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SAC-2K manual

Now you can start assigning Encoders and Faders of the SAC-2K to the synthesizers of your
choice.

Tips for Operation

In order to assign control elements to the synthesizer or Effect parameters, first open the
desired module with a double click. The Bankmanager for the selected menu will appear. In
this menu you will be able to call up the respective parameter Editor. Then, open the SAC-2K
module by double-clicking the „miniaturised“ display of the set-up window. Arrange the two
windows - the parameter editor and the open SAC-2K Editor - on your monitor in a way that
allows you to view the control elements of both modules simultaneously.

Summary of Contents for SAC-2K

Page 1: ...SAC 2K Manual Copyright 2000 Radikal Technologies ...

Page 2: ...ncewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation especially if a rabbit ear TV antenna is used If the SAC 2K does cause interference to radio or television reception you can try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops Move the SAC 2K to one side or the other of the television or radio Move the SAC 2K farth...

Page 3: ...fluctuations 8 Avoid stepping or placing anything on the powercable 9 Don tunplugthepowercablebypullingonthecable Holdtheplugitselfandthenunplug 10 WhenconnectingthisInstrumenttoanotherinstrumentplease followthe instructions in thisManual 11 Ensure that no objects fall inside the casing and that no liquids are spilled on or into the Instrument 12 Theinstrumentshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedpersonellon...

Page 4: ... 13 Locatorwindow 14 Software Navigationsswitches Thenumericswitches 14 Solo Mutebuttons 15 Selectbuttons 16 Shiftbutton 16 The Track category selection 16 Audio 17 MIDI 17 Input 17 Instrument 17 Bus 17 Group 17 The track group selection 17 The Mixer Mode parameters 18 Pan 18 High 18 HiMid 18 LoMid 18 Low 18 Insert SendSwitch 18 Send Insertselection 19 The Channel Strips 19 EQ s 20 Inserts Sends 2...

Page 5: ...structionsforusingtheSAC 2KwithSamplitude 26 EmagicSoundDiver 28 Installation 29 InstructionsforusingtheSAC 2KwithSoundDiver 29 Emagic Logic Audio see The generic MIDI Mixer in connection with Logic Audio Use of Plugin Editors 31 The generic MIDI Mixer Mode 32 The generic MIDI Mixer in connection with Logic Audio 32 The Protools Mixer Mode 34 Deactivating the motor faders 35 FirmwareUpgrades 36 In...

Page 6: ...y bounce The use of virtual instrumentsandeffectshoweveriscertainlyasoundinvestmentinthefuture Theusefulnessof eachprogramisgrowingmulti foldwitheachnewComputerUpgrade Hardware freaks will of course complain and rightfully so that this is all nice and good however that it s not a real studio without faders and buttons The Mouse simply cannot replace hands on access to real instruments Mixers etc W...

Page 7: ... is possible for instance to control Logic Audio in a manner which approximates full implementation according to our DeveloperInstructions YouwillbeabletodownloadanEnvironmentforthismodeofoperation either from our website www raditec de or from the download pages ofEmagic If you wanttofindoutmoreaboutthegenericMIDImixer youwillfinditintherelaventchapterin this manual the generic MIDI Mixer Mode In...

Page 8: ...2K After completion of these steps it is safe to power up the SAC 2K You will see the following message in the display of the SAC 2K waitingforHost or press STOP to continue Ifyouareusing MusicSoftware whichalreadysupportstheSAC 2K youcannowstartthe programandconfigureitforcommunicationwiththeSAC 2K Followtheinstructionsinthe sectionofthismanualwhichhavebeenspecificallywrittenforyourparticularprog...

Page 9: ...uslyimprovewithupcomingsoftware updates Thismeansthatthecontrollersupportwillincreasewitheachnewsoftwareversion Becauseofthis open designoftheSAC 2K youcanlookforwardtofutureupdates which willimprovethefunctionality performanceandpowerofyourunitwitheachrelease While the HID Human Interface Device driver design of the SAC 2K has been welcomed withopenarmsbytheSoftwareManufactures noneoftheirHostsof...

Page 10: ...17 24 25 32 1 9 2 10 18 26 3 11 19 27 4 12 20 28 17 25 5 13 21 29 6 14 22 30 7 15 23 31 8 16 24 32 System SHIFT Input Inst Audio MIDI App left up right down App undo save SAC 2k TheSAC 2Khasthefollowingcontrolelements 9 Touch sensitiveMotorfaders 12 Rotary Encoderswith31segmentLEDDisplayValuesandknobswitch 3 2x40LetterDisplays 1 SMPTE Locator Display 9 Track SelectButtons 8 Mute SoloButtons 10 But...

