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User Manual v1.0

Contents
DLC SUMMARY 4
INSTALLATION 5
 MacInstallaon    6
 WindowsInstallaon   9
 Faderlinkinstallaon   12
DLC OPERATION 13
 ControlSurfaceInterface  14
 AudioRoung    15
 VCAFunconality   16
 FaderlinkInterface   17
 AnalogueAutomaon   18
 Firmware&Support   19

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DLC SUMMARY
TheDualLayerControlModulegivesyoucontroloveranalogueand
digitalworldsfromtheheartoftheconsole.Intheanaloguelayer,
itprovidesintuiveanalogueautomaonaswellasanextrasetof
lineinputsandoutputs.IntheDAWlayer,itprovides a powerful
arrayofDAWcontrolfeatures,rightatyourngerps.Theseinclude
eightbankablefaders,transportcontrol,trackrecordenable,pan
control,auxsends,andplug-inmanipulaon.
TheeightchannelsofanalogueVCAautomaon,letyouaddmovement
andnessetoyourconsolemixbalances.TheVCAscanbeindividually
routedtosubgroups1-8orindependentlineinputsandoutputs,that
canbepatchedtoanyinsertpointontheconsoleforulmateexibility.
VCAautomaoniscontrolledviaourproprietaryFaderlinkplugin
(64-BitAAX,VST &AudioUnit,supportedbyallpopularDAWs),
allowingyoutorecord,editandrecalleightchannelsofVCAautomaon
directlyfromyourDAWsession,providingvisualrepresentaonof
volumeandmutealteraons.
The DLC has the ability to jump between the analogue and DAW
layersatanymewithoutalteringyourlevels,lengyouquickly
adjustsengswithoutinterrupngyourworkow.TheDAWlayer
isconnectedviatheHUITM protocolandsupports:Cubase,Nuendo,
LogicProXandProTools.

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ThissecongoesthroughtheinstallaonprocessfortheDLC
moduleonyourcomputer,allowingyoutomakeuseofthe
AnalogueAutomaonandControlSurfacefunconality.
INSTALLATION

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Mac installation
PHYSICAL CONNECTION
To physicallyconnectDLCtoyourcomputer,
plugastandardCAT5Ethernetcableintothe
portlocatedabovetheDLCNetworksckeron
therearoftheconsole,andtheotherendinto
yourcomputer(orrouter/switch).
DLC CONNECT APP
To achievecommunicaonbetweenDLCand
theMac,theDLCConnectappisneeded.This
createsthenecessaryMIDIportsforyourDAW
toconnecttoDLC.Thisappcanbedownloaded
fromourwebsiteat:
audient.com/products/consoles/ASP8024-HE/
downloads
Oncedownloaded,dragtheDLCConnecticon
intotheApplicaonfolder.
MacintoshHD>Applicaons
Itispossibletoopentheapplicaonautomacally
onlogin,makingitquickertogetsetupeach
methecomputerisbootedup.
Opentheapp,thenrightclickontheappicon
inthedock,navigatetoopons,thenselect
OpenatLogin.
Alternativelygoto:SystemPreferences >
Accounts>[AccountName]>LoginItemsTab
>Add NewApplicaons(+ Buon) >Browse
andselectDLCconnect.

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MAC Installation
SETTING MANUAL IP ADDRESSES
Ifyouaren’tusingDHCPtoautomacallysetIPaddresses,
youmustsetthemmanuallyontheDLCandMactoensure
thetwodevicesarecommunicangcorrectly.
SystemPreferences>Network>EthernetTab>Congure
IPv4Manually Example:
Choose a uniqueIPaddress
bychanging‘X’to a number
between1-254,inthe
followingIPaddress:
192.168.100.X
This‘X’numbermustbe
dierenton theDLCmodule
andthecomputer.
SettheSubnetMaskto
255.255.255.0
Werecommendleaving
Routersengsblank.
OntheDLCModule,press
theSetupBuon.TheOLED
displayswillshowtherstpage
oftheconsolesetup.
UsingthePageKeysunderneath
the rst encoder, page to the
rightandensurethatUseDHCP
issettoNOinthenextmenu.
SetupBuon
NETWORKING THEORY
Onanetwork,devicesmusthaveaunique“address”toensuretheycancommunicate,this
isknownasanIPaddress.Youwillneedtodecidewhetheryournetworkwillautomacally
assignIPaddressestoconnecteddevices,orifyouwillmanuallyassignthemyourself.
IfconnecngDLCtoyourcomputerdirectly,youwillmostlikelywanttosettheIPaddresses
manually,howeverifconnecngDLCtoalargernetwork,typicallytheIPaddresswillbe
automacallyassignedusing“DHCP”(youwillcommonlyhaveusedthiswithoutrealising
whenconnecngtothingslikeWiFinetworks).

