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 Alpha-Link converter series, the pristine audio quality you expect from any SSL product. Should you ever
need assistance in setting up or using your MadiXtreme, Solid State Logic’s worldwide customer support team is easy to
contact via the Support section of the SSL website and is always happy to help.
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: www.solid-state-logic.com
Solid State Logic is committed to the development and marketing of top-class solutions for native PC and Mac based
digital audio recording systems.
The SSL MadiXtreme PCIe card, used in combination with our XLogic Alpha-Link audio converter products, provides a
flexible, top quality, high channel count audio solution for PC and Macintosh-based audio recording and editing systems.
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 Alpha-Link (or other device connected to the MadiXtreme). It is also a
good idea, after installation, to have the system switched on while you read this Reference Guide, so that you can
experiment with the features you read about. We trust that you will soon feel comfortable using your system. However,
should you need further help, the comprehensive Table of Contents and Index (located respectively at the beginning and
end of the manual) will provide convenient ways to check specific information whenever you need it.
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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