Antelope Orion Studio HD, Owner'S Manual

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8. Advanced User Tips
Ground Loop Hum and Noise
The design of Orion Studio minimizes the possibility of ground loop hum and noise. However, we
recommend the use of shorter, shielded cables and balanced connections for all the audio signals
of your system. All power cables of the system should be connected to a dedicated outlet box
or power conditioner unit to avoid ground current noise affecting the audio signal path. It is also
advisable to keep the layout of your signal and power cables separate.
9. In The Box
● Orion Studio HD Portable Audio interface
● Owner’s Manual
● Warranty Card
● 1 USB 3.0 Cable
● 1 DC Power Supply
10. Troubleshooting
Start up and Sound:
● Are you running the latest control panel and firmware?
● If not, please update your control panel and firmware.
● Are you correctly routing the audio signal via the routing panel?
● For USB playback, route the USB play channels to the DAC channel by dragging and
dropping from the top section to the bottom. For more info on routing see the Antelope
Audio You Tube page.
● Have you set the correct sample rates matching your DAW with your computer’s sound
and the Orion Studio HD?
● On Mac, first check that the sample rate is correct in the audio midi set up, then proceed
to check in the DAW before finally checking the Orion Studio HD sample rate.
● For Windows, first check in playback devices, right click on the Orion Studio HD then
click properties before then moving to the advanced tab. Then repeat the above by
checking the DAW’s sample as well as the Orion Studio HD.
Connectivity:
● If you believe there is no sound being received to an input or delivered from an output:
● Check your source. Is there a signal being transmitted form the source?
● Is your source in the correct sample rate for the Orion Studio HD to receive?
● Check what clocking mode you are in. Are you receiving the clock signal from the source?