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  • Page 1 ® LAYLA ® GINA Owner’s Manual Version 1.0.1 for Macintosh...

  • Page 2: What You Should Have Received In The Box

    Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing Echo Digital Audio. We think you’ll find your Echo product to be an extremely flexible, high-performance tool for your computer- based hard disk recording system. What You Should Have Received in the Box When you opened the box, you should have found the following: •...

  • Page 3: System Requirements

    • Peripheral audio equipment, such as a mixer, microphones, studio monitors, musical instruments, etc. Note: Your Echo product may not work properly if you have a processor upgrade card installed. Echo will not be able to supply technical support if you have a processor upgrade card installed.

  • Page 4: Installation

    Mac OS X installed. This is especially important. If Mac OS X is out of date, you may not be able to use your Echo product at all. To do this, open “Software Update” from the Apple menu. Download and install all of the updates, including updates for software like iTunes, iDVD, iMovie, QuickTime, GarageBand, etc.

  • Page 5: Installing The Pci Card

    Once you have logged in as an administrator, and installed the latest software updates, it is time to install the Echo hardware into your computer. Please refer to the section in your Power Mac manual for installing a PCI card.
  • Page 6 Plug one end of the cable into the connector on the Echo PCI card that now protrudes through the back panel of your computer, and secure the cable using the built-in screws located on both sides of the connector.

  • Page 7: Connecting To The Audio Interface

    Connecting to the Audio Interface Connecting to the Audio Interface The Layla3G and Gina3G audio interfaces contain a wide variety of connections that allow great flexibility in operation. For optimal performance, it is critical to use the appropriate cabling and connectors. Analog Inputs and Outputs –...
  • Page 8 Connecting to the Audio Interface Analog Inputs and Outputs – Gina3G Gina3G’s front panel has two universal inputs (#s 1 – 2) with meters and trim knobs, a green phantom power light (+48v), and an amber power indicator light. There is also a ¼” headphone output jack, with a corresponding volume knob, which monitors analog outputs 1 and 2.
  • Page 9 Connecting to the Audio Interface To use a microphone, plug the microphone’s XLR cable into any of the universal inputs. Whenever an XLR cable is connected to a universal input, the microphone preamp is enabled and the gain range of the trim knob is set to range from +10 to +58dB.
  • Page 10 You must choose either ADAT optical or S/PDIF (optical or RCA); you cannot use both simultaneously. This is set using the Digital Mode Switch, which can be found in the Echo Console. For more information, refer to the section of this manual that discusses the console software.
  • Page 11 Connecting to the Audio Interface S/PDIF Next to the Optical connectors is a pair of connectors labeled S/PDIF, IN and OUT. These S/PDIF connectors are used to transmit digital audio data between digital audio devices via an electrical signal. When connecting devices to the S/PDIF jacks, the use of standard analog RCA audio cables is not recommended.
  • Page 12 Connecting to the Audio Interface Word Clock (Layla3G only) Next to the S/PDIF ports on Layla3G’s back panel are the Word Clock connectors. These connectors allow you to synchronize one Layla3G to another Layla3G, or to other digital audio devices equipped with a Word Clock connector. The Word Clock I/O uses a BNC connector.

  • Page 13: Software Installation

    2. Insert the Echo3G Install CDROM into your CD-ROM drive. A CDROM icon will appear on your desktop called “Echo3G”. Open it, and then open the “Echo Installer” folder. 3. Install the console. Just drag the icon labeled “Echo3G Console” to your Applications folder;...
  • Page 14 Software installation 5. Enter your password. Once the installer has started, you’ll need to reassure the Mac that you are allowed to install hardware drivers. You will be prompted to enter your password. If your account doesn’t have administrative privileges, you’ll have to close the installer and start over. For information on administrative privileges, return to the earlier section in this manual called “Log In as Administrator”.
  • Page 15 Software installation 6. Click Restart. You should see this window when the installer is done. You will have to restart your computer to finish the installation. Software installation...

  • Page 16: Software Configuration

    “Sound” panel. Under the “Output” tab, you should see your Echo product listed as a sound output device. If you want to use your Echo product with iTunes, iDVD, iMovie, QuickTime, etc. you will need to select it as the sound output device.
  • Page 17 Software Configuration You can also check out your hardware with the “Audio MIDI Setup” application. Go to your Applications folder on your hard disk and from there to the Utilities folder. Open “Audio MIDI Setup.” In addition to listing all the audio devices in the system, Audio MIDI Setup lets you examine the various audio formats supported by the hardware in your Mac.
  • Page 18 By clicking on the “MIDI Devices” tab, you will display the available CoreMIDI devices. You should see your Layla3G or Gina3G hardware shown as an icon here. Next, you’ll want to install Tracktion and learn about the Echo console software. Both are covered in the following sections of this manual. Software Configuration...

  • Page 19: Installing Tracktion

    Go to that website and follow the instructions to authorize your copy of Tracktion. NOTE: DO NOT LOSE YOUR CODE!! Echo Digital Audio Corporation will not be responsible for lost Tracktion authorization codes. Installing Tracktion...

  • Page 20: Launching Tracktion And Assigning Inputs & Outputs

    “help!” button in the bottom left corner and selecting “show the Tracktion help pages…” or by pressing the F12 key on your keyboard. The first thing you’ll want to do is set up Tracktion to play and record with your Echo product.

  • Page 21: Audio Settings

    4. Now you should be able to see a list of the available audio devices for your Echo product. Go ahead and enable the inputs and outputs you want to use with Tracktion by clicking on the red X and waiting for it turn into a green checkmark.

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