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MAC Installation
Pagerightagaintoreachthe
IPaddressscreenandusethe
encoderstosettheIPaddressto:
192.168.100.X
(ensuringthat‘X’isdierentto
thatofthecomputer).
Onthefollowingpages,setthe
SubnetMaskto:
255.255.255.0
ThensetthePortto:
1212
PresstheSetupButtonagain
toexitsetupandsavethese
sengs.
SETTING AUTOMATIC IP ADDRESS (USING DHCP)
IfyouhaveconnectedDLCtoanetworkusingDHCPtoautomacallyassignIPaddresses,
thenyouwillneedtosetDLCtouseDHCP.
OnthesecondpageoftheSetupMenu,ensurethattheUseDHCPoponissettoYES,
andthatyourMacisconguredtouseDHCPintheNetworkSystemPreferences(by
defaultyourMacshouldbesettouseDHCP).
PresstheSetupBuonagaintoexitsetupandsavethesesengs.
Connected Disconnected
DLC CONNECT
Oncenetworksengshavebeennalised,
reboottheconsoleandthecomputer.On
reboong,DLCConnectshouldopenand
theconsoleshouldbelisted.Highlight
theconsolewithintheapp,andclickthe
connectbuon.
You rDLCmoduleshouldnowbe
connectedtoyourMacandreadyfor
conguraonasaHUIcontrolsurfaceand
analogueautomaonplaorm.
TheDLCconnectappiconinthemenubar
willdisplaytheconnecvitystatus,with
ablackiconindicangDLCisconnected,
andagreyedouticonindicangDLCis
disconnected.

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Windows Installation
PHYSICAL CONNECTION
To physicallyconnectDLCtoyourcomputer,
plugastandardCAT5Ethernetcableintothe
portlocatedabovetheDLCNetworksckeron
therearoftheconsole,andtheotherendinto
yourcomputer(orrouter/switch).
DLC CONNECT APP
To achievecommunicaonbetweenDLCand
thePC,theDLCConnectappisneeded.This
createsthenecessaryMIDIportsforyourDAW
toconnecttoDLC.Thiscanbedownloaded
fromourwebsiteat:
audient.com/products/consoles/ASP8024-HE/
downloads
Oncedownloaded,doubleclickon thele to
begintheinstallaonprocess.
To enabletheapplicaonto boot uponuser
login:
FindtheDLCConnectappintheStartMenu,
rightclickonitandcreateashortcut.
Rightclickontheshortcutandcopyit.
PressWindowsKey+R,andtype“shell:common
startup”,thiswillopenafoldercontainingthe
startupappsforallusersofthecomputer.
RightclickinsidethewindowandpastetheDLC
Connectshortcut.DLCConnectwillnowopen
uponuserlogin.

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Windows Installation
SETTING MANUAL IP ADDRESSES
Ifyouaren’tusingDHCPtoautomacallyassignIP
addresses,youmustmanuallysetthemtoensurethe
twodevicesarenetworkedcorrectly.
ControlPanel>NetworkandInternet>Networkand
SharingCentre>ChangeAdapterSengs
Inthiswindow,rightclickonEthernetandselect
Properes.Fromthelistofconnecons,ndIPv4and
clickproperes.HereyoucanchangetheIPaddress.
Example:
Choosea unique IPaddressbychanging ‘X’
toanumberbetween1-254,inthefollowing
IPaddress:
192.168.100.X
This‘X’numbermustbedierentontheDLC
moduleandthecomputer.
SettheSubnetMaskto255.255.255.0
WerecommendleavingDefaultGateway
sengsblank
OntheDLCModule,press
theSetupBuon.TheOLED
displayswillshowtherstpage
oftheconsolesetup.
UsingthePageKeysunderneath
the rst encoder, page to the
rightandensurethatUseDHCP
issettoNO.
SetupBuon
NETWORKING THEORY
Onanetwork,devicesmusthaveaunique“address”toensuretheycancommunicate,this
isknownasanIPaddress.Youwillneedtodecidewhetheryournetworkwillautomacally
assignIPaddressestoconnecteddevices,orifyouwillmanuallyassignthemyourself.
IfconnecngDLCtoyourcomputerdirectly,youwillmostlikelywanttosettheIPaddresses
manually,howeverifconnecngDLCtoalargernetwork,typicallytheIPaddresswillbe
automacallyassignedusing“DHCP”(youwillcommonlyhaveusedthiswithoutrealising
whenconnecngtothingslikeWiFinetworks).

