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Realtime Rack Manual Chapter 3: System Setup 37

Realtime Rack Software Conﬁguration

To properly communicate with the hardware, software settings within the Realtime Rack

application must be conﬁgured for the Realtime Rack system.

To conﬁgure the system settings:

1. Conﬁrm that the Realtime Rack hardware is properly connected and powered.

2. Launch the Realtime Rack software. Open the application by clicking its

icon (shown at right) in the Mac OS X Dock. The software opens and ﬁlls the

screen.

3. Click the View menu in the upper left corner (INSERTS is displayed here by de-

fault) and select SETTINGS from the drop menu. The HARDWARE tab, containing

the system settings, is displayed.

Sample Rate

4. From the SAMPLE RATE drop menu, set the sample rate to 48 kHz to match the

Soundcraft Vi console system sample rate.

Clock Source

5. From the CLOCK SOURCE drop menu, specify the system clock to be used for

digital audio synchronization. This setting is usually set to MADI (except when us-

ing external Word Clock).

MADI Bank

6. From the MADI CHANNELS drop menu, specify the 16-channel MADI bank to be

processed by Realtime Rack. This setting should match the channels speciﬁed in

the Soundcraft Vi console.

7. If multiple Realtime Rack units are connected concurrently, they are automatically

assigned to the next set of 16 MADI channel banks. To change the order and pro-

cessing bank used by Realtime Rack, drag and drop the Unit Buttons up or down

until they are in the correct order. Use Identify Unit buttons to identify the current

assignments of each unit.

Note: The physical MADI cable ordering must match the ordering set with the

Unit Buttons.

The Realtime Rack system is now conﬁgured and ready for use.