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CONTENTS
Important Information......................................................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Disclaimer/Warning ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Warranty Terms............................................................................................................................................... 6
FCC Class B Statement...................................................................................................................................... 6
CE Mark Statement .......................................................................................................................................... 6
A Note on this Manual ..................................................................................................................................... 6
1 Product Overview.......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Typical usage........................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 The miniDSP concept............................................................................................................................ 8
1.3 Choosing the right miniDSP .................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 Choosing a plugin ................................................................................................................................. 9
2 The miniDSP Workflow................................................................................................................................ 10
3 Installation and setup.................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Software installation .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Windows .................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.2 Mac OS X .................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Hardware connectivity ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.1 Analog input and output ............................................................................................................. 14
3.2.2 Digital input and output.............................................................................................................. 15
3.2.3 DC Power.................................................................................................................................... 15
3.2.4 USB............................................................................................................................................. 16
3.3 Gain structure .................................................................................................................................... 16
3.3.1 To change input sensitivity.......................................................................................................... 17
3.3.2 To change output gain ................................................................................................................ 17
3.4 Synchronizing with the processor ....................................................................................................... 18
4 Configuring the processor............................................................................................................................ 19
4.1 Master volume setting........................................................................................................................ 20
4.2 Input tab ............................................................................................................................................ 20
4.3 Routing tab......................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4 Output tab ......................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.1 Channel strip layout.................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.2 Channel label.............................................................................................................................. 23
4.4.3 Gain control and level monitoring............................................................................................... 23
4.4.4 Crossover.................................................................................................................................... 24
4.4.5 Parametric EQ............................................................................................................................. 26
4.4.6 Compressor ................................................................................................................................ 28
4.4.7 Invert and mute.......................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.8 Time delay.................................................................................................................................. 29
4.5 Custom biquad programming ............................................................................................................. 30
4.5.1 What’s a “biquad? ...................................................................................................................... 30
