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Realtime Rack Manual

Software Version 1.0

Technical Support

Manual Version 140211

Summary of Contents for Soundcraft Realtime Rack

Page 1: ...Realtime Rack Manual Software Version 1 0 Technical Support Manual Version 140211 ...

Page 2: ...verview 18 Realtime Rack Manual 18 UAD Plug Ins Manual 18 Direct Developer Plug Ins 18 Soundcraft Vi Series Consoles 18 Hyperlinks 18 Updated Information Software 19 Technical Support 19 Soundcraft Support for Vi Series Consoles and Realtime Rack Hardware 19 Soundcraft Tech Support UK 19 Soundcraft Tech support USA 19 Universal Audio Support for Realtime Rack Software 20 UA Support Hours 20 Teleph...

Page 3: ...tion and Authorization 27 System Connections 28 About Realtime Rack system connections 28 About Vi Console HiQNet Ethernet connections 28 Single Unit Wiring 29 Multi Unit Wiring 30 Software Installation 31 Preparation 31 Software Updates 31 Software Installation Procedure 31 About Firmware Updates 31 Device Registration Authorization 32 Registration Authorization Procedure 32 Offline Authorization...

Page 4: ... Screen Display 40 Hide Switch 40 Quit 40 Navigation Overview 42 Views Overview 42 Inserts 42 Gains 42 Delay Groups 42 Channel 42 Snapshots 42 Settings 42 Global Navigation Elements 43 Info Bar 43 Main Column 43 View Menu 44 View Options 44 Bank Views 44 Channels Bar 44 Channel Select Buttons 44 Banks 45 Current Bank 45 Bank Size 45 Bank Bar 45 Bank Bar Navigation 45 Bank Concept 46 Meter Bridge 4...

Page 5: ...ons 53 Bank Bar 54 Info Bar 55 Info Bar Placement 55 Info Bar Elements 55 Operating Mode 56 EDIT Mode 56 SAFE Mode 56 Safe Mode Constraints 57 Snapshot Display 57 Clock Display 58 Tempo Display 59 Changing tempo values within the tempo dialog 59 Changing tempo values via MIDI 60 About external MIDI tap tempo control 60 Resource Display 61 UAD Resource Loads 61 DSP 62 Program 62 Memory 62 Inserts V...

Page 6: ...ain Value 71 Gain Fader 71 Fader Handle 72 Channel Number Name 72 Link Unlink 72 Gains Options 73 Inputs 74 Outputs 74 Both 74 Default 74 Isolate 74 Delay Groups View 75 Bank View 75 Channel Column 75 Bank Channels 75 Delay Groups Overview 76 Upsampled UAD plug ins 76 How Delay Groups work 76 When To Use Delay Groups 76 System Latency 76 Delay Groups Options 77 Delay Group Button Selectors 77 Comp...

Page 7: ...el Link Unlink 84 Insert Buttons 85 Insert Button Behavior 85 Channel Signal Flow 86 Insert Reordering 86 Insert State Indications 86 Channel Strip Button 87 Remove Plug In Shortcut 87 Channel I O Gains 87 PLUG IN Tab 88 General Use 88 Specific Controls 88 Channel Strip View 89 Status Bar 90 Power Button 91 Zoom Slider 91 PRESETS Tab 92 Presets Defined 92 Channel Strip Defined 93 PRESETS Tab Colum...

Page 8: ...e Recall 106 Snapshots Options 106 Save Button 106 Save As Button 107 New Button 107 FOLDER SNAPSHOT Options 107 Rename Button 107 Delete Button 108 Move Button 108 Move Shuffle 109 IMPORT EXPORT 109 Export All 109 Import All 110 Recall Panel 111 Active Snapshot Display 111 Primed Snapshot Display 111 Recall Snapshot Button 111 Up Down Buttons 111 Universe View 112 Plug In State Buttons 112 Naviga...

Page 9: ... Consoles 120 Chapter 5 UAD Meter Control Panel 121 Overview 121 Launching the Application 121 Using the UAD Meter 122 UAD Meter Elements 122 Menu Button 122 Drop Menu 122 Always On Top 122 Title Bar 123 Disable Current 123 Resource Gauges 123 Averaged Loads 123 Individual Loads 123 DSP 123 Program 124 Memory 124 UAD Control Panels 125 Accessing the Control Panels 125 Drop Menu 125 Title Buttons 1...

Page 10: ...Overview 130 Limit DSP Load 131 DSP LoadLock 131 User Interface Settings 131 Controls Mode 131 Use Host Mode 132 Toggle initial value modifier 132 Info Display 132 Help Support Panel 133 Chapter 6 Using UAD Powered Plug Ins 134 The UAD Plug In Window 134 Status Bar 134 Adjusting Parameters 135 Text Entry 135 Scroll Wheel 135 Keyboard Control 136 Shortcuts 136 DSP Loading Information 137 Operating ...

Page 11: ...rization Notes 145 Demo Mode 145 Demo Activation 146 UA Online Store 146 Registration 146 Account 147 Creation 147 Login 147 My Profile 147 Buying UAD Plug Ins 147 UAD Plug In Purchase Procedure 148 Transferring UAD devices and licenses 148 Transfer Video 148 Chapter 8 Specifications 149 Chapter 9 Notices 151 Maintenance 151 Warranty Repair 151 Products Under Warranty 151 Out Of Warranty Products ...

Page 12: ...ty and pow erful mixing features the Soundcraft Vi Series is already established as the first choice live sound mixing console for touring and installed applications worldwide And now the Soundcraft Realtime Rack provides access to Universal Audio s acclaimed analogue audio processing emulations and award winning UAD plug ins Realtime Rack software gives Vi console operators all the control they n...

Page 13: ...es allows full remote snapshot triggering and storing Create store and recall channel strip presets Create store and recall snapshots Up to eight UAD Powered Plug Ins per channel Meter bridge always displays signal levels on all channels Plug ins are categorized by type for quick assignments Large text and graphics for high visibility in live sound environments SAFE Mode ensures destructive change...

Page 14: ...g ins Apple Thunderbolt cable for each Realtime Rack not included 2 single MADI Optical SC cables or 1 Duplex MADI optical SC cable for each Realtime Rack cables not included Cat 5 Ethernet cable not included Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter not included Package Contents Realtime Rack hardware unit Power AC Mains cables 1 USA 1 Europe Set of four rack screw with washers Getting Starte...

Page 15: ...routed between Vi consoles and the Mac computer running Realtime Rack software via Ethernet Realtime Rack Hardware The Realtime Rack unit is the 1U rack hardware that performs audio signal processing on digital audio streams via MADI The hardware unit contains four SHARC DSPs that process the UAD Powered Plug In algorithms Each unit can process up to 16 MADI streams and up to four units can be com...