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Windows Installation
Pagerightagaintoreachthe
IPaddressscreenandusethe
encoders to set the IP address
to:
192.168.100.X
(ensuringthat‘X’isdierentto
thatofthecomputer).
Onthefollowingpages,setthe
SubnetMaskto:
255.255.255.0
SetthePortto:
1212
PresstheSetupBuonagainto
exitsetupandsaveyoursengs.
Connected Disconnected
SETTING AUTOMATIC IP ADDRESS (USING DHCP)
IfyouhaveconnectedDLCtoanetworkusingDHCPtoautomacallyassignIPaddresses,
thenyouwillneedtosetDLCtouseDHCP.
OnthesecondpageoftheSetupMenu,ensurethattheUseDHCPoponissettoYES,
andthatyourPCisconguredtouseDHCPinthePCNetworksengs(bydefaultyour
PCshouldbesettouseDHCP).
PresstheSetupBuonagaintoexitsetupandsavethesesengs.
DLC CONNECT
Oncenetworksengshavebeennalised,
reboottheconsoleandthecomputer.On
reboong,DLCConnectshouldopenand
theconsoleshouldbelisted.Highlight
theconsolewithintheapp,andclickthe
connectbuon.
You rDLCmoduleshouldnowbe
connectedtoyourPCandreadyfor
conguraonasaHUIcontrolsurfaceand
analogueautomaonplaorm.
TheDLCconnectappiconintheSystem
Traywilldisplaytheconnecvitystatus,
with a blackiconindicatingDLCis
connected,andagreyedouticonindicang
DLCisdisconnected.

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Faderlink Installation
Faderlinkisasimpleandelegantsoluontotheproblemofintegranganalogueautomaon
withinDigitalAudioWorkstaonprojects,withouttheneedforadedicatedconsolecomputer.
FaderlinkpresentsyouwithaFaderandCutswitchwhichcanbeautomatedinthesamewayas
anyotherpluginparameterinyourworkstaon(seepage17).
-DownloadtheFaderlinkplugininstallerfromourwebsite:
audient.com/products/consoles/ASP8024-HE/downloads
-CloseyourDigitalAudioWorkstaonapplicaons.
-Doubleclickonthedownloadedletoopentheinstaller,thenfollowtheinstrucons.
-Onceinstalled,relaunchyourDAWandFaderlinkshouldappearinthelistofplugins.
ON THE CONSOLE
TheDLCmodulemusthaveit’sAnalogueAutomaonModesettoFaderlink.PresstheSetup
Buon,thenusethesecondencodertoselectFaderlinkastheAnalogueAutomaonMode.
PresstheSetupBuonagaintosavethesengs.

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ThisseconoutlinesthedierentfeaturesoftheDLCmodule
andhowtousethem,aswellashowtousetheFaderlinkPlugin.
DLC OPERATION

