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DOC02-Waves Tracks Live Installation PC Mac - Issue B - July 2016

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Instructions for installation and configuration of

‘Tracks Live’ on a PC / Mac for use with a Cadac

CDC six and eight console.

Installation of Waves Tracks Live on a PC/Mac

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Introduction

These instructions cover the installation and configuration of Tracks Live on a PC / Mac for use with

CDC eight or six:

AIM: There are two main ways a system may be configured for using Tracks Live with a console.

The first method involves using Waves MultiRack software already installed on your console.

The second method requires Waves SoundGrid Studio to be installed on your PC / Mac

This document describes the recommended PC software installation which will support either method.

(The instructions apply equally well to a Mac though the detail of the instructions will vary.)

Note: Any additional uses an individual may have for use of Waves software on their PC / Mac may

be affected by this install. These instructions cover those MINIMUM software elements necessary to

support Tracks Live with a console.

The use of a PC / Mac to run plugins / MultiRack etc.is beyond the scope of this installation.

A separate document is available - DOC02-Using Waves Tracks Live - which describes the setup and

use of Tracks using either method.

IMPORTANT: There are some essential Windows updates that may be missing from your console

and may cause errors if not installed. Refer to the NOTES section at the end of this document

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Contents

1. Requirements Hardware requirements to support Tracks Live playback / record

2. Tracks Live installation. Separate downloadable software element from Waves

3. Installation of SoundGrid Studio and Cadac drivers through Waves central Other Waves software installed through a separate installer program called Waves Central

4. NOTES: Miscellaneous information

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1. Requirements

These instructions are written for a PC, you may use a MAC but ensure you download the correct media.

What you will need PC/Mac with internet access, to the following specification:

Minimum PC Requirement CPU Intel i5

RAM 8 GB

Operating System Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 8.1 64 bit / Windows 10 64 bit

Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 32-bit

Audio interface: ASIO/ Core Audio compatible

Minimum Mac Requirement

CPU Intel Core i3

Memory 8 GB RAM

Operating System 10.9.5 - 10.11.3 / 10.8.5 for ProTools 10 only

Screen Resolution Minimum: 1024x768

Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024

Audio interface: ASIO/ Core Audio compatible

Online Waves Account with ‘Cadac Driver Licence’

(Distributers / customers should acquire their own licence by registering their console on the Waves Website: http://www.waves.com/support/register-new-products)

You will need the 14 digit serial number from the label found on the console rear panel. If this is missing please contact Cadac who will supply it to you.

http://www.waves.com/support/register-new-products

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Software Instructions

There are three separate aspects to this. All must be set up correctly in order to pass audio between

the DAW and the console.

The external computer software The computer requires a program called ‘Tracks Live’. You must also have the SoundGrid driver

installed and running via the ‘SoundGrid driver control panel’

Tracks Live is run by selecting the Icon below:

Following start-up, select the system settings button the following screen appears:

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Note: On a Mac the “Audio Engine” box will say “CoreAudio“ rather than “ASISO” as it would on a PC:

Note: That no licence is required to run this software.

The ‘Waves Tracks’ track numbers should be assigned to SoundGrid numbers, so there are 1 - 64

SoundGrid inputs assignments AND 1 - 64 SoundGrid output assignments

• Audio engine should be set to ‘ASIO’

• Interface should be set to ‘Waves SoundGrid ASIO’

• Sample rate should be set to ’96 kHz’

Once this is configured, the project settings may be saved and the program started and used as

required.

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‘SoundGrid driver control panel’ is run by selecting:

You must ensure that network interface shown is the correct one relating to the computer link to the console:

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The CDC Waves Software This consists of a program called ‘MultiRack SoundGrid’.

This software may be started from the small setup screen on the console, as follows.

IMPORTANT: The licence dongle must be inserted into the console to run this software (highlighted):

Select the ‘Menu’ button, above and to the left of the screen:

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Select ’User Options’ on the touch screen:

Select ‘Settings’:

Select ‘Waves’ logo. This will run the Waves MultiRack software which will open on the main screen.

(Note: subsequent use of the large logo will full screen the Waves window on the main screen. The

smaller Waves logo will open the software in a smaller resizable window).

