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Layla

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Owner’s Manual Version 1.6 for PC

Layla is designed and manufactured in the U.S. by Echo Corporation

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Page 1: ...1 Layla by Owner s Manual Version 1 6 for PC Layla is designed and manufactured in the U S by Echo Corporation...

Page 2: ...be operated only from the type of power source indicated in this documentation or on Layla If you are unsure about the type of power at your location contact your local power company 8 Grounding Prec...

Page 3: ...ce personnel 11 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this unit and refer it to a qualified service technician when any of the following occur a Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the unit b The...

Page 4: ...obtain factory service Contact Echo Corporation at 805 684 4593 9AM to 5PM Monday through Friday Pacific Time If necessary you will be given a return authorization number Products returned without an...

Page 5: ...6 The File Menu 27 The Edit Menu 27 The Session Menu 28 The Monitors Menu 30 Console Controls 30 EasyTrim Automatic Gain Control 31 Monitor Controls 32 Output Controls 33 Adjusting Record and Playback...

Page 6: ...s 46 Cool Edit Pro Optimizing Multitrack Performance 47 Contacting Customer Service 49 Appendix A The Reporter Troubleshooting Guide 50 Appendix B General Troubleshooting Guide 52 Appendix C Resolving...

Page 7: ...ware Syntrillium Software s Cool Edit Pro Special Edition multitrack recording and editing software and demo versions of digital audio recording editing and processing software from a variety of manuf...

Page 8: ...a The only way to be sure is to install the card in your system and see if it works Please note that we only support Intel CPUs and motherboards with an Intel chipset Your system may or may not work w...

Page 9: ...resolution Times are expressed in Hours Minutes Seconds Change the Number of Tracks field to 2 and you ll see the maximum length available for a stereo track Change the field to 8 and you ll see the...

Page 10: ...ultaneous Tracks heading At the basic level these two fields show you how many simultaneous tracks of playback and recording your system will support For example if the readout was 15 for the Playback...

Page 11: ...ter tells you your system seems a bit on the weak side Use your audio application in real world conditions then make the determination if your system can keep up with your needs Conversely if the Repo...

Page 12: ...rs before adding your Layla If you are uncertain as to whether any of these cards have ever previously been installed in your computer it might be wise to go ahead and perform the remainder of this st...

Page 13: ...Because most system sounds are sampled at very low sample rates typically 8 to 11 KHz each time they are played it will cause the sample rate clock on Layla to reset to the slower speed To turn off th...

Page 14: ...expansion slot where you would like to install Layla Put the screw in a safe place as you will need it later to complete the installation 3 Insure that you have fully discharged all static electricit...

Page 15: ...des of the connector Attach the other end of the cable to the rear of the interface and fasten the cable securely with the screws Caution Never connect the rack mount interface to the computer while e...

Page 16: ...he front panel inputs the corresponding back panel inputs are disabled These connections can accept balanced or unbalanced signals An unbalanced signal contains two components a ground signal and a ho...

Page 17: ...d with a cable that meets specification IEEE 1284 Layla is designed for use with cables of up to 15 feet in length Cables in excess of 15 feet may cause loss of data and or diminished system performan...

Page 18: ...d 75 ohm RG 59 coaxial video cable should be used BNC connectors are widely used in the electronics industry for both video and computer networking However computer networks use 50 ohm RG 58 coaxial c...

Page 19: ...19 The diagrams on the following two pages illustrate sample configurations using Layla and external audio equipment...

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Page 21: ...e the Install From Disk window to appear In the field labeled Copy manufacturer s files from enter the path D depending on your system configuration your CD ROM drive may use a letter other than D Cli...

Page 22: ...he best driver for your device Recommended Click on the Next button and a dialog will appear with several check boxes indicating places where Windows will look If you are installing from a CD ROM driv...

Page 23: ...Sound Video and Game Controllers Double clicking on the to the left of the line s associated icon should reveal the line Layla by Echo double click on that line The Holy Grail that we re searching fo...

Page 24: ...es in the Preferred Device fields Layla Audio Input Output Devices The Layla driver installs into your computer as a series of stereo WAV devices Pulling down the Preferred Device menu in the Control...

Page 25: ...using your audio record editing software with the devices assignable on a per track basis See your software owner s manual for details on how to make these device assignments Instructions for making t...

Page 26: ...d output levels select synchronization clocks adjust input monitoring and activate the EasyTrim automatic input gain adjustment circuitry The Echo Console software was automatically installed at the s...

Page 27: ...ew Console The New Console option allows you to create an additional iteration of the console program In this way multiple devices Laylas Ginas or Darlas may be controlled using their own dedicated co...

Page 28: ...vice option lets you choose the device that the current iteration of the Console program controls So if you have more than one device Layla Gina or Darla attached to your system you can use the same c...

Page 29: ...the default session Rather it is a set of pre defined settings The Auto Save Default Session option sixth on the Session menu automatically saves any changes made to the default session whenever the c...

Page 30: ...in the upper left portion of the console surface In the center of each input control is a pair of sliders for input gain attenuation You will also find a pair of level meters Below each meter slider...

Page 31: ...ecording on that channel EasyTrim is going to optimize the input level based on the loudest signal detected during this monitoring process If you exceed that level during the actual recording process...

Page 32: ...the console When you are recording these controls allow you to set the level at which each input signal will be monitored at each of the outputs independent of the main output level control When setti...

Page 33: ...clicking on output button 1 2 on any of the monitor panels would cause all of the monitor controls to become active for outputs 1 2 You could make adjustments for each input pair as necessary Clicking...

Page 34: ...c range of the system To avoid this we suggest that whenever possible you leave the output sliders set to their maximum positions and perform any necessary attenuation on your external mixer When the...

