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MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Publish Date: 06-Nov-2018

SOUND4

BIG VOICE²

Base

3-Band Voice Processor

Summary of Contents for SOUND4 BIG VOICE2 Base

Page 1: ...MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Publish Date 06 Nov 2018 SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base 3 Band Voice Processor...

Page 2: ...metric EQ 11 The 3 Band Process 11 Post EQ 4 Band Parametric EQ 11 The Brick Wall Limiter 11 Technical Specifications 12 Before you start 14 Safety warning 14 Operating recommendations 14 Source Mater...

Page 3: ...2 Processor name 52 Display 52 Application Auto Exit 52 Settings Studio Mic 53 How to change or assign a new password 54 How to add a new account 55 Settings Control IP configuration 56 Settings Ether...

Page 4: ...atural Loud 77 M F Natural 77 M Punchy 77 M Hot tone 77 M Hit tone 78 M Big Voice 78 F Structured tone 78 F Hit tone 78 F High Mid 78 BY PASS 78 Processing 79 Preset Settings 80 Input 80 De Esser 80 3...

Page 5: ...ings Ethernet Livewire AES67 88 Settings Inputs 89 Settings Outputs 90 Settings GPIO 92 Advanced Upgrade Licenses 93 Expired license 93 New license 93 Advanced Hardware Supervision 94 Advanced Mainten...

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Page 7: ...team dedicated to delivering broadcasting excellence Adding to the equation its own expertise and years of experience at the top level DEVA brings to the table its considerable resources and knowledge...

Page 8: ...sound4 com 8 Typographic conventions This manual uses the following typographic conventions Style Used for NOTE Important notes and recommendations Example Used when example text is cited Menu on pag...

Page 9: ...n even share the Dominate It function with other BIG VOICE processors to control other mics if needed Dedicated to Live Studios SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base has been designed for Live studio requirements The...

Page 10: ...Usually sound processors are running with the same level adjustment for all users Here in the Preset Setting SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base users can adapt the basics for each talent Phase Invert and Phase Ro...

Page 11: ...ble to have a purist or colored sound texture The 3 band Process is provided with the revolutionary algorithm S I S Sound BIG VOICE System which makes possible to maintain the authenticity of the orig...

Page 12: ...to 192kHz 24 bits Connectors 2x XLR female balanced EMI suppressed ANALOG OUTPUT Quantity 2 shared with Digital Out Level 24 dBu max Load Impedance 10 k typ 300 Connectors 2x XLR male balanced EMI su...

Page 13: ...x 300 mm 2 700 kg POWER UP BOOT Boot time 3s OPTIONAL INTERFACES GPIO 8 inputs 8 outputs opto isolated with 5V supply DB25 male SOUND4 REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE OPERATING SYSTEMS Linux Debian 32 64 bit...

Page 14: ...s designed to operate within the ambient temperature range of 10 to 50 C The equipment rack should be ventilated in order for the device to keep its internal temperature below the maximum ambient temp...

Page 15: ...oduct Registration Card included in the Manual be completed accurately and returned This will assure coverage of the terms of the Warranty and it will provide a means of trace in case of lost or stole...

Page 16: ...Having very low electricity consumption the SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base itself generates negligible heat The unit is intended for operation within an ambient temperature range extending from freezing to 12...

Page 17: ...Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com Panel Indicators and Connectors FRONT PANEL LED Meters The full time LED meters allow quick and easy monitoring of the me...

Page 18: ...Hz 40W GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Ethernet T BASE10 100 RJ45 2 USB communication port 3 Ethernet T BASE10 100 RJ45 4 Digital Audio Input Channel 1 XLR 5 Digital Audio Input Cha...

Page 19: ...erface and Software Each has a different purpose and if you do not use the correct one the controls that you are looking for might not be available Admin Mainly used for managing user and studio right...

Page 20: ...bility to setupAdmin Ethernet IP from front panel This software will do an automatic network discovery and find SOUND4 In Box products currently connected to be able to setup Admin Ethernet IP IMPORTA...

Page 21: ...eted the collected data will be depicted in section Product List as depicted below 3 To change the parameters double click with the mouse cursor on the line with the product of interest A new window w...

Page 22: ...address of the device otherwise you will not be able to establish a connection For example as depicted below https 192 168 20 203 Once the IP address is correctly written press Enter on your keyboard...

