Universal Audio Realtime Rack - Manual (Page 26)

Realtime Rack Manual Chapter 2: Hardware 26
Standalone Behavior
Realtime Rack supports limited standalone functionality in the event that the Thunder-
bolt connection to the Mac host computer is lost, or if the Realtime Rack hardware unit
is power cycled and no host computer is found upon re-powering the hardware.
Thunderbolt connection lost – In the event that the Thunderbolt cable is removed at one
or both ends, or if the Mac host computer is otherwise no longer detected, Realtime Rack
will continue to process audio in the same state as when the connection was lost, includ-
ing UAD plug-in processing. If/when the host connection is reestablished, the Realtime
Rack software will be updated to reflect the current state of the hardware, and software
control is resumed.
Important: Reestablishing the Thunderbolt host-to-hardware connection will cause
a temporary mute of the audio streams as channels and plug-ins are re-allocated.
In the event of a mid-show failure, wait until it is acceptable to hear a mute in the
audio path (e.g., not in the middle of a song).
Power cycled, no host found – In the event that power to the Realtime Rack hardware
unit is completely interrupted then reestablished and/or the unit is manually power cy-
cled or reset, and the host computer cannot be detected after re-powering the hardware,
Realtime Rack will function in “all MADI inputs to all MADI outputs” mode without UAD
plug-in processing. This ensures that audio can still be routed by the Vi console, even if
the Realtime Rack software connection cannot be established.