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Control surface Interface
ChannelEncoders
PageLe&Right
Programmable
FunconBuons
ChannelSelect
Mode
CycleTogglefor
DAWLooping
Insert DAW
Marker
DAWNudge
Encoder&Display
FlipforCh5-8
ChannelBank
(NudgewithShi)
EncoderMode
Insert
Customisaon
Mul-Funcon
AssignKey
SetupMenu
DAWLayer
DAWNavigaon
(ZoomwithShi)
ShiKey
Jog/Shule
Wheel
ScrubBuon
OLEDChannel
Displays
Transport
Panel
DAW
Meters
Thecontrolsurfacefunconsoperatedierentlydependingon
yourchoiceofDAW.Forinstruconsonhowtoimplementthe
control featureswithin yourworkstaon, please refer to the
DAWspeciccontrolsurfacemanualsfoundonlineat:
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Audio routing
DLChaseightlineinputsandoutputs,labelledthe
DLCVCAInputs/Outputs.Theseareaccessible
ontherear oftheconsoleonDB25 connectors
(locaondependsonconsoleconguraon).
METERS
Displaysthelevelofthesignalcomingfromthe
source,unlesstheDAWMetersswitchonthe
controlsurfaceisengaged.
METERS POST VCA
SwitchesthemetersbetweenPreandPostfader.
SOURCE
TheaudiocanbesourcedfromtheDLCVCA
InputsortheeightSubGroupsontheconsole.If
SGRPisselected,itbreaksthesignaltothatSub
Group,unlessitisalsoselectedasthedesnaon
onthatchannel.
DEST
The eight DLC channels can be assigned to the
DLCVCAOutputsortheSubGroups.IfSGRPis
engaged,itwillreplaceallotherchannelsrouted
totheSubGroup,unlesstheSourcebuonisalso
settoSGRP.
PAN
Panstheaudiointhemix.
MIX
AssigntheoutputoftheDLCchanneltotheMix
Bus.Youcanthereforeroutethelinelevelsources
directlytomix,eecvelyaddingafurthereight
channelstotheconsole.
SELECT
Selectsthechannel,forusewithUnityandAuto
SafeMode,aswellasintheDAWLayer.
CUT
Cutsthechannel,canbeautomatedinthe
AnalogueLayer,andusedintheDAWLayer.
SOLO
SolosthechannelinAnalogueandDAWLayers.
Thiscannotbeautomated.
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To inserttheDLCchannel
intoaSubGroupand
automateit’svolume,
ensurethatboththeSource
andDesnaonbuonsare
switchedtoSGRP.
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VCA Functionality
TherearetwobuonsontherightseconofDLC
thatareapplicableintheAnalogueLayerwhen
usinganalogueautomaon.
AUTO SAFE
SelectAutoSafethenpressSelectonany
channelthatyouwanttocompletelyisolatefrom
automaoncontrol.Idealfortryingoutanewride
beforerecordingapassofautomaon
UNITY
SelectUnitythenpressselectonanychannelthat
youwanttoxatunitygain(0dB).
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VCA FADER
Thisfaderisnotintheaudiopathoftheconsole
but rather acts as a control fader, sending
D.C. control voltage changes, which provides
aenuaon,muteand +10dBofgain “in-hand”
aboveunityfortheanalogueaudiopath.
TheVCAanalogueautomaonfunconalityis
parcularlyusefulforautomangthevolumeofa
signalpostanaloguedynamicsprocessing.
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Faderlink Interface
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CHANNEL CUT BUTTON
Cutstheaudioforthischannel.Thismimicsthe
MuteBuonontheselectedchannelonthe
DLCmodule.
CHANNEL FADER
ControlsthevolumeoftheVCAfader,operang
between-infand+10dB.Thisfadermimicsthe
VCAfaderontheselectedchannelontheDLC
module.
CHANNEL SELECTION MENU
SelecttheDLCchannelthatyouwanttosave
thechannelautomaonfor.
DEVICE MENU
Selecttheappropriatedevicefromthemenu.
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MIDI IN MENU*
SelecttheMIDIInputforAutomaon
MIDI OUT MENU*
SelecttheMIDIOutputforAutomaon
SCRIBBLE STRIP
Allowsyoutonamethechannel,thiswillappear
onthecorrespondingchannelontheDLCOLED
displays.
*SetthesetoASP8024-DLCAutomaon.
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Analogue Automation
Foranalogueautomationfunctionality,first
ensuretheDLChastheAnalogueAutomaon
ModesettoFaderlinkintherstpageofthe
SetupMenu,thenfollowtheseinstruconsfor
eachDLCchannelyouwanttoautomate:
1. SetthedesiredaudioroungusingtheSource
andDestbuons.
2.InyourDAW,addaFaderlinkPlugininstance
toanytrack.Thiscanbeatrackwithorwithout
regionspresent.Ifautomangagroupfromyour
DAWoranindividualtrack,itwouldmakesense
toputtheFaderlinkpluginonthosetracksto
keepthingsorganised.Alternavelyasingle
trackcouldbe created witheightinstances
ofFaderlink,sothatallautomationdatais
containedonthesametrack.
3.SettheDevicetoASP8024-DLCandensure
thattheMIDIInandOuthaveautomacallyset
toASP8024-DLCAutomaon.
4.SetthechannelnumbertotheVCAfaderyou
wanttocontrolontheDLCmodule,andname
thechannelbydoubleclickingontheScribble
Stripandtypingthename.
5. EnsurethatAutoSafeandUnityaredisengaged
onthechannel.
6.FortheDAWtrackthatcontainstheFaderlink
plugin(s),settheautomaonmodeappropriately
(e.g.Touch,LatchorWrite).
7.Beginplaybackandridethefader(andcut)
towritetheautomaon.

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Firmware & Support
Whenupdatesarereleasedforyourconsoletoimprovecontrolsurface
workow,bugxesandaddnewfeatures,youmayneedtoupdatethe
consolermware.
FirmwarelesarepackagedaspartoftheDLCConnectAppdownload,
sodownloadthelatestversionfromourwebsiteandfollowthesimple
instruconsprovided.
By registeringyour console,you can be noedvia emailwhen new
updatesaremadeavailable.PleasevisittheRegistraonSeconofthe
mainASP8024-HEmanualformoreinformaon.
Ifyouareexperiencinganyissues,pleasecontactoursupportteamvia
emailat:
[e-mail]