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Soundscape Mixpander Page 10 of 59 3. Installation In order to run the SSL Soundscape Mixer software you need: - The drivers, SSL Soundsca

Soundscape Mixpander Page 11 of 59 This makes the Soundscape platform more efficient than others, since the "native" PCI Burst Speed c

Soundscape Mixpander Page 12 of 59 Common symptoms of unsuccessful IRQ sharing may include any of the following: - Low latency values are not

Soundscape Mixpander Page 13 of 59 Installing the SSL Soundscape Mixpander NOTE: The guidelines below are general and apply in most

Soundscape Mixpander Page 14 of 59 Connecting the SSL Soundscape Mixpander to the XLogic Alpha-Link The SSL Soundscape Mixpander features a si

Soundscape Mixpander Page 15 of 59 Installing the SSL Soundscape Device Drivers The driver installation procedure is similar under Windows 200

Soundscape Mixpander Page 16 of 59 Installing the SSL Soundscape Device Drivers under Windows XP The SSL Soundscape Mixpander card is “Plug and

Soundscape Mixpander Page 17 of 59 Windows will then invite you to insert the installation CD for your hardware. Insert the SSL Soundscape Mixpa

Soundscape Mixpander Page 18 of 59 Further windows will be displayed while Windows copies the driver files. Depending on the specificities of yo

Soundscape Mixpander Page 19 of 59 Eventually, the dialog box below confirms that the installation has been completed. Clicking “Finish” closes

Soundscape Mixpander Page 2 of 59 Table of Contents Welcome to the SSL Soundscape Mixpander ...

Soundscape Mixpander Page 20 of 59 Preparing Windows Plug and Play If you prefer, you can also prepare the Windows Plug and Play system to reco

Soundscape Mixpander Page 21 of 59 After physically installing the SSL Soundscape Mixpander and starting up the computer, Windows Plug and Play

Soundscape Mixpander Page 22 of 59 We strongly advise that you install the software using the default paths (c:\Program Files\Soundscape and c:\

Soundscape Mixpander Page 23 of 59 Multiple cards are detected automatically by the software during startup. The Alp

Soundscape Mixpander Page 24 of 59 Installing Soundscape format DSP-powered plug-ins To install Soundscape format DSP-powered plug-ins, insert

Soundscape Mixpander Page 25 of 59 Demo versions are provided for some of the plug-ins. If you wish to install demo versions, click the “Demo Me

Soundscape Mixpander Page 26 of 59 Installing the SSL Soundscape WDM/KS Driver under Windows XP Plug and play device detection When the SSL So

Soundscape Mixpander Page 27 of 59 Windows will then invite you to insert the installation CD for your hardware. Insert the SSL Soundscape Mixpa

Soundscape Mixpander Page 28 of 59 Further windows will be displayed while Windows copies the WDM/KS driver files. Depending on the specificitie

Soundscape Mixpander Page 29 of 59 Windows then displays a warning regarding “Windows Logo testing”. The mention that the SSL Soundscape WDM/KS

Soundscape Mixpander Page 3 of 59 Using the WDM/KS drivers ...

Soundscape Mixpander Page 30 of 59 Eventually, the dialog box below confirms that the installation has been completed. Clicking “Finish” closes

Soundscape Mixpander Page 31 of 59 Software updates and uninstalling older software versions New versions of the SSL Soundscape Mixer software

Soundscape Mixpander Page 32 of 59 IMPORTANT: The computer must always be restarted after the SSL Soundscape Device Driver has been updated or r

Soundscape Mixpander Page 33 of 59 4. Driver Settings Using the WDM/KS drivers The WDM/KS drivers are loaded during log on. These drivers

Soundscape Mixpander Page 34 of 59 Multichannel compatible applications will output multichannel audio via the selected card according to the se

Soundscape Mixpander Page 35 of 59 Properties tab, expand “Audio Devices”, select “Audio for Soundscape Multimedia”, click the Properties button