Page 11: ...possible select buttons Audio MIDI Instrument Input Bus or Group For each of these categories there are groups of 32 Faders 1 8 9 16 17 24 and 25 32 With these selection options you can address a maximum of 5 groups of 32 tracks which equals 160 addressable tracks By selecting the Group switch it is also possible to configure the 160 tracks into Fadergroups of 8 each toenablethecombination groupin...

Page 12: ...e fashion Additionally the Encoders have a Push button function This function is used by different programsindifferentways Thefollowingaresomeexamples 1 The resetting of a parameter to its default value i e Pan Center 2 Turningon offofafunction i e turningon offE Q 3 CallingUpAlternativeparameters 4 Selecting a routing target i e Buss select of Effect Sends The Displays Three2linex40characterdispl...

Page 13: ... 1 Shift Play Start in Cycle Mode Cycle on Off 2 Shift Rec Start Overdub Recording 3 Shift FFW or REW jump to next marker 4 From Rec Play Record Play from beginning of the current marker 5 To Rec Play Record Play from end of current marker The Jog Wheel The Jog Wheel is intended primarily to move the play cursor arrow In connection with the Scrub button it should be possible depending on your Hard...

Page 14: ...gramifyouarenotsure how many markers you are able to access with your program If your sequencer has a pre roll time we have provided a way to select the amount of pre roll Pressing Shift From while turning the Shuttle Wheel enters the desired preroll time This function can be very useful for Autodrop recordings Replay will then start from your predetermined location Starting the Sequencer via Shif...

Page 15: ... Please consult the documentation of the program s that you are using to findoutwhetherthisfeatureisalreadysupportedatthistime 2 left 2 right 4 up 3 down 8 Thesebuttonsmovethefocusbetweendifferentobjects Thiscouldapplytoparameters in a dialog box or motifs or sections on a track 3 undo 5 This button addresses the Undo function of the host program 4 save 0 This button calls up the Save Menu of the ...

Page 16: ...re are 4 groups of 8 tracks available or a total of 32 tracks ThefourgroupsofeightareselectedwiththeTrackselect buttons Thecategory Group has a special function Global editing of various track types across categories is possible This functionisveryuseful forinstancewhenaMIDI DrumPartisbeingmixedinconnectionwith a Audio Percussion Track The assignment of tracks into a Group can be programmed in the...

Page 17: ...annel occur on more than one sequencer track Input All LiveInputs aregroupedinthiscategory Thesearetrackswhicharerouted through the Mixer of the host software but are not recorded in the Sequencer Inst VSTinstrumentsandallothernativesynthesizerapplicationsofferedbythehost software are grouped in this category Bus Output busses and subgroups These are often used for the resource saving insertionofP...

Page 18: ... button function of the Encoder defaults the value to the center position Relatedparametersforthethirddisplay inthecaseofAudio Instrument InputorBus Tracksare Outputrouting Inputrouting switchingbetween Mono andStereotracksandalsoaBypassfunctionthatappliesto sound changing parametersdescribedhereafter For MIDI tracks it is possible analogous to the routing to select a MIDI Channel MIDI Output and ...

Page 19: ...urofthemanypossible EffectSendstoeachtrack Also inthethirddisplayyoucanswitch between Pre Post The Channel Strips EQs Inserts Sends Dynamics MIDI Instrument Channel Strips The Channel Strips enable the simultanous editing of up to 12 Parameters The division into differentcategoriesenablesfastaccesstomanydifferentareasoftheSoftwarewithouttedious searches In case more than twelve Parameters are offe...

Page 20: ...skindoffunctionalityislargelydependentonthe implementationoftheHostsoftware RadikalTechnologieshasnocontrol overthisprocess howeveraccordingsuggestionshavebeenincludedin therelevantDeveloperGuidelines Dynamics SomeAudioprogramshaveindependentsectionsperTrackforDynamic Processors such as Compressors Limiters Also some hardware products like the Yamaha DSP Factory have dedicated hardware For this re...

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Page 22: ...dication that the relevant software is not utilizing this button yet It s not an indication of a malfunction of the unit but rather an indication of the scope of support functionality for the SAC 2K or lack thereof For the next set of scenarios we are going from the assumption that you have already connected the Controller with your Computer If you are unsure how refer to the chapter connections a...

Page 23: ...youselecttheentry Settings you llseethefollowingselectionbox From this selection box choose as remote control Radical SAC 2K and select the MIDI Input and Output with which the SAC 2K is connected After the settings are completed click on the OK button of the dialogbox The Waiting for Host message on the SAC 2K will be overwritten and you can start to work ...

Page 24: ... pushing the Encoder button You will find additional EQ Parameters of the selected parts in the third display This means you can control all of the EQ Parameters without even having to open the EQ Window of Cubase Of course you may want to open the window to confirm the control of the SAC 2K Make sure you open the EQ window corresponding to the part selected on the SAC 2K You are not limited to ed...

