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TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 24 FW
English Manual
Version 1.1, last revised: October 2004

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Page 1: ...TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 24 FW English Manual Version 1 1 last revised October 2004...

Page 2: ...Serial number 613 019813 20177 2 PHASE 24 FW English...

Page 3: ...ufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this document and or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice to specific persons or organizations The manufactu...

Page 4: ...The PHASE 24 FW as a system audio device Mac OS X 15 Updating the firmware Mac OS X 15 The FireWire port 16 The connections of the PHASE 24 FW system 17 Analog outputs 18 Analog inputs 19 Digital inte...

Page 5: ...29 Master Clock 29 Routing 30 Analog Out 3 4 Line Headphone 30 The ASIO panel 30 Colors 31 Scenes 32 About 33 Appendix A Technical Data 34 Technical data 34 Software 34 Bundle software 34 System requi...

Page 6: ...With the PHASE 24 FW Audio System you ve purchased a sophisticated product representing the state of the art of studio technology and we re convinced this innovative development will prove extremely...

Page 7: ...system is no sound card for wild eyed gamers but the heart of your day to day studio work with your PC That s why we believe in clean functionality when it comes to software And despite the extensive...

Page 8: ...the contents of the package are complete The PHASE 24 FW System package should contain the following items 1 PHASE 24 FW the PHASE 24 FW hardware 1 protective pouch 1 network adapter 1 IEEE 1394 FireW...

Page 9: ...omputer only features a 4 pin FireWire port For more information see The FireWire port starting on page 16 Installing the PHASE 24 FW drivers in Windows XP 1 Before you start ensure that your Windows...

Page 10: ...3 Choose a language for the setup wizard and click Next to continue with the installa tion The InstallShield Wizard will now display its welcome message 10 PHASE 24 FW English...

Page 11: ...the installation is specified in the following window If you prefer a different location please click Change 5 You can disregard the following safety warning without concern Click Continue Anyway to c...

Page 12: ...FireWire port using the included cable Windows XP will automatically recognize the device as new hardware and will open the driver installation dialog 7 You may once again ignore the dialog box that...

Page 13: ...Once the driver installation is complete the PHASE 24 FW should appear as the following entry in the Device Manager The Device Manager can be found on the Con trol Panel under System Hardware Then cl...

Page 14: ...added to the PHASE 24 FW without changes to the hardware by updating its so called firmware To update the firmware proceed as follows Run the program TT_FW_WinFlash_v1 0 exe It can be found on the dri...

Page 15: ...ed above the PHASE 24 FW uses the operating system s CoreAudio and CoreMIDI drivers It s therefore not necessary to install a device specific driver Simply plug the device into your FireWire port and...

Page 16: ...ed failures of the PHASE 24 FW please use the included AC adapter better safe than sorry If your computer only has a 4 pin port you must use the AC adapter To connect the sound module to your PC in th...

Page 17: ...offers you numerous connections for connecting professional studio peripherals and HiFi devices Following is a detailed overview of its technical and electrical characteristics PHASE 24 FW front panel...

Page 18: ...the PHASE 24 FW can deliver an output of up to 2 0 Vrms in Line mode and even more in headphone mode a very high loud level will be available depending on the impedance of your headphones Take care of...

Page 19: ...aximum level at 1 3 Vrms input level Low maximum level at 2 0 Vrms input level On the driver side the inputs are viewed as a stereo pair 1 2 The driver is called PHASE 24 FW 0 In 1 Both channels can b...

Page 20: ...nal for this purpose If such a signal is applied to the digital input and the Master Clock switch is set to External the PHASE 24 FW will automatically synchronize to it and the Digital In channel wil...

Page 21: ...suitably equipped peripherals such as MIDI keyboards DAW controllers and other devices The cables for MIDI connections are always connected crosswise meaning OUT to IN and vice versa MIDI sequencer s...

Page 22: ...ASIO Control Panel The abbreviation ASIO stands for Audio Streaming Input Output and refers to a 32 bit driver model developed by Steinberg The advantage of the ASIO driver is the extremely low audio...

Page 23: ...n Cubase SX 2 The inputs and outputs generally called busses or channels available in the individual programs are generally called Out 1 PHASE24 Out 2 PHASE24 etc ASIO audio connections in WaveLab 5 P...

Page 24: ...For the recording and playback of MIDI data via the MIDI IN and OUT jacks a separate driver is available The driver designated as PHASE 24 FW 0 Midi In 1 or Out 1 in this system and it can be selected...

Page 25: ...sample rate manually using the dropdown menu in the Control Panel to avoid a SRC The sample rate set in the control panel will always be applied An SR conversion interpolation does always result in a...

Page 26: ...em is supported completely by Apple CoreAudio and CoreMIDI Device specific drivers are not required The PHASE 24 FW can be selected as the default recording and playback device in Control Panel Sound...

Page 27: ...s such as Cubase SX or Emagic Logic Buffer sizes generally can also be configured there to accelerate access to the audio system The latency under CoreAudio is comparable to the latency typical for Wi...

Page 28: ...le the analog output on the front panel between headphone and line levels Note the functions and the position of the control elements are as identical as possible under Windows and MAC OS The followin...

Page 29: ...ts Wave Play 1 2 3 4 Digital Play Here you can adjust the volume of the output signals provided you have selected Digital Mixer as the input signal in your routing All other signals are sent straight...

Page 30: ...xer must also be selected on the input side otherwise the signal will be sent straight to the output bypassing the faders The routing options of the PHASE 24 FW Analog Out 3 4 Line Headphone Use the t...

Page 31: ...etc Colors When it comes to the design of the PHASE Control Panel we like things to be clean and functional We don t want to force anything onto you however feel free to brighten your screen with the...

Page 32: ...ply save all of your control and fader settings at the click of a button and reload them whenever you need them And in case you ever don t have a computer at hand you can also use the PHASE 24 FW in s...

Page 33: ...elevant facts on your Control Panel audio drivers firmware version and operating system Note You can select the contents with your mouse and copy it to the clipboard a convenient feature for a quick d...

Page 34: ...kHz resolution digital interface for S PDIF AC3 and DTS formats 24 bit 192 kHz A D converter with 110 dB A SNR 109 dB A SNR typical 24 bit 192 kHz D A converter with 114 dB A SNR 111 dB A SNR typical...

Page 35: ...em requirements MAC G4 800 MHz 256 MB RAM FireWire port MAC OS X Panther 10 3 4 or higher System recommendations PC Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000 512 MB RAM FireWire port Windows XP with...

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