Page 23: ...Once the process is completed SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base WEB interface will be opened 5 To Login press Login and enter the user credentials requested The SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base provides you with three types...

Page 24: ...window where the following information can be found User the access account currently used Processor name Name and serial number of the device Overview of the two channels Mic 1 and Mic 2 including c...

Page 25: ...nect will disconnect you from the current session Setup Opens the setup menu described below Setup The Setup menu is divided into three submenus Tools Maintenance and Licenses System The Tools menu pr...

Page 26: ...amboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 26 Network Diagnostics to be performed PING DNS Traceroute This is how the control wi...

Page 27: ...0 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 27 Maintenance Contains various functions to reset the BIG VOICE s hardware and view and download the Logs Upon pressing the Direct Access...

Page 28: ...new license click Licenses and locate the file The license key is delivered as a ZIP file When license via WEB is uploaded you need to unzip this file Once the process is completed a confirmation mess...

Page 29: ...n the main control window where the following information can be found User the access account currently used Processor Name Name and serial number of the device Overview of the two channels Mic 1 and...

Page 30: ...unit Disconnect will disconnect you from the current session Setup Opens the setup menu described below The Setup menu is divided into two submenus Tools and Maintenance The Tools menu provides you w...

Page 31: ...amboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 31 Network Diagnostics to be performed PING DNS Traceroute This is how the control wi...

Page 32: ...rgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 32 Maintenance Allows you to download the Logs Upon pressing the Direct Access button the following window w...

Page 33: ...he main control window where the following information can be found User the access account currently used Processor Name Name and serial number of the device Overview of the two channels Mic 1 and Mi...

Page 34: ...device along with the current temperatures from the connected BIG VOICE unit Disconnect will disconnect you from the current session Setup Opens the setup menu described below The Setup menu is divid...

Page 35: ...amboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 35 Network Diagnostics to be performed PING DNS Traceroute This is how the control wi...

Page 36: ...rgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 36 Maintenance Allows you to download the Logs Upon pressing the Direct Access button the following window w...

Page 37: ...kage under your own Ubuntu Compatibility with Ubuntu distributions Lucid Lynx 10 04 LTS Precise Pangolin 12 04 LTS Trusty Tahr 14 04 LTS Xenial Xerus 16 04 LTS Installation For a PC hosting SOUND4 car...

Page 38: ...ou will only need to connect 1 of the power cables to PSU 1 socket Connect SOUND4 BIG VOICE Base to the TCP IP network using a direct network cable connected to the ADMIN port of the device GPIO ADMIN...

Page 39: ...an for new device Double click on the software will open the main control window The Remote control software can maintain several devices at once 1 Press the Scan button 2 A window with all network in...

Page 40: ...the Add Custom Network message will appear 5 To add the device to the list select the connection and press OK 6 The device will be added automatically To change the device s settings double click on...

Page 41: ...P 2 4 where the IP address of the device will be depicted NOTE The numbers included in the IPAddress must be written without leading zeros For example 192 168 020 136 must be written as 192 168 20 136...

Page 42: ...o your existing network The basic set up of the inputs and outputs can be easily made via the SETUP page of the Software section Settings Inputs Setup To setup the Inputs press the Setup button Once t...

Page 43: ...9 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 43 Preset Selection To select a preset press on Preset button and list of all presets will appear on the screen Double click on...

Page 44: ...ettings LIVE ACCOUNT This type of access is ideal for granting the operators access to basic functions such as loading sessions and presets without providing them with full access over the unit s para...

Page 45: ...the following information can be found Session the name of the current session will be written Overview of the two channels Mic 1 and Mic 2 including channel name level mute de esser gate status and...

Page 46: ...oad configurations for entire shows and will select presets on the two microphone channels simultaneously To change the session click with the mouse cursor on the Sessions filed with the currently use...

Page 47: ...ax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 47 Preset change Double click on the name of the preset in one of the MIC sections will open the Presets list To change the current preset cl...

Page 48: ...menu click with the mouse cursor on the symbol marked in red on the screen below Setup options The setup options are limited as this is a very restricted account About Displays the current informatio...

Page 49: ...Spanish and French Changing this setting will require restarting the software Show Bubble Values Turns On and Off the bubble values Show Virtual Keyboard Turns On and Off the virtual keyboard Virtual...

