ESI Waveterminal 2496 Specifications

2CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW------------------------------------------------------------- 3 FEATURES-------------------------------------------------------

11The wiring method for unbalanced connections with XLR connectors to unbalanced RCA/Phono phone connectors using a coaxial cable (1 wire + shield) i

122-PIN HEADER LAYOUT The on-board header pins provide more I/O ports to make the WT2496 the centerpiece of your audio production. If you plan on usi

133. SYNC IN/SYNC OUT These pins are used for synchronizing the WT 2496 with other ESI products. 4. S/B IN Connect a digital audio output header pin

14SPDIF_EXT *WT2496’s number (1,2) I ndicates signal (1) a nd ground (2). SB Live Value

154. Driver Installation About the E-WDM Driver: WDM (Windows Driver Model) is the new driver model from Microsoft. It was initially designed to

161. Windows 2000 1. Turn your computer’s main power on. Windows will automatically detect that a new card has been installed and “Welcome to the fou

173. Insert the WT2496 E-WDM Driver floppy disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive A. Or insert the WT2496 E-WDM Driver CD into your computer’s

18 5. After rebooting the computer, your Waveterminal 2496 Audio Card is now ready to use.

192. Windows 98SE 1.Turn your computer’s main power on. Windows will automatically detect that a new card has been installed and “Add New Hardware W

205. Insert the Waveterminal 2496 Driver floppy disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive A. Or insert the Waveterminal 2496 Driver CD into your co

31. Overview Thank you for choosing the Waveterminal 2496. You have made the best choice in audio interface cards, as you will find out shortly. T

21 6. After rebooting the computer, your Waveterminal 2496 Card is now ready to use. Please read the README.TXT file included in the driver diskett

225. WT2496 Control Panel Reference If you have properly installed both the hardware and the software driver for the WT2496, your system will disp

23This will terminate the Waveterminal 2496 Control Panel Applet but it will not actually shut down the Control Panel. You can launch the Control Pan

24 INPUT/OUTPUT REFERENCE LEVELS 1. Level Faders Click and drag to change the input and output levels. For best results, you should sel

253. –10dBV Sets the nominal input and output levels to –10dBV for consumer audio applications. 4. BAL Select if you are using balanced lines. Bala

26 DIGITAL OUTPUT MIX MONITORING This is where you select the source that is routed to the Digital Output jacks of the WT2496. 1. Analog

27 OUTPUT MIX MODE When more than one output source is selected to be played back simultaneously in the Analog or Digital Output Mix Moni

28 CLOCK SOURCE Clock source is the time reference that determines precisely where each digital audio sample begins and ends. When you set a wrong cl

29 SB-LINK OUT This determines what’s being sent from the WT2496 to the SoundBlaster Live Value soundcard. 1. Coaxial In A source connected to the

30 SAMPLING RATE Sample rate determines the samples per second that is used to convert analog audio to digital audio. As most of you may know, sample

432-bit Internal Resolution With ASIO 2.0, GSI/F, and WDM driver-supported software, you can transfer digital audio data at a maximum 32-bit internal

316. Working with Applications GIGA STUDIO GigaStudio 160 V.2.2 or higher Note: You cannot use GigaSampler v1.6 with the Waveterminal 2496 EWDM d

32* Caution 1 You can use the multi client function in GigaStudio. Using the EWDM drivers with GigaStudio v2.2 can support the use of GigaStudio with

33CAKEWALK SONAR 1. Select 44.kHz from the "Control Desk" panel. 2. When running Sonar for the first time, it may display an error messa

34 7. Select the "General" tab. - Choose "Audio Driver Bit Depth = 24." - Sample rate = 44100 NOTE: If you want to choose anoth

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36CUBASE ASIO Setup Cubase VST 32 5.0 Goto Menu ‘Options’ => ‘Audio Setup’ => ‘System’ – ‘Audio System Setup’ ‘Audio I/O’->’ASIO Device’

37REASON 1. Select 44.1 from the "Control Desk" panel. 2. Start Reason. 3. Go to Edit -> Preferences. 4. Select "Page":

38LOGIC 1. Select 44.1 from the "Control Desk" panel. 2. Start Logic. 3. Go to "Audio"->"Audio Hardware & drivers.

397. Specifications 1. Input Level +4dBuBalanced: +4dBuNominal,+24du max. +4dBu Unbalanced: +4dBu Nominal, +18dBu max.

52. Hardware Installation To install all components of the WT2496 properly, you should install the PCI card first and make all audio and header pin

64. Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Operating System 5. UDMA 66/100 7200 rpm hard disk drive ABOUT THE MIDI TERMINAL 2120(OPTIONAL) The MIDI Termi

7WT2496 CARD INSTALLATION Waveterminal 2496 Before you begin using the WT2496 card, it is very important that you disable Advanced Power Management

8Optional MIDI Terminal 2120 MIDI Interface To install the MIDI Terminal 2120 card in your computer: 1. Turn off the computer power and remove th

93. External Connections The WT2496 has many features that can enhance your audio production environment. If you are serious about your digital audio

10 CABLES & ADAPTERS To make use of the WT2496’s balanced analog inputs and outputs, you should have the appropriate XLR to 1/4” TRS (tip-ring-sl