Page 25: ...lation TheAdd OnProgramiscalledCP5 EXE ControlPanel5 DuringinstallationoftheSEK D program this Control Panel is not automatically installed on your hard drive Therefore you need to copy the program from the installation CD to the Samplitude folder on your hard drive TheinstallationofthisprogramisnecessaryinadditiontotheSamplitudeinstallationtoensure proper interaction between the SAC 2K and the So...

Page 26: ...willbedisplayed inthetextwindow You also have the ability to configure the SAC 2K according to your preferences To do so pleaseselecttheentry Performance inthe Options Menu Thiswillpromptthefollowing dialog window In this Dialog box activate the entry Use Button Fadertouch There is no need to touch the other parameters unless you want to change the Jog wheel resolution or the reaction time of the ...

Page 27: ...Encoders 1 8 7 AutomationActivationvia Select1 8 8 Solo Mute 1 8 9 PAN EQ Reset using push button fuction of the Encoders 10 Time display in SMTPE timecode and CD MSF You will find a textfile by SEK D in the CD Index of the CP5 Program which provides additionalinformationregardingoperation ...

Page 28: ...ng new synthesizersoreffectunits Inthepull downmenuselect window firstandthenthemenu entry Opensetup Oncethe windowopensyouwillseeanewsub menuinthewindowframeentitled New Activatethis menu andselect Install YouwillseeawindowlistfromwhichyoucanselecttheSAC 2K By pushing the Scan button in this window Sound Diver automatically assigns the MIDI Input and MIDI Output the SAC 2K is connected to When th...

Page 29: ...s first open the desired module with a double click The Bankmanager for the selected menu will appear In thismenuyouwillbeabletocalluptherespectiveparameterEditor Then opentheSAC 2K modulebydouble clickingthe miniaturised displayoftheset upwindow Arrangethetwo windows the parameter editor and the open SAC 2K Editor on your monitor in a way that allowsyoutoviewthecontrolelementsofbothmodulessimulta...

Page 30: ... parameter Editor Once the arrow is positioned over the desired parameter you can let go of the mouse button The connection is in place and the Encoder and Fader assignments will be automatically shown in the display windows of the SAC 2K You can also name the displays yourself In order to do so double click on the desired position of the displays in the SAC 2K window You will now be able to enter...

Page 31: ...s generated by the Host software Click the Instrument Button to reach the Editors This will place you automatically in the Editor section of Native Instruments Pro 5 52 You can now access various Editor pages by repeatedly pushing the Instrument button With every push of the Instrument button the next Editor page will be accessed Using the Shift button in conjunction with the Instru ment buttonscr...

Page 32: ...2K with Logic Audio This Environ ment requires Mac version 4 51 and higher or PC version 4 61 and higher BeforeyoucanoperatetheSAC 2KwithLogicAudio youmustdownloadtheLogicAudio supportfilesfromourWebsite www radikaltechnologies com english support Thisfileincludes a Logic Song as well as a Logic Preferences file Thefollowingfunctionscanbecontrolledinthisimplementation Volume Pan FXSends EQ Setting...

Page 33: ... follows 1 Open the Key Commands window by selecting Options Settings Key commands 2 From this window select Options Import Key Commands 3 Open the downloaded Logic Preferences file and import the Key Commands settings The SAC 2K should now control Logic Audio BeginningwithLogicAudio4 51 Mac and4 61 PC theSAC 2Kcandisplayparameters editedintheLogicmixer PressingtheCategorybuttonsortheChannelGroup ...

Page 34: ...th the Jog Wheel The parameters of the EXS 24 sampler can now be edited with the SAC 2K In any virtual instrument mode addi tional banks of 12 parameters for that instrument can be accessed In the Channel Strip section pressingthe Instrument buttonincrementsthebankswhileholdingthe Shift button and pressing the Instrument button decrements the banks TheEQ Channel Strip In the EQ Channel Strip mode ...

Page 35: ...ader Group window in 1 Track increments Accessing different Pro Tools windows The SoftwareNavigation keysopenandclose differentwindowsofthe ProToolssoftware or bring that window into the foreground The 1 and 2 switches between the mixer and trace display and 7 opens the Plugin windows Other applications The ProTools setting of the SAC 2K also works with several other programs If you re a MotU s Di...

Page 36: ... the System button You will see the followingmessageinthethirddisplay SystemMenu Mode Logic Touch Soft Motor On Off TheparameterfortheTouchSensitivitysettingisonthethirdEncoderunderthethirddisplay Youhavetwooptionsavailable Hard The SAC 2K only sends fader values when the sensor register being touched Soft The SAC 2K evaluates additional fader movements which can be interpreted clearlyasUserintend...

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