Page 35: ...the same as operating with it In order for accurate synchronization to occur the other audio product s in your system must support a synchronization mode word clock super clock etc that is compatible...

Page 36: ...S PDIF The Sony Phillips Digital Interchange Format is a serial bit stream that has a clock signal embedded in the data stream When recording from a S PDIF source Layla will utilize the synchronizatio...

Page 37: ...ining devices together using compatible clocks One device will operate as the source of the master clock with each successive device using that clock to sync Console Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts To na...

Page 38: ...rogram there are a number of other configuration options you can access These are found on the Windows Control Panel To access these controls begin by pressing the Windows Start button Select Settings...

Page 39: ...that appears you ll see a checkbox labeled Monitor During Playback Uncheck the box to disable input monitoring recheck it to once again enable input monitoring Monitoring controls are also available o...

Page 40: ...mode is selected SAW Compatibility Mode When using Layla with the Software Audio Workshop SAW program from Innovative Quality Software there are some special considerations that must be accommodated...

Page 41: ...l The Layla driver will automatically correct for these inconsistencies When and how these corrections are made is configurable The Tolerance setting lets you select how far you want to allow the sync...

Page 42: ...orrection is needed a low damping level will effect the correction rapidly A high level of damping causes the correction to occur in a more gradual nature If you feel that a change is needed in the de...

Page 43: ...is Only those clock sources that Layla determines to be available will be enabled for selection ASIO Driver Installation The ASIO driver is automatically installed on your system at the same time the...

Page 44: ...zes in the ASIO Control panel without leaving VST provided you respond consistently to the dialog boxes In other words if you change the buffer size in the ASIO Control panel and select the Ok button...

Page 45: ...M drive On the CD ROM is a folder called Syntrillium double click on this directory to open it Now locate the file in the Syntrillium directory called SETUP Select this program and run it The SETUP pr...

Page 46: ...click on either of the small numeral 1s at the far left of the track display doing so will bring up the Playback Device window Click on the Device List button you ll see a list of Preferred Multitrac...

Page 47: ...ems reasonably complete the meter is beyond of the way filled try reducing the Playback Buffer Size and raising the Background Mixing Priority Level higher values reduce the priority level Conversely...

Page 48: ...h Layla channel pair This additional mixing demands more processing power from your computer resulting in longer mix times and possible skipping during playback If your system is performing sluggishly...

Page 49: ...pletely We will not respond to you unless you fill out the form in its entirety We cannot help you unless you give us the required information We do ask you to please read through this manual and the...

Page 50: ...e to a PCI computer with BIOS version 2 1 or higher The Echo line of sound cards requires PCI version 2 1 or later To alleviate this problem please purchase a PCI system version 2 1 or later Your comp...

Page 51: ...disk to your system The Echo Reporter has found that your system may not be equipped with a Pentium or faster processor The algorithm we are using for processor detection is known to return faulty val...

Page 52: ...ype but also by physical location In moving a card from one slot to another Windows will no longer recognize the card as one for which a driver is installed You must re install the driver for the card...

Page 53: ...r and the other Professional Select the appropriate mode for your DAT if you don t know which one to use simply select the one that is not currently checked Now exit from the Control Panel and again t...

Page 54: ...ten such devices To cure your problem you must disable those additional MIDI devices that are being added by Layla To do this double click on the Multimedia icon on the Windows control panel Now sele...

Page 55: ...rrupt conflicts Hopefully we ll be able to help you solve your problem without too much trouble What is an Interrupt A computer has two ways of telling when a device such as an audio card is ready to...

Page 56: ...with an ISA card Plug and Play and Interrupts When your computer first starts up the BIOS will check each connector slot to see if a Plug and Play card is installed Each Plug and Play card has built i...

Page 57: ...st thing to do if you think you have an interrupt conflict is to determine which interrupt and which legacy card is causing the problem To do this run the Reporter software that came with your Layla c...

Page 58: ...lem at hand the next time you add another new Plug and Play card you may wind up with another conflict If you choose this option it is still a good idea to reserve the IRQ as described below Reserving...

Page 59: ...Select the tab labeled Reserve Resources and make sure that Interrupt Request is selected 5 Click on the Add button and enter the IRQ that is being used by your legacy card 6 Windows may prompt you th...

Page 60: ...e rate On playback the process happens in reverse The series of numbers is played back through a digital to analog converter or DAC which converts the numbers back into an analog signal This signal ca...

Page 61: ...ignal can be represented by any of 1 048 576 possible values The output DACs are also 20 bit again 1 048 576 values are possible The S PDIF inputs and outputs support signals with up to 24 bit resolut...

Page 62: ...te is lower than the frequency you are trying to record entire cycles of the waveform will be missed and the result will not resemble the proper waveform When the sample rate is too low the resulting...

Page 63: ...g systems record the data directly to the computer s hard disk Today s hard disks are capable of storing large amounts of data though the performance of hard drives can vary substantially The Echo Rep...

Page 64: ...analog to digital converters Ten TRS balanced analog outputs with high performance 20 bit 128x oversampling digital to analog converters Outputs individually switchable between 4dBu and 10dBV S PDIF...

Page 65: ...ntents 7 Cool Edit Pro installation 45 D damping setting 42 digital to analog converter 60 driver installation 21 E EasyTrim 31 Echo Console 26 Echo Console controls 30 Echo Reporter 7 8 50 51 63 ECHO...

Page 66: ...interrupt conflicts 55 S S PDIF 36 S PDIF cabling 15 17 S PDIF output mode 39 S PDIF output setting 40 53 S PDIF recording 52 S PDIF resolution 61 sample rate 60 62 sample size 61 SAW compatibility mo...

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