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Operation Guide

SDR 24

SDR 24/96

24 TRACK/24 BIT DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER

P R O J E C T : F e e l t h e L o v e
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44.1k

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48k

24 BIT

16 BIT

ERROR

MINUTES

HOURS

SECONDS

FRAMES

EXT

CLOCK

SELECT

POWER

24 TRACK/24 BIT DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER

ALL

INPUT

AUTO

INPUT

PUNCH

REHRSE

LOOP

LOCATE

STORE

DELETE

LAST

SETUP

EDIT

T-CODE

CHASE

AUTO

TAKE

TRACK

PROJECT

HIGH RESOLUTION

NON-LINEAR RECORDER

SDR

REWIND

FAST FWD

PLAY

STOP

RECORD

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Page 1: ... 24BIT 16BIT TC ERROR MINUTES HOURS SECONDS FRAMES EXT CLOCK SELECT SELECT SELECT SELECT POWER 24 TRACK 24 BIT DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER ALL INPUT AUTO INPUT PUNCH REHRSE LOOP LOCATE STORE DELETE LAST SETUP EDIT T CODE CHASE AUTO TAKE TRACK PROJECT 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HIGH RESOLUTION NON LINEAR RECORDER X2 96 SDR REWIND FAST FWD PLAY STOP RECORD ...

Page 2: ...ce regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables aux appareils numériques de class A de class B selon le cas prescrites dans le réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par les ministere des communications du Canada This product has been tested and complies with the ...

Page 3: ...52 Contents Introduction 4 Save your Box 4 How To Use This Guide 4 Conventions 5 About Tape 5 Overview 6 Setup Configuration 7 Required Equipment 7 Installation 7 I O Connections and Cables 8 8 Word Clock and Digital Synchronization 8 Mackie Media Optional 11 Hookups 12 Analog Hookup 12 Digital Hookup 14 Remote 24 Micro Remote Optional 16 Footswitch Optional 16 Power Up 16 Configuration 17 Track I...

Page 4: ...for dinner this offer does not apply to dealers or distributors In the unlikely event that you should need to send the SDR24 96 back to Mackie for service please use the shipping box it came in This box has been specially designed to minimize damage to the SDR24 96 during shipping so that it won t end up more broken than when you sent it How To Use This Guide Welcome to the cutting edge of afforda...

Page 5: ...e tidbits of knowledge that will leave you wiser for the reading This icon identifies information that is critically important to the operation of the SDR24 96 So for your own sake please read these sections About Tape No you re not reading the wrong manual Our goal was to build a hard disk recorder that is comfortable for someone familiar with tape recording but that doesn t require you to get a ...

Page 6: ...R24 96 Audio files are saved in native Wave file format WAV Interfaces with any analog or digital console with ADAT optical I O or analog I O uses 24 bit A D and D A converters Provides three convenient methods of backup Mackie Media M 90 a removable hard drive also capable of 24 track recording and playback Mackie Media PROJECT a removable drive using inexpensive removable 2 2 GB ORB cartridges a...

Page 7: ...on This section describes how to connect the SDR24 96 to your console Before you begin you should choose a location for your SDR24 96 considering the following If you re not using the Remote 24 or Micro Remote position the front panel within convenient reach of your normal recording mixing position If you are using a remote controller you might want to get the SDR24 96 out of the way Be aware that...

Page 8: ...k serves as an output when generating SMPTE time code to synchronize other devices with the SDR24 96 Use a shielded 2 conductor cable with a 1 4 TS plug WORD CLOCK IN This BNC jack receives word clock from another device when the SDR24 96 Sample Clock is set to Word Clock Use this input when the SDR24 96 is operating as a word clock slave Use 75 ohm coaxial cable with a BNC connector WORD CLOCK OU...

Page 9: ...ly the same rate This is usually accomplished by selecting one device as the master clock source and distributing its word clock signal to all the slave devices in the system The master is configured to run from its internal clock and the slaves from external word clock Some digital interfaces are self clocking such as the AES input on many DAT machines and do not require a separate word clock con...

