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TERRATEC PRODUCER/PHASE 26 USB
English Manual
Version 1.1, November 2003

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Page 1: ...TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 26 USB English Manual Version 1 1 November 2003...

Page 2: ...manufacturer 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 manufa...

Page 3: ...ng the ASIO under OS9 17 Installation under OS X 17 Updating the firmware MAC OS X 18 The connections of the PHASE 26 USB System 20 Analog outputs 21 Analog inputs 22 Digital Interface S PDIF 24 MIDI...

Page 4: ...39 Colors 39 Practical tips and tools for the phono preamplifier 41 Appendix A Technical Data 45 Software 45 Bundled software 45 PC System Requirements not in ASIO mode 46 MAC System Requirements not...

Page 5: ...io System you ve purchased a sophisticated product representing the state of the art of studio technology and we re convinced this innovative develop ment will prove extremely useful to you in the com...

Page 6: ...uctions with audio resolutions of up to 24 bit 96kHz For everything you need to know about connections see page 20 Nerve center the software As you know a professional audio system is no sound card fo...

Page 7: ...ver CD with software for Mac and PC 1 customer service card 1 registration card with the serial number 1 Besonic Premium Account card this manual Please return the enclosed registration card to us at...

Page 8: ...e Mode Audio inputs Audio outputs Max resolution 1 1 2 24 96 2 1 2 24 96 3 1 2 1 2 24 48 4 1 2 1 6 16 48 If ASIO is enabled on the system the four operating modes can be switched likewise As such the...

Page 9: ...MIDI in ASIO mode is not always available for 98SE Check that your installation of Windows has been updated with the latest Microsoft service packs and updates Otherwise and especially with Windows ve...

Page 10: ...of 100 mA per port and therefore are not suitable for supplying power to the PHASE 26 USB System such as for example the USB port on a Macintosh keyboard In this case you can use a common 9 Volt DC po...

Page 11: ...option and then click Next In the next dialog enter the path to the driver folder as CD Driver Windows PHASE26USB or the path to your hard drive usually C TerraTec PHASE 26 USB and confirm with OK Con...

Page 12: ...tion of your Windows 2000 system The Device Manager presents an overview of installed and recognized hardware components of your computer The Device Manager can be found on the Control Panel under Sys...

Page 13: ...the driver folder as CD Driver Windows PHASE26USB or the path to your hard drive usually C TerraTec PHASE 26 USB and confirm with OK Confirm the path in the Win dows Wizard by clicking Next 4 The fol...

Page 14: ...time of having to install the drivers in the future Authors remarks Yes I agree This procedure may not seem worthwhile and can be frustrating And things get better If you switch the USB port you are u...

Page 15: ...Driver installed ASIO mode disabled Driver installed ASIO mode enabled PHASE 26 USB English 15...

Page 16: ...me time while you plug the USB cable back in The hardware now registers as a PHASE 26 Firmware Update device and if this is the first time you ve updated the firmware the Windows hardware wizard opens...

Page 17: ...Manager is not supported Implementing the PHASE 26 USB System in OS X is easy with the help of OS X CoreAudio and CoreMIDI We recommend purchas ing and installing the MAC OS X Jaguar upgrade as it in...

Page 18: ...e advanced software technology Future changes to existing standards and new functions developed for the PHASE 26 USB System can be integrated simply by updating the device s firmware without having to...

Page 19: ...The PHASE 26 USB Firmware Flasher under MAC OS X PHASE 26 USB English 19...

Page 20: ...em The PHASE 26 USB audio interface offers you numerous connections for connecting professional studio peripherals and hi fi equipment Following is a detailed overview of its technical and electrical...

Page 21: ...more analog output LINE OUT which is switched in parallel to output 1 2 on the back of the module In the driver as well as the PHASE ASIO ControlPanel the outputs are always treated as pairs thus for...

Page 22: ...s on record player preamplifiers refer to page 41 Practical tip to eliminate AC hum connect the ground wire of the turntable to the case of your PC Conveniently we have provided a special cinch adapte...

Page 23: ...l as possible to benefit best from the wide dynamic range of the 24 bit converter As a rule of thumb for good recordings al ways take the following into account a clean take is much more valuable than...