Page 16: ...the retail bundle are optional and purchased sepa rately Optional UAD plug ins can be individually evaluated without functional limitations for 14 days in demo mode and can be purchased anytime at the UA online store at www uaudio com For complete details about how UAD Powered Plug Ins are used within Realtime Rack see Chapter 6 Using UAD Powered Plug Ins beginning on page 134 For complete details...

Page 17: ...e panels that display and enable control of various UAD system plug in and global con figuration parameters The screenshot at right shows the System Info panel one of four control panel windows in the UAD Meter Control Panel applica tion UA Online Store The UA online store at www uaudio com is where optional UAD plug in licenses can be purchased Promotional coupons are also redeemed here All UAD d...

Page 18: ...ons This manual also contains details about the UAD Meter Control Panel application ob taining optional UAD plug in licenses at the UA online store and more UAD Plug Ins Manual The features and functionality of all individual UAD Powered Plug Ins is detailed in the UAD Plug Ins Manual Refer to that document to learn about the operation controls and user interface of each plug in that is developed ...

Page 19: ... Support for Realtime Rack hardware and Vi Series console integration is provided by Soundcraft while support for Realtime Rack software is provided by Universal Audio Soundcraft support contact info is below UA support contact info is here Soundcraft Support for Vi Series Consoles and Realtime Rack Hardware Contact Soundcraft to obtain technical support for configuration and operation of Vi Se ri...

Page 20: ...ack soft ware via email and telephone during our normal business hours which are from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday Pacific Standard Time Telephone USA toll free 1 877 698 2834 International 1 831 440 1176 FAX 1 831 461 1550 Online Support To request online support via email click the link below for a direct link to the help ticket form www uaudio com my support index php pg request Realtime Ra...

Page 21: ...ADI channels being processed by each hardware unit is specified in the Settings tab in the Realtime Rack software Front Panel This section describes the function of all visual indicators and controls on the Realtime Rack front panel There are five visual only elements and one recessed hardware RE SET button 1 2 3 4 5 6 powered by RESET 1 HOST Indicator The HOST indicator displays the status of the...

Page 22: ... op erating voltages from one or both internal power supply units 4 5 MADI Indicators These indicators represent whether or not MADI digital audio signals are present at the rear panel MADI I O connectors There is one indicator for MADI input and one for MADI output The state of each indicator represents the MADI signals as follows White bright The audio level of any channel in the MADI stream is ...

Page 23: ...ccepts 100VAC 240VAC 50 60 Hz The Realtime Rack hardware unit draws a total maximum of 30 Watts of power Note One PSU and power cable can be used if failover operation is not desired 2 Power Switches Each PSU has its own integrated power switch AC power is passed to the PSU when the switch is in the in I position Automatic Failover Realtime Rack s integrated failover circuitry automatically mainta...

Page 24: ...t matches the current system sam ple rate as specified in the Hardware tab within the Realtime Rack software application When Realtime Rack is set to use external word clock as its clock Realtime Rack is a word clock slave If the incoming external word clock is within 0 5 of a supported sample rate 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Word Clock Out will mirror Word Clock In with a slight phase delay o...

Page 25: ...ealtime Rack s word clock out port is not used termination should be active 7 1394b Ports The 1394b ports are for development and manufacturing purposes only The have no functionality within the Realtime Rack system Important Do not attach any devices to the 1394b ports and do not connect the FireWire ports to a host computer 8 9 MADI I O Ports The MADI I O ports are used for digital audio interco...

Page 26: ...re will be updated to reflect the current state of the hardware and software control is resumed Important Reestablishing the Thunderbolt host to hardware connection will cause a temporary mute of the audio streams as channels and plug ins are re allocated In the event of a mid show failure wait until it is acceptable to hear a mute in the audio path e g not in the middle of a song Power cycled no ...

Page 27: ... met About Registration and Authorization The Realtime Rack hardware unit must be registered and authorized at my uaudio com to unlock UAD Powered Plug Ins that were bundled with the product Registration only needs to be completed once however authorization must be completed each time the Realtime Rack software is updated Note Registration is not a separate procedure it s part of the initial autho...

Page 28: ...r bolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter The MADI channels to be processed by Realtime Rack are specified in the Hard ware panel of the Settings page within the Realtime Rack software application When synchronizing to external Word Clock the first unit MADI channels 1 16 must receive the Word Clock then pass the clock to the second unit and so on via daisy chaining for up to four units About Vi Console ...

Page 29: ...3ZM A for Ethernet System interconnections for a single Realtime Rack setup Soundcraft Vi MADI Ports MADI Optical SC Ethernet Thunderbolt Soundcraft Vi Console Surface Rear Panel Vi Surface Rear Panel Realtime Rack Unit UNIVERSAL AUDIO INC PORT 1 PORT 2 MADI IN Thunderbolt Mac running Realtime Rack software Thunderbolt Mac running Realtime Rack software Thunderbolt Ethernet Adapter Vi MADI Ports M...

Page 30: ...onal Realtime Rack for unit interlink Note Duplex cables are not applicable with multi unit configurations One Cat 5 Ethernet cable between host Mac and Vi console for snapshot control One Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Apple part number MD463ZM A for Ethernet System interconnections for a multi unit Realtime Rack setup Soundcraft Vi MADI Ports MADI Optical SC Ethernet Thunderbolt S...

Page 31: ...ted to the host computer via Thunderbolt 2 Go to www uaudio com realtimerack start 3 Download the Realtime Rack software installer from the start page 4 After the software is downloaded launch the installer It will guide you through the installation process 5 If prompted to update the Realtime Rack firmware click OK then wait for confir mation that the update is complete see below for more firmwar...

Page 32: ...istration is not a separate procedure it s part of the initial authorization process and only occurs once Registration Authorization Procedure To register and authorize Realtime Rack 1 Launch the UAD Meter Control Panel To open the application click its icon shown at right in the Mac OS X Dock 2 Open the Plug Ins panel within the UAD Meter Control Panel appli cation To access the panel first click...

Page 33: ...on file if it does not download automatically The auth uad2 file is downloaded to the default location specified by the web browser 6 Double click the downloaded Authorization file to load it and authorize Realtime Rack When the Authorizations successfully updated dialog appears click OK 7 Registration and authorization is complete Proceed to Operating System Software Configuration on page 35 ...

Page 34: ...nternet 3 Use one of the following methods to move the registration URL to the web en abled computer the URL must be exactly the same a Drag the URL icon at far left of browser address bar to the Desktop to create a weblink shortcut see illustration at end of this section then transfer the weblink shortcut to the internet computer via a storage device or network b Alternately carefully write down ...

