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How to Setup SuperRack Performer with DiGiCo Consoles with Remote Control

Aug 25, 2024

To setup SuperRack Performer with DiGiCo consoles with remote control, follow the steps below:

  • What you need

    Let’s start with a list of all hardware, software and peripherals you will need to set this up:

    1. One DiGiCo SD or Quantum console, equipped with an ASIO/Core Audio compatible I/O (UB Madi for example), running DiGiCo SD / Quantum software v1742 and above.
    2. A Windows/Mac computer with a network port (or with a network adapter) running SuperRack Performer (V14.30 and above)
    3. A USB Flash Drive for Waves licenses (optional).
    4. One CAT5e/CAT6 network cables.
  • Installation and Activation
    • Installation
      1. First, make sure that your computer fully supports running SuperRack Performer and your Waves plugin versions.
      2. Install and activate Waves licenses on your host computer:
        1. Download and install Waves Central
        2. Launch Waves Central and login to your Waves account
        3. On the ‘Install Products’ tab, Select SuperRack Performer and your plugins and/or bundles.
        4. Click “Install”.
    • License Activation
      1. In Waves Central, go to the ‘Licenses’ tab, and select ‘Not Activated’.
      2. Select the licenses for SuperRack Performer and your plugins and/or bundles.
      3. On the right panel, select the Target Device for Licenses. Either the computer or a USB flash drive.
      4. Click on Activate.

      For non-waves VST3 installation and activation, follow the instructions of your selected vendors.

  • Audio and Control Connections
    1. Connect your ASIO/Core audio compatible I/O to your computer.
    2. Connect a CAT5e/CAT6 cable between your DiGiCo console network port/switch to your computer’s network port or to a USB>Ethernet adapter, if your computer doesn’t have a network port.
  • Set up Waves on the Console and SuperRack Performer
    1. On your DiGiCo, go to Options > Console.
    2. Make sure Enable External Waves is set to Yes and that the console network port is selected.
    3. The default selected mode is Legacy, which is not supported with SuperRack Performer. Click on ProLink and power cycle the console.
    4. Launch SuperRack Performer.
    5. In the Controllers pane, add ProLink Console Remote.
    6. Select the correct network port manually. The console should appear in the list.
    7. Checkmark ‘Assign’ – status will change to ‘Connected’.
    8. A session load command will pass from the console to SuperRack. If there is no matching session in SuperRack’s integrated sessions folder, SuperRack will load an empty session.

      SuperRack Performer Integrated session folder location:
      • C:\Users\Public\Waves Audio\SuperRack Performer\Integrated Sessions
      • Mac HD > Users > Shared > Waves Audio > SuperRack SoundGrid Performer > Integrated Sessions
  • Route Racks

    Now that your devices are assigned, you can route audio to the racks manually or automatically. To route automatically, go to the menu at the top left corner and choose Auto-Route.

    Choose which bank to route to, A or B.

    SuperRack will now patch racks to the card in fixed routing. 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, etc.

    If you require a different routing scheme, you can patch racks manually. Refer to the SuperRack Performer manual for more information on routing.

  • ProLink features
    • Session/Snapshots sync: Loading a session on the DiGiCo console prompts loading the corresponding session in SuperRack Performer. Same goes for snapshots. Firing a snapshot on the console recalls the corresponding snapshot in the SuperRack Performer session.
    • Touch & Turn control: This function allows you to control selected plugin parameters using the DiGiCo console. Control applies to one plugin at a time.
    • Sync to console global tempo: This function allows time-based Waves plugins to sync to the console’s global tempo and tempo changes in snapshots.
    • Unattended/Live lock: When locking the console in unattended mode, SuperRack surface locks as well.
    • Loopback: if SuperRack is shut down or in the rare event of a software crash, the console will skip the SuperRack inserts an audio will continue to flow, unprocessed.

    ProLink features available only in SuperRack SoundGrid:

    • PFL/Solo function (solo display insert/output)

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