Waves Audio Roland XI-WSG User Guide

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Roland XI-WSG

User Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION!........................................................................................................................................!3!

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3. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW!................................................................!8!

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1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Roland XI-WSG audio interface for SoundGrid systems.
To get the most out of your product, please take some time to read this guide. We
also suggest that you become familiar with our support webpage,
http://www.waves.com/support, where you will find an extensive answer base, the
latest tech specs, detailed installation guides, software updates, and current
information about licensing and registration.

1.1 About SoundGrid and the Roland XI-WSG

SoundGrid is a scalable infrastructure that provides a variety of cost-effective, high

quality solutions for recording studios. It can be configured in many ways and with
many hardware possibilities to provide a very flexible work environment. This
framework is managed by the SoundGrid Studio application or the MultiRack
SoundGrid application, which configures the network, assigns and manages I/Os,
controllers and servers, and patches audio throughout the system. Any user,
anywhere on the SoundGrid network, has access to any of the network’s I/O
devices. Adding a SoundGrid DSP server enables recording and monitoring with
very low latency and moves processing away from the host computer to the server.

The Roland XI-WSG card for Roland consoles enables integration with Waves
SoundGrid systems via a single Ethernet cable, allowing live sound engineers to use
the SoundGrid networking technology for low-latency plugin processing, multitrack
recording and playback, and audio networking.

• Super-low-latency networking platform for processing, playback and recording

• Each card allows 64 channels of bi-directional audio.

• Connects via a single Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cable.

• Clock Sync-over-Ethernet for digital splits

• Connects to SoundGrid systems and SoundGrid-compatible devices via a
single Ethernet cable.

• Compatible with standard computers and switches.

• Redundancy and recovery options

• ASIO/Core Audio drivers for recording and playback

• Works with MultiRack SoundGrid software for setup and control.

• Networks with all SoundGrid-enabled devices.

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The following Roland consoles and mixers are compatible with the Roland XI-WSG:

• M-5000

• M-5000C

1.2 Typical Uses

The Roland XI-WSG card can be used in both SoundGrid and Native configurations,
as follows:

SoundGrid – In a SoundGrid configuration, the Roland XI-WSG card is used in order
to connect to a SoundGrid network for plugin processing and simultaneous DAW
playback/recording. The SoundGrid configuration uses a dedicated SoundGrid DSP
server to power the plugin processing, enabling super-low latency, high plugin
counts, and networking capabilities, with the option of an additional backup DSP
server.

Please note: A SoundGrid DSP server is required for SoundGrid configurations.

SoundGrid Processing and Recording on Multiple Computers