Gadget Labs WAVE/4, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide 4 channel PC digital audio card TM IMPORTANT STUFF INSIDE PLEASE REVIEW ...

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Page 3: ...l to support gadgetlabs com or visit our web site www gadgetlabs com and sign up TM 4 channel PC Digital Audio Card User s Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting started 2 Installing the Wave 4 card and software drivers 2 Installing a Wavetable synth card 3 Includes important note about using a Wavetable synthesizer daughter card with the Wave 4 Connecting the Wave 4 card to your music studio system 4 Se...

Page 4: ...no switches on the Wave 4 card to configure or hassle with Installation in most systems should take only a few minutes If you have any difficulties with the installation or operation of the Wave 4 card check the Troubleshooting section later in this user guide The Quick installation Guide is included to give you graphical step by step instructions on installing the Wave 4 card Here s a recap of th...

Page 5: ...maha DB50XG wavetable card will NOT fit on the Wave 4 card but the Kurzweil synth wavetable card from Gadget Labs will fit fine Contact us if you have any questions or need assistance in locating an appropriate wavetable card MIDI adapter with DIN connectors The DIN connectors are labeled In Out and Thru audio OUT from Wavetable synth card stereo Channel 2 Ch2 audio OUT stereo Channel 1 Ch1 audio ...

Page 6: ...d mixer that controls the volume of stereo audio streams from wave file output music synthesizer and CD audio player that are produced by games and applications When you get started with serious music recording on your PC it s important to recognize that achieving the full benefits of multiple channels requires using an external mixer to route and mix the channels down to two channel stereo Connec...

Page 7: ...mixer for your recording setup you can buy a small line level mixer we ve seen them as low as US 150 A more flexible option would be a small console with prices that start at around US 300 If your mixer has channel inserts also called patch points for quietest operation we recommend that you directly patch the Wave 4 inputs to the channels at the inserts points This offers maximum mixing flexibili...

Page 8: ...ve 4 card with your applica tions its input and output must be selected as the active devices The steps to accomplish this vary from application to application Typi cally there is a menu item in the application which brings up a dialog box that s used to select and setup devices A list of available audio or MIDI devices is displayed and you select the active devices Once the Wave 4 is installed th...

Page 9: ... 7 to use the multiple channel capabilities of the Wave 4 card Also make certain that you have version 6 01 or higher which includes important updates from Cakewalk In addition to selecting the Wave 4 as the active input output ports here are essential steps to using the card These steps will configure your card for optimum performance and synchronization Any settings not mentioned can be left at ...

Page 10: ...set Recording Buffer Size to 5 seconds n set Recording Buffers to 10 n set Background Mixing Priority to 0 8 n click on the Devices tab n select the Wave 4 devices You ll also need to assign the Wave 4 card to individual tracks The menu item File New Session is used to select sample rates and modes After a New Session is created you ll find some small windows that display Pan P and Volume V settin...

Page 11: ...ired High performance playback and mixing with Cubase VST The Wave 4 driver for Windows 95 98 also supports a special DirectX DirectSound playback mode This mode is more efficient making slid ers and meters more responsive and freeing up processor power for effects processing and other tasks Recording of audio or MIDI is not supported by VST in this mode To switch to this mode n Click on the pull ...

Page 12: ...k digital audio program from Ger many Follow these steps to configure the program for the Wave 4 card Settings not mentioned here can be left at their default values n The initial step in using Samplitude is to setup a new virtual project a VIP To do this select the menu item File New Multitrack project A dialog box will appear Choose Stereo and specify the number of tracks Note these are virtual ...

Page 13: ...onfigure Sound Forge n select the menu item Options Preferences A tabbed dialog will be displayed n For Playback select the desired Wave 4 OUT device n Leave the option Interpolate play position for inaccurate de vices unchecked Oh yes the Wave 4 card is indeed an accurate device J Also leave the Play position bias at 0 n For Record select the desired Wave 4 IN device n Again leave the option Inte...

Page 14: ...ton to Select the desired Wave 4 OUT device To learn to how to use GoldWave lots of good information is contained in the Help file 12 A few basic tips about multi track recording with your PC Multi channel multi track recording consumes a great deal of re sources on your PC Depending on how serious you are about the results and how many tracks you need you should have the fastest processor and the...

Page 15: ...ion and clutter n finally immediately before you start recording do the obvious and run your hard disk defragmenter utility Along with proces sor speed Hard drive performance is the most important factor in determining how many tracks you can record and whether or not you ll get any dropouts in your audio Advanced Configuration Wave 4 Control Panel Applet We ve included a small control panel apple...

Page 16: ...the outputs ARE connected properly but I still can t hear any sound Make sure that your music audio software application is configured to use one of the Wave 4 Wave OUT devices Check the prior section in this guide Setting up applications for information n The Wave 4 card seemed to install properly but its is not show SyncStart Windows and software applications control all multichannel sound card ...

Page 17: ...RQ to a different value by unchecking the use automatic settings box The Wave 4 card can be set to IRQ 3 5 7 10 11 12 or 15 Even if a resource conflict is not indicated by Windows there still may be a resource conflict The purpose of plug and play support in Windows is to assign system resources to each card auto magically but sometimes Windows gets confused This can happen if you have older cards...

Page 18: ... updates can be downloaded from the web site as well have to press a key during the PC boot up which key depends on the make model and is sometimes the Delete key F1 F2 or even F10 watch your PC s screen as it boots up for instructions on entering BIOS Setup Once you are in the BIOS Setup look for a configuration section that s typically called chipset features Look for a setting called 16 bit I O...

Page 19: ...the Troubleshooting section of this User s Guide to see if you can find a solution this is certainly the quickest and easiest way to resolve difficulties n If you purchase the card from a dealer contact the dealer where you purchased the card for additional help If the dealer is unable to resolve the issue with you contact us see our technical support contact information above Don t return the car...

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