Page 35: ...s icon or name in the main System Preferences window The required Mac OS X system settings for Realtime Rack operation Computer Sleep In the Power Adapter tab set computer sleep to Never by dragging the slider to the far right position Display Sleep In the Power Adapter tab set display sleep to Never by dragging the slider to the far right position Although display sleep is benign to the system di...

Page 36: ...tings when the computer is running on the power adapter versus running on internal battery power Realtime Rack is fully qualified only when the Mac is connected to a power source However it is important to ensure that Sleep is deactivated as described above in the Battery tab in the event of an accidental power disconnect Important Realtime Rack is qualified when the computer is running on AC powe...

Page 37: ...to 48 kHz to match the Soundcraft Vi console system sample rate Clock Source 5 From the CLOCK SOURCE drop menu specify the system clock to be used for digital audio synchronization This setting is usually set to MADI except when us ing external Word Clock MADI Bank 6 From the MADI CHANNELS drop menu specify the 16 channel MADI bank to be processed by Realtime Rack This setting should match the cha...

Page 38: ... channels in order to focus on a channel and edit the various parameters Once a channel is focused selected the various controls and features can be edited such as any of the eight individual plug in inserts per channel plug in assignments in put output gains track names presets and more Parameters presets and assignments for individual plug ins can be edited or Channel Strip view can be used to c...

Page 39: ...oard focus in Realtime Rack is indicated by a yellow out line box around the screen elements targeted for control with the QWERTY keyboard These highlighted items can typically be manipulated by using the up down left right arrow keys and or the Return Enter keys Edit Safe Modes To reduce the possibility of inadvertent results Realtime Rack has two operating modes Operations that can cause signifi...

Page 40: ...is no option to show a menu bar when the mouse is moved to the top of the screen Multiple Display Operation Multiple display screens are supported With multiple display systems when the Moni tors preference is set to ALL the screen on each display can have different View screen so more elements can be displayed concurrently For details see Monitors Menu on page 116 Hide Switch Realtime Rack can be...

Page 41: ...h channel has eight inserts to facilitate serial processing Channel Strip Two or more UAD plug ins inserted serially in the same channel for stacked signal processing Bank A group of MADI channels that are displayed concurrently The number of chan nels displayed in a Realtime Rack bank can range from four to 64 channels Group A set of specific channels that are grouped together Realtime Rack uses ...

Page 42: ... in inserts within the current bank Inserts View is used to move copy and paste plug ins and chan nels strips and their current settings amongst the available inserts in the bank Gains Displays channel input output gain controls and signal I O level meters for all channels within the Current Bank Channels can also be stereo linked unlinked in this view Delay Groups Displays and assigns delay laten...

Page 43: ... to Snapshots View by clicking the SNAPSHOT area Main Column The Main Column is used to choose the current View and navi gate available options within the View The Main Column con tains the View Menu and the View Options In the illustration at right Inserts View is currently active This is indicated by the INSERTS icon and title at the top of the Main Column The View Options shown here are the opt...

Page 44: ...divider line Tip On any screen single click the Meter Bridge to quickly return to the last selected Bank View Channels Bar The Channels Bar is used for channel navigation and to quickly select channels for editing The Channels Bar elements as displayed with a Bank Size of 8 channels Channel Select Buttons The Channel Select buttons represent all Current Bank channels The Channel Select buttons are...

Page 45: ...setting which is set in View Menu Settings Display Tab BANK SIZE Bank Bar The thin blue Bank Bar visually represents all channels in the Current Bank The Bank Bar is used for Current Bank navigation within all View screens Bank Bar Navigation The Bank Bar is used to change the Current Bank Any of the following methods can be used to navigate available channels Drag Drag the Bank Bar or anywhere in...

Page 46: ... Bridge contains Input Meters for all MADI channels in the system Several navigation shortcuts are available from the Meter Bridge The Meter Bridge elements as displayed with a 16 channel single unit system Input Meters Each vertical green meter indicates input signals that are present in the associated MADI channel The Meter Bridge contains several shortcuts to navigate Realtime Rack as listed be...

Page 47: ...al and horizontal scroll bars when needed in vari ous views Scroll bars are used for navigation in the following areas Channel View Single view mode For horizontal and or vertical scrolling of a plug in interface that is too large for the current screen resolution to display Channel View Channel Strip view mode For horizontal and or vertical scrolling of a Channel Strip that is too large for the c...

Page 48: ...they can be manipulated with the QWERTY keyboard Focused items can typically be manipulated by using the up down left right arrow keys and or the Return Enter keys Focus Indication Keyboard focus in is indicated by a yellow outline box around screen elements targeted for control with the QWERTY keyboard Typical focus indication In this example the PRESETS folder column on the left has focus yellow...

Page 49: ... view Show Next View COMMAND RIGHT ARROW Returns to the next view Tab Focus Navigation TAB Cycles through various sections of the app that can be focused controlled navigated with the arrow keys Cancel dialog overlay ESC escape Used to cancel dialog functions like Save As Tap Tempo enter Edit Mode etc Confirm dialog overlay RETURN or ENTER Used to accept dialog overlays like Save As Tap Tempo ente...

Page 50: ...ar in the main area of each View screen items not within the Main Column Meter Bridge Chan nels Bar or Info Bar depend on the View that is currently se lected All View elements are described in the View sections later in this chapter Main Column The Main Column is used to choose the current View and navi gate available options within the View The Main Column con tains the View Menu and the View Op...

Page 51: ...s at once In serts Gains and Delay Groups are the three Bank Views The Bank Views are grouped within the View Menu they are not separated by a divider line Tip On any screen click the Meter Bridge to quickly return to the last selected Bank View Quit At the bottom of the View Menu is the QUIT option Choose QUIT to close the application The Command Q keyboard shortcut can also be used to quit Colum...

Page 52: ...nu Settings Hardware Tab This provision is typically used to add empty MADI channels so offline setups can be configured Mono Stereo A dual split meter indicates two channels are stereo linked When a dual split meter is shown the meter represents the left and right channels of the stereo signal Bank Bar The blue Bank Bar visually represents all channels in the Current Bank The Bank Bar is used for...

Page 53: ...NK SIZE Channel Select Buttons The Channel Select buttons represent all Current Bank channels The Channel Select buttons are displayed in all Bank Views Inserts Gains and Delay Groups The Channel Select buttons can be used to quickly put any Current Bank channel into Channel View for loading editing and saving plug in settings Tip Single click any bank channel select button to enter Channel View a...

Page 54: ...nt Bank Any of the following methods can be used to navigate available channels Drag Drag the Bank Bar or anywhere in the Input Meters area with the mouse to change the current bank With this method the current bank can be shifted by one or more channels Click Input Meter Single click any channel s green input meter to switch directly to the bank that contains the channel With this method the numb...