Page 50: ...OUNT Mainly used for managing user and studio rights and some global configuration settings Sessions and presets cannot be saved when using this account User name admin password admin Unlike the Live...

Page 51: ...list of commands is available by clicking on About in the remote control window then choosing Download L S doc The Resulting XML file contains all commands necessary syntax and parameters applicable...

Page 52: ...e The available options are English Spanish and French Changing this setting will require restarting the software Show Bubble Values Turns On and Off the bubble values Show Virtual Keyboard Turns On a...

Page 53: ...unt linked with all the assigned microphone inputs and one Live account liked to the default Studio account For preset sharing between different BIG VOICE devices with the same password set on the acc...

Page 54: ...2 Click on Password 3 For the Studio Live and PresetSharing accounts leave the Old Password field blank For the Admin account write the default password admin if not changed 4 Write the new password 5...

Page 55: ...Click on Edit 3 In the Name field write name for the new connection Note that the Type is defined by the default account you are using as a basis and cannot be changed 4 Press Save as 5 The new accoun...

Page 56: ...he device on the network to turn On and Off the DHCP and specify DNS Server If DHCP is turned Off make sure to specify IP Address IP Default Gateway IP Mask and IP Broadcast IT IS RECOMMENDED a static...

Page 57: ...he Audio over IP interface Basic allows the user to specify Network host name and to turn On and Off the DHCP If DHCP is turned Off make sure to specify IPAddress IP Default Gateway IP Mask IP broadca...

Page 58: ...aria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 58 Settings GPIO The general purpose inputs and outputs settings are applied through this page Each GPI GPO is set in...

Page 59: ...as master or slave clock on these networks The Reference Clock can be synced either to the LIVEWIRE Internal or AES67 LIVEWIRE SYNCRO is used to set the Livewire clock master priority from the availa...

Page 60: ...nt on all BIG VOICE units that will share presets are identically set Then in Preset Sharing set the Mode to On To add a new network 1 Press Add Network a list of the available interfaces and networks...

Page 61: ...sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 61 Advanced This section contains all the advanced configuration parameters related to AoIP formats and Qos licenses backup restore functions and maintenance funct...

Page 62: ...ut different default values Very Low Delay Low Delay and Standard Sample Format You can choose among the following options L16 L24 AM824 and L32 NOTE The AM824 format is 32bit format with 24 bits of a...

Page 63: ...AoIP formats and the 802 1Q VLAN tagging for AoIP QoS settings are provided separately for each type of AoIP streams supported The default parameters are usually sufficient for most installations and...

Page 64: ...eam type Generally speaking increasing the value will increase the audio latency and reducing these numbers will add an overall latency 802 1 Tagging Defines whether or not packets are tagged with 802...

Page 65: ...elected will open 3 Go to the file directory select the license and press Open NOTE All licenses are sent provided in a ZIP file It is not needed the file to be unzipped prior to their upload They wil...

Page 66: ...700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 66 Advanced Backup Restore This section is dedicated to the Backup Restore and Restore to Factory processes To ease the completion of each option thorough...

Page 67: ...ity SNMO RW Community SNMP Trap Host and SNMP Trap Port Windows Share turn the option On or Off and specify Windows Share description and Windows Share Workgroup Power Supply displays the current stat...

Page 68: ...les sound4 com Web www sound4 com 68 Maintenance Intended to reset various components if the system Information as regards the available options can be found in the right part of the screen Upon selec...

Page 69: ...me and etc Allows reading at a glance of the Process Inputs and Outputs current status Sessions are used to load configurations for entire shows and will select presets on the two microphone channels...

Page 70: ...isplays the current information about the device along with the current temperatures from the connected unit Download L S doc SOUND4 provides great feature throughout its product line Link Share This...

Page 71: ...the parameters that you think would improve the enhancement of your signal and will make your station s sound unique For detailed information on the available options and how a new preset can be made...

Page 72: ...by a qualified experienced broadcaster it is recommended that no general changes to the base preset if such is used to be applied as this can lead to unwanted signal distortion The procedure is quite...

Page 73: ...will appear Specify the Preset Name in the relevant line and press OK Note that when specifying the name you can either use the interactive keyboard or write in the field directly The Preset Log optio...