Soundscape Mixpander Page 36 of 59 the SSL Soundscape Mixer’s track insert elements can then be disabled (as described in the “Track inserts” se

Soundscape Mixpander Page 37 of 59 5. Quick Start Tutorial Starting the SSL Soundscape Mixer for the first time At this point, it is assum

Soundscape Mixpander Page 38 of 59 To close the SSL Soundscape Mixer software, you can either right-click the Mixer icon and click Exit…:

Soundscape Mixpander Page 39 of 59 Entering the mixer password The SSL Soundscape Mixer software is protected by a password system, whereby a p

Soundscape Mixpander Page 4 of 59 Welcome to the SSL Soundscape Mixpander Congratulations for your purchase of an SSL Soundscape Mixpander

Soundscape Mixpander Page 40 of 59 If the password you entered was incorrect, a different dialog box will be shown, allowing you to try again:

Soundscape Mixpander Page 41 of 59 Clicking the Help button in any of the dialog boxes described above will open the Password Help dialog box:

Soundscape Mixpander Page 42 of 59 Setting the Master Clock For digital devices to transmit and receive audio data they must be synchronized us

Soundscape Mixpander Page 43 of 59 - InputsandOutputs: physical connections available for audio devices outside the host computer, such as mic

Soundscape Mixpander Page 44 of 59 Mixer example: the default 64 Ch Mixer This is the default configuration loaded when you start the software

Soundscape Mixpander Page 45 of 59 The screenshot below is used to describe the structure of mixer columns 1 to 32. NOTE:Thesignalpathisal

Soundscape Mixpander Page 46 of 59 numbered and colour-coded according to the streams they are assigned to). Double-clicking these elements call

Soundscape Mixpander Page 47 of 59 Supplied mixer files Various other mixer files are provided, and mixers can be opened and saved using standa

Soundscape Mixpander Page 48 of 59 Modifying the routing Mixer creation and editing is explained in detail in the SSL Soundscape Mixer Referenc

Soundscape Mixpander Page 49 of 59 With the I/O and DSP Assign tool selected, clicking an assignable mixer element such as an Input, Output, Sen

Soundscape Mixpander Page 5 of 59 1. Introduction How to use the manuals The SSL Soundscape product range has been designed from the groun

Soundscape Mixpander Page 50 of 59 6. Step by Step Multitrack Recording Multitrack recording example using the SSL Soundscape Mixer and Cub

Soundscape Mixpander Page 51 of 59 3. Launch Cubase SX. Click “Device Setup” under the Devices menu, click “VST Multitrack” in the list on the l

Soundscape Mixpander Page 52 of 59 Click the Input tab (if needed) and right-click in the window to create the required number of stereo input b

Soundscape Mixpander Page 53 of 59 Select the input and output buses you have created as inputs and outputs for the Cubase audio track channels

Soundscape Mixpander Page 54 of 59 10. Keep experimenting until you are happy with the settings in Cubase. When you are satisfied with the setup

Soundscape Mixpander Page 55 of 59 Index B BIOS settings (Recommended...) ...

Soundscape Mixpander Page 56 of 59 Hardware and software installation overview ...

Soundscape Mixpander Page 57 of 59 Mixer concepts ...

Soundscape Mixpander Page 58 of 59 S Screenshots (reading conventions) ...

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Soundscape Mixpander Page 6 of 59 configuration is different, because you are using a different version of Windows, because you are using differ

Soundscape Mixpander Page 7 of 59 Software drivers The SSL Soundscape Mixpander comes with Low-latency MME drivers, WDM drivers, ASIO-2 drivers

Soundscape Mixpander Page 8 of 59 When using a native MIDI+Audio sequencer in parallel with the SSL Soundscape Mixer, you can use VST and/or Di

Soundscape Mixpander Page 9 of 59 2. Technical Specifications SSL Soundscape Mixpander SSL Soundscape Mixpander/9 • Motorola 56301 80MHz