Page 10: ...With the SDR24 96 configured as a slave there is no need to connect the word clock connection on the SDR24 96 the SDR can derive its word clock from the Digital Optical input Make sure the sample clock SETUP Sync SClk is set to ADAT A ADAT B or ADAT C whichever is the master ADAT Word clock input jack BNC Tee adaptor Word Clock to other Slaves Word Clock From Master Note Note Note Note Note Use 75...

Page 11: ... 4 To install a new M 90 or PROJECT drive slide the media tray into the front panel drive bay Press it firmly into place and latch it by pressing the bail handle downward until it s fully seated 5 Insert the key into the lock and turn it a quarter turn clockwise The key locks the drive into place and powers the tray 6 The SDR24 96 will automatically detect the Mackie Media drive when you next powe...

Page 12: ...ecorder track Or you can use a combination of direct and subgroup outs The hookup diagram below shows the SDR24 96 inputs connected to the Submaster Outputs 24 8 SUBMASTER TAPE OUTPUTS 8 7 15 6 14 5 13 4 12 3 11 2 10 1 9 24 8 TAPE RETURNS 1 8 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 16 14 12 10 6 4 2 8 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 24 8 TAPE RETURNS 9 16 24 8 TAPE RETURNS 17 24 17 18 20 19 21 22 23 24 OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT...

Page 13: ... 240V 250mA 50 60Hz 2 Connect three break out cables to the SDR24 96 Outputs top connectors Connect the plug end of the cables to the like numbered Tape Return jacks on the 24 8 console SDR24 96 Settings 1 Set the Sample Clock SETUP Sync SClk to Internal 2 Set the Sample Rate and Sample Size according to your preference ConsoleSettings Set the 24 8 console to the nominal 4 dBu operating level by s...

Page 14: ...e Clock I O card installed SDR24 96 Settings 1 Set the Input Type SETUP I O INPUT TYPE SELECT to ADAT for Inputs 1 8 9 16 and 17 24 2 If the SDR24 96 is the clock master set the Sample Clock to Internal If the SDR24 96 is a clock slave set the Sample Clock to ADAT A or B or C SETUP Sync SClk ADAT A 3 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz according to your preference ConsoleSettings 1 If you ha...

Page 15: ... IN When the D8B is Master the SDR24 96 can derive its clock from the Digital Optical Input DIO 8 Cards Clock I O Card Digital 8 Bus SYNC ALT I O TAPE IN OUTS WORD CLOCK OUT APOGEE CLOCK I O WORD CLOCK IN OPT 8 INPUT OUTPUT OPT 8 INPUT OUTPUT OPT 8 INPUT OUTPUT OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT DIGITAL WORD CLOCK I O MIDI ADAT SYNC IN ADAT SYNC OUT SERIAL 9 PIN FOOT SWITCH SMPTE MICRO REMOTE 24 CNTRL ANALOG OU...

Page 16: ...the Remote 24 or to the TO SDR REMOTE JACK on the Micro Remote It s OK to plug or unplug either remote with the SDR24 96 powered on Footswitch Optional For hands free do it yourself punches and Play Stop operations connect the cable of a momentary normally open footswitch to the FOOT SWITCH 1 4 TS jack on the rear panel of the SDR24 96 or the Remote 24 If you have a Remote installed you can connec...

Page 17: ...2 etc 5 Select Custom to route inputs to different track numbers You can assign an input to more than one track If an input is routed to an alternate track i e Input 1 to Track 9 the Input Type assignment doesn t change see Input Type Setup on the next page 6 Press the Inc increment and Dec decrement select buttons to change the input number that is assigned to Track 1 Select Apply to save the cha...

Page 18: ...etup menu Since these settings depend on how the SDR is connected to the console these are global settings and are project independent Toconfiguretheinputtypeformat 1 Press SETUP to enter the SETUP MENU 2 Select I O 3 Press the Page Right button two times to enter the INPUT TYPE SELECT menu 4 Select 1 8 The LCD display shows you the current input settings for the 8 inputs selected Select Analog wh...

