exclusive offers for Sound...

Page 5: ... 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 HARDWARE Package contents 1 One STAGEGRID 1000 2 Quick Start Guide 3 One power cord For future reference take note of the serial number S N _____________________ ...

Page 6: ...he device in its rack position Before powering up the equipment power plugs must be inserted in socket outlets provided with protective earth contacts The electrical supply at the socket outlets must provide appropriate earthing and over current protection To ensure operation over the full rated temperature range make sure cool air can flow freely on both sides of the unit ...

Page 7: ...The basic application is the use of STAGEGRID as an audio interface for a native DAW Using SoundGrid driver any applications will access all device channels as local ports and the control panel will allow you to set every channel parameters 1 STAGEGRID 1000 2 Host ...

Page 8: ...the host computer allowing power demanding applications With eMotion LV1 on the Host computer this setup is a complete mixing console totally controlled by software It is a light flexible and powerful mixing console with up to eight plugins per channel 1 STAGEGRID 1000 2 Waves Server One 3 Network Switch 4 Host Laptop ...

Page 9: ...e can be supplied with SG4000 while SG1000 would be used in both mixing sites PA and Monitor offering all channels operator may need near In this example besides dividing the system between stage house mix and monitor positions two servers are used together for redundancy significantly increasing fault tolerance ...

Page 10: ...9 of 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 1 STAGEGRID 1000 2x 2 STAGEGRID 4000 3x 3 Waves Extreme Server 4x 4 Host and Recording 2x 5 Control surface 2x 6 Network Switch 3x ...

Page 11: ...hone outputs 3 Status LEDs a NET SoundGrid network status Blue Synchronized with a SoundGrid Host application Red no SoundGrid sync Yellow Firmware update White Unit malfunction Cycling colors When ID is selected in the Soundgrid Host application b PWR Power supply status Green Power OK Red Power fail ...

Page 12: ...tch 2 Power inlet 3 Four Line outputs 4 One input and one output stereo AES EBU 5 Reset button 6 LINK LED Ethernet status Green Link up Blink Link up and network activity Off Link down 7 SoundGrid Gigabit Ethernet port 8 Power LED Power supply status Green Power OK Red Power fail ...

Page 13: ...cation and the device drivers The installation of these features is done through Waves Central a platform for managing user resources and licenses to be installed on the computer Waves Central can be found at www waves com downloads central Soundgrid Studio is a software where you can manage your network and control your Soundgrid devices ...

Page 14: ...13 of 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 Setup Screen 1 Select SETUP tab 2 At I O DEVICES add SoundGrid IO devices ...

Page 15: ...ng screen will be created 1 Gear To access device control panel 2 Share To enable sharing IO device between more than one Host application 3 ID Physically identify the device by cycling NET LED colors 4 FW To perform a device Firmware update check Firmware Update for detailed procedure Green New firmware available Red New mandatory firmware available Grey Firmware up to date ...

Page 16: ... of 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 Control Panel Control panel has five tabs About Device description System System details Clock Clock setup Input Input ports setup Output Output ports setup ...

Page 17: ...AGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 Input tab 1 Selected channel group 2 Channel group navigation arrows 3 Detailed input level meter 4 Preamp gain control fader 4 to 60dB 5 Channel Phantom Power enabling button ...

Page 18: ...25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 AES Input tab 1 SYNC AES EBU operation status Green synchronized Orange clock slip Same sample rate but non identical clock Red different Sample Rate Grey no signal ...

Page 19: ...18 of 25 STAGEGRID 1000 User Guide rev 01 ago 20 Output Tab 1 Selected channel group 2 Channel group navigation arrows 3 Detailed output level meter ...

Page 20: ...1 ago 20 CLOCK Tab 1 SOURCE the device clock source When the device is the SOE Master options are o Internal clock is internally generated o Digital clock is synchronized to AES EBU input 1 When the device is SOE Slave no option is available ...

Page 21: ... 88 2 kHz and 96 kHz Only available when device is SOE Master 3 STATUS current selected clock source synchronization status 4 SOE indicates whether the device is Clock Master or Slave from the network SOE 5 CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE Indicates the current clock source based on previous configurations and fallback mechanisms ...

Page 22: ...e GREY current firmware is up to date In the event of a failure in the upgrade process or any other failure that prevents the device from being recognized by the Host application the following recovery procedure may be performed 1 Turn off the power 2 Press the reset button R on the front panel of the device 3 Turn on the device while keeping the reset button pressed 4 Release the button only afte...

Page 23: ... 430mm for 19 rack Depth 300mm connectors excluded Power supply Voltage 110 to 240 Vac Frequency 50 60 Hz Power 25W Environmental specifications Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C Relative Humidity up to 90 non condensing Interfaces Analog Inputs 8 Analog Outputs 4 AES EBU inputs 1 AES EBU Outputs 1 ...

Page 24: ...Hz A weighted THD 0 002 1 dBFS 20 dB gain 1 kHz A weighted Equivalent Input Noise 128 dBu 60 dB gain A weighted 150 Ohms Frequency response 0 1 dB 20 to 40 kHz at 96 kHz sampling rate Phase Shift 10 at 20 kHz Analog Outputs Output Impedance 50 Ohms Max Output Level 0dBFS 24 dBu Dynamic range 115 dB 60 dBFS 1 kHz A weighted THD 0 002 1 dBFS 20 dB gain 1 kHz A weighted Frequency response 0 1 dB 20 t...

Page 25: ...hase shift 5 at 20 kHz AES EBU IN OUT Standard AES3 2009 Sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz Impedance 110 Ohms Headphones Output Power 150 mW per channel on 16 Ohms Dynamic range 100 dB SoundGrid Interface Gigabit Ethernet Connector Neutrik EtherCON ...