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Summary of Contents for Amon

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Page 2: ... installation 5 4 1 1 Installation Windows 5 4 1 2 Installation Mac OS 6 4 2 The control panel Installation 7 4 3 The bundled DEMO software installation 7 5 The control panel 8 6 Using with Applications 9 6 1 Cubase SX and Nuendo 9 6 2 Cakework SONAR 11 6 3 ABSYNTH 4 MASSIVE TRAKTOR 3 13 7 Hardware Specification 15 END USER WARRANTY 17 V 1 0 November 23 2007 All specifications are subject to chang...

Page 3: ...n control 2 unbalanced inputs with RCA jack A D converter SNR 102dBA 48 kHz 2 unbalanced outputs with RCA jack D A converter SNR 108dBA 48 kHz Supports up to 24 bit 96kHz 1 x MIDI I O Small design featuring a heavy duty aluminum case Bus powered with USB link LED Supports zero latency direct hardware monitoring ASIO2 0 MME DirectSound and Core Audio supports Windows XP VISTA or later Mac OS 10 3 o...

Page 4: ...his input no phantom power 4 Hi Z input 1 4 TS Connect electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 connector Only unbalanced 1 4 phone jack connection are available for Hi Z input 5 Hi Z input Peak LED This LED light when the input signal is within 6dB of analog clipping If the peak LED flickers occasionally the signal is approaching clipping levels but does not necessarily indicate dist...

Page 5: ...ne Inputs RCA These inputs are RCA connections These connectors are for analog stereo line inputs The input gain is adjusted using the gain knobs on the front panel 4 2 line outputs RCA These outputs are RCA connections These outputs can be connected to a mixing board power amplifier powered studio monitors recorder or another stereo line input AMON User s Manual 3 ...

Page 6: ...the rear of your AMON 3 Connect provided USB cable Plug type series B to your AMON 4 Find the USB port on your computer 5 Plug the AMON s USB cable Plug type series A into the USB port of your computer 6 Connect the AMON to your equipment mixer monitoring system microphone instruments etc AMON User s Manual 4 ...

Page 7: ...ng installation Also please make sure that you have installed a recent version of the chipset drivers and patches provided by your manufacturer for your motherboard 2 The AMON CD ROM currently does not include the driver software for Mac OS Please check http www infra sonic com for driver updates and last minute issues regarding the AMON 4 1 1 Installation Windows OS 1 Insert the provided CD ROM i...

Page 8: ...uter up to two times 4 Restart your system as the software recommends Once your computer is restarted your AMON is ready to use 4 1 2 Installation Mac OS Check http www infra sonic com for driver updates and download driver software After the download is finished just click setup file to proceed with the driver software installation And then follow the instructions on the screen AMON User s Manual...

Page 9: ...panel updates and download the control panel patch After the download is completed just click the setup file to proceed with the control panel installation After clicking the setup icon follow the instructions on the screen 4 3 The bundled DEMO software installation To install the bundled software on your OS insert the provided CD ROM in your CD or DVD disc drive and wait for the following menu to...

Page 10: ...the input source with zero latency You can hear MIC input source in the left channel and Hi Z in the other channel 4 Input mute Select this button to mute input signal sources 5 Output mute Select this button to mute signals of output channels 6 Output level information The output level is displayed in here 7 Always on top Enables the AMON Control Panel to always be on your desktop 8 About Check c...

Page 11: ...ications Please refer to the specific software s manual for detailed information 6 1 Cubase SX and Nuendo After launching Cubase SX go to Device Æ Device Setup Æ VST Audiobay Select AMON ASIO driver for the ASIO device Make sure you need to click Apply button after changing the settings AMON User s Manual 9 ...

Page 12: ...l Panel button ASIO USB Control Panel window will pop up Click the ASIO tab You can change system performance and application priority Your system performance affects the latency of inputs and outputs If you want to change the sample rate you must change it on the host program AMON User s Manual 10 ...

Page 13: ...NAR go to option Æ Audio tab 1 WDM KS mode Change the settings as above in the input output driver settings The input and output drivers have to be matched to each other Restart SONAR after the settings have changed AMON User s Manual 11 ...

Page 14: ...ser s Manual 12 2 ASIO mode First change the driver mode to ASIO on the advanced tab of the audio options as below then restart SONAR Secondly change the settings as above on the input output driver settings ...

Page 15: ...e with audio and MIDI sequencers such as Cubase Sonar Logic To switch to stand alone mode after launching these softwares go to File Æ Audio and MIDI settings Æ Soundcard or Audio Device Select the device as pictures below The settings of sequencer apply to all installed plug ins The software also supports both WDM and ASIO options Audio Setup in ABSYNTH 4 Audio Setup in MASSIVE AMON User s Manual...

Page 16: ... Audio Setup in TRAKTOR 3 AMON User s Manual 14 ...

Page 17: ...0dBFS 20Mv Impedance About 1KΩ Hi Z INPUT Input type High impedance input for instrument Connector type 1 4 TS phone jack Peak level 0dBFS 0dBV Impedance About 1MΩ ANALOG OUTPUT Output type Line output 12 Connector type 1 4 TS phone jack Peak level 0dBV 0dBFS Attenuation 64dB 0dB 0 5dB step size Impedance Less than 30Ω HEADPHONE OUTPUT Output type Headphone amplifier Connector type 1 4 TRS stereo ...

Page 18: ...kHz Dynamic range 102dBA THD 95dB 1kHz 1dBFS Interchannel Isolation 90dB D A Converter SNR 108dBA 0dB fs 48kHz Dynamic range 108dBA THD 97dB 1kHz 0dBFS Interchannel Isolation 100dB INTERFACE INTERFACE USB USB2 0 high speed format MIDI MIDI in and MIDI out ports DIN 5pin AMON User s Manual 16 ...

Page 19: ...not accept returns without prepaid return shipments In the event that a repair is required a return authorization number must be obtained from SIMS Corp After this number is obtained the unit should be shipped back to SIMS Corp in a protective package with a description of the problem and the Return Authorization Number clearly written on the package All such returns must be shipped to SIMS Corp h...

Page 20: ...t is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at h...

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