High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference audio interface with swappable I/O socket User’s Guide
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ESI Juli@ XTe INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4 Key Features................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Description of Juli@ XTe ............................................................................................................ 5 How to swap the Connectors? ...............................
ESI Juli@ XTe 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Juli@ XTe by ESI – High Quality 24-bit 192kHz 4x4 reference audio/MIDI interface with swappable I/O socket. Juli@ XTe is the perfect reference audio interface for home studio recording applications. This audio card provides support for 24-bit 192kHz on 2 analog input and 2 analog output channels with a special swappable I/O socket.
ESI Juli@ XTe 2. Description of Juli@ XTe Here is a short description of Juli@ XTe’s connectors. 1. 2. Analog Inputs 1/2 (top) and Analog Outputs 1/2 (bottom) These are analog Line inputs and outputs. Depending on the your requirements, you can select between balanced (+4dBu nominal TRS) and unbalanced (-10dBV nominal RCA) connectors (both cannot be used simultaneously). 3. Breakout cable connection This port allows you to connect Juli@ XTe’s breakout cable. 4.
ESI Juli@ XTe 5. Juli@ XTe breakout cable The Juli@ XTe PCIe card comes with a special breakout cable. This cable provides 24bit/192kHz coaxial inputs and outputs and 16 MIDI I/O channels. The coaxial I/O port sends and receives the signals from channel 3/4 (‘Juli@ XTe 3/4’) from your audio applications. These coaxial connectors fully support up to 192 kHz.
ESI Juli@ XTe How to swap the Connectors? The following example shows you how to change from RCA I/O to TRS I/O connectors. Usually you change the setup of the card once before you install it and before you start to use it (both I/O connector types cannot be used simultaneously). 1. First, follow the order of the pictures below to remove the 4 screws carefully.
ESI Juli@ XTe 2. Detach the metal bracket from the card. 3. Hold the edges of the card and carefully separate the PCIe card like shown on this picture. O O Caution: Don’t touch the chipsets on the card like shown on the following picture. Otherwise the card could be damaged.
ESI Juli@ XTe 4. Turn the TRS connector parts toward to the bracket. Hold the edges of the card and carefully combine PCIe card like shown on the pictures below.
ESI 5. Put the metal bracket to the card. 6. Tighten screws again (in opposite order).
ESI Juli@ XTe 3. Hardware Installation System Recommendation Juli@ XTe is not simply a standard digital audio interface card, but a high-resolution device capable of advanced processing of audio content. Even though Juli@ XTe is built to have low-CPU resource dependability, system specifications play a key part in the Juli@ XTe’s performance. Systems with more advanced components are generally recommended.
ESI Juli@ XTe To avoid possible static shock damage to the computer parts, discharge it by touching the computer case or something grounded. We recommend you use an anti-static device such as an anti-static wristband. When holding the Juli@ XTe card, touch only the guide or the edge of card. Do not grab the card by the board or connector. PCIe Card Installation Find an empty PCIe slot on the motherboard.
ESI Juli@ XTe Juli@ XTe Installed in a PCIe x1 slot, next to two standard PCI slots Once finished, close the computer case.
ESI Juli@ XTe 4. Driver Software Installation Before installing the drivers of Juli@ XTe, we recommend to check on the download section of www.esi-audio.com for updated drivers. Windows XP Turn on your computer. Windows will automatically detect a new device installation and the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear as seen on the following picture on the left. Select No, not this time and click Next.
ESI Juli@ XTe Windows will now prompt you to confirm the Windows Logo testing in the Hardware Installation dialog with Continue Anway before the driver installation proceeds. After some time, the installation of the ESI Juli@ XTe Controller device will be completed and you need to click Finish. Once this is done, the Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically appear again. Please follow the exact steps one more time, this time to install the ESI Juli@ XTe Audio device.
ESI Juli@ XTe If the following window on the left will appears, click on Browse my computer for driver software (advanced) in order to show Windows where the driver files are located. The dialog on the right will appear. Via Browse, you can select the folder that contains the driver data. If you install from the original CD, select your CD-/DVD-drive and the \Windows Vista-7 folder. Otherwise select the folder that contains the unzipped driver data from our website. Once done, click Next.
ESI Juli@ XTe Windows will now prompt you to confirm the installation in the Windows Security dialog with Install before the driver installation proceeds. After some time, the installation of the ESI Juli@ XTe Controller driver will be completed and you need to click Close. To confirm the completion of the installation, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as shown below. If yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully.
