
1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of an SSL MadiXtreme PCIe audio card.
Please be assured that the SSL MadiXtreme will provide you with many years of reliable service and, in conjunction with the SSL XLogic
Please register your SSL MadiXtreme audio card on our website. This will ensure that you receive notifications of future software upgrades and other important information, and that your guarantee is registered. Registration will also make you eligible for technical support. The Solid State Logic home page is at:
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The SSL MadiXtreme PCIe card, used in combination with our XLogic
How to use this manual
The aim of this Reference Guide is to describe the MadiXtreme installation procedure as well as its advanced features, functionalities and setup options. Specific setup and recording examples are provided for a selection of popular DAW applications.
The SSL range of workstation partner products has been designed to make your recording life easy. As such, installing the MadiXtreme is simple and straightforward. If you are familiar with the computer environment, installing PCIe cards and the basics of recording and playing back digital audio, you can probably set your system up and feel comfortable running a session within minutes. However, reading this Reference Guide is highly recommended to make the most of the MadiXtreme’s capabilities.
Initially, please make sure you understand the Master Clock and Sample Rate concepts, and that you also understand the routing possibilities and functionalities of the
Reading conventions
Key commands, key combinations and key sequences
Software functionalities may be accessed through the use of computer keyboard keys or key combinations or sequences, as well as by using a mouse or other input device. In this manual computer keys will be shown between square brackets. For example, the key for the letter “A” will be written: [A]. Key combinations will be written using + signs. For example, pressing the “A” key while holding the “Control” key will be written as [Ctrl]+[A]. Successive key presses will be written as a succession of key names. For example, pressing the “3” key and then pressing the “*” key will be written as [3][*].
Screenshots
The appearance of the SSL and other software on your computer screen may be different from the screenshots in this manual. This could be because your SSL Soundscape hardware configuration is different, because you are using a different version of the operating system, or because you are using different display settings. The screenshots themselves were not always made using the software’s default settings.
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