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Summary of Contents for STREAM X

Page 1: ...MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Publish Date 11 Mar 2020 SOUND4 STREAM X 3 Band Streaming Processor 2 4 8 channels ...

Page 2: ...ll Limiter 10 Technical Specifications 11 Before you start 12 Safety warning 12 Operating recommendations 12 Unpacking and inspection 12 Install the SOUND4 PCI express card 13 Rear Panel 14 Operation 15 User Accounts Overview 15 Software Installation 16 Windows users 16 Linux Ubuntu OS 16 Connection 17 Software 18 Network scan for new device 18 Add Device manually 20 Basic set up 21 Inputs Setup 2...

Page 3: ...tenance 41 Audio Processing Controls 42 Main menu and controls 42 How a new preset can be created 44 Preset Security 46 Preset Export 48 Presets Import 48 Presets Delete 48 Processing 49 Wide band AGC 50 Tone FX 50 Stereo FX 51 Basic 3 Band Process 52 Advanced 3 Band Process 52 4 Band Limiter Basic 53 4 Band Limiter Advanced 53 Brick Wall Limiter 53 Streaming Encoding 54 Settings General 56 Proces...

Page 4: ...Advanced Upgrade Licenses 62 Expired license 62 New license 63 Advanced Maintenance 64 WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 65 Product Registration Card 66 ...

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Page 6: ... 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 of hardware development to ensure unparalleled quality of the finished product A Wealth of Engineering Talent What our merchandise owes its massive appeal to is the creativity of a highly skilled te...

Page 7: ...nual without notice The operation of SOUND4 products is determined largely by software We routinely release new versions to add features and fix bugs Check the www sound4 com web site for the latest information available 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...

Page 8: ...tion can easily generate different streams that suit the targeted audience low rate for mobile phones or high rate for home devices The First Solution of its Kind SOUND4 is delighted to bring to the attention of our customers a solution the likes of which have so far never been introduced to the broadcasting market The SOUND4 STREAM X is the very first multi channel AoIP processor dedicated to Web...

Page 9: ...imited Undo Redo versioning function for presets with possibility of recall Innovative compare function with reference notion Log function for presets A remote connection manager to control several processors Works on Windows 7 8 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 excluding Core editions Linux Debian PROCESSING Wide Band AGC One of the main processing functions of the SOUND4 STREAM X is th...

Page 10: ...ound texture The 3 band Process is achieved through the revolutionary algorithm S I S Sound Impact System which makes it possible to maintain the authenticity of the original sound attacks The 3 band Process is extremely powerful and capable of absorbing very high variations of sound on its own which is why it is not always necessary for the input AGC to operate 4 Band Limeter The main purpose of ...

Page 11: ... AoIP AES67 2ms input 0 5ms output FORM FACTOR Bus Type PCI Express 1X OPERATING CONDITIONS Operational between 0 50 C SIZE AND WEIGHT Dimensions WxHxD 190 x 21 x 106 mm without connectors Shipping Weight 230 x 54 x 172 mm 0 420 kg POWER UP BOOT Board start up time 3s SOUND4 REMOTE CONTROL SOFTWARE OPERATING SYSTEMS Linux Debian 32 64 bits Microsoft Windows 32 64 bits Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 1...

Page 12: ...onnect the host PC only to reliable power supply sources In case of unstable power source please use Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Use the PC only with its top cover on to avoid electromagnetic anomalies Otherwise this may cause problems with the normal functionality of the card For the normal remote operation of the card connect SOUND4 STREAM X to a good quality network connection For the norm...

Page 13: ...elet Take your new SOUND4 card out of the box open your computer and insert the card into available PCI express slot The card can be plugged into a full height PCI express slot type x1 x4 x8 x16 Please use screws or fasteners to ensure that the card is held firmly in place Close your PC and power it on On startup Windows OS will automatically detect the new card If message will appear asking you i...

Page 14: ...65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str 8000 Bourgas Bulgaria Tel 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 14 Rear Panel 1 1 AES67 Ethernet T BASE10 100 RJ45 Port ...

