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4. Driver software installation

After completing the hardware installation of QUARTET, you must install driver software for
Quartet. This manual contains step by step guide for driver installation for Windows PC. If
you have any difficulties installing drivers for other operating systems please contact the
technical support.

NOTE:

Before starting the driver installation, locate your original Windows installation disc, as you
might need it during the process. Also please make sure that you have installed a recent
version of the chipset drivers and patches provided by your main-board manufacturer for
your main-board.

Turn on your computer. Windows will automatically detect a new device and the “Found
New Hardware Wizard” window will appear.

Install QUARTET driver software. Insert the provided CD in your optical disc drive or
download the latest version from www.infra-sonic.com

Open the driver folder and simply start the setup file ISQUARTET_v.***.exe and follow the
instructions on the screen.

After the installation has finished, please confirm, if the icon is visible in the system tray
of the task bar.

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Summary of Contents for QUARTET

Page 1: ...www infra sonic com ...

Page 2: ...stallation 10 5 The control panel 11 5 1 Control Mixer 12 5 2 Configuration section 14 6 FREE Mixer 15 6 1 Matrix Window 16 6 2 How to use FREE Mixer 16 6 3 Examples of usage 17 6 4 Practical examples 17 6 5 Balanced link and FREE Mixer 20 7 Application setups 21 7 1 Cubase and Nuendo 21 7 2 Samplitude Device Setup 21 7 3 SONAR 22 7 4 TRAKTOR 3 LE 23 7 5 Samplitude SE No 9 23 8 Block Diagram 25 9 ...

Page 3: ...y more than 10dB Mass storage capacitors and protection circuits effectively deal with electronic shock and noise It can be monitored in detail by the powerful drivers and OP AMP circuitry It results a very stable power flow In addition it has the function of slowly rising voltage called Slow slope ON This protects monitor speakers and headphones from being damaged by pop noise when you turn on yo...

Page 4: ...s WDM and ASIO drivers to themselves You can use them altogether to mix and route more freely Depending on your setup it can be used as input monitor sub mixer connection between drivers or any purpose you want V Balanced I O Use Quartet as balanced 2 In 2 Out interface instead of unbalanced 4 In 4 Out The IO type selection is available through a simple click on the VB IN and or VB OUT buttons in ...

Page 5: ...it 192kHz DAC 115dB dynamic range up to 24 bit 192kHz Hardware mixer for direct monitoring Cross Latch type 1 4 TRS stereo jack for reliable analog I O 2 Stereo unbalanced or 1 balanced analog inputs 1 4 TRS Stereo 10dBV 2 Stereo unbalanced or 1 balanced analog outputs 1 4 TRS Stereo 10dBV RCA connector for coaxial I O up to 192kHz Shutter type optical output jack for S PDIF output Supports AC 3 D...

Page 6: ... both analog stereo Line inputs and Instrument input Connect your electric guitar or bass guitar to this unbalanced 1 4 connector Only unbalanced 1 4 phone jack connection is available for this setting OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 These connectors are designed for stereo Line and Dual headphone outputs I S D Link INFRASONIC Digital Link Connect the External I O cable to this port Optical out Allows you to trans...

Page 7: ...microphones Jumper setting for dynamic microphones Jumper setting for recording sound sources in the distance CAUTION Before connecting the condenser microphone to QUARTET please make sure that the 48V phantom power is disabled Before powering the phantom power on off also please make sure that the connection is firm and secure If you do not respect this caution electric shock may harm your microp...

Page 8: ...n off the computer power and remove the power cable from your computer power supply Refer to your computer user s manual and remove the computer cover Make sure that you have one available PCI slot on your motherboard to install QUARTET Please turn off the phantom power switch before connecting or disconnecting microphone jack to input connector To avoid possible static shock damage to the compute...

Page 9: ...ll out the card from the package carefully Grab the edge of the card Insert the QUARTET card into the PCI slot firmly pushing the card into the slot until it is seated securely Replace the screw and tighten it 4 Afterwards tighten the four screws and isolators of the I O ports in the clockwise direction like on the picture below 5 Close the computer case ...

Page 10: ... process Also please make sure that you have installed a recent version of the chipset drivers and patches provided by your main board manufacturer for your main board Turn on your computer Windows will automatically detect a new device and the Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear Install QUARTET driver software Insert the provided CD in your optical disc drive or download the latest versi...

Page 11: ...ontrol panel The control panel consists of the Control Mixer window section and the Free Mixer window section By clicking each buttons on the lower right side of the control panel the selected window will appear ...

Page 12: ...n selected INST Enables Instrument input for input 3 4 You can connect your electric guitar or bass to this connector OUT 1 2 By selecting this button you can monitor the input signal through output 1 2 Blue when selected OUT 3 4 By selecting this button you can monitor the input signal through output 3 4 Blue when selected VB In Enables Balanced Input for inputs 1 2 3 4 Green when selected M mute...

