Gadget Labs

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Hi,
Does anyone have Gadget Labs WAVE/496 card??
I was given this card and was able to find a group on Yahoo
It's installed......... BUt I have no idea how to hook it up to my PA nor what type of cables to use, or anything.............
Anyone???

Thanks
 
I have and use a Wave824. Its a nice card, but it is limited to Windows 9X (or NT4) - no support for Windows 2000 or XP.

By downloading the manual PDF from the website ebeam gave you, you should be able to figure out everything.
 
FWIW, I was using it successfuly with Win2K. You have to do a weird install procedure to get it going, but it did work for me.
 
Ebeam - If you can recall what you did in order to get the 824 to work under 2000, I REALLY, REALLY want to hear it! I've heard rummors of people getting the Win NT4 driver to work under 2000 but have not yet met anybody who actually did it.

While I would love to move my studio machine from 98 to XP (and from Cakewalk 9 to Sonar 2.0) I would definately settle for 2000 if it meant having to skip replacing a $500 sound card that I still like.
 
XP and WAVE gadget cards

Check out this Yahoo group, these guys are hardcore Gadget labs and have even wrote XP drivers for it, They install easy and work great

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GadgetLabs/

the drivers are avalible here:
http://vieris.org/gadgetlabs/
They say BETA but they work killer, just be sure to read the install and FAQ readme's

The only dilema I have now is what type of cabling to use??
I need to go out of the patch box and into my RCA jack plugs on my mixer Stereo LR 1 and Stereo LR 2.
I tried some but am getting a Hummmmmmmmm when I plugin all the way.
Should I be using stereo 1/4 to rca for my connect or mono??
I'm totally new to this and need as much info as I can get.
 
Flomas-
I believe the I/O on the 4/96 are stereo jacks, so you'll need a Y-cable that goes from stereo 1/4" (TRS) to dual RCA for each input and output.

RWhite-
I basically followed these instructions: http://gl.subcultural.com/109readme.htm

You have to do everything they say exactly, but it works. You have to set up your computer as a 'Standard PC' which might be a problem depending on what other stuff you are trying to do with the PC. If you do this, I'd recommend wiping your hard drive (or a partition at least), remove any PCI cards and start fresh, installing one component at a time. I actually had less clicking/popping problems under 2000 than I had when I tried to switch to 98.
 
BTW, driver 1.09 is only an MME driver - no ASIO for NT or 2000.
 
Flomas - I'm familiar with the Yahoo group, I'm actually a member. But I have not checked it for months, there really had not been anything going on there for a long, long time. The last I heard from the guy writing the XP driver was that he was still "years away" from completing it. If it really works, that is fantastic news! What application software are you using with it?

EBeam - thanks for the link. My plan was to keep the Win98 setup I have (which is Cakewalk / Sonar / Sound Forge plus a few games) and install a second dual-boot partition using Win 2000 and having Sonar & Sound Forge ONLY. If this new XP driver actually works, I would go XP instead.

Thank you both, this is the best recording news I have had in a long time!
 
Such a shame about GL. My 8/24 is still kickin' along great and I still absolutely love it.

Anyone know if the longer cables can still be found anywhere?
 
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