High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference audio interface with swappable I/O socket User’s Guide
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ESI Juli@ INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 5 Key Features................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Description of Juli@ .................................................................................................................... 6 * TIP. How to swap the Connectors? ........................
ESI Juli@ 5. DSP Quattro SE ................................................................................................................... 40 7. DirectWIRE 3.0 (PC only)......................................................................................................... 41 8. Specifications .............................................................................................................................. 44 9. General Information ........................................................
ESI Juli@ 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.
ESI Juli@ 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.
ESI Juli@ 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.
ESI Juli@ * TIP. 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.
ESI Juli@ 2. Detach the metal bracket from the card. 3. Hold the edges of the card and carefully separate the PCI card like shown on this picture. Caution: Don’t touch the chipsets on the card like shown on the following picture. Otherwise the card could be damaged.
ESI 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.
ESI Juli@ 5. Put the metal bracket to the card. 6. Tighten screws again (in opposite order).
ESI Juli@ 3. Hardware Installation 1. System Recommendation Juli@ is not simply a standard digital audio interface card, but a high-resolution device capable of advanced processing of audio content. Even though Juli@ is built to have low-CPU resource dependability, system specifications play a key part in the Juli@’s performance. Systems with more advanced components are generally recommended.
ESI Juli@ 2. Preparation for Hardware Installation The Juli@ and other components in the computer could easily be damaged by electrical shocks. You should use an anti-static device that can discharge the static electricity of your body to avoid potential static damage to the cards. The Juli@ card is shipped in an anti-static plastic pouch to protect it from static electricity - do not open the pouch before you install the card. 1.
ESI Juli@ Figure 3. Typical PC Motherboard Slot Configuration Figure 4. Removing the PCI Slot faceplate If the PCI slot is covered by a faceplate, you can remove it by removing the screw holding it in place or by prying it off with a screwdriver. Insert the Juli@ card into the PCI slot, firmly pushing the card into the slot until it is seated securely. Replace the screw, and tighten it. Figure 5. Juli@ Installed in a PCI slot 4. Close the computer case.
ESI Juli@ 4. Driver Installation 1. PC After completing the hardware installation for Juli@, you need to install its driver software to use it. The software installation is not very complicated, even for computer beginners. Just follow the steps below and you will complete it without hassle. The installation steps under Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and XP are a little bit different from each other. The installation procedure below was written for Windows XP.
ESI Juli@ search’ and click ‘Browse’ to find the accurate location of the driver. Then confirm your selection with ‘Next >’.
ESI Juli@ 3. On Windows 2000 and XP, there might appear a message about the “Windows Logo” test. You can simply ignore it and just select ‘Continue Anyway’. Even if Windows displays this message, the driver is completely tested and verified by us (ESI), so it is safe to use it. 4. Juli@ controller driver will be installed.
ESI 5. Windows will automatically install the Juli@ Audio driver now, with the same procedure.
ESI Juli@ When your system keeps asking restart the computer, just ignores that and continue to install. When all the necessary device drivers are installed and the system is not asking you to install any further drivers, restart the computer. 6. Checking your system. After you restart Windows, please confirm if the ‘ESI’ icon is on the system tray. Go to ‘My computer -> Console -> System -> Device Manager’. Check the devices under ‘Sound, video and game controllers’, if they are installed correctly.
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ESI Juli@ 2. Macintosh 1. After completing the hardware installation for Juli@, you need to install its driver software to use it. Drag "ESI192Driver-2.0.0.dmg" from your driver CD:\ESI\Juli@\MAC directory to the Macintosh. 2. Double click "ESI192Driver-2.0.0.dmg" file to expand the file. Then, Open "ESI192Driver2.0.0" and double click the .pkg file inside. 3. Doubleclicking on the "ESIAudioDriver-2.0.0.pkg" file launches the driver installation. You can see the ESIAudioDriver installer.
ESI Juli@ 5. Please follow the instructions on screen. Then select Continue button. 6. The Authenticate windows will appear. Then please enter your Password and select OK button. Then you can see also restart information window. And select Continue Installation button for driver installation. Then files are now copied to your system.