Page 13: ...can set your Quartet to a balanced 2 in 2 out interface from an unbalanced 4 in 4 out interface Depending on your working environment you can freely change the setting This function is available from driver update v 1 18 4 or later Please note if you are using VB In or Out only signals routed to Line In Out 1 2 are enabled anything routed to Line In Out channels 3 4 are disabled For instance if VB...

Page 14: ...e synthesizer and timing sensitive recording However the latency is also limited by your system performance For recording select a sample size between 64 512 and select 128 or 256 for Pentium 4 systems Sample sizes of 48 1024 and 2048 are used in special circumstances of which 48 is reserved for very fast ASIO working environments The factory default setting is 128 Miscellaneous On top Enables to ...

Page 15: ...r Quartet s hardware inputs WDM OUT It stands for WDM MME or Direct Sound applications output such as Winamp or Windows Media player Quartet provides two virtual channels besides of 2 real output channels hence it can send four output channels in total ASIO OUT It stands for ASIO application s outputs such as Cubase or Sonar Quartet allows 4 ASIO output channels in total Signal Destination This pa...

Page 16: ...t click on an existing routing point removes the selected connection Right click on an existing routing point enables solo and mute functions also level adjustment is possible which is separated from the Master I O sliders settings The color of the routing point changes upon adjusting the signal level from red 0dB to orange 3dB yellow 6dB light green 12dB green 24dB and blue 64dB M This button mut...

Page 17: ...d to WDM IN 1 2 2 Routing from H W IN to ASIO IN H W IN 1 2 is routed to ASIO IN 1 2 and H W IN 3 4 is routed to ASIO IN 3 4 3 Routing from WDM OUT to ASIO IN WDM OUT 1 2 is routed to ASIO IN 1 2 This way you can record the playback signal of WDM applications in an ASIO application ...

Page 18: ...put 1 2 Example 2 Monitoring WDM application through H W output 1 2 and ASIO application through H W output 3 4 Example 3 In the studio while recording voice and an electronic guitar in an ASIO application monitor the signals in both the control room and the recording booth at the same time ...

Page 19: ...ication on stereo speakers via different ASIO output channels At the same time record voice and guitar on H W input 1 2 3 4 while listening to these signals on the same stereo speakers Also send monitoring signal to the musicians in mono and adjust the levels individually Example 6 Apply a global VST effect on your WDM applications such as games and media players from an ASIO VST host via a digita...

Page 20: ...uted to Line In channels 3 4 are disabled Balanced IN If Balanced Input is enabled then those routings are working only which are connected to Line In 1 2 Anything routed to Line In channels 3 4 are disabled Also in case of virtual balanced input line level signals are allowed only Balanced IN and OUT The same rules apply as above together Recording vocal and gui ...

Page 21: ...etailed information 7 1 Cubase and Nuendo After launching Cubase SX go to Device Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 2 QUARTET for the ASIO device Make sure you click Apply and OK buttons after changing the settings 7 2 Samplitude Device Setup Samplitude Menu Options System Audio System Driver System ASIO Device Select ASIO 2 2 QUARTET then Click OK on the bottom ...

Page 22: ...ut drivers have to be matched to each other Restart SONAR after saving the settings 1 WDM KS mode Change the settings as below under Input Output Drivers settings 2 ASIO mode First change the Driver Mode to ASIO under the Advanced tab of the Audio Option as below Then restart SONAR Second change the settings as below on Input Output Drivers settings ...

Page 23: ...ct After launching TRAKTOR 3 LE select preferences then go to Audio setup Soundcard Audio Device and select ASIO 2 2 QUARTET for the ASIO device 7 4 Samplitude SE No 9 Samplitude SE on Windows 7 It requires a different installation method 1 Insert Samplitude SE CD into your CD Drive then Right click on your CD Drive name in My computer and click open to prevent the Auto Run feature ...

Page 24: ...Right click on start exe then select Troubleshoot compatibility by left mouse click 3 Click Try recommended settings 4 Click Start the program 5 Click Next afterwards the regular program setup will start up ...

Page 25: ...25 8 Block Diagram ...

Page 26: ...erter Type Dynamic Range S N D Ratio Interchannel Isolation 24bit 192KHz 8 times digital filter 115dB 60dBFS with A Weighted 97dB 1dBFS measurement method 110dB MICROPHONE PRE Type Balanced TRS 48V Phantom Power support Max Input Level 2dBu max PAD OFF 17 0dBu max PAD ON Gain Range 20dB 40dB 60dB PAD OFF 0dB min 40dB max Equivalent Input Noise 127 dBu 22kHz BW 60dB Gain 150 ohm THD N 0 002 A weigh...

Page 27: ...y shall not include any other damages SIMS Corp will not be liable for consequential special indirect or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages and in no event will SIMS Corp liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardles...

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