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APOGEE ELECTRONICS

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Symphony64 PCI card –

 User’s Guide

Working with the Input, Output and Mixer Panes

  While configuration of the Input and Output panes is quite intuitive, there are a few details to be aware of:

 

One Hardware Input, Multiple Software Inputs

 - In the Input pane it is possible to route one hardware 

input to multiple software inputs simply by clicking down the desired hardware input column and across 

the desired software inputs, as shown at right. For the recording situation where one microphone is routed 

to several software tracks (say, when recording backing vocals), the necessary changes are accom-

plished more quickly in the Input routing pane than in your software application.

 

One Software Output, Multiple Hardware Outputs

 - In the Output pane it is possible to route one 

software output to multiple hardware outputs by holding down the 

Control 

key while clicking across the 

desired software output row and under the desired hardware outputs, as shown at right.

  AD-16X (Standard Routing)

 - When an AD-16X in Standard routing mode is selected in the Interface 

menu, the Output pane is blank, reflecting the fact that there are no signal paths from software outputs to 

AD-16X outputs while it is set to Standard routing.

 

DA-16X (Standard Routing)

 - Likewise, when a DA-16X is selected, the Input pane is blank; there are no 

signal paths from DA-16X inputs to software inputs while the interface is set to Standard routing.

 

AD-16X (Advanced Routing)

 - When the AD-16X is set in Advanced routing, the Input pane is used to 

route the AD-16X’s analog inputs to software inputs, and the Output pane is used to route software out-

puts to the AD-16X’s AES and ADAT/SMUX outputs.

 

DA-16X (Advanced Routing)

 - When the DA-16X is set in Advanced routing, the Input pane is used to 

route the DA-16X’s AES 

or

 ADAT/SMUX digital inputs (as selected on the unit’s front panel) to software 

inputs, and the Output pane is used to route software outputs to the DA-16X’s analog outputs.

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Summary of Contents for Symphony 64

Page 1: ...User s Guide V2 May 2011 PCIe Card for Apogee Interfaces...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...gic Pro 8 Other Settings on your Mac Using Symphony SBus to Interconnect Apple Computers Configuring Multiple Macs with SBus Troubleshooting Hardware Interface Combinations Rosetta 200 1 AD 16X 1 DA 1...

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Page 5: ...rk between Apple Macintosh computers The system consists of Symphony 64 PCIe card A compatible Apogee hardware interface equipped with an X Symphony option card PC 32 cables between interfaces and to...

Page 6: ...to configure the cards as Master or Slave 1 by placing jumpers across headers J9 and J10 as shown in the diagrams below If you re installing only one card configure the card as Master If you re insta...

Page 7: ...not slide into place with minimal effort remove the card check alignment and check for foreign objects Don t force the card into place If you re installing two Symphony 64 PCIe cards install the Maste...

Page 8: ...combination of 2 AD 16Xs and 2 DA 16Xs is shown at right Each page is organized into the following sections Summary A short paragraph describes the unique characteristics of the specific combination...

Page 9: ...h case software inputs SymIn and outputs SymOut 17 32 have no hardware connection though they appear in the input output list of your software Hardware Combinations 2 AD 16Xs 2 DA 16Xs in Standard Rou...

Page 10: ...ing an External Master Clock such as Apogee s Big Ben Advantages most stability easy integration of other digital devices Disadvantages user must manually match the hardware sample rate to the softwar...

Page 11: ...ide Option 1 Correct clocking configuration to the master device s clock output using BNC T connectors Option 2 Optimum clocking configuration using BIG BEN IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT Option 3 Config...

Page 12: ...found in the Maestro Control window to the appropriate value based on the number of Symphony 64 ports used If only port 1 is used set Symphony Source to PCI Card 1 Port 1 CHANNELS 1 32 If ports 1 and...

Page 13: ...ECTRONICS 9 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide PORT 4 PORT 3 PORT 1 PORT 2 Symphony64 Symphony64 SLAV E MAS TE R VID EO EMPTY CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 Figure A Figure B...

Page 14: ...he audio latency through your Symphony system When using Symphony 64 and a Mac Pro verify that Performance Tuning is set to High Performance The I O Buffer Size should be set as low as possible withou...

Page 15: ...APOGEE ELECTRONICS 11 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide Figure A Figure B...

Page 16: ...second port is used for an SBus connection to another Mac One Symphony 64 port must be used to connect hardware but all remaining ports may be used for SBus connections If two Symphony 64 cards are i...