Page 15: ... STREAM X provides you with two types of access levels for the 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 Administrator This account provides you with access to the all of the configuration options Inputs and Outputs configuring processing settings and preset management User name admin password admin Supe...

Page 16: ...rol Software Linux Ubuntu OS SOUND4 proposes you to install the software package 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 Bionic Beaver 18 04 LTS Installation For a PC running compatible Ubuntu version Click on the following link to add SOUND4 repository www sound4 biz repository ubunt...

Page 17: ... Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 17 CONNECTION As explained for the initial set up of the device you will only need to connect Connect SOUND4 STREAM X to the TCP IPnetwork using a direct network cable connected to the AES67 port of the board 1 ...

Page 18: ...can 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 interfaces on the PC will appear Select the IP address the interface on which the scan should be made and press Run Scan 3 Wait until the scan is completed ...

Page 19: ...completion 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 the admin version will open the control interface The default access credentials are user name admin and password admin and press OK ...

Page 20: ...ppear 3 Enter the required information If not changed by the user use the default value of the Port 3001 The username and password are as follows User name admin Password admin 4 Press OK All device operation options will be added To change the device s settings double click on the admin version will open the control interface The user credentials are as follows username admin default password adm...

Page 21: ... easily made via the SETUP page of the Software section Settings Inputs Setup To setup the Inputs press the Setup button Once the SETUP window will appears go to Settings General Inputs then apply the needed settings to the Inputs The set up process is quite simplified Outputs Setup To setup the Outputs press the Setup button Once the SETUP window will appears go to Settings General Outputs then a...

Page 22: ...59 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 22 Preset Selection To select a preset press on Preset button and list of all presets will appear on the screen Double click on the desired preset will load it automatically to the device ...

Page 23: ...erview and Settings SUPERVISOR ACCOUNT This type of access is ideal for granting the operators access to monitoring the audio without providing them with full access over the unit s parameters Window controls 1 2 3 1 Minimizes the program and display the Windows desktop 2 In Out switching to monitor input and output audio levels 3 Will close the program ...

Page 24: ... 359 56 710710 Fax 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 24 ADMIN ACCOUNT Used for full control and administration of the device User name admin password admin Unlike the Supervisor Accounts there can only be one Admin account in the system ...

Page 25: ...t The 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 to this device and its current version Using Telnet access by port 3002 it is possible to type commands directly and see the values or change the parameters necessary or it is possible to use var...

Page 26: ...ce 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 and Off the virtual keyboard Virtual Keyboard Selects the layout of the on screen keyboard used when selecting sessions or presets The available options are Azerty and Qwerty VU Meter Speed This value...

Page 27: ...ne Admin account linked with all the assigned audio inputs and one Supervisor account linked to the default Admin account For preset sharing between different SOUND4 devices with the same password set on the account there is also one PresetSharing account This account just as the Admin cannot be deleted For most of the users the default accounts are sufficient However we recommend the default pass...

Page 28: ... 2 Click on Password 3 For the Supervisor 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 Confirm the new password 6 Press OK 7 If the account did not had a password until now an ok will be written in the Remote Password column If a password is not assigned the state will be marked as non...

Page 29: ...In the Name field write login 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 3 Press Ok 4 The new account will be added to the list IMPORTANT NOTE To add the newly created account to the SOUND4 Remote Control software you will need to scan the network for new devices or add new account manually The procedure is descri...

Page 30: ...the 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 broadcast and DNS Server Current Display only displays the current information obtained from the device thus allowing you to verify the applied settings If you experience any difficulties with the set up pl...

Page 31: ... Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 31 Settings GPIO The general purpose inputs and outputs settings are applied through this page Each GPI GPO is set individually so as to fit the user s requirements NOTE Livewire GPIO functionality currently available only on Linux hosted systems ...

Page 32: ... 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 available options You can also set the Standard std and Live clk clock ip and port AES37 SYNCRO allows you to enable or disable Yes No the Always Slave option As an addition you can also set the Domain Prio...

