SoundGrid Studio User Guide / Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to SoundGrid Studio
 - Part 1: Getting Started
 - Part 2: Top Bar
 - Part 3: Setup Window
- Setup Window Overview
- Network Controls
 - Device Racks: Assigning and Managing Network Devices
- I/O Devices Racks
 - I/O Device Racks Displays and Controls
 - I/O Devices Menu Items
 - SG Connect
 - I/O Sharing
- Connected Systems
 - System Inventory in Super Systems
 - Sharing a Device
 - Setting up Device Sharing
 - Shared Devices: Clocking Considerations
 - Patching Shared Devices
 - Patching Shared Output Devices
 - Shared and Un-Shared Devices in the Patch
 - Removing Shared Devices
 - If the Sharing Host Becomes Unavailable
 - Share Preamp Control
 
 - Servers
 - External Control Devices
 
 
 - Setting Sample Rate
 - Assigning I/O Devices Manually
 - Working Offline
 - Mixer Settings
 - User Interface Settings Section
 - Patch Window Sections
 - The Patch Grid
 - Mixer Layers
 - Mixer Channels
 - Mixer Layer Modes
 - Using Plugins
 - Monitor Panel
 - INCORPORATING MIDI
 - MACKIE CONTROL PROTOCOL
 - Setting Up Mackie HUI in a DAW
 
 - Setup Window Overview
 - Part 4: Patch Window
 - Part 5: Mixer Window
 - Appendix
 
 Part 3: Setup Window 
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Indicator  Possibilities  Function 
Slot Sequence 
Number 
Left rack 1–8   
Right rack 1–8 
Indicates the rack slot number. I/Os appear in the Patch window in this 
sequence. Use slot 1 of the right rack for assigning the DAW driver. 
Device Name 
Text entry  The device product name followed by a number is the default name. 
Change the device name by double-clicking on its Name Box. 
Devices Menu 
Drop-down menu  Used to add and remove devices from the slot and to set the device as 
clock master. 
Device Status 
On  Device is active. 
NA  Device is unavailable. Likely causes: 
• Device is assigned to another system. 
• Device or firmware is incompatible with current SoundGrid Studio 
software. 
• Device was previously assigned to this user but is not currently 
connected. 
Offline  A virtual device is assigned to this rack slot for offline preparation of 
sessions without I/Os connected. All device patching will be maintained 
when the session is launched on a complete system. 
Clock Source 
INT, SOE, AES, WC, DigiLink  Clock source of this device. 
Sample Rate 
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz  Sample rate of device. 
Clock Master 
M (Master) / (blank = slave)  Identifies the device as the clock master of the SOE network. 
Control Panel Access 
Gear button  Click to access device’s  control  panel to adjust preamps, configure 
channels, and control clock. Refer to the I/O device manufacturer’s user 
guide for more information. 










