Follow these instructions to connect DiGiCo Quantum 7 engines to SuperRack SoundGrid and SoundGrid server/s for audio processing, remote control and mirroring for dual engines with or without server redundancy.
DiGiCo Quantum 7 digital mixing consoles have a different back panel layout, and different ports and connection requirements for SoundGrid networks than the standard SD7 console.
All connections should be done with compatible Ethernet cables at supported lengths.
Let’s take a look at the back panel of one Quantum 7 engine. We can see a Waves IO network port and two network switches:
A pair of network ports in the top blue panel marked 1 & 2 – we’ll call this the “Blue Switch.”
A pair of network ports in the bottom black panel marked 3 & 4 – we’ll call this the “Black Switch.”
Connecting a single Quantum 7 engine to SuperRack SoundGrid and one server
Set up a single Quantum 7 engine with SuperRack SoundGrid and one server:
Important: The Waves IO and SoundGrid Server must be connected to the same switch. Connecting them to different switches may result in audio drops.
Connecting a single Quantum 7 engine to SuperRack SoundGrid and two redundant servers
Set up a single Quantum 7 engine with MultiRack SoundGrid and two redundant servers:
Important:
Connecting dual Quantum 7 engines to SuperRack SoundGrid and one server per engine
Set up dual (mirrored) Quantum 7 engines with two SuperRack SoundGrid setups, each with one server.
Important: Each engine’s Waves IO and SoundGrid server must be connected to the same switch, per engine. Connecting them to different switches may result in audio drops
Connecting dual Quantum 7 engines to SuperRack SoundGrid and two servers per engine
Set up dual (mirrored) Quantum 7 engines with two SuperRack SoundGrid setups, each with two redundant servers:
Important: The Waves IO and SoundGrid servers must be connected to the same switch, per engine. Connecting them to different switches may result in audio drops.
We highly recommend that both servers be of the same model and generation.
Setup Engine and SuperRack Mirroring:
Each engine now has its own complete, synchronized SuperRack system as set up above. They are separate systems, but communicate via the SoundGrid network.
The instructions below assume that you properly configured network communication between the two consoles/engines about to be mirrored.
Important note: Mirroring is supported only when both host computers run the same OS version, the same version of SuperRack, and the same version of Waves plugins. For example: two computers, each running Windows 10, SuperRack V12, and V13 Waves plugins; or two computers, each running macOS 10.15, SuperRack V12, and V12 Waves plugins.