Page 55: ...ing Mode either EDIT or SAFE Click this area to switch modes Active Snapshot Displays the Active Snapshot name If the snapshot has been modified since it was loaded the name is displayed in italics If the Snapshot was loaded via a Soundcraft Vi Console the name is SOUNDCRAFT CUE Tip Click this area to switch to Snapshots View to load and or save Snapshots Clock Source Displays the active clock sou...

Page 56: ...ignificantly impact the audio See the table on page 57 for the specific Safe mode constraints Operating Mode Display The active Operating Mode is displayed at the far left of the Info Bar The appearance of each active mode is shown at right Note The Info Bar is the only area within Realtime Rack where the Operating Mode can be viewed or changed Changing the active operating mode To switch the acti...

Page 57: ...be added or removed Channel PRESETS tab is hidden when in Channel Strip mode New Channel Strip presets cannot be added or removed SETTINGS Sample Rate Clock Source and MADI Channels cannot be modified INFO BAR Clock Source cannot be modified Snapshot Display The Snapshot Display shows the filename of the Active Snapshot A Snapshot is a complete Realtime Rack configuration file containing all param...

Page 58: ...n select a clock source from the menu Tip The clock source can also be specified in View Menu Settings Hardware Tab CLOCK SOURCE In typical use Realtime Rack should be set to MADI clock the default value for syn chronization with the digital audio from to the Soundcraft Vi console Note The Clock Source cannot be modified in SAFE mode No External Clock If the Clock Source setting in not set to Inte...

Page 59: ... the tempo dialog by entering a text value or using the tap tempo feature To view the tempo dialog shown at right click anywhere in the Tempo Display within the Info Bar Tip To leave the tempo unchanged after entering an unwanted value in the dialog press the ESC key or click Cancel with the mouse Text Entry 1 Open the tempo dialog by clicking the tempo display in the Info Bar 2 Type a numeric tem...

Page 60: ...DI note values or MIDI controller values can be used as the data source Realtime Rack cannot synchronize the tempo to incoming MIDI beat clock MIDI configuration setup 1 Before Realtime Rack is opened verify the MIDI output device and or MIDI soft ware is configured properly and active in Audio MIDI Setup 2 In the View Menu Settings MIDI Tab page 116 set the values for MIDI DE VICE MIDI CHANNEL DA...

Page 61: ...represents the average for all UAD devices in use For example if one Realtime Rack hardware unit is installed the DSP load is an average of the four SHARC DSP processors in the unit If two units are installed then the loads of all eight processors are averaged Channel Loads All UAD plug ins in a single channel must fit on a single DSP Therefore it is possible to get a plug in was unable to load me...

Page 62: ...ts are decreased EXCEPT when the plug in is disabled using the Power control within the plug in interface Program This resource shows how much program memory PGM is in use Program memory is an on chip memory that is specific to the SHARC processor s and is used for certain UAD plug in resources Each unique UAD plug in uses a bit of program memory If many different plug ins are loaded simultaneousl...

Page 63: ...nnel Snapshots or Settings is activated single clicking the input meters in the Meter Bridge will return to Inserts View Current Bank Channels Inserts View displays all channels in the Current Bank The Current Bank is defined by and navigated with the blue Bank Bar within the Meter Bridge Tip To change the active bank channels focus the Bank Bar via the Tab key then use the left right arrow keys o...

Page 64: ...channel Inserts can be re ordered in Channels View to change the serial processing order State Indication Populated insert slots contain a thumbnail image of the UAD plug in that is loaded in the slot The state of loaded plug ins within each insert slot can be determined by the background color of the slot as follows Active light gray The plug in is active and processing audio Inactive dark blue T...

Page 65: ...fter the Timeout Length to prevent inadvertent modifications The Timeout Length is a preference set in View Menu Settings Display Tab TIMEOUT LENGTH The default Timeout Length is six seconds Modifiers Modifiers are icons superimposed on various elements when an option is latched Modi fiers are used to execute the operations The specific modifiers that appear and where they are located depend upon ...

Page 66: ...are applicable when the option button is latched blue Note All UAD plug ins within a single channel must fit on a single DSP Therefore it is possible to get a plug in was unable to load message when attempting to move or paste a plug in or channel strip to a channel that does not have enough UAD resources even if the Resource Display indicates enough overall resources are available Most Inserts Op...

Page 67: ...e modified and unsaved in a preset the modified settings are lost with this function Remove cannot be undone Caution Because this function unloads the plug in from the DSP audio artifacts can occur if a plug in is removed while audio is being processed by the plug in Move The Move option is used to move an individual plug in and its active settings from one insert slot to another insert slot in an...

Page 68: ... copy paste buffer Paste After any insert or channel strip is copied the Copy button changes to Paste To paste the copied data click any insert slot and the copied data is placed in the destination The copied data can be pasted to multiple destinations as long as the paste option remains latched Caution If plug in or channel strip exists in the paste destination s existing plug ins or channel stri...

Page 69: ...y used to prevent channel adjustments made during a live performance from being overwritten by Snapshot changes When Isolate is latched click any column modifier to isolate the channel Click again to de isolate the channel When a channel is isolated the text ISO appears beneath the bank channel name in the Meter Bridge Tip Channel isolations can also be set in Gains View The Isolate modifiers and ...

Page 70: ...tive then a non Bank View Channel Snapshots or Settings is activated single clicking the input meters in the Meter Bridge will return to Gains View Channel Column The channel column can display input channels output channels or both input and out put channels depending on the Gains Option that is specified Bank Channels Like all Bank Views the number of channel columns displayed in Gains View is d...

Page 71: ...ove the output controls Gain Value This field displays the current gain setting in dB with one tenth dB resolution The value is changed by moving the fader handle Gain Fader The gain faders are used to set the gain of the I O channels Drag the fader handle to change the gain value The available gain range for all I O gain faders is from INF dB to 12 dB The default value is 0 dB unity gain Tip Opti...

Page 72: ... Note The fader handles are superimposed on the level meters Therefore the signal may appear above the handle position Input Meters The input meters are pre fader The incoming MADI channel s signal level is displayed Output Meters The output meters display the MADI channel s output level after plug in processing but before the output fader post plug ins pre fader Channel Number Name The channel nu...

Page 73: ...trol settings and inserted plug ins for the stereo channel are copied to both resulting mono channels Link Constraint Odd numbered channels can only be linked to the next even numbered channel for ex ample channel 1 can be linked to channel 2 but channel 2 cannot be linked to channel 3 Gains Options The Gains Options in the Main Column below the View Menu enable various views to be changed and ope...

