Using Ergo in several DAW Environments, Foolproof set up

6. Using ERGO in several DAW Environments

The following are tips that you probably already know, but it would be a good idea to read them as a refresher. You know the old adage...better safe than sorry.

•Turn Off your speakers before turning Off ERGO Otherwise, you may experience a pop as ERGO’s power rails come crashing down to zero volts!

•Always turn Off your computer when unplugging ERGO You must shut down your computer any time you wish to connect or disconnect ERGO. Failure to do so may cause damage to your computer or ERGO’s FireWire ports.

•If you are using PC ASIO hardware now

If you are currently using an ASIO driver on a PC, use ERGO in SPDIF Digital mode or Analog mode unless you are sure your system can function properly with multiple ASIO drivers.

•If you want to add ERGO to your current PC DAW hardware setup.

Use WDM mode, which supports multiple hardware devices. Please remember this set up is the least desirable it terms of system performance versus ASIO mode.

•Foolproof set up

The easiest set up is already having a working DAW, FireWire and/or USB interfaces. But, if you’re not so lucky, then the next easiest set up is either Analog mode where you provide your left and right mix outputs to ERGO’s Analog Inputs and extremely high performance digital converters, or Digital mode where you use the SPDIF output of your DAW hardware and connect to the SPDIF Input of your ERGO system.

•Multiple FireWire interfaces on Apple machines

ForMac OS 10.5 or greater, you can use FireWire with ERGO even if you have other FireWire audio devices.

•Reboot and power cycle your system

If after configuring your system you find something is not working correctly, reboot your computer, and turn the power off then on to ensure that all changes take effect.

Now, Let’s Begin

ERGO has been designed to provide maximum flexibility when used in a DAW environment. Due to driver limitations on both Mac and PC platforms, we provide the following guidelines to ensure that your DAW experience is transparent and trouble-free.

6.1Scenario 1: I have a rockin’ DAW If your DAW is currently set up so that your works great, everything is routed just so, and recommend using ERGO in any mode but FireWire Because if you are using a PC, there is a good chance

DAW is using an ASIO driver with your recording hardware. most cases, only a single ASIO driver can be enabled in PC systems. Using ERGO’s ASIO driver will effectively disable your rockin’ DAWs recording hardware and change your DAW from bliss to bust. So do one of the following: recording hardwarelife is bliss, then wemode. Why?that yourIn

•If your current hardware has SPDIF Out, take this SPDIF Out and connect it to ERGO’s SPDIF In. Set your main mix bus in your DAW to use the SPDIF outputs (that is your main L/R Outs). This allows you to use ERGO’s awesome D/A converters, eliminates any driver hassles and provides the ultimate in compatibility. ERGO’s SPDIF Input can handle incoming sample rates from 32-96 kHz. There are no settings to change on ERGO. ERGO will automatically figure out that SPDIF is connected and begin processing signals from that port. By the way, if you have Pro Tools, this is the preferred connection route.