Page 19: ... allows the SDR24 96 to sync to an external time code source In Play mode the PLAY LED blinks until the SDR begins receiving valid time code When valid time code is detected the PLAY LED lights steadily the transport jumps to the time code position being received and playback begins at that point Note Looping is disabled when T CODE CHASE is enabled Time Code Source The SDR24 96 can chase time cod...

Page 20: ...ars in the status display LTC Output This setting turns the SMPTE LTC OUT on or off SETUP Sync Page Right Ltc0 Turn this on when the SDR24 96 is generating master SMPTE time code MTC Output This setting turns MIDI time code on or off at the MIDI OUT jack SETUP Sync Page Right Mtc0 Turn this on when the SDR24 96 is generating master MIDI time code MTC Varispeed The Varispeed setting SETUP Sync Page...

Page 21: ...e for 24 track recording Creating a New Project Now that you have a few basics down you re ready to start recording First you ll need to create a new Project Typically a Project is a song radio spot or sound effects stem for a 10 minute film reel but it could also be a live concert or an entire symphony To create a new Project 1 Press PROJECT then select New 2 If there is more than one hard drive ...

Page 22: ... press OpenAs Project opened appears in the display and then the name of the project Note The name of the original project appears in the display regardless of which version of the project project file is open Saving a Project Whenever you record new audio the audio data and project information is automatically saved to disk However if you make other changes to the project such as edits or I O set...

Page 23: ... Files Menu select Delete 2 The Startup project name appears in the display Use the buttons to scroll through the list of project files 3 When the project name you want to delete appears in the display select Del 4 A message appears asking you confirm the delete command Select OK or Cancel 5 Deleting project appears in the display followed by Project deleted Note The project that is currently open...

Page 24: ...haracter of the name Use the increment Inc and decrement Dec buttons to change the highlighted character It scrolls through a modified ASCII character set Use the button to move to the next character 6 Press the Page Left button when finished and then select OK Project copy busy appears in the display during the copy operation which may take several minutes depending on the size of the project Pro...

Page 25: ...t character 5 Press the Page Left button when finished and then select OK Project renamed appears in the display to confirm that the project was successfully renamed Purging a Project The purge command compares the contents of the AudioFiles subdirectories in a project with the audio files that are referenced in the project files and history list and deletes any audio files that are not used This ...

Page 26: ... Fast Wind also punches out of record and cancels master record standby If there are unsaved recording passes the recording passes and project file are automatically saved to disk When pressed from stop the tape rolls slowly at first then accelerates to 20X speed in four seconds Pressing the button a second third fourth or fifth time increases the winding speed still further 1 press Slow wind 20X ...

Page 27: ...ecord Page Right RecBt recording can be toggled during play by pressing only the RECORD button Serial 9 Pin The SERIAL 9 PIN connector on the rear panel of the SDR24 96 is provided for connecting transport controllers that use the EIA RS 422 serial data communication standard It supports the Sony 9 Pin protocol The following transport functions can be controlled through the Serial 9 Pin connection...

Page 28: ...time to zero 5 Press Page Right to change the current locator time A blinking cursor appears over the first numeral of the current locator time Use the increment Inc and decrement Dec buttons to change the highlighted numeral Use the button to move to the next numeral 6 Press the Page Left button when finished and then select OK to save the new locator time Transport Offset Transport offset is a p...

Page 29: ...nsp to enter the TRANSPORT OPTIONS menu 3 Press the Page Right button and select RelOf The current relative offset time appears in the display 4 Select Zero to reset the relative offset time to zero 5 Press Page Right to change the relative offset time A blinking cursor appears over the first numeral of the relative offset time Use the increment Inc and decrement Dec buttons to change the highligh...

Page 30: ...ck or record a section of the project repeatedly from a preset starting time to a preset ending time Locate The SDR24 96 has four numbered Locates The numbered Locates can be set either from the front panel or an optional remote Storing a Locate point saves the Current Time Transport position to the selected Locate Recalling a Locate causes the Transport to jump to the stored time To recall a Loca...

Page 31: ...t looping will not occur With Loc3 4 PreR PostR selected Locates 3 and 4 double as start and end points for looped playback Locates 1 and 2 do not loop If Auto Punch is enabled Loc3 and Loc4 become the Punch in and out points The preroll time SETUP Record PreRo is subtracted from the Punch Start point and the postroll time SETUP Record PostRo is added to the Punch End point to create the looping p...