Page 74: ... quickly set one or more displayed gain levels to 0 dB unity gain When the Default button is latched click any gain fader or anywhere within a channel column to set its gain to 0 dB Note that gain values can be returned to 0 dB without using the Default option To set a gain value to 0 dB within any screen in Gains View or Channel View option click any gain fader Important Gain changes using either...

Page 75: ... is activated single clicking the input meters in the Meter Bridge will return to Delay Groups View Channel Column The elements displayed in the Channel Column is the same for all channels in the Cur rent Bank and varies depending on the currently selected Delay Group Option Bank Channels Like all Bank Views the number of channel columns displayed in Delay Groups View is defined by the Current Ban...

Page 76: ...upsampled plug ins so all channels in the group are still phase aligned In other words all channels in the Delay Group are delayed by the same amount Note that the amount of delay added by the Delay Group engine is automatic Only the minimum amount of delay actually required to compensate the channel s is dynami cally applied maintaining the lowest possible latency required for phase alignment at ...

Page 77: ...e to switch between them Compensation Menu This drop menu determines the maximum compensation delay in samples that is avail able for each channel Click the menu and select any value to change the setting Compensation Values The available Compensation values are listed in the table below Delay Group Compensation Values Setting Name Maximum Available Delay Per Channel samples OFF Default 0 SHORT 10...

Page 78: ...roup button represents one of the 16 available Delay Groups Note All Delay Group buttons are hidden when the Com pensation Menu value is set to OFF To add a channel to any Delay Group click the numbered Delay Group button in the Channel Column The button is highlighted in blue and the number is reflected in the Active Delay Group display at the top of the channel column Note that unless the displa...

Page 79: ...s for the Delay Group to be used by clicking any View Option button in the Main Column This step is necessary only if the Delay Groups displayed by default are already in use 5 Add all noted channels to the same Delay Group by clicking the same numbered Delay Group button for each noted channel The selected buttons are highlighted in blue and all selected buttons must all be in the same row Tip To...

Page 80: ... a properly configured Delay Group The TOM and OH channels are assigned to the same Delay Group Delay Group 1 in this exam ple and the Samples value is identical for both channels Note that the Bass channel is not in the Delay Group Typical Delay Group implementation Channels in the Delay Group have the same SAMPLES value ...

Page 81: ...9 90 97 EMT 250 see note 75 11 85 24 MXR Flanger Doubler 31 31 0 0 Upsampled UAD plug ins with additional sample latencies Lexicon 224 EMT 250 Note The EMT 250 and Lexicon 224 anti aliasing filters for their A D and D A conversion are not linear phase filters therefore the emulations do not have a latency that is the same at all frequencies Thus we cannot report to the delay compensation engines a...

Page 82: ...ethods Choose Channel View from the View Menu Click any Channel Select button in the Channel Bar Double click any channel in the Meter Bridge Click any insert slot in Inserts View Click any insert plate in Universe View Tip When Channel View is entered using any of the above methods except via View Menu the channel is automatically selected and ready for editing Selecting Channels within Channel V...

Page 83: ...an be performed are common to both Single and Channel Strip view modes The elements common to both views are the Main Column Channel I O Gains PLUG IN Tab and the PRESET Tab The common elements are described briefly in the table below Element Description Channel Name Button Displays the current channel s NAME field Click the button to create a custom name for the channel Insert Buttons These repre...

Page 84: ...ame Field To change the channel name click the Channel Name button to display the NAME field Type a new value in the NAME field then type Return or Enter or click any where outside the field At right Changing the channel name To see the NAME field and LINK UNLINK button click the Channel Name button Tip The NAME field remains visible when other Channel Select buttons in the Channel Bar are clicked...

Page 85: ...ce is displayed in the PLUG IN tab so the plug in param eters can be modified If the insert does not already contain a plug in any button with the plus symbol the ASSIGN tab is displayed so a plug in can be loaded into the insert If Channel Strip view is active if the CHANNEL STRIP button is highlighted blue the channel is switched to Single view and the buttons behave as described above Focus In ...

Page 86: ... The plug in is active and processing audio and the insert is selected for editing The PULTEC EQP 1A insert button at right indicates this state Active light gray The plug in is active and processing audio The TELETRONIX LA 2A GRAY insert button at right indicates this state Inactive dark blue The plug in has been disabled by the power button in Channel View and the plug in name is italicized and ...

Page 87: ...erformed in SAFE mode Tip Plug in removal operations in Inserts View can be much quicker especially when removing numerous plug ins To use the shortcut 1 Click hold on any Insert button containing a plug in 2 Drag to the left to reveal the Remove modifier icon 3 Click the Remove icon to delete the plug in from the insert To cancel the operation click anywhere else in the Insert Buttons area anywhe...

Page 88: ...View elements when the PLUG IN tab is active General Use For general information about how to use the UAD plug in interface such as how to ad just controls see Chapter 6 Using UAD Powered Plug Ins beginning on page 134 Specific Controls For information about the specific features and controls available within each individual UAD plug in see the UAD Plug Ins Manual Channel Name Button Selected Inse...

Page 89: ...sert button Navigation Scroll If the interfaces of all plug ins in the channel cannot be contained within the available vertical screen space vertical and or horizontal scroll bars appear in the PLUG INS tab to enable the viewing of all interfaces in the channel strip Hidden Functions In Channel Strip view the ZOOM slider and plug in DEACTIVATE button are hidden and cannot be modified Channel Stri...

Page 90: ...udio but it is op erating in demonstration mode The number of days remaining in the demo period is displayed in the Status Bar Demos can be started for each individual plug ins in View Menu Settings PLUG INS For related information see Demo Mode beginning on page 145 POWERED OFF The plug in has been disabled by the Power Button in Channel View or Inserts View Note Disabling a plug in via the power...

Page 91: ...LUG IN Tab is active To disable the currently selected plug in click the green Power button To re enable the plug in click the Power button again Zoom Slider The ZOOM slider increases the size of the currently selected plug in interface Zooming enlarges all controls in the interface for enhanced visual feedback and controls manipu lation The Zoom setting is unique for each individual UAD plug in T...

Page 92: ...set is a complete collection of settings for an individual plug in that is saved as a disk file so the settings can be subsequently recalled Presets are typically used to save and recall favorite plug in settings Thousands of factory presets are installed with the software or they can be user created Note Preset files do not contain a channel s I O gain values However I O gain values are stored wi...

Page 93: ...ontents of this folder is dis played in the PRESETS column when the PRESETS tab is selected Note User presets can only be saved to the plug in s preset folder Therefore the plug in s preset folder is the starting point and highest level for file system navi gation within the PRESETS tab Preset Sub Folders Each plug in s preset folder can contain a maximum of one nested sub folder for ad ditional p...