ESI Juli@ XTe 5. Juli@ XTe Console This chapter describes the Juli@ XTe Control Panel. To open the panel double click on the ESI icon in the task notification area (or by double clicking on the icon in the Applications folder when using Mac OS X). The following dialog will appear: Pull down Menu The Juli@ XTe console includes a pull down menu bar that contains the configuration menus for Juli@ XTe. 1. File - Exit File – Exit will close the Juli@ XTe Console window but it will not shut down the Console.
ESI Juli@ XTe 2. Config – Mouse Wheel Controls the increment at which the volume is adjusted when using a mouse wheel. The adjustment step is from 1 to 8. 3. Config – Latency Adjust the latency (also often referred as buffer size) of the Juli@ XTe. A faster latency is achieved by selecting smaller sample size which is ideal for software synthesizer and precise timing recording. However, the latency is also limited by your system performance.
ESI Juli@ XTe Analog Input 1/2 This is where you can adjust the input monitoring level for the analog input 1/2. When you active ‘MON’ button of 1/2, the input monitoring level fader appears (displayed on the right picture). Now the analog input signal is routed to output 1,2 and you can monitor (listen to) the analog input signal in real-time. The monitoring level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys.
ESI Juli@ XTe can listen to the signal via the analog output in real-time. The monitoring level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. MASTER FADER Allows you to change the level of the final output signal. The level can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. MUTE Select this button to mute each signal source. Sample Rate and Clock Sample Rate Selects the sample rate for Juli@ XTe. The green lit will indicate current sample rate. Juli@ XTe supports 44.1, 48, 88.
ESI Juli@ XTe work in some versions of Windows – in that case, the sample rate is selected from inside your audio application. Clock Select Selects the digital clock source for the Juli@ XTe. (INT): Selects Juli@ XTe’s internal clock, which becomes the master clock. This mode must be selected when Juli@ XTe is used alone or any other digital device is configured as slave device. (EXT): Selects the digital clock or audio data from an external device as the clock source.
ESI Juli@ XTe The number on the row represents the input or output port. The columns represent ins and outs (on and off) of the respected drivers. Patch the virtual cables from one point to another as you drag your mouse point. INPUT section: It's used to route signals from the card's hardware inputs. MME section represents general application's I/O: Ex.) WinAmp, WaveLab (non ASIO mode), Cakewalk, Audition, Vegas, etc. WDM section represents Multi-MME application’s I/O: Ex.
ESI Juli@ XTe Example 2. Recording from WinAmp (MME) to Example 3. Recording from WinAmp (MME) to Cubase, Logic, Nuendo (ASIO). SONAR (WDM). Example 4. Recording from GigaStudio (GSIF) to SONAR (WDM). 24 Example 5. Recording from GigaStudio (GSIF) to Cubase (ASIO).
ESI Juli@ XTe 6. Setting in Applications This chapter contains basic configuration examples for some software applications. Please also refer to the manual of the audio software you use for detailed information. Windows Multimedia Setup The Windows multimedia setup is required if you want to use your Juli@ XTe as the main sound device for Windows multimedia applications. Go to My computer-> Control panel -> Sounds and Audio Device Properties -> Audio.
ESI Juli@ XTe Initial Setup As most digital audio applications, Cubase LE 6 requires some initial configuration, before it can be used properly with a new audio interface like Juli@ XTe. Start Cubase LE 6 and select Device Setup from the Devices menu. Select VST Audio System on the tree structure on the left part of the window and then make sure to select ESI Juli@ ASIO as ASIO Driver entry. You can verify your selection by selecting the ESI Juli@ device on the left.
ESI Juli@ XTe 7. Specifications 1. Analog Inputs * Unbalanced Part 1) Connector Type 2) Peak level 3) Impedance * Balanced Part 1) Connector Type 2) Peak level 3) Impedance 2. Analog Ouputs * Unbalanced Part 1) Connector Type 2) Peak level 3) Impedance 4) Attenuation Control * Balanced Part 1) Connector Type 2) Peak level 3) Impedance 4) Attenuation Control 3.
ESI Juli@ XTe 8. General Information Trademarks ESI, Juli@ and Juli@ XTe are trademarks of and ESI Audiotechnik GmbH. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