Page 32: ...You can also mute individual tracks Mute The Track Mute menu TRACK Mute toggles muting for each track When a track is muted its corresponding meter is also muted no indication Use the Page Right button to page through the various tracks and use the SELECT buttons to toggle the mute for each track An asterisk indicates the track is muted Virtual Track The Virtual Track menu TRACK Virtual lets you s...

Page 33: ...ge the preroll time A blinking cursor appears over the first numeral of the preroll time Use the increment Inc and decrement Dec buttons to change the highlighted numeral Use the button to move to the next numeral 3 Press the Page Left button when finished and then select OK to save the new preroll time Postroll Here is where you enter the postroll offset SETUP Record PostRo in Seconds and Frames ...

Page 34: ...the virtual track selection is automatically incremented by one After 8 takes virtual track 8 will continue to be re recorded with additional passes until you manually move to another virtual track it does not wrap around to virtual track 1 With Auto Edit mode selected after each take the audio in the area to be recorded is shifted to the next highest virtual track beginning with the currently sel...

Page 35: ... are not armed only monitor the playback of previously recorded audio When Auto Input is on armed tracks monitor their inputs in Stop Fast Forward Rewind and Record In Play you hear only what s already recorded on the tracks This mode is used primarily for tracking and overdubbing where you want to hear what s been previously recorded on the track before the punch in and after the punch out During...

Page 36: ...ic range Nonetheless it is always better to be conservative and avoid the risk of overload than to try squeezing the last ounce of dynamic range from the signal 3 Alternately if you have a tone generator or a sound source with a constant volume you can hold down a key on a synth turn All Input on and send the tone to all 24 tracks of the console Adjust the output levels to read 0 VU on analog cons...

Page 37: ...g the transport buttons FAST FWD REWIND PLAY or by entering the exact time in the current locator time in the Transport Options Menu SETUP Transp Page Right CurLoc 2 Press STORE The Store LED lights 3 STORE LOCATOR appears in the display Select Loc3 The Store LED goes out indicating that the locate point has been stored 4 Repeat steps 1 2 for the Punch out point In step 3 select Loc4 to store the ...

Page 38: ... and Loc2 contain the desired loop points 2 Arm one or more tracks and park the transport comfortably before the Punch in point or enable Always Preroll Before Locator SETUP Record PreLoc to subtract the current preroll time SETUP Record PreRo from Locate 3 3 Press PUNCH LOOP PLAY and RECORD The Record LED blinks and the SDR24 96 plays When Current Time reaches the Punch in point the SDR24 96 begi...

Page 39: ...sign the remote footswitch function 1 The remote footswitch function is assigned in the System menu under Remote Footswitch SETUP Page Right System RemSw 2 Use the buttons to select Stop Play or Punch then select OK to assign the footswitch function OUT IN IN IN OUT OUT DIGITAL WORD CLOCK I O MIDI ADAT SYNC IN ADAT SYNC OUT SERIAL 9 PIN FOOT SWITCH SMPTE MICRO REMOTE 24 CNTRL ANALOG OUT 1 8 ANALOG...

Page 40: ...s are used to select tracks for editing Upon exiting edit mode all the Record Ready buttons are cleared Edit actions are performed using a clipboard Some edit operations move or copy selections from the arrangement to the clipboard Some edit operations move or copy selections from the clipboard to the arrangement The edit operations can also be performed with or without splicing Where appropriate ...

Page 41: ...and the later audio slides backward in time to join it The deleted audio is put on the clipboard and replaces the previous content The cut action is added to the history list and can be undone Copy This operation copies the audio in the selected region on the selected tracks and puts it on the clipboard Press EDIT select the tracks you want to copy Record Ready then select Copy The audio is unchan...

Page 42: ... any existing audio on the selected tracks Silence gaps pasted from the clipboard remain silent The clipboard content is unchanged The paste action is added to the history list and can be undone Place This operation copies the audio from another audio file and places it into the selected track beginning at the current locator point This allows you to input files from another project or from elsewh...