Page 24: ...t output 4 16 bit 48 000 Hz Input output For descriptions of the operating modes refer to Page 7 Synchronization When you record from a digital source you will want to make sure that the sample rates...

Page 25: ...or example when mastering MIDI interface The MIDI interface on the back of the module allows you to connect the device with properly equipped peripherals such as MIDI keyboards DAW controllers and cou...

Page 26: ...ASIO interface indicate in the corresponding dialogs the ASIO drivers of the PHASE 26 USB System With ASIO programs achieve extremely short delays latency during audio recording and playback Therefore...

Page 27: ...m clearly The PHASE ASIO ControlPanel allows access to important details of your ASIO configu ration You can open the ControlPanel directly only from within an ASIO supported application Such programs...

Page 28: ...l The data and configuration options on the USB page have to do with the PHASE 26 USB hardware The Sample rate and Resolution bitrate set here affects the hardware directly The ASIO settings The ASIO...

Page 29: ...would without the use of this method System Performance lets you adjust the ASIO latency in the input and output to the speed of your computer system The smaller the latency is the greater the load on...

Page 30: ...ntrol to the ASIO application Use this on the Cubase SX VST Multitrack page for example to activate direct monitoring If an input channel in Cubase is activated the corresponding PHASE 26 USB input is...

Page 31: ...selected in any situation in which its use would be appropriate Practical tip If MIDI files which can be played back using Win dows media players are also to be transferred to externally con nected de...

Page 32: ...he run time of the first file are interpolated as required and their pitch is not affected An SR conversion interpolation does always result in a certain loss of quality however You should therefore e...

Page 33: ...USB System is implemented com pletely using the Apple CoreAudio and CoreMIDI connection No special drivers need to be installed If you like you can configure the PHASE 26 USB System as the standard re...

Page 34: ...nterfaces for playback only This problem has already been resolved with the introduction of Steinberg Nu endo Furthermore Steinberg plans to integrate ASIO for their product under OS X As soon as thes...

Page 35: ...the output volumes of the individual output channels of the PHASE 26 USB System The individual sliders here make direct adjustments to the hardware and correspond with the speaker settings of the Wind...

Page 36: ...this case the input signal can be recorded by a compatible recording application Note that a WavePlay signal assigned to the output channel cannot be mixed with the monitor signal If you select ASIO m...

Page 37: ...recordings for example with special editing software that supports them The Phono button is disabled until the PHONO input is selected on the device Note The RIAA equalizer in the monitor channel is...

Page 38: ...ge is enabled only when the PHASE 26 USB System is in flash update mode For instructions on switching to this mode and upgrading your firmware refer to the chapter entitled Updating the firmware Windo...

Page 39: ...ttings within the PHASE ControlPanel No matter where you look our days are filled with color After all life is beautiful and there s nothing like pink buttons and delicate green reflections to breathe...

Page 40: ...d save them when you re satisfied Once saved you can find your personal color settings in the dropdown menu which already contains a number of examples The Windows System color set uses only colors th...

Page 41: ...Amp amplifies the output signal of the turntable and turns it into a high quality usable signal for the A D audio converter For those interested in the details of the good old phonograph technology th...

Page 42: ...rding To take full advantage of the dynamic scope of the input converter it is important that you configure the output level of the phonoPreAmp correctly Play the record you want to record and watch t...

Page 43: ...ch as the broadening of the stereo image this is rather restricted on vinyl records in comparison to CDs and equalizers with which you can freshen up the sound quality or add a bit of punch However pl...

Page 44: ...f information on the history of the LP record http www aaanalog de Information on records record players and analog technology A first class magazine with excellent articles http ac acusd edu History...

Page 45: ...IN Microphone input control range 9mV 500mV Headphone output power 36 mW Output impedance of the line outputs 220 Ohm Input impedance of the line inputs 10 kOhm Signal to noise ratio A D weighted 97 d...

Page 46: ...ideo card 800x600 256 colors 128 MB RAM OS 9 or OS X below OS 9 only ASIO no MIDI System recommendations PC Intel Pentium III 1 GHz Celeron 900 MHz or AMD K7 Athlon 1 GHz ULTRA DMA or SCSI controller...

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