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Note: A USB mouse and keyboard connected to the console may be useful from now onwards.

First screen of Waves should be as follows. (Click connect if required, to remove server start-up box):

Select ‘File’, then ‘Preferences’:

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Ensure the local LAN port selection is correct. When correct, ‘SoundGrid network found’ should be

displayed:

Select ‘OK’ From the main screen, select ‘Audio’ then ‘SoundGrid Inventory’. The following screen should

appear with several devices listed.

Adjust the assign buttons till the correct three are assigned as shown below:

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This screen is the key place to spot if everything is correctly connected and running properly. There should be no Red on the screen. Note: IO: Cadac SP6 represents the CDC six Waves I/O and should have 64 channels. DRV: SG Driver this represents the audio networks visible in the system. There may be two of these

shown, one for the console and one for the computer. However, ONLY the external computer one

should be assigned. It will have a MAC address / handle related to the computer and should become

‘N/A’ when the Ethernet cable is disconnected or ‘Tracks’ is not running.

Select so it has 64 channels. MR: MultiRack This represent the MultiRack program itself. Be aware that firmware error screens can occur. This usually means the server or the console’s I/O

firmware is out of date compared to the MultiRack software on the console. The cure for this is to

select the appropriate UPDATE button which will load new firmware into the hardware.

Historical settings may also appear here if different Waves hardware or servers have previously been

used. Select REFRESH or close/restart the software if such errors occur.

When ready you can close this window. Use the X in the top right hand corner. From the main screen, select ‘Audio’ then ‘SoundGrid Connections’.

The following screen should appear:

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Now ‘double click where indicated to add two connections; Cadac SP6 to SG Driver, 1 to 64 and SG

Driver to Cadac SP6, 1 to 64.

Ensure both are ticked. Select ‘OK’ to close when the window below is shown:

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Console Audio Routing Accessed from the main GUI window this software starts up automatically as console is powered - like

the small set-up screen described earlier.

Use the main GUI to configure audio routing to/from Waves. The actual signal path to and from the ‘Waves’ looks like this:

When the full system is running these 1 - 64 SoundGrid input and output ports are directly connected

to the Waves 1 to 64 input and output ports on the console.

SoundGrid 1 Track 1

SoundGrid 1 Track 1

SoundGrid 2 Track 2

SoundGrid 2 Track 2

SoundGrid 64 Track 64

SoundGrid 64 Track 64

To Waves 1

To Waves 2

To Waves 64

From Waves 1

From Waves 2

From Waves 64

The Waves SoundGrid interface may be considered as 64 separate channels of audio between the Tracks software and the console.

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The Waves ports are accessed via the assign input /send screen of each channel on the console,

shown below:

To use Waves, the channel assignment window ‘Assign input’, ‘Assign send’ etc. may be used to

configure any desired signal path / mix involved in taking audio from, or sending audio to, the Tracks

DAW.

If you playback audio from Track 1 (SoundGrid 1) on the computer:

• This track may be heard when ‘From Waves 1’ is assigned as an input on a channel assignment on the console, and sent to the ‘I/O rack’ output for the speaker

• If you assign an input to another channel from ‘I/O rack’ input audio source on the CDC six

• Send this channel to ‘To Waves 2’ then this may be monitored/recorded at Track2 on the computer.

Note: It is important to note that the console’s local I/O or AES ports, and the Waves I/O ports 1- 16,

share the same internal resource on the CDC six. In addition, Waves output 63 and 64 are not

available as they internally used for the headphone outputs.

Be aware of this selecting which SoundGrid channels/track numbers you use. It is easy to get some

loud distortion or feedback paths by accident….

Screen shot from a CDC eight

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Fault Finding If no audio is heard it may be necessary to repeat some of the above steps. Note the following:

• The % value shown in the top right of the main screen should be GREEN typically 12% on

console’s Waves screen.

• Status indicators should be green on the inventory screen on console waves screen

• Try deleting and re-entering the “to / from entries” on the connection screen on the console

Waves screen.

• Check external Ethernet connections. Both network connections should be flashing.

• If the SG driver for the external computer does not appear on the console inventory screen,

ensure that the SoundGrid drivers are running and connected to the correct network port on

the external computer.

• If all else fails, then program restarts may be useful.

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