GET sum.mation User Manual

Greiner Engineering Tools

sum.mation

1. Warranty

2. Introduction

3. What's in the box

4. System Requirements

5. Installation

6. Specifications

7. First Time Use

8. Example Setups & Wiring

9. Fuse replacement, AC Voltage select, and Upgrades

Limited Warranty

Greiner Engineering Tools warrants this product, when purchased new from an authorized

Greiner Engineering Tools dealer in the United States of America, to be free of defects in

materials and manufacturing workmanship for a period of one year from the date of

original purchase. During the warranty period Greiner Engineering Tools will, at its option,

either repair or replace any product that proves to be defective upon inspection by us.

Final determination of warranty coverage lies solely with Greiner Engineering Tools. We

reserve the right to update any unit returned for repair, and change or improve the

design of the product at any time without notice. This is your sole warranty. Greiner

Engineering Tools does not authorize any third party to make any other warranty. Service

and repairs of Greiner Engineering Tools equipment are to be performed only at the

factory or an authorized service center. Unauthorized service, repair or modification, or

misuse will void this warranty. To obtain factory service, contact Greiner Engineering

Tools at [phone]. If necessary, you will be given a return authorization number.

Products returned without an RA number will be refused. Proof of the original date of
purchase in the form of a dated copy of the original authorized dealer’s invoice or sales

receipt is required. Pack the product in its original packaging and attach a description of

the problem along with your name and a phone number where we can contact you if

necessary. Ship the product insured and freight prepaid to:

Greiner Engineering Tools

32 Glen Eyrie Ave.

San Jose, CA 95125

Warranty Disclaimer And Limitation

Greiner Engineering Tools makes no other warranties, express, implied, or otherwise,

regarding its products. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted in some

states and the exclusions specified herein may not apply to you. This warranty provides

you with specific legal rights. There may be other rights that you have which vary from

state to state. In no event will Greiner Engineering Tools be liable for any lost profits, or

for any consequential, direct or indirect damages, however caused and on any theory of

liability, arising from this warranty and sale.

Important Safety Instructions

Be sure to read all of the safety and operating instructions before operating this product.

Please retain these safety instructions and owner's manual for future reference. Operating

and safety instructions for your Greiner Engineering Tools equipment must be followed to

enable this warranty.

Unit should be operated only from the power source indicated in this documentation or

on the product itself. Do not install or operate this product near water or moisture. This

product should be situated away from sources of heat. Sum.mation is supplied with an

IEC grounded power cable & plug. This plug must be plugged into an outlet that is

properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local rules and ordinances. Do not

modify the plug provided with the equipment. If the plug will not fit into your outlet,

have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

Several options can be internally selected, however opening the chassis of this product

will expose you to hazardous voltages. If you are unsure of how to perform these internal

changes, please refer service to a qualified professional.

To take advantage of the warranty and product upgrades, please register your product

online via the contact page at:

http://www.greinerengineering.com/contact

Enter your name, address and your sum.mation serial number in the message window.

RoHS Notice

Greiner Engineering Tools LLC has conformed and this product conforms, where
applicable, to the European Union’s Directive 2002/95/EC on Restrictions of Hazardous

Substances (RoHS) as well as the following sections of California law which refer to RoHS,

namely sections 25214.10, 25214.10.2, and 58012, Health and Safety Code; Section

42475.2, Public Resources Code.

FCC Statements

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Trademark Notices

©sum.mation is a trademark of Greiner Engineering Tools, LLC. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Copyright © 2012

Greiner Engineering Tools, LLC. All rights reserved.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing sum.mation - the first analog summing unit with

DAW driven automation. In our continued effort to bring the classic "big

studio" experience to the smaller project studio environment, we have

designed sum.mation to take full advantage of the incredible control that

DAW's have to offer, and combined that with superior analog automation

circuitry, for a classic analog mixing experience at a fraction of the cost

traditionally associated with this technology.

Why analog?

First and foremost, mixing in the analog domain eliminates the latency and

comb filter problems associated with digital mixing - especially when

parallel processing signals (drum mixing for example). Latency due to any

digital signal processing has been a problem since digital audio was

introduced. Many attempted solutions, or "work-arounds" have been

introduced, but the best solution is to avoid the problem all together.

Secondly, the sound of analog and the vast variety of colors it can

introduce has been sorely missed in digital. There's a reason why old

recordings sound the way they do, and frankly we like that. With

sum.mation, you're free to experiment with the many flavors that analog

mixing has to offer, and still retain the control of a modern, automated

mix.

What's In The Box

Inside the box you will find the sum.mation unit, an IEC AC power cord,

and a USB cable - that's it! There are no drivers to install as sum.mation is

class-compliant with both Mac OS and Windows. Also, in an effort to save

on land fill garbage, we've decided not to package the plug-ins on a disk,

but make them available as a download from the website. To get the

latest plug-ins, go here:

http://www.greinerengineering.com/downloads

System Requirements

sum.mation requires a computer and a DAW of course, and an available

USB port. Beyond that, a Mac running OS 10.6 and above. For Windows,

a PC running Windows 7.

Installation

Once you have downloaded the plug-ins from the downloads section of

the website, simply run the installer, which will place each plug-in version

in the appropriate folder for each DAW application.

On the Mac:

RTAS plug-ins go here: Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-ins

AAX plug-ins go here: Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins

Logic Pro AU plug-ins go here: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

VST plug-ins go here: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST

On Windows:

RTAS plug-ins go here: Program Files/Common Files/Digidesign/DAE/Plug-

Ins

AAX plug-ins go here: Program Files/Common Files/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins

VST plug-ins go here: Program Files/VSTPlugins

Pro Tools 10 users will notice a dialog window at launch saying “Pro Tools

could not load the following plug-ins because no valid authorization could

be found: sum.mation.aaxplugin”. This is because there is no 32 bit AAX

version for Pro Tools 10 (only RTAS) and it has no idea what to do with a
64 bit aax plug-in. Simply ignore the message, or if you’re not using Pro

Tools 11 yet, you can move the plug-in to the unused plug-ins folder.