Page 33: ...aring account on all STREAM X 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 connected to the SOUND4 STREAM X will appear 2 Click on the line to be added and press Add selected so that it could be displayed in the Network list 3 Then press Run Scan 4 If the interfac...

Page 34: ...nd4 com Web www sound4 com 34 Advanced This section contains all the advanced configuration parameters related to AoIP formats and Qos licenses backup restore functions and maintenance functions Advanced Livewire AES67 Advertisement Allows MDNS Livewire and Dante SAP Advertisements to be turned On and Off ...

Page 35: ...but 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 audio data and 8 bits for AES3 side band data that was never fully standardized The format is included for experimental purposes only Packet Len length adjusts the AoIP packet length in samples The av...

Page 36: ...e 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 it is not recommended the settings to be changed unless there is a specific application that requires so NOTE that improper configuration of these parameters can cause audio glitches and other netwo...

Page 37: ...ream 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 1Q information including VLAN ID and priority To route a specific types of AoIP packets to specific VLANs with specific priorities use this option in combination with appropriate switch configuratio...

Page 38: ...e in your region or our sales office if you need to obtain new license To upload a new license follow the steps listed below 1 Press OK The Setup Upgrade Licenses screen will appear 2 Press License upload and a new window requiring license file to be selected 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 th...

Page 39: ...o 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 will be accepted by the program as they are 3 Wait while the licenses are loaded 4 Once the process is completed press OK and close the Setup window so that the Main control can appear NOTE Please be advised that X2 is non u...

Page 40: ...6700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 40 Advanced Backup Restore This section is dedicated to the Backup Restore and Restore to Factory processes To ease the completion of each option thorough information as regards each opportunity can be found in the right part of the screen ...

Page 41: ...ales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 41 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 selecting any of the reset options a warning message will appear To continue with the process press Ok ...

Page 42: ...pens It grants you with full access to the preset and processing management options The Setup menu is expanded and provides you with access to the inputs and outputs Main menu and controls Overview of the channels including level Allows reading at a glance of the Process Inputs and Outputs current status Channel allows you to toggle between two channels and if need be rename them Preset allows you...

Page 43: ...list of the presets used About Will open a window with the following options About Displays 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 tool is designed to allow remote control and monitoring of the devices across the network using simple text commands...

Page 44: ...d 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 simple Below you will find a step by step description of the process 1 Press on Preset and choose a factory preset that you would like to use for a basis of the new one It will be automatically uplo...

Page 45: ... 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 option allows you to apply notes to the new preset For example Approved by Danny and etc 6 The newly created preset will be automatically chosen as active preset ...

Page 46: ...ound4 com 46 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 secured This is done via the menu of the device Section Security Once Security is pressed the following window will appear ...

Page 47: ... 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 change the password click on Change password Then enter the required credentials and press OK Lock to Serial Number you can specify the serial number of the device on which the preset can be used On...

Page 48: ... 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 button 3 Select the s4imp file of the preset to be imported and press OK to confirm 4 Once the process is completed the following message will appear Presets Delete 1 Open the Preset menu 2 Select the pr...

Page 49: ...er 3 Band Processing 4 Band Limiter 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 each section can be enabled or disabled individually The Brick Wall Limiter cannot be entirely disabled As a result the output from a processing channel should never exceed 0 dBFS To enable a section t...

Page 50: ... noise when the signal is low Drive increases or decreases the gain at the AGC input Increasing the drive will make up for very low levels and decreasing it very low drive will prevent low level corrections at the processor input Attack To adjust the AGC reactivity speed to a volume increase adjust the attack in dB per second Release sets the AGC correction speed in dB per second As the AGC itself...

Page 51: ... at 38 kHz with stereo image limiter The FX VU meter placed on the left of the settings illustrates the enhancement rate generated by the processor The indicator moves from the middle to the outside borders of the meter The LIM VU on the other hand depicts the limitation percentage on the subcarrier at 38 kHz Width sets the stereo enhancement rate Setting it to 20 and 40 is usually a sufficient va...