Page 17: ...APOGEE ELECTRONICS 13 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide A B C...

Page 18: ...one by opening a DAW session or by opening the OSX utility Audio MIDI Setup setting Properties For to Symphony 64 and setting Format to the desired sample rate Verify in Maestro Open Maestro and verif...

Page 19: ...s or SBus Master CHANNELS 1 32 At least one hardware interface Slave1 CHANNELS 33 64 Interfaces or SBus Slave1 CHANNELS 1 32 Interfaces or SBus Master CHANNELS 33 64 Interfaces or SBus Master CHANNELS...

Page 20: ...1 32 are routed to the Mac Pro s inputs and outputs 33 64 Provided you ve set your software to use the Symphony driver s input and output labels the Mac Pro s 33 64 inputs and outputs are labelled SB...

Page 21: ...ndard routing PC 32 Connections Settings Routing MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO MAC PRO 1 EMPTY MACBOOK PRO X Symphony A D 1 6 X HARDWARE I O MAIN THRU X Symphony DA 1 6 X MAIN THRU X Symph...

Page 22: ...locked at the desired sample rates Verify that all ports listed in the Source drop down menu have a hardware or SBus connection If the problem still has not been identified set Symphony Source to PCI...

Page 23: ...tly configured Card is Master clock is bad see first Solution Undefined Undefined Symphony driver not loaded re install Symphony software Jumper setting is incorrect check PCI card jumper settings Car...

Page 24: ...ny card s x doesn t match the Core Audio rate Solution This message is displayed when the sample rate of hardware doesn t match the sample rate displayed in Audio MIDI Setup This error message is most...

Page 25: ...ions Rosetta 200 Set Symphony Source to PCI Card 1 Port 1 ch 1 32 PC 32 Connections Settings Routing This combination offers two inputs and two outputs per Symphony 64 port Note that the Rosetta 200 a...

Page 26: ...either Standard or Advanced routing The diagrams at the bottom of this page depicts the differ ence between the two modes X Symphony THRU X Symphony A D 1 6 X DA 1 6 X PORT 2 PORT 1 MASTER CHANNELS 1...

Page 27: ...ta 800s connected HARDWARE I 0 ROUTING SOFTWARE IN SOFTWARE OUT ROSETTA 1 ROSETTA 2 ANALOG DIGITAL IN 1 8 SymIn 1 8 SymIn 9 16 ANALOG OUT 1 8 ANALOG DIGITAL IN 1 8 ANALOG OUT 1 8 SymOut 1 8 SymOut 9 1...

Page 28: ...s and 24 analog outputs Note that software inputs and outputs 25 32 will appear in your DAW software though they are unused MAIN X Symphony THRU MAIN THRU MAIN THRU X Symphony X Symphony AD 16X DA 16X...

Page 29: ...ndard routing only the analog inputs are active when set to Advanced routing both the analog inputs and digital outputs are active as shown in the routing diagram below X Symphony THRU X Symphony A D...

Page 30: ...re set to Standard routing only the analog outputs are active when set to Advanced routing the analog outputs and digital inputs are active as shown in the routing diagram below X Symphony THRU X Symp...

Page 31: ...ftware inputs and outputs 9 16 aren t used though they appear in your software program X Symphony THRU X Symphony ROSETTA AD 16 X PORT 2 PORT 1 MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO Symphony64 MAC...

Page 32: ...RE I O HARDWARE I 0 AD16X STANDARD ROUTING SOFTWARE IN SOFTWARE OUT AD 16X SymIn 1 16 SymIn 17 24 ROSETTA ANALOG DIGITAL IN 17 24 ANALOG OUT 17 24 ANALOG IN 1 16 SymOut 1 16 SymOut 17 24 CHANNELS 25 3...

Page 33: ...e inputs outputs 9 16 aren t used though they appear in your software program X Symphony THRU X Symphony ROSETTA DA 16X PORT 2 PORT 1 MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO Symphony64 MAC PRO HARDW...

Page 34: ...ocked from the DA 16X X Symphony THRU X Symphony DA 1 6 X ROSETTA PORT 2 PORT 1 MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO Symphony64 MAC PRO HARDWARE I O MAIN THRU MAIN THRU CHANNELS 25 32 UNUSED HARD...

Page 35: ...pair of AD 16X DA 16X hardware interfaces As long as both systems are running at the same sample rate they can be operated independently MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO MAC PRO 1 EMPTY SLAV...

