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Turtle Beach

Montego II

Home Studio

Summary of Contents for Montego II

Page 1: ...1 Turtle Beach Montego II Home Studio...

Page 2: ...oft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion DirectX is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Pentium is...

Page 3: ...STALL THE DRIVERS NOTE 17 SETTING THE MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO AS THE DEFAULT AUDIO AND MIDI DEVICE 23 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING 23 UNINSTALLING THE MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO 24 WINDOWS NT 4 0 INSTALL 27...

Page 4: ...ONTEGO II HOME STUDIO CONTROL PANEL 50 WINDOWS 95 98 TBS MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO CONTROL PANEL 51 WINDOWS NT TBS MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO CONTROL PANEL 54 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 56 CANCUN WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZE...

Page 5: ...posing power you need for professional grade recordings Record and edit both MIDI and digital audio tracks side by side in one intuitive and easy to use environment Built in multi track digital record...

Page 6: ...n to provide you with discounts on our full featured PC sound products Technical Support You must be a registered user to receive full Technical Support To help you install your soundcard and software...

Page 7: ...rters RCA and Optical Digital I O MIDI Synthesizer featuring Roland GM GS support Up to 96 Hardware accelerated DirectSound streams Full version of Voyetra s Digital Orchestrator Pro sequencing softwa...

Page 8: ...wo IRQs Several I O address ranges Two DMAs SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Computer IBM PC or compatible with one available PCI slot and one available space at the back of the computer chassis to install the bre...

Page 9: ...the various connectors and ports BREAKOUT BRACKET OPTICAL S PDIF INPUT COAX S PDIF INPUT COAX S PDIF OUTPUT OPTICAL S PDIF OUTPUT SECOND LINE OUT FOR OPTIONAL HEADPHONES OR BACK SPEAKERS STEREO LINE I...

Page 10: ...10 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM...

Page 11: ...install the Montego II Home Studio sound card This chapter takes you through the process step by step OVERVIEW OF THE STEPS There is a specific sequence of steps that you need to take when installing...

Page 12: ...is located on the CD case that came with the software REMOVING THE OLD BOARD If you have another sound card in your system that you are replacing with the Montego II Home Studio remove that sound card...

Page 13: ...nd breakout bracket to the chassis later 5 Align the card s gold striped edge connector with the selected PCI expansion slot socket With a gentle back and forth rocking motion press the Montego II boa...

Page 14: ...cable between the Montego II Home Studio and the breakout bracket be sure that the pins are aligned correctly and that you ve matched the key notch with the connector Misaligning these pins WILL dama...

Page 15: ...other end of the interface should be plugged into the appropriate connector on the Montego II Home Studio sound card Make sure that you are plugging the audio connector into the 4 pin header labeled C...

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Page 17: ...Studio BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE DRIVERS NOTE The Montego II Home Studio sound card and breakout bracket must be installed in your system If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC refe...

Page 18: ...the Montego II Home Studio Applications CD in your CD ROM drive if you did not already The Add New Hardware Wizard will automatically detect the new hardware 2 The following dialog box asks if you d...

Page 19: ...install the appropriate drivers for the various subsystems of the board 6 When this is complete you will be prompted to reboot the system 7 Once the system reboots the Applications Installation will...

Page 20: ...mply follow the on screen instructions and in all cases where the system is looking for a file just browse to the root of the Montego II Home Studio CD 1 Turn on the computer and place the Montego II...

Page 21: ...ell These include the audio codecs joystick drivers the Mixer and the Sound Re corder program The files are located in the WIN95 directory on your Windows 95 CD ROM If you do not have your Microsoft W...

Page 22: ...ntego II Home Studio program folder to test your system To test the system you need to hook up headphones or speakers to the Montego s output For more information on hooking up speakers refer to the M...

Page 23: ...MPU 401 MIDI should be selected 5 Click on OK to save any changes TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING If the Montego II Home Studio or your system is not working properly there is probably a resource conflic...

Page 24: ...way to find and fix audio problems in your system If you experience any problems installing the drivers we recommend you run this diagnostic utility to help you diagnose the problem UNINSTALLING THE...

Page 25: ...ll display asking confirmation Click Ok 5 From the Windows Control Panel double click the Add Remove Programs icon 6 Select Montego II Home Studio Applications from the list and click the Add Remove b...

Page 26: ...26 TURTLE BEACH SYSTEMS...

Page 27: ...your BIOS refer to your motherboard s manual The sound card must be physically installed in your system If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC refer to the Installing the Montego...

Page 28: ...OM Use the Browse button to navigate to the D NT directory where D is the CD ROM drive letter Click OK Click OK on the next dialog also to accept the path 6 Select the Turtle Beach Montego II Digital...

Page 29: ...Montego II Digital I O MPU 401 MIDI should be selected 5 Click on OK to save any changes Note that you may need to be logged in as the Administrator to make any system changes TROUBLESHOOTING The Mon...

