The Hard Disk Sampler Tool Kit ! GIGAStation Owner’s Manual www.egosys.
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCING GIGA STATION Thank you for choosing GIGAStation. You have made the best choice for a Hard Disk Sampler Tool Kit as you will find out shortly. GIGAStation is the new alternative to the sampler. By using your hard disk as sampler memory, you can enjoy creativity on a much larger scale than ever imagined. GIGAStation is the audio card specifically designed for use with GigaStudio. It includes all the features you need to build a hard disk sampler from scratch.
CD-ROM Analog Input GIGAStation has an analog input port to connect the CD-ROM drive analog output that allows you to listen to audio CDs with your CD-ROM drive. Various Sample Rate Support GIGAStation supports various sample rates from 32kHz, to 44.1kHz and 48kHz. GIGAStation automatically detects the sample rate in order to select the appropriate sample rate. You will only need to set up the sample rate in your software in order to have GIGAStation set it accordingly.
GIGAStation PCI CARD 1. Analog Outputs 1,2 2. Analog Outputs 3,4 3. Analog Outputs 5,6 4. Analog Outputs 7,8 - Four ports are stereo, so there is a total of 8 Outputs. 5. Coaxial SPDIF Output: GIGAStaion’s 2 channel output port. You can use this for connecting a DAT player, etc.
Note: In this port, the output is the same as Analog 7,8 of GIGAStation. If you want to use the digital output, you have to choose Analog outputs 7 and 8. Note: In Coaxial, You need only one RCA jack for stereo output, because it’s digital. Don’t use this RCA jack for analog equipment. 6. DOUT – 2 pin Output connector Using a 2 pin cable, you can access the SPDIF format Output. 7. CD In – CD-ROM 8. GS 2120 connector: You can connect the GS2120 here.
About the GS2120 The GS2120 is a 2 In, 2 Out MIDI Interface from EGO SYS. The GS2120 is ONLY designed to be used with the EGO SYS GIGAStation. You can use it easily with a simple installation. The GS 2120 is an easy installation device and does not require any power supply, IRQ setting, or driver to install. The GS2120 driver is already included in the driver of GIGA Station. Therefore, by the installation of the driver for GIGAStation, you can use the GS2120 right away.
CHAPTER 2. Hardware Installation System Requirements: To take advantage of the GIGAStation and its full capacity, the computer specifications are very important. Even though the GIGAStation is built to have low-CPU dependability, the computer needs to meet some requirements in order to achieve maximum performance. The GIGA Station is not just a simple soundcard, but a multimedia digital audio device with various functions.
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To install the GIGAStation card in your computer: 1. Turn off your computer. Leave it plugged in so that it is grounded. 2. Open the computer case. Remove the screw and the rear slot cover of an available PCI expansion slot in your computer. 3. Discharge any static electricity that may be on your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface such as the power supply case inside the computer. 4. Remove the card from its anti-static bag. 5.
GS2120 MIDI Interface To install the GS2120 card in your computer: 1. You require one empty slot close to the GIGAStation. 2. Connect the GS2120 connection cable to the GIGAStation connector. The cable can be connected only one way. 3. Place the GS2120 into the empty slot. Be careful not to touch other cards to avoid any damage to the cards.
4. Check to see that the GS2120 is firmly in place. 5. Locate the MIDI cable connector at the back of the computer. 6. Connect all 4 MIDI connector plugs that are provided. 7. Connect the MIDI cables to the MIDI plugs (MIDI cables are not included in the package).
CHAPTER 3. Software Installation After completing the installation of hardware for the GIGAStation, you need to install its software to use under Windows. The software installation is not too hard, even for computer beginners. Just follow the steps below and you will complete it without any problems. The installation steps under Windows 98 SE, Windows ME and Window 2000 are described here. Installation under Windows ME 1. After the hardware installation, turn on your computer.
3. Windows will now copy the necessary files to the system folder. 4. Windows has now completed installing the GIGAStation driver.
5. After installing the driver for the GIGAStation, Windows will automatically detect the “GS2120,” the optional MIDI interface for GIGAStation. Just let the installation finish. Select “Automatic search for a better driver [Recommend]” then press ‘Next.’ 6. Windows will copy the necessary files to the Windows system folder and complete the installation for the GS2120. Press ‘Finish.
7. Windows will inform you that it has finished installing the new hardware. Press ‘Finish.’ 8. Go to ‘My Computer ->Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager.’ Check the devices ‘GIGAStation by EGO SYS’ and ‘GS2120 by EGO SYS’ devices under Sound, Video, and Game controllers.
Installation under Windows 2000 1. After the hardware installation, turn on your computer. Windows will automatically recognize the GIGAStation showing the message that it detected a ‘PCI Multimedia Audio Device.’ 2. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” will pop up as in the following window. Select “Add/Troubleshoot a device” then press ‘Next.
3. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended].” 4. Specify the location of the driver. Insert the provided diskette into the floppy disk drive and select ‘floppy disk drive.
5. Now Windows will recognize the GIGAStation after searching for the installation files in drive “A” and copy them to the system. The GIGAStation audio driver installation will be finished after copying files from the installation disk to the system.