ESI Juli@ 7. After the software has been installed you must select the Restart button. 8. After the reboot, you can find the Ego Systems Control icon in the Applications directory of your HDD. It is the main control panel of Juli@.
ESI Juli@ 5. Juli@ Console 1. PC After you completed the hardware and driver installation for Juli@, you need to learn about the Juli@ Console. This console allows you to control your setup for Juli@. Juli@ is built for easy usage. All input and output controls in the console software are the same. So, if you learn about one control, you can use the others easily. After successfully installing Juli@’s hardware and driver, you can see the ESI logo icon on the system tray.
ESI Juli@ 1. File - Exit File – Exit will close the Juli@ Console window but it will not shut down the Console. You can always launch the Console by clicking ‘ESI’ icon on the system tray. 2. Config – Mouse Wheel Controls the increment at which the volume is adjusted when using a mouse wheel. The adjustment step is from 1 to 8. 3. Config – Latency Adjust the latency (also often referred as buffer size) of the Juli@.
ESI Juli@ 7. DirectWire (explained later in detail) 2. Input Panel Analog Input 1/2 This is where you can adjust the input monitoring level for the analog input 1/2. When you active ‘MON’ button of 1/2, the input monitoring level fader appears (displayed on the right picture). Now the analog input signal is routed to output 1,2 and you can monitor (listen to) the analog input signal in real-time. The monitoring level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys.
ESI Juli@ 3. Output Panel Analog Output 1/2 This is where you can control the output signal. The level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. S/PDIF Out This is where you can adjust output-monitoring level of the S/PDIF out/playback signal. When you active ‘MON’ button of S/PDIF Out, the S/PDIF output level fader will appear (displayed on the next picture).
ESI Juli@ MASTER FADER Allows you to change the level of the final output signal. The level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. MUTE Select this button to mute each signal source. 4. Sample Rate and Clock Sample Rate Selects the sample rate for Juli@. The green lit will indicate current sample rate. Juli@ supports 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 (kHz) as sample rates. Select ‘AUTO’ to match the sample rate of the played audio source automatically (a red light shows that AUTO is on).
ESI Juli@ 2. Macintosh After you completed the hardware and driver installation for Juli@, you need to learn about the Ego Systems Control utility for Juli@ which allows you to control the settings of the hardware. The software is built for easy usage. All input and output controls for each channel in the panel are similar. So, if you know how to control one channel, you can do that for the other channels easily as well. 1. Pull down Menu Ego Systems Control About: Ego System Control version information.
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ESI Juli@ 6. Setting in Applications This chapter contains basic configuration examples for some popular software applications. Please also refer to the manual of every audio software you use for detailed information. 1. PC 1. Windows Multimedia setup The Windows Multimedia setup is required if you want to use Juli@ as the main sound device for Windows multimedia applications. Go to ‘My computer-> Console -> Sounds and Audio Device Properties -> Audio’. Select the Juli@ driver as your playback device.
ESI Juli@ 2. Tracktion Juli@ comes bundled with Tracktion. In Tracktion, select ‘Settings’ then go to the ‘audio devices’ tab. Choose ‘Juli@’ as Playback and Record device. You can use Tracktion as ASIO or MME/Direct sound application.
ESI Juli@ 3. Cubase After launching Cubase, go to ‘Device -> Device Setup -> VST Multitrack’. Select ‘ASIO 2.0 – Juli@’ as ASIO device. Then go to ‘Default MIDI Ports’ and select Juli@ MIDI. Note: clicking ASIO Control Panel will not do anything here. Make sure you click the ‘Apply’ button after changing the settings.
ESI Juli@ 4. Cakewalk SONAR There are few steps to configure SONAR, which supports either WDM or ASIO drivers. After launching SONAR, go to ‘Options > Audio’ … 1. WDM/KS mode – Change the settings as shown below.
