ESI Juli User Manual

High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference

audio interface with swappable I/O socket

User’s Guide

Revision 8, July 2012

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INDEX

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................4

Key Features.................................................................................................................................4

2. Description of Juli@ .................................................................................................................... 5

How to swap the Connectors?...................................................................................................... 7

3. Hardware Installation ...............................................................................................................11

System Recommendation........................................................................................................... 11

Minimum System Requirement..................................................................................................11

Preparation for Hardware Installation........................................................................................11

PCI Card Installation.................................................................................................................. 12

4. Driver Software Installation ..................................................................................................... 14

Windows XP...............................................................................................................................14

Windows Vista & 7.................................................................................................................... 15

Mac OS X...................................................................................................................................17

5. Juli@ Console.............................................................................................................................18

Pull down Menu ......................................................................................................................... 18

Input Panel.................................................................................................................................. 19

Output Panel............................................................................................................................... 20

Sample Rate and Clock .............................................................................................................. 21

DirectWIRE................................................................................................................................22

What is DirectWIRE? .............................................................................................................. 22

DirectWIRE Panel ...................................................................................................................22

DirectWIRE Examples.............................................................................................................23

6. Setting in Applications............................................................................................................... 25

Windows Multimedia Setup.......................................................................................................25

Mac OS X Audio MIDI Setup.................................................................................................... 25

Cubase LE 6 ............................................................................................................................... 25

Installation................................................................................................................................25

Initial Setup..............................................................................................................................26

7. Specifications..............................................................................................................................27

8. General Information..................................................................................................................28

Trademarks.................................................................................................................................28

The FCC and CE Regulation Warning....................................................................................... 28

Correspondence.......................................................................................................................... 28

Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. 28

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of Juli@ by ESI – High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference audio/MIDI interface with swappable I/O socket.

Juli@ is the perfect reference audio interface for home studio recording applications. This audio card provides support for 24-bit 192kHz on 2 analog input and 2 analog output channels

with a special swappable I/O socket. You can choose between –10 dBV RCA type unbalanced I/O and +4 dBu quarter inch TRS balanced I/O – depending on your requirement. Others features are S/PDIF input clock detection, auto sync and individual real time monitoring support for analog and digital input signals. Juli@ provides 24bit 192kHz coaxial digital I/O and a 24-bit 96 kHz optical output, 16 channel MIDI I/O and an EWDM driver with DirectWIRE 3.0 functionality.

Key Features

- Depending on the I/O requirements, the user can select between balanced (+4dBu nominal) and

unbalanced (-10dBV nominal) connectors (both cannot be used simultaneously).

- S/PDIF digital signal input clock detection

- Shutter type optical output jack

- DirectWIRE 3.0

- 4x4 up to 24-bit/192kHz, full-duplex recording interface with MIDI I/O

- Universal Board (compatible for both of 3.3V and 5V PCI slots)

- Independent monitoring control for analog in, digital in and digital out signals

- 16 Channel MIDI I/O

- 5.1 channel Digital Pass thru

- Supports EWDM driver: MME, DirectSound, ASIO 2.0 and GigaStudio support

- OS: Microsoft Windows® 7/Vista/XP/2000/ME/98SE

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2. Description of Juli@

Here is a short description of Juli@ ’s connectors.

1. 2. Analog Inputs 1/2 (top) and Analog Outputs 1/2 (bottom) These are analog Line inputs and outputs. Depending on the your requirements, you can select

between balanced (+4dBu nominal TRS) and unbalanced (-10dBV nominal RCA) connectors (both cannot be used simultaneously).

3. Breakout cable connection This port allows you to connect Juli@ ’s breakout cable.

4. S/PDIF Optical Output This port allows you to transfer Juli@ ’s audio data digitally without loss, directly to devices like a

DAT, MD, CD-recorder with digital input. The optical output sends out signals from output channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ 3/4’) from your audio applications. The maximum sample rate for the optical output is 96kHz.

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5. Juli@ breakout cable

The Juli@ PCI card comes with a special breakout cable. This cable provides 24bit/192kHz coaxial inputs and outputs and 16 MIDI I/O channels. The

coaxial I/O port sends and receives the signals from channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ 3/4’) from your audio applications. These coaxial connectors fully support up to 192 kHz.

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How to swap the Connectors?

The following example shows you how to change from RCA I/O to TRS I/O connectors. Usually you change the setup of the card once before you install it and before you start to use it (both I/O connector types cannot be used simultaneously).

1. First, follow the order of the pictures below to remove the 4 screws carefully.

(Pic 1) (Pic 2)

(Pic 3) (Pic 4)

2. Detach the metal bracket from the card. 7

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3. Hold the edges of the card and carefully separate the PCI card like shown on this picture.

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Caution: Don’t touch the chipsets on the card like shown on the following picture. Otherwise the card could be damaged.

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4. Turn the TRS connector parts toward to the bracket.

Hold the edges of the card and carefully combine PCI card like shown on the pictures below.

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