Page 30: ...lications must be removed and then the drivers Before Uninstalling be sure to remove the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher TO CLOSE THE TURTLE BEACH SYSTEM TRAY LAUNCHER 1 Right click on the Turtle Be...

Page 31: ...ument or acoustic sound source Line Output 1 connect to powered speakers a separate power amp speaker system or to headphones directly In a four speaker configuration these would be the front speakers...

Page 32: ...our speaker A3D quad gaming configuration this connector would be hooked up to the back speakers Coax S PDIF Digital Output This RCA style coax output connector can be connected to the input of a DAT...

Page 33: ...rates a typical configuration for connecting the Montego II Home Studio to your external audio equipment ABOUT THE INCLUDED CABLES The Home Studio comes bundled with four cables Digital I O Bracket DA...

Page 34: ...igh quality mixers for under 300 A mixer will provide XLR inputs for your microphones equalization and easy level adjustments when recording A mixer is also helpful for mixing in other external synthe...

Page 35: ...h cables connectors and adapters you ll need to connect all your gear You ll also save yourself some headaches and money if you figure out where all your gear is going to be set up ahead of time Then...

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Page 37: ...ng process is beyond the scope of this manual However we can offer a brief example of what can be done with the Montego II Home Studio This should help orient you to the recording process and the capa...

Page 38: ...lete drum track BASS Next I ll put down a bass line I d like a real fat sounding electric bass guitar so I ll run the Bank Downloader application and download an electric bass patch included in the in...

Page 39: ...t to the other track If I pan the two tracks hard right and left I ll get a nice stereo guitar effect LEAD VOCAL Now that my rhythm tracks are done I ll lay down a lead vocal part Once I ve finished r...

Page 40: ...time adjusting the relative volume levels of each track and tweak the pan settings to get a nice stereo image in my mix Once this mix is complete I ll want to mixdown to a two track stereo recording T...

Page 41: ...ve recording session example will help orient as you start to explore the powerful features of the Montego II Home Studio What follows is an overview of the package components and tips on how to get t...

Page 42: ...wnload new DLS compatible instrument sounds into the synthesizer for an unlimited palette of sounds In addition to the sampler synth an extra 64 voice daughter card synthesizer has been provided for a...

Page 43: ...this program from the Montego Home Studio program group Select a bank from the library and press download You can audition the banks right there by playing a MIDI file or launch Digital Orchestrator...

Page 44: ...s found in the Cancun synthesizer WORKING WITH REAL TIME EFFECTS Both synthesizers on the Montego II Home Studio provide real time effects This means your synthesizer tracks can be enhanced with effec...

Page 45: ...th via sysex See the demo sysex programs provided in the C Program Files Turtle Beach Montego II Home Studio Digital Orchestrator Pro Sysex Cancun EQ_Surnd directory S PDIF DIGITAL I O The S PDIF digi...

Page 46: ...l Orchestrator Pro program group It s recommended that you watch these tutorials and try the examples yourself to master Digital Orchestrator s functionality In addition to the video tutorials a full...

Page 47: ...ith an intuitive 16 channel audio mixer style control panel It provides a quick way to adjust MIDI mix setting without the need for a full featured sequencer View MIDI data activity and change instrum...

Page 48: ...ee dimensional audio experience using only two speakers This technology is demonstrated with the programs included in the A3D demos folder A3D support is not available for NT Demos won t be installed...

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Page 50: ...your Montego II Home Studio It lets you easily adjust wavetable settings A3D settings and offers access to the A3D demos The Montego II Home Studio Control Panel is slightly different in Windows 95 9...

Page 51: ...the Montego II s sampler synth only They do not affect the CancunFX GS daughter synth WAVETABLE MODE It sets the number of voices as well as the quality level of those voices These settings directly...

Page 52: ...s Sliders These sliders increase the amount of the selected effect over the levels set by a program or MIDI file A zero setting selects the same amount of chorus and reverb as set in the program or MI...

Page 53: ...panel is NOT in Quad Speaker Mode 3D AUDIO TWO SPEAKERS VS HEADPHONES When using two speakers for 3 D audio your left ear hears the sound coming from the left speaker but also some of the sound coming...

Page 54: ...nch an A3D demo program DIGITAL OUTPUT TAB The Digital Output tab provides output sample rate options You can choose to output a sample rate of 32kHz 44 1 or 48kHz WINDOWS NT TBS MONTEGO II HOME STUDI...

Page 55: ...including Reverb Delay Hall Reverb Flange Distortion and more Reverb and Chorus are the default settings and are most useful for general MIDI playback Effects Sliders These sliders increase the amoun...

Page 56: ...d the software applications working However if you need support here is how to contact us Monday through Friday 9am 5pm EST TO CONTACT TURTLE BEACH TECHNICAL SUPPORT Email tech tbeach com Internet www...

Page 57: ...ut the type of system you are using and the additional hardware installed on the system for example a synthesizer CD ROM drive or MIDI interface Try to have the manufacturers manuals for these periphe...

Page 58: ...ancunFX wavetable daughterboard synthesizer all channels except 10 To select variation send CTRL 0 then PC PC Program change C0 controller 0 value zero for General Midi capital sounds Sound name conve...