Page 43: ...ss you are asked if you want to keep the audio If the audio is not kept No all the operations including and beyond above the recording pass disappear from the history list If the audio is kept Yes the operations remain in the history list and can be redone The audio will remain on the disk until explicitly deleted 4 The next action can now be undone or press the Page Left button twice to exit the ...

Page 44: ...k Menu The Disk Utility menu under SETUP allows you to mount format and defragment a drive Mount Drive Select Mount SETUP Page Right Disk Mount anytime you change drives in the Mackie Media Bay The SDR24 96 takes a look at the internal and external drives and checks to see if the media has changed When the operation is complete Disk mount complete appears in the display Format Drive The Format uti...

Page 45: ...cates the progress of the operation in percentages System Menu The System menu provides options for transferring files to a computer through the USB port for footswitch control and for setting the date and time USB mass storage USBMS The system USB mass storage option SETUP Page Right System USBMS allows you to put the SDR24 96 into USB mass storage mode The SDR24 96 can then be accessed as an ext...

Page 46: ... drive to access project and audio files and copy and delete files using the standard edit or drag and drop functions in Explorer If using a Mac OS the SDR24 96 appears as a drive on the desktop You can open the drive navigate through folders and drag and drop files from the SDR24 96 to the computer and vice versa SDR Footswitch The SDR Footswitch option SETUP Page Right System SDRSw allows you to...

Page 47: ... next numeral 4 Press the Page Left button when finished and then select OK to save the new date Time The Time option SETUP Page Right System Page Right Time allows you to enter the current time This is used to timestamp new and updated files Note that the SDR24 96 uses military time 00 00 01 to 23 59 59 Toresetthetime 1 Press SETUP to enter the SETUP MENU 2 Press Page Right select System Page Rig...

Page 48: ... proceed No sound getting recorded Is the Input Type Select SETUP I O Page Right Page Right INPUT TYPE SELECT correctly set to the inputs you are using analog or digital Is the signal source turned up Make sure the signal from the mixing console is high enough to move the meters on the SDR24 96 No sound on playback Are the tracks mapped directly to the outputs If you have customized the track to o...

Page 49: ...esponsible for any damage that occurs due to non factory packaging 5 Include a legible note stating your name shipping address no P O boxes daytime phone number RA number and a detailed description of the problem including how we can duplicate it 6 Write the RA number in BIG PRINT on top of the box 7 Ship the recorder to us We suggest insurance for all forms of cartage Ship to this address Mackie ...

Page 50: ...Hitachi H8S 2357 w 128k internal Flash memory Internal RAM 8 MB DRAM Hard Disk Internal Capacity 20 GB 90 minutes 24 tracks at 48 kHz Mackie M90 Media Capacity 20 GB 90 minutes 24 tracks at 48 kHz Hard Disk Seek Time 9 5 ms Hard Disk Throughput 295 megabits sec I O Analog Balanced 4 dBu nominal 22 dBu maximum DB25F Digital ADAT optical 24 bit 128X oversampling MIDI MIDI IN MIDI OUT 5 pin DIN SMPTE...

Page 51: ...the System Software From time to time Mackie may release updated versions of the SDR24 96 operating system on our website at www mackie com The file can be downloaded easily from the SDR24 96 section of the site Toinstallnewsoftware 1 Place the SDR24 96 into USB mass storage mode SETUP Page Right System USBMS See USB mass storage on page 45 for more info 2 Connect a USB cable between the SDR24 96 ...

Page 52: ... 8 female XLR s DTM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s Standard lengths 3 4 5 7 meters ADAT Optical Interface Cables OPT Series Standard ADAT Optical cables OPM Series Jacketed ADAT Optical cables w metal headshell OPT lengths 2 3 6 10 13 17 30 50 feet OPM lengths 3 5 10 15 20 30 50 feet Marshall Electronics PO Box 2027 Culver City CA 90231 Tel 800 800 6608 Fax 310 391 8926 http www mars cam com cable ht...

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Page 54: ... SHOCK DO NOT OPEN REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL CAUTION SERIAL ...

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