Page 74: ...und4 com 74 Preset Security As many of the stations prefer to use the services of qualified personnel when creating the perfect preset the SOUND4 supports the function the newly created preset to be s...

Page 75: ...set the padlock icon next to the locked preset will be illuminated in green To clear the password preset click on Clear password Then enter the old password and press Ok the preset will be unlocked To...

Page 76: ...3 Select directory and confirm with OK to save the file on your computer 4 Once the process is completed the following message will appear Presets Import 1 Open the Preset menu 2 Press the Import butt...

Page 77: ...ral sound than M F News Presenter Soft Tone M F Natural Loud Neutral yet aggressive preset it focuses more processing effort on the mid and high bands with slightly lower thresholds The low and high b...

Page 78: ...Sound Impact System are enabled with a bit of activity in the mid and high bands of the Sound Impact System section The high band has a considerable boost in the drive 4 8 dB with slightly less drive...

Page 79: ...Gate Pre EQ 3 Band Processing Post EQ Brick Wall Limiter and Output The 3 Band Noise Gate and processing sections have an Advanced tab that allows access to each band s individual parameters NOTE that...

Page 80: ...of the currently selected input Input Displays and allows selection of the current input source for the selected processing channel Gain sensitivity and other adjustments will also be displayed The in...

Page 81: ...s setting is used to adjust the coupling between each band s gate and how the threshold controls interact This option does not directly affect the target hold or release settings as those controls are...

Page 82: ...in the critical midrange frequencies HIGH EQ will add sparkle in the top end Pre EQ Advanced Metering Displays the overall frequency response of the EQ section All four bands are fully parametric The...

Page 83: ...sed on the incoming audio and looking for changes smaller than the ones applied in this setting The indicator placed in the middle of the control window will display when SIS is in effect Drive Is use...

Page 84: ...nd is used to control the release time for the 3 Band processing section Out Is used to adjust the final output level of the bands Post EQ Basic The second 4 Band Parametric EQ is right after the 3 Ba...

Page 85: ...output Bus The channel will be routed to the corresponding processor output and the selected mix bus Line IP Reference Used to adjust the reference level of the corresponding outputs relative to the i...

Page 86: ...how Bubble Values Turns On and Off the bubble values Show Virtual Keyboard Turns On and Off the virtual keyboard Virtual Keyboard Selects the layout of the on screen keyboard used when selecting sessi...

Page 87: ...ount user 2 Click on Password 3 For the Studio Live and PresetSharing accounts leave the Old Password field blank For the Admin account write the default password admin if not changed 4 Write the new...

Page 88: ...garia Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 88 Settings Ethernet Livewire AES67 Current Display only displays the current information obtained from the device t...

Page 89: ...both L R or Separate L R Livewire AES67 Auto Naming Mode Choose the preferred option from the menu Independent Use Chanel Name Use Preset name Livewire AES67 Stereo Input Mode From the menu set the m...

Page 90: ...tings Outputs Analog1 Output Setup Analog2 Output Setup Allows you to setup the Post Gain and the meter will indicate the current value Digital Stereo Output Setup Allows mode to the Digital Stereo Ou...

Page 91: ...options Livewire Live Audio Livewire Standard Audio AES67 Very Low Delay AES67 Low Delay AES67 Standard AES67 Custom Channel Specify the number of channels Name local Specify local name Label local Sp...

Page 92: ...aria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 92 Settings GPIO The general purpose inputs and outputs settings are applied through this page Each GPI GPO is set in...

Page 93: ...elected will open 3 Go to the file directory select the license and press Open NOTE All licenses are sent provided in a ZIP file It is not needed the file to be unzipped prior to their upload They wil...

Page 94: ...ity SNMO RW Community SNMP Trap Host and SNMP Trap Port Windows Share turn the option ON or Off and specify Windows Share description and Windows Share Workgroup Power Supply displays the current stat...

Page 95: ...ound4 com Web www sound4 com 95 Advanced Maintenance Intended to reset various components if the system Information as regards the available options can be found in the right part of the screen Upon s...

Page 96: ...to damage caused by misuse abuse accident or neglect This Warranty is voided by unauthorized attempts at repair or modification or if the serial identification label has been removed or altered III T...

Page 97: ...untry E mail Phone Fax Which SOUND4 Ltd product did you purchase Product Serial Purchase date Installation date Your signature Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the info...

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