Page 36: ...ts CHANNELS 65 96 CHANNELS 97 128 X Symphony X Symphony A D 1 6 X DA 1 6 X PORT 1 PORT 1 MASTER CHANNELS 1 32 CHANNELS 33 64 VIDEO MAC PRO HARDWARE I O 33 64 MAIN THRU MAIN THRU X Symphony X Symphony...

Page 37: ...1 16 AD 16X DA 16X ANALOG IN 1 16 ANALOG OUT 1 16 AD 16X DA 16X ANALOG IN 1 16 ANALOG OUT 1 16 AD 16X DA 16X ANALOG IN 1 16 ANALOG OUT 1 16 AD 16X DA 16X ANALOG IN 1 16 ANALOG OUT 1 16 AD 16X DA 16X...

Page 38: ...ront panel AD 16X When set to External the AD 16X accepts clock from its Word Clock input DA 16X When set to External the specific source WC or Input must be manually selected on the DA 16X s front pa...

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Page 40: ...VBus let s record a submix of drums onto a new stereo audio track in Logic First open Maestro and select 8 Channels under the VBus Selections menu In Logic s Track Mixer set the outputs of the indivi...

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Page 42: ...are inputs as shown in figure 2 The following controls are found in the Input pane Interface Menu These controls found at the top of the Input Output and Mixer panes are identical to those found in th...

Page 43: ...APOGEE ELECTRONICS 39 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide Input Pane Figure 2 Figure 1...

Page 44: ...to the Output pane provides a signal path to route hardware inputs directly to hardware outputs For example it s possible to route AD 16X analog inputs directly to DA 16X analog outputs This configur...

Page 45: ...APOGEE ELECTRONICS 41 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide Output Pane 1 2 3 1a...

Page 46: ...g across the desired software output row and under the desired hardware outputs as shown at right AD 16X Standard Routing When an AD 16X in Standard routing mode is selected in the Interface menu the...

Page 47: ...APOGEE ELECTRONICS 43 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide 1 2 Maestro Mixer Window...

Page 48: ...e call with echo knows relatively short delays can confuse the timing of any conversation spoken or musical To illustrate the effect of latency figure A depicts the typical signal path of a vocal over...

Page 49: ...ecording and directly back to the hardware outputs without going through the latency inducing software this creates a low latency path from mic to headphones Next a stereo mix of play back tracks is r...

Page 50: ...s Pan This slider pans the input signal between the left and right channels of the Maestro mixer output Pan Value Window The pan value where full left is designated 64 center is 0 and full right is 64...

Page 51: ...ng the stereo output of the Maestro mixer Select the hardware output to which the Mae stro mixer output should be routed In most cases To Hardware is set to hardware outputs 1 2 When To Hardware is se...

Page 52: ...us with two PCIe cards installed four mixers are available Card 1 Mixer A Card 1 Mixer B Card 2 Mixer A Card 2 Mixer B Card 1 s mixers can access only the hardware inputs and outputs connected to Card...

Page 53: ...LECTRONICS 49 Symphony64 PCI card User s Guide Mixer B DA 16X OUT 1 2 AD 16X AD 16X 1 DA 16X OUT 3 4 DA 16X OUT 1 2 DA 16X OUT 3 4 Mixer B Mixer A pane 1 Mixer B pane 1 Mixer A pane 2 Mixer B pane 2 A...

Page 54: ...to make fine adjustments to any fader control 0dB key This selection defines the key command to set the fader to 0 dB when clicking in the level value window Ungroup faders This selection defines the...

Page 55: ...tem opens the Maestro Control window Tools Maestro Mixer Choosing this menu item opens the Routing Mixer window Tools Reset Symphony Clocking In certain instances Apogee interfaces can t be detected u...

Page 56: ...card install the plastic standoff in the hole adjacent to the multi pin motherboard connector 6 Insert the Port connector end of the X Symphony card through the host unit back panel and carefully pla...

Page 57: ...de to existing units This warranty is void if Apogee determines in its sole business judgment the defect to be the result of abuse neglect alteration or attempted repair by unauthorized personnel The...

Page 58: ...ill be a quiz Warnings FCC warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to pro...

Page 59: ...t the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE The use of non shielded cable...

Page 60: ...Symphony 64 PCIe Card User s Guide v2 May 2011 Text conceived and delivered by Roger Robindor Graphics and illustrations by Shaun Rust Sean McArthur...

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