6. After finishing the audio driver installation, the second driver installation will begin. This step will start automatically with Windows as in the picture. “GS2120” will be detected. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device [recommended]” then press ‘Next.’ 7. In this step, you will need to specify Drive “A” for information files. Mark the check box for “ floppy disk drives” then press ‘Next.’ 8. Now the ‘GS2120’ is ready to be installed. Press ‘Next’ to finish the installation. 9.
10. After rebooting, go to ‘My Computer -> Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager.’ Check the devices under “Sound, Video, and Game controllers.
CHAPTER 4. GIGAStation Control Panel If you complete the GIGAStation hardware installation and software setup, you need to learn about the GIGAStation Control Panel. This control panel is where you control your setup for GIGAStation. The GIGAStation Control Panel is built for easy control. After successfully completing the GIGAStation hardware and software installation, you can see the icon in the system tray.
specific port fader to adjust the level individually. To adjust a stereo level, move the mouse over the middle of the stereo ports. The selected port fader will turn into a brighter color to indicate the selected ports. You can move the fader in three different ways: -Drag the fader as you press the left mouse button. -Select the fader with the mouse cursor and adjust with the mouse wheel. You can select the steps from the pull-down menu. ‘Config’ -> ‘Mouse Wheel.
- Select the fader with the mouse cursor and use the up and down arrows of your keyboard. 2. Level Meter The Level meter displays the signal level of the wave signal. You can see the level of each output to compare them and adjust the level on the basis of these meters. If you wish to send out the wave to an external device, refer to the level meters to adjust the signal to a proper level. 3. Output Level Indicator The Output Level Indicator shows the current level setting for each of the outputs.
to a proper level. 3. Output Level Indicator The Output Level Indicator shows the current level setting for the master outputs. Move the output level fader to set it to a proper level. 4. Mute – On / Off Button The Mute button can mute the total sound of GIGAStation. 4. Pull-down Menu Bar The GIGAStation Control Panel includes a pull-down menu bar that contains the configuration for the Control Panel. The menu bar consists of a file menu and a Config menu. 1.
The Sample Rate option gives you three sample rates which are available for the GIGAStation. The GIGAStation supports 32KHz, 44.1KHz, and 48KHz. The sample rate must be selected here, then the same sample rate has to be set in your application. 4. Config –Latency This will decide the latency of the GIGAStation. The GIGAStation provides 4 different sample buffer sizes: 64 samples, 128 samples, 256 samples, and 512 Samples. In general, a 64 sample buffer size results in 3 milliseconds of latency. 5.
CHAPTER 5. Setting up in Audio Applications This chapter only contains the basic setup for some audio software. For more detailed info, please refer to the manual of the software. Windows Multimedia Setup Windows 98 SE/ME The Windows Multimedia setup is the required setup to use GIGAStation as the sound system for a Windows multimedia application. Go to ‘My Computer -> Control Panel-> Multimedia-> Audio tab. Select the GIGAStation audio driver as your playback device.
Power DVD On the Power DVD Main applet, click the right mouse button, and choose ‘Configuration.’ Select the ‘Audio’ Tab. Select ‘6 Speaker Output.’ Now you can enjoy 5.1 Ch DVD Sound.
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GIGA Studio LE In GIGAStudio LE, select ‘Hardware’ from ‘Settings.’ Choose ‘GIGASTATION – GSIF.’ Goto ‘Output Enabled’and check the ports that you want to use. In ‘MIDI In ports,’ Set the MIDI ports to ‘GS2120.
* GIGA-WIRE GIGA-WIRE is the driver technology developed by Ego Sys/Audiotrak which routes the output of GigaStudio into the inputs of ASIO. It is not available for WDM because GIGAWIRE is a dynamically loaded driver like ASIO. You can record directly from Cubase and insert all VST plugins into Cubase under the channels streaming from Giga Studio. However, there are some limitations to consider and here are some steps to follow: GIGA-WIRE will only work with GigaStudio v2.2.41 or higher.
6. Open VST -> Options -> Audio Setup -> Systems. Select Monitoring as “Tape Type” or “Record Enable Type.” 7. Set ASIO Device as “ASIO 2.0 – GIGAStation.” 8. Open VST -> Panels -> VST Channel Mixer 1.
9. Set the input channel as “Monitoring ACTIVE.” NOTE: Ensure that you set the correct input for monitoring GIGA-WIRE. For example, if you select input 2 under the VST inputs, you must select the same thing in the channel mixer input section of Cubase. 10. If you press a key on your midi-controller, you will hear sound streaming directly from GigaStudio into Cubase. 11. You can add any plugins in VST to set effects on the sound streaming from GigaStudio.
CUBASE (ASIO v.2.0) After launching Cubase, go to ‘System’ under the ‘Audio’ Menu. Select ‘ASIO2.0- GIGAStation’ for the Audio Device and ‘GIGAStation Clock’ for the Audio Clock Source.
Specifications: 1. Output LEVEL: -10dBV Unbalanced, -10dBV Nominal, +6.5dBV Max 2. Output Impedance: 100 ohm 3. Output Attenuation: Analog -34.5dB ~ 0dB, 0.5dB Step Size 4. Master Output Attenuation: Analog -34.5dB ~ 0dB, 0.5dB Step Size 5. Sample Rate: 32KHz, 44.1KHz, 48KHz 6. D/A Specs: 1) Resolution: 2) Dynamic Range: 3) THD+N: 4) Frequency Response: 7.
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