Page 94: ...ANNEL PRESETS tab PRESETS Tab Columns The PRESETS tab contains three columns FILE PRESETS and SUB FOLDERS These columns are used to manage and navigate the preset files Note In Channel Strip view mode the PRESETS tab is named CHANNEL PRE SETS FILE Column The FILE column in the PLUG IN tab contains buttons used to name save and perform other file management tasks Click the button to perform the ope...

Page 95: ... visible and all items within the plug in s preset folder are dis played Actions in the FILE menu can be performed on items selected in the PRE SETS column Click any preset in the PRESETS column to instantly load it or click a sub folder if any to display presets within the sub folder in the SUB FOLDER column SUB FOLDER Column If the PRESETS column contains one or more folders selecting the folder...

Page 96: ... the ASSIGN tab represent these plug in categories Note Some plug ins are in multiple categories when applicable Plug ins are assigned and reassigned by selecting a category button then choosing a plug in or preset from the PLUG IN PRESETS or SUB FOLDER columns that appear when a category is selected Making selections Click a Category button to drill down through available selections Single click ...

Page 97: ...n remove plug ins from any insert in Channel View Note These operations can only be performed in EDIT mode Assign Insert 1 Single click any empty insert button in any View screen to switch into Channel view and select the insert The ASSIGN tab and the CATEGORY buttons are dis played with NONE as the currently selected category 2 Single click any CATEGORY button to select it The plug ins within the...

Page 98: ... FOLDER col umn if any to load the preset Use the vertical scroll bar to view all the presets and or sub folders if necessary Done Exit assign mode by pressing enter or clicking a different element Click the PLUG IN tab to view the plug in s interface and edit parameters De assign Insert Tip Plug in de assignment in Inserts View via the Remove function can be much quicker especially when removing ...

Page 99: ... Colored boxes indicate the presence and status of all plug ins in all channels Snapshot Defined A snapshot is a complete collection of all settings for the entire active Real time Rack configuration All settings are all parameter values in all Views including all plug in assignments in all channels the current settings and state active disabled etc of all assigned plug ins and I O Gain and Delay ...

Page 100: ...el Stereo Link state per channel Delay Group setting per channel Clock Source setting Sample Rate setting MADI process order setting Device order setting Channel Name All screen preferences as set in the Hardware tab within Settings View All MIDI preferences as set in the MIDI tab within Settings View All Plug Ins preferences as set in the PLUG INS tab within Settings View Snapshot Key Commands At...

Page 101: ...of the Snapshot loading process For this reason it is highly recommended that a Base Snapshot be prepared that contains all of the plug ins required to get through a show performance and only create snapshots that are saved as variants of the base snapshot Important Recalling Snapshots created using the method below will result in pa rameter values being changed without significant glitches or mut...

Page 102: ... plug in and channel strip presets are managed these folders and files are used to load and manipulate the files in various ways Unlike plug in and channel strip presets however there are some differences between how Snapshots are loaded and moved These differences were designed for safety rea sons for example to prevent accidental triggers during a live show The Snapshots View columns display the...

Page 103: ...me Select but do not load a Snapshot in the list Recall Loading of a primed Snapshot and recalling all session settings Soundcraft Cue Soundcraft s name for a Snapshot Cues can contain settings for all aspects of their digital consoles Navigating to Snapshots View All Snapshots operations are performed in Snapshots View To enter Snapshots View use either of these methods Choose Snapshots View from...

Page 104: ...lor Description Example Idle Folder Black The folder is present in the system but not selected Selected Folder Gray The folder is selected and displaying its contents in the Snapshots column To Select a Folder 1 Navigate to Snapshots View 2 Navigate to the folder column using any of these methods Single click anywhere in the folders column to give it focus Press the LEFT arrow key to swap keyboard...

Page 105: ...hot If any settings have changed since the Snapshot was last saved the name of the Snapshot appears in italics To Prime and Recall a Snapshot 1 Navigate to Snapshots View 2 Prime a Snapshot This can be done using any of these methods Click any Snapshot with the mouse Click the UP DOWN buttons in the Recall Panel Press the UP DOWN arrow keys to navigate through available Snapshots Note When a Snaps...

Page 106: ... The Snapshots Options in the Main Column below the View Menu enable various operations save new move etc to be performed on Snapshots and Snapshot Folders displayed within Snapshots View Save Button Saves the currently loaded not primed Snapshot in place A Snapshot has been modified when its name is displayed in italics To save the current Snapshot with the same name and location 1 Navigate to Sn...

Page 107: ...or press Return The Snapshot file is created in the destination folder and it is now the currently loaded Snapshot New Button Creates a new empty Snapshot within the currently selected folder The new Snapshot appears in the column but is not primed or selected To create a new empty Snapshot 1 Navigate to Snapshots View 2 Click the NEW button A new empty Snapshot named Untitled appears in the Snaps...

Page 108: ...rent slot number displayed 3 Type a new slot number between 0 999 Do not enter a folder name here use the Rename button for to rename folders 4 Click MOVE or press Return The folder is renamed with the new slot number If the slot number already exists see Move Shuffle below To move a Snapshot to a different folder and or MIDI Program Change slot 1 Navigate to Snapshots View 2 Click the MOVE button...

Page 109: ... search the entire source vol ume for exported data The file locations are listed below Export All All Snapshot data can be exported to any volume currently mounted on the host computer The original Snapshots folder hierarchy is retained on export The location of the exported data depends on the volume specified during export Exported Data Location Startup Volume Specified Macintosh HD Users accou...

Page 110: ...ers account name Documents Universal Audio Exported Snap shots user defined folder name To import all Snapshots 1 Navigate to Snapshots View 2 Click the IMPORT ALL button in the Main Column The IMPORT ALL SNAP SHOTS dialog overlay appears 3 Choose a source volume from the VOLUME drop menu Only currently mounted volumes appear in the menu If the volume contains exported data the exported folder nam...

Page 111: ... but not loaded Snapshot is displayed in the black PRIMED panel along with its MIDI Program Change slot num ber prefix This display is continuously updated as available Snapshots are navigated The Primed Snapshot is loaded when the RECALL button is pressed Recall Snapshot Button The green RECALL button is used to load the Primed Snapshot shown in the black PRIMED display Up Down Buttons These butt...

Page 112: ...rocessing audio This is also the state when a plug in s demo is active and not expired Powered Off The plug in has been powered off via the Power button in Channel View or Inserts View Disabled The plug in has been disabled due unavailable UAD resourc es authorization errors or the demo period is expired Empty No plug in is assigned in the insert Navigating with Universe View Clicking any plug in ...

Page 113: ...k snapshot file All exceptions are noted Unlike all other Views Settings View doesn t have View Options buttons in the Main Col umn Instead settings are arranged in tab views with each tab displaying a set of related settings Typical screen in Settings View In this screenshot the DISPLAY tab settings are shown Navigating to Settings View To enter Settings View choose it from the View Menu in the M...

