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Owner's Manual

FireWire Audio Interface 

with integrated channel strip processing

Summary of Contents for I-O|FW810S

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual FireWire Audio Interface with integrated channel strip processing FireWire Audio Interface with integrated channel strip processing...

Page 2: ...suitable CSA UL certified power cord shall be used for this supply U K MAINS PLUG WARNING A molded mains plug that has been cut off from the cord us unsafe Discard the mains plug at a suitable dispos...

Page 3: ...TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS If you want to dispose this product do not mix it with general household waste There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislatio...

Page 4: ...warranty is valid only for the original purchaser and only in the United States 1 The warranty registration card that accompanies this product must be mailed or online regisration must be completed at...

Page 5: ...Limiter 13 Channel Strip Dynamics Gain Fader 14 EQ 14 File Menu 15 IO FW810S Control Panel 16 SIGNAL FLoW dIAGRAM 17 SPecIFIcAtIoNS 19 tUtoRIAL RecoRdING A GUItAR 21 exAMPLe PRoject RecoRdING A GUItA...

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Page 7: ...nstead of hard clipping them Plus the Lexicon IO FW810S adds onboard dbx processing compressor gate limiter and EQ to the front end of your digital audio workstation along with a powerful hardware Mix...

Page 8: ...Windows FireWire Connector Cable Lexicon Professional warranty registration System Requirements Powerful software for audio recording requires a powerful computer with the right operating system softw...

Page 9: ...t your microphone s documentation or contact the manufacturer This switch should be OFF if you are connecting any line level source to the Mic Inst or Mic Pre jacks 4 DynaMIcS LeDS anD InPut LeVeL LeD...

Page 10: ...F transfers and keep the cable length to a maximum of 10 meters to minimize interference and data dropout 5 fIrewIretM PortS Connect FireWireTM cables here Either port can be used with the other actin...

Page 11: ...on the FW810S front or real panel If you connect a line level source to a front panel input make sure the Instrument button LED above the corresponding Gain knob is not lit For example if a line level...

Page 12: ...6 FireWireTM Cable Example Rear Panel Connections Example Front Panel Connections...

Page 13: ...ter s value To move a fader click and hold on the fader and move the cursor up or down to move the fader up or down To return a knob to its default position double click the knob Ctrl click to fine ad...

Page 14: ...he audio in the stereo field The top four Pan knobs control their corresponding Aux pairs The bottom Pan knob controls the Main outs Level Adjusts the loudness of the signal for stereo aux bus outs 1...

Page 15: ...signal before it enters the main part of the reverb For all intents it may be considered as delay that is added to the reverberated signal It is used to temporally separate the reverb from the dry sig...

Page 16: ...ons Enable the DAW playback streams to go directly out the corresponding out puts For example when Direct Out is on for Outs 1 2 only playback 1 2 will be heard on Outs 1 2 The Mixer Master Faders Met...

Page 17: ...Dynamics including a gate compressor limiter and a gain fader To open the Channel Strip Dynamics click the Gain Reduction meter button at the top of the channel s strip in the Mixer The gate compresse...

Page 18: ...the threshold will be reduced in gain so that it becomes 4dB below the thresh old The Ratio is adjustable between 1 1 and 1 100 Channel Strip Dynamics Compressor On Off button Turns the Compressor on...

Page 19: ...10S remains in compression after the signal has dropped back below the threshold Hold is adjustable between 0 to 500 mSec and is dynamically set while in Auto mode Channel Strip Dynamics Limiter On Of...

Page 20: ...e level back up Conversely if your EQ settings are pushing levels into clipping territory you could decrease the gain fader to lower the level EQ Inputs 1 8 in the Mixer feature a parametric EQ where...

Page 21: ...enu The File menu lets you save and load snapshots Snapshots are files with the extension mix that contain settings for the Dynamics EQ Aux buses pans reverb and levels Open Snapshot Opens a previousl...

Page 22: ...st these settings via the Driver Control Panel accessed through the Start menu In addition to the Sample Rate and Sync Source parameters the Driver Control Panel in Windows includes a Buffer Size sett...

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Page 25: ...kW Maximum Input Level 10 dBu Frequency Response 2 5 dB 20Hz 20kHz THD N 0 08 1kHz 4 dBu Line Outputs 1 4 TRS balanced or unbalanced Level 20 dBu maximum Impedance 32W Balanced 16W Unbalanced Headphon...

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Page 27: ...TUTORIAL RECORDING A GUITAR FireWire Audio Interface with integrated channel strip processing FireWire Audio Interface with integrated channel strip processing...

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Page 29: ...ks with many DAW applications however this tutorial is written for use with Cubase LE the recording application which ships with the FW810S Start with all cables disconnected Enjoy Make Your Connectio...

Page 30: ...and Main Outputs Level knob all the way down Headphone Level Knob Main Outputs Level Knob 2 If using headphones connect your headphones to the Headphone jack 3 If using monitor speakers plug the spea...

Page 31: ...puter 1 Using the provided FireWireTM cable or equivalent connect the FW810S to the computer s FireWireTM port 2 Plug in the power cable and turn on the FW810S The power switch is located on the back...

Page 32: ...Drivers and Control Software were installed Windows may have automatically selected them as your default audio and MIDI outputs This means that your Windows sounds will be sent to the FW810S rather th...

Page 33: ...r via FireWireTM The blue FireWire LED lights when a valid FireWireTM connection is present 2 Open the Mixer Mac OS In the Applications folder double click IO FW810S Mixer Windows OS Go to Start All P...

Page 34: ...he IO FW810S turn up the Gain 1 knob to the 12 o clock position Gain 1 Knob 3 In the Mixer click the Stereo button at the top of the Mixer s Input 1 and Input 2 channel strips so it is in the out posi...

Page 35: ...ut 1 strip it should be moving indicating a signal is present If the meter isn t indicating a signal while you play the guitar turn up the Gain 1 knob on the IO FW810S until it does Aim for a peak sig...

Page 36: ...tening level If you would rather monitor the signal through the monitor speakers turn on the powered speakers or amplifier While playing the guitar gradually turn up the Main Outputs Level knob until...

Page 37: ...cord the reverb to the audio track 1 In the Mixer in the Input 1 strip turn up the Send knob to 0 00 dB Send Knob 2 In the Reverb section click the Power button to turn on the reverb Reverb Power Butt...

Page 38: ...the Start menu under Lexicon If you see the warning shown below click OK Once you are in Cubase LE go to Devices Device Setup Under Devices click on VST Audio System and select ASIO Lexicon IO from t...

Page 39: ...u would like to switch the driver Select Switch then OK Mac OS 10 4 x users only After selecting Lexicon FW810S as the ASIO Driver you may need to verify that your device inputs are active To do this...

Page 40: ...d click OK 3 Select a project folder and click Choose 4 Add a mono track by clicking Project Add Track Audio Choose the Mono configuration and click OK 5 In the Track 1 window the Record Enable button...

Page 41: ...top Button Listen to the Track You Just Recorded 1 In the Cubase Mixer make sure the Playback 1 fader is set to 0 dB Note You may need to click and hold the scrollbar at the bottom of the Mixer and sl...

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Page 43: ...FW810S input named Mic Line 3 In Cubase LE you should set the track s input routing to Stereo In Left Thus the device port physical connection on the FW810S is assigned to the bus in Cubase LE The bus...

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