Page 52: ...on will limit the floor noise Down Expand the option works only when the corresponding band is frozen by Gate Threshold It is intended to retain the attenuation on the user defined value Then according to the set attack and release timed the Down Expand automatically returns to the configured value The combination Gate Threshold Down Expand is very useful when noisy sources such as microphones are...

Page 53: ...s of each limiter band Mix used to define the output level for each band so as to obtain the best sound balance Brick Wall Limiter The final stage of the processing is the Brick Wall Limiter It takes place right before the output and is the only stage in the chain that cannot be entirely bypassed Although the Drive can be switched ON and OFF set to zero the Brick Wall Limiter will not allow the ou...

Page 54: ...o three parts General Metadata and Configuration Save Stream Saves the applied settings Save All Stream Exports the list of streams Load Preset Stream Will load an already set stream preset General depicts the current status of each stream if enabled Metadata A double click with the mouse cursor on the ON box will enable the option The following script options are available via the interactive dro...

Page 55: ...lable from the Protocol drop down menu IceCast2 ShoutCast V1 ShoutCast RTMP RTMPE RTMPT RTMPS RTMPTE RTMPTS RTSP RTP mcast HLS file HLS sftp HLS ftp HLS sync The following encoder options are available from the Encoder drop down menu MP3 AAC HE AAC HE AAC v2 Opus Vorbis FLAC The following options are available from the Adaptive Process drop down menu Off HE AAC 16kbps HE AAC 24kbps HE AAC v 2 16kb...

Page 56: ...e values Show Virtual Keyboard Turns On and Off the virtual keyboard Virtual Keyboard Selects the layout of the on screen keyboard used when selecting sessions or presets The available options are Azerty and Qwerty VU Meter Speed This value controls the speed of the onscreen metering and is set in percent Higher numbers will result in faster metering though the default of 25 is sufficient Applicat...

Page 57: ...unt user 2 Click on Password 3 For the Supervisor 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 Confirm the new password 6 Press OK 7 If the account did not had a password until now an ok will be written in the Remote Password column If a password is not assigned the state will be marke...

Page 58: ... 359 56 836700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 58 Settings Inputs Inputs selection allows to choose whether PCI bus input or AES67 Livewire as source for the channels of each processing engine Below are reference level settings for the PCI and AES67 Livewire inputs ...

Page 59: ...et name Livewire AES67 Stereo Input Mode From the menu set the mode On both L R or Separate L R Livewire 1 Input Setup CH1 Livewire 2 Input Setup CH2 Enable Turns the option On or Off LAN Mode Set the LAN mode used The following options are available AES67 or Livewire Channel Specify the number of channels From To Source Specify source Primary Source Name Specify primary source name Name local Spe...

Page 60: ... 1 Process Livewire 2 Process Enable Turns the option On or Off Profile From the menu set the profile from one of the following 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 Specify local channel Source From the menu set the profile from one of the...

Page 61: ...700 Email sales sound4 com Web www sound4 com 61 Settings GPIO The Livewire General Purpose Inputs and Outputs settings are applied through this page Each GPI GPO is set individually so as to fit the user s requirements NOTE Currently Livewire GPIO available only on Linux hosted boards ...

Page 62: ...e in your region or our sales office if you need to obtain new license To upload a new license follow the steps listed below 1 Press OK The Setup Upgrade Licenses screen will appear 2 Press License upload and a new window requiring license file to be selected 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 th...

Page 63: ...o 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 will be accepted by the program as they are 3 Wait while the licenses are loaded 4 Once the process is completed press OK and close the Setup window so that the Main control can appear NOTE Please be advised that X2 is non u...

Page 64: ...sound4 com Web www sound4 com 64 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 selecting any of the reset options a warning message will appear To continue with the process press OK ...

Page 65: ...y 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 TERMS OF WARRANTY SOUND4 Ltd products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship A Any discrepancies noted within FIVE YEARS of the date of delivery will be repaired free of ch...

Page 66: ...date Your signature Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the information provided to SOUND4 Ltd are truth and correct SOUND4 Ltd declines any responsibility for the provided information that could result in an immediate loss of warranty for the above specified product s Privacy statement SOUND4 Ltd will not share the personal information you provide on this card with an...

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