Page 114: ...lock the default value for synchronization with the digital audio from to the Soundcraft Vi console MADI When MADI is the clock source and multiple Realtime Rack units are properly connect ed no additional clock distribution is needed e g word clock Word Clock When the clock source is word clock the first Realtime Rack unit MADI channels 1 16 must receive the word clock Then route the word clock t...

Page 115: ...ons In a multi unit configuration they can re order the MADI channels processed by each unit without physically rerouting the MADI cables Note Italics in a Unit Button indicates the unit is offline To rename the unit double click the button to enter a different unit name The default unit name is Realtime Rack To add a unit for offline configuration click the button To delete an offline unit click ...

Page 116: ...y containing the OS X Menu Bar as defined in Utilities System Preferences app Displays Arrangement tab Multiple Display Operation With multiple display systems when the Monitors menu is set to ALL the screen on each display can have different View screen so more elements can be displayed concur rently Note An individual plug in interface cannot be displayed on two displays concur rently Timeout Le...

Page 117: ...Tempo Realtime Rack can receive note or controller data for MIDI control of Tap Tempo These two settings define the MIDI data type and value used for MIDI control For instructions see Changing tempo values via MIDI on page 60 MIDI Type Menu Sets the MIDI data type to be used as the source for MIDI control To set the data type click the drop menu and choose CONTROLLER or NOTE from the menu MIDI Val...

Page 118: ...ction is used to restrict the availability of assignable plug ins in plug in lists By default all plug ins are visible in the ASSIGN tab even if they are unlicensed or the demo period is expired By hiding plug ins that are unlicensed or expired only plug ins that can process audio are exposed which can be convenient for more rapid assign ments Info Button Opens the plug in s product pages at uaudi...

Page 119: ...lly instead of by rotating This behavior is similar to moving a physical fader Circular jump In Circular mode the software knobs behave similar to physical rotary knobs Values are changed by clicking on the knob then rotating in a circular direction When the edge of the knob is clicked the parameter value jumps to the mouse position Relative Circular grab Relative Circular mode operates similar to...

Page 120: ...ded for a show 3 Confirm the Soundcraft Vi Console and Realtime Rack are communicating prop erly via Ethernet Proper communication is indicated on the Vi Console only not on Realtime Rack The indication is in the form of a UAD status LED 4 Create a new Show or open an existing Show on the Vi Console 5 In the CUE Snapshot list in the Vi Console there are two dedicated UAD enable type buttons for li...

Page 121: ...e 125 has multiple panels that display and modify various system plug in and configuration parameters With Realtime Rack the UAD Meter Control Panel application is used primarily for UAD plug in authorization after software updates viewing the individual resources of multiple Realtime Rack units and starting demo periods for UAD plug ins The UAD Meter window Launching the Application The UAD Meter...

Page 122: ...mputer and or contact customer support UAD Meter Elements Refer to the diagram on page 121 for these element descriptions Menu Button This button opens a drop menu for accessing the UAD control panels and Always On Top mode Single click the menu button to display the drop menu Drop Menu The drop menu is used to access the UAD control panels see page 125 Select an item from the menu to open that pa...

Page 123: ...h are constantly updat ed in realtime even when the UAD Meter is not the foreground application This allows you to monitor UAD loads as needed for example when deciding which UAD plug ins to load based upon how much DSP is available The UAD resources are displayed as bar graphs and as percentages Tip The UAD resource gauges are also displayed within the Realtime Rack soft ware application Averaged...

Page 124: ...run out before DSP overload occurs This point is considered and factored in by the automatic UAD 2 load balancing routines Memory The Memory gauges indicate the percentage of UAD RAM that is currently in use It indi cates the total available UAD memory available regardless of the number of DSP proces sors that are installed Memory is used for echo delay lines reverb and similar spatial processing ...

Page 125: ...dow is accessed from the UAD Meter window To open the Control Panel click the menu button in the UAD Meter window Title Bar After clicking the menu button the control panels are listed in the drop menu Title Buttons Once the main UAD Control Panel window is open the individual window panels are accessed by clicking their respective panel title but tons The Control Panel window panel buttons System...

Page 126: ...eatures such as new plug ins The System Information panel Plug In Latency Section Latency displayed in this section does not apply with Realtime Rack and can be ignored Note Overall system throughput latency with Realtime Rack is 73 samples when no plug ins are assigned See Upsampling Values Table on page 81 for re lated information Hardware Section Detailed information about each Realtime Rack un...

Page 127: ...vices does not disable plug ins already running on the device it only prevents additional plug ins from being loaded onto it Important For optimum results quit the Realtime Rack application before dis abling enabling devices DSP Load If more than one UAD DSP is installed information for each of the processors is dis played DSP Program PGM and Memory MEM loads are displayed as a percentage of total...

Page 128: ...store to automati cally generate and download an authorization file for your licensed UAD plug ins If you do not already have an account you are redirected to the registration page to create one Important UAD plug ins require authorization before they can be used For de tailed information see Authorization Overview on page 143 Without authori zation UAD plug ins can be enabled to run for 14 days w...

Page 129: ...led informa tion Important The 14 day demo period for an individual UAD plug in can only be activated once and cannot be stopped or restarted during this period We recom mend you do not activate demo mode until you have the time to thoroughly check out the plug in s sound and functionality Demo Active days remaining If the 14 day trial period has been activated but is not yet expired the number of...

Page 130: ...te buffer size parameter values mono stereo automation host system etc Although these variables are taken into account the resulting measurement cannot be absolutely accurate This is due to variations in system configurations specifically PCI PCIe bus loading which is impossible to predict Systems that are heavily loaded due to the presence of other devices or suboptimal con figuration may cause a...

Page 131: ...y turning off unused features in certain plug ins but may cause problems with previously saved sessions that had all plug in features enabled or when automating parameters that affect the DSP load Enabling DSP LoadLock is recommended for optimum performance Disable LoadLock when you need to squeeze in that extra bit of DSP resources Note Changes to this setting do not take effect until all open se...

Page 132: ...e knob while dragging i e move the mouse farther away from the knob while dragging in a circular motion Use Host Mode Important This box should remain UNCHECKED with the Realtime Rack system When Use Host Mode is checked the control mode set within the host application pref erences is used if this feature is supported by the host This setting forces the host to override the control mode set in the...

Page 133: ... web browser you must be connected to the internet to launch the web pages If the UAD computer isn t online much of the information is in the manual you re reading now find it in the Table of Contents Index or PDF search View Documentation is the only button that doesn t link to the internet Instead clicking this button opens the Documentation folder containing all the PDF user manuals at Ap plica...