ESI Juli@ The input and output drivers have to matching each other. Restart SONAR after the settings have changed. 2. ASIO mode *SONAR 2.2 and newer supports ASIO. With Juli@, ASIO is recommended instead of WDM when you use SONAR. First, change the ‘Driver Mode’ to ASIO on the ‘Advanced’ tab of as shown below. Then, restart SONAR. Then, change the settings as shown below.
ESI Juli@ *Warning: Enabling SONAR’s software Input monitoring may introduce feedback loops. You MUST disable/mute Juli@ input monitoring before using SONAR’s software input monitoring.
ESI Juli@ 5. Wavelab After launching Wave Lab, go to ‘Options -> Preference -> Audio Card’. Select either ‘MMEWDM 1-Juli@ Ch12’ or ‘ASIO 2.0 –Juli@’. 6. Giga Studio (v. 2.20.42 or higher) After launching GIGASTUDIO, select ‘Settings’ from the menu on the left. On the right section, select ‘Juli@ -GSIF’ for the hardware. Also, make sure to use the same sample rate and bit depth as in your sequencer software.
ESI Juli@ 2. Macintosh 1. Audio MIDI setup You can find AudioMIDI Setup on your HDD in the Applications\Utilities directory. It is a basic application for audio input, output and MIDI configuration. Select ESI Juli@ device as the default audio input/output device as shown below. 2. Cubase SX After launching Cubase, go to ‘Device Setup’ ->’VST Multitrack’. Select ‘ESI Juli@’ as ASIO Driver for ASIO driver.
ESI Juli@ 3. Tracktion We provide Traction as bundle software. In Tracktion, select ‘Settings’ then ‘audio devices’ tab. Choose ‘ESI Juli@’ as Output and Input Device. 4. Tassman ESI We provide Tassman ESI as bundle software. In Tassman ESI, select ‘Preferences’ then you can setup ‘Audio Settings’ and ‘MIDI Settings’. Choose ‘ESI Juli@’ as Audio and MIDI device.
ESI Juli@ 5. DSP Quattro SE We provide i3 S.r.l’s DSP-Quattro as bundle software. In DSP-Quattro, select ‘Option’ then ‘Audio setting’. Choose ‘ESI Juli@’ as Playback and Record device.
ESI Juli@ 7. DirectWIRE 3.0 (PC only) 1. What is DirectWIRE? DirectWIRE is a 100% purely digital wire! DirectWIRE is a driver technology, developed by ESI, which can be used for routing audio streams internally within applications using EWDM Audio MIDI Drivers exclusively developed by ESI. With the DirectWIRE router, an application can record from other application’s audio outputs without external wiring or any loss of data when they are running at the same time.
ESI Juli@ GSIF section represents GSIF application like GigaStudio. * Some applications support multiple driver modes. 3. DirectWIRE Examples EX1. Recording from WinAmp(MME) to WaveLab(MME) Caution; If you want to record what's played back in Winamp, but don't want to hear the sound, you should click the OUT button in the MME section so it'll change to OFF, e.g.: EX2. Recording from WinAmp(MME) to SONAR(WDM) EX3.
ESI Juli@ EX4. Recording from GigaStudio(GSIF) to SONAR(WDM) EX5. Recording from GigaStudio(GSIF) to Cubase(ASIO) EX6. Let's say you want to quickly dub some vocal over an audio track. It's very simple with DirectWIRE 3.0, you just have to make connections similar to these.
ESI Juli@ 8. Specifications 1. Analog Inputs * Unbalanced Part 1) Connector Type : Gold-plated RCA female (line in 1 and 2) 2) Peak level : 0dBFS @ +6dBV (-10dBV nominal) 3) Impedance : 10k ohms minimum * Balanced Part 1) Connector Type : 1/4" female TRS-type, balanced or unbalanced(line in 1 and 2) 2) Peak level : 0dBFS @ +20dBu (+4dBu nominal) 3) Impedance : 10k ohms minimum 2.
ESI Juli@ 9. General Information 1. Trademarks ESI, and Juli@ are trademarks of Ego Systems Inc. and ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 2. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