Page 59: ...Organ 20 Church Organ 8 Ch Organ 2 16 Ch Organ 3 21 Reed Organ 22 Accordion french 8 Acc Italian 23 Harmonica 24 Tango Accordion 25 Ac Guitar Nylon 8 Ukulele 16 Nylon Gt o 32 Nylon Gt 2 26 Ac Guitar S...

Page 60: ...rass 3 16 AnalogBrass1 64 Synth Brass 2 8 Syn Brass 4 16 AnalogBrass2 65 Soprano Sax 66 Alto Sax 67 Tenor Sax 68 Baritone Sax 69 Oboe 70 English Horn 71 Bassoon 72 Clarinet 73 Piccolo 74 Flute 75 Reco...

Page 61: ...ipe 111 Fiddle 112 Shanai 113 Tinkle Bell 114 Agogo 115 Steel Drums 116 Woodblock 8 Castanets 117 Taiko Drum 8 Concert BD 118 Melodic Tom 8 Melo Tom 2 119 Synth Drum 8 808 Tom 9 Elec Perc 1 120 Revers...

Page 62: ...Low Tom1 HQ Power Low Tom1 Elec Low Tom1 44 G 2 Pedal Hi Hat EXC1 45 A2 HQ Low Tom HQ Power Mid Tom2 HQ Power Mid Tom2 Elec Mid Tom2 46 A 2 Open Hi Hat EXC1 47 B2 HQ Low Mid Tom HQ Power Mid Tom1 HQ P...

Page 63: ...a EXC4 80 G 5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 A5 Open Triangle EXC5 82 A 5 Shaker 83 B5 Jingle Bell 84 C6 Belltree 85 C 6 Castanets 86 D6 Mute Surdo EXC6 87 D 6 Open Surdo EXC6 88 E6 Blank Same sound as Standar...

Page 64: ...ap 41 F2 808 Low Tom2 Elec Low Tom2 Timpani F Scratch Push 42 F 2 808 CHH EXC1 808 CHH EXC1 Timpani F Scratch Pull 43 G2 808 Low Tom2 Elec Low Tom1 Timpani G Sticks 44 G 2 808 CHH EXC1 808 CHH EXC1 Ti...

Page 65: ...me 63 D 4 808 Mid Conga Car Engine Start 64 E4 808 Low Conga Car Breaking 65 F4 Car Pass 66 F 4 Car Crash 67 G4 Police Siren 68 G 4 Train 69 A4 Jet Take off 70 A 4 808 Maracas Helicopter 71 B4 Starshi...

Page 66: ...G1 Sticks 32 G 1 Square Click 33 A1 Metronome Click 34 A 1 Metronome Bell 35 B1 Kick drum2 Jazz BD2 36 C2 Kick drum1 Jazz BD1 Power Kick Elec BD 808 Bass Drum 37 C 2 Side Stick 808 Rim shot 38 D2 Snar...

Page 67: ...Tom1 808 HiTom1 51 D 3 Ride Cymbal 1 52 E3 Chinese Cymbal Reverse Cymbal 53 F3 Ride Bell 54 F 3 Tambourine 55 G3 Splash Cymbal 56 G 3 Cowbell 808 Cowbell 57 A3 Crash Cymbal 2 58 A 3 Vibraslap 59 B3 R...

Page 68: ...8 Claves 76 E5 Hi Wood Block 77 F5 Low Wood Block 78 F 5 Mute Cuica EXC4 79 G5 Open Cuica EXC4 80 G 5 Mute Triangle EXC5 81 A5 Open Triangle EXC 5 82 A 5 Shaker 83 B5 Jingle Bell 84 C6 Belltree 85 C 6...

Page 69: ...at the Turtle Beach Systems Montego II Home Studio Product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase by Purchaser Warranty Period Should...

Page 70: ...any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and in no event shall Voyetra be liable for indirect incidental consequential or other damages including personal injury l...

Page 71: ...ntangible If you fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement this License will be terminated and you will be required to immediately return to Voyetra the Software CD ROMs an...

Page 72: ...between us regarding the subject matter of this Agreement This Agreement shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of New York except the federal laws which govern copyright...

Page 73: ...not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instal...

Page 74: ...Montego II Home Studio Model Number s TBS4003356 01 Year of Manufacture 1999 Conforms to the following Product Specifications EMC EN55022 CISPR 1993 CLASS B ENN50082 1 1992 IEC801 2 1981 ENN50082 1 1...

Page 75: ...agreement 72 Line In 9 31 Line Out 9 31 32 M Mic 9 31 Montego sound card features of 7 installing 11 warranty 71 MPC 2 connector 15 P port addresses joystick 35 Product ID Number 12 R RAM 8 red wire 1...

Page 76: ...S website 2 6 white wire 15 Windows 3 x installing the drivers 27 resources 8 Windows 95 common conflicts 24 installing the drivers 17 20 resources 8 Testing and Troubleshooting 23 Windows NT 4 0 inst...

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