Page 134: ...displayed in a status bar beneath the main plug in window The status bar states are as follows Not shown The plug in is authorized and operating normally Not Authorized The plug in authorization is not current or the demo is not yet started Demo The demo period is active days remaining in the demo are displayed Powered Off The plug in is inactive It has been disabled via the Power button in single...

Page 135: ...m the knob while dragging Text Entry Parameter values can be modified directly with text entry To enter a parameter value us ing text entry single click the parameter value text The text value will highlight indicat ing it is ready to receive a new value Type in a new value then press Return Enter or Tab or click outside of the text box Press Esc if you want to revert to the prior setting without ...

Page 136: ...ac you can use control click to select a different control as the target for keyboard shortcuts without changing the control s value Keyboard Action Result Control Click Parameter Mac only Select parameter for keyboard control without changing its value Shift Drag Fine Control Up Arrow Right Arrow Shift Page Up Increment Fine Down Arrow Left Arrow Shift Page Down Decrement Fine Shift Up Arrow Shif...

Page 137: ...g any of the unused bands of the EX 1 EQ will use less UAD DSP unless DSP LoadLock is enabled The UAD DSP resources required by each successive UAD Powered Plug In in stance will slightly decrease A chart showing expected plug in counts can be found on our website uaudio com support uad compatibility instance chart html Operating Levels Except as noted in the table below the internal operating lev...

Page 138: ...using the displayed note value The Tempo Sync feature within UAD DM 1L Tempo Sync Plug Ins Tempo Sync is supported in the UAD plug ins listed in the table below UAD CS 1 UAD Moog Filter UAD Cooper Time Cube UAD Moog Filter SE UAD EP 34 UAD MXR Flanger Doubler UAD DM 1 UAD Roland RE 201 UAD DM 1L UAD RS 1 UAD plug ins with Tempo Sync Sync Activation To activate Tempo Sync click the Sync button with...

Page 139: ... note is always a quarter note independent of the time signature In different time signatures a quarter note can represent different numbers of musical beats for example 6 8 or different fractions of a bar such as 5 4 For example say the time signature is 6 8 and the delay time tempo sync note value is 1 4 If a sound occurs on beat one of the measure then its delay will occur on beat 3 which is 1 ...

Page 140: ...s three quarter notes which is the duration of one measure in a time signature of 3 4 or 6 8 If 12 8 is entered with text entry 1 1D is displayed because a dotted whole note equals six quarter notes which is the duration of one measure in a time signature of 12 8 or two measures in a time signature of 3 4 or 6 8 This means you can create a tempo sync duration of one measure for any time signature ...

Page 141: ...Tempo Sync This enables the more typical and musical chorus flange effect by only syncing the modulation Rate to the tempo while the delay time remains constant Roland RE 201 Sync When the RE 201is in Tempo Sync mode note values can be imprecise due to the fixed tape head rela tionships Values that are imprecise approximations but are within the available delay time range are displayed with a or s...

Page 142: ...l For instructions see Registration Authorization Proce dure on page 32 For complete details see Authorization Overview on page 143 Accessing my uaudio at www uaudio com Optional Plug Ins Most UAD Powered Plug Ins require optional authorization licenses to run without re strictions Optional plug in licenses are obtained at my uaudio com the Universal Audio online store Licenses can be purchased se...

Page 143: ...he plug in file that is already installed Important Older versions of the UAD software may not include all the latest UAD plug ins To ensure all UAD plug ins are installed and for optimum performance we recommend updating to the latest UAD version Authorization Overview All UAD plug ins must be authorized before they can be used Authorization is accom plished by clicking the Authorize Plug Ins but...

Page 144: ...tems The UAD devices and plug ins that you own and can authorize can be found in your My Systems page at my uaudio com My Systems keeps track of which UAD devices are registered and the authorization status of each UAD plug in The current license state is also shown in the Plug Ins panel in the UAD Meter Control Panel application My Systems is managed automatically by my uaudio com and the UAD sof...

Page 145: ...D devices at My Systems It s the UAD hardware that is authorized not the UAD plug ins or computer During authorization the UAD plug in license state is stored on the UAD device If the device is moved to another computer it is not necessary to reload an autho rization file Demo Mode Each unauthorized UAD plug in includes a free 14 day trial evaluation period When the demonstration mode is activated...

Page 146: ...onal UAD plug in licenses and other UA products can be purchased Promotional coupons are also redeemed here All UAD device registrations and plug in authorizations are managed here as well My uaudio com can be accessed from most pages at www uaudio com by clicking the link in at the upper right of a Universal Audio webpage The direct URL for the my uaudio com online store is http my uaudio com Acc...

Page 147: ...e the option to stay logged in via a browser cookie if desired so you don t have to keep entering the authentication credentials My Profile My Profile is where product registration details such as name and mailing address are stored and edited Your email subscription preferences are also set here so you can choose whether or not to receive email announcements for our webzine and promotional offers...

Page 148: ...fter this point contains the license for the newly purchased plug in s 6 Download a new authorization file by clicking the Download Authorizations button on the web page or by clicking the Authorize Plug Ins button in the UAD Meter Control Panel The auth uad2 file is downloaded to the location specified in the web browser preferences 7 Double click the downloaded authorization file The authorizati...

Page 149: ... O MADI Connector Type MADI Dual Optical SC Plug ISO IEC 9314 3 Format AES10 64 channels Supported Modes Sample Rates of 88 2 96 kHz Standard Legacy Word Clock Connector Type BNC Lock Range 0 5 of any supported sample rate Word Clock Input Termination 75 Ohms switchable Syncronization Sources Internal Word Clock MADI ELECTRICAL Power Supplies Dual redundant internal power supply units with automat...

Page 150: ...elsius Operating Humidity Range 60 Maximum MECHANICAL Dimensions Chassis W x D x H 431 8 mm 17 x 304 8 mm 12 x 33 8 mm 1 3 Height 1U Weight Shipping Weight with box accessories 6 3 kg 14 lbs Weight unit only 4 1 kg 9 lbs Package Contents Soundcraft Realtime Rack hardware unit 2 IEC AC Power Cables 1 each Europe USA Getting Started sheet Set of 4 Rack Mount Screws ...

Page 151: ...utside the UK are requested to contact their territorial distributor who is able to offer support in the local time zone and language Please see the distributor listings on our website www soundcraft com to locate your local distributor Out Of Warranty Products For out of warranty products purchased in the United Kingdom please contact the Cus tomer Services Department e mail soundcraft csd harman...

Page 152: ...cles and the point where they exit from the unit Never take hold of the plug or cord if your hand is wet Always grasp the plug body when connecting or discon necting it Grounding of the Plug This unit is equipped with a 3 wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the p...

Page 153: ...rdance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the ...

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