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Страница 1: ...Owner s Manual Owner s Manual ...

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Страница 3: ... Vista x64 10 Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications 10 Note About Windows Logo Testing 11 Connecting the MicroDock 11 Connector Types 11 3 CardBus Card MicroDock 13 The E MU 02 CardBus Card 13 Connections 13 CardBus Connector 13 Removing the CardBus Card 13 EDI Connector 13 Monitor Output 13 The MicroDock 14 Front Panel Connections 15 Preamp Section 15 S PDIF Digital Audio Input Output 1...

Страница 4: ...layback 30 Insert Section 31 Working with Inserts 31 The Insert Menu 32 ASIO Direct Monitor Send Return 33 Meter Inserts 34 To Set the Input Levels of a Strip 35 Making the Best Possible Recording 35 Trim Pot Insert 36 Test Tone Signal Generator Insert 37 Managing Your Inserts 38 Aux Section 39 Sidechain Diagram 39 Pre or Post Fader Aux Sends 40 Level Pan Solo Mute Controls 41 Main Section 42 TV S...

Страница 5: ...3 Band EQ 56 4 Band EQ 57 Auto Wah 58 Chorus 59 Compressor 59 Basic Controls 60 Distortion 61 Flanger 62 Freq Shifter 63 Leveling Amp 64 Lite Reverb 65 Mono Delays 100 250 500 750 1500 3000 66 Phase Shifter 67 Rotary 67 Speaker Simulator 68 Stereo Delays 100 250 500 750 1500 69 Vocal Morpher 71 Gate 72 Applications 72 Parameters 73 Threshold 73 Release Time 73 Max Gain Reduction 73 Lookahead 73 Le...

Страница 6: ...using Freeze Mode on Cubase LE 97 Using E MU PowerFX with WaveLab and SoundForge 97 E MU VST E Wire 98 E Delay Compensator 99 E Delay Compensator Use 100 E Delay Units Parameter 100 Grouping Tracks 101 6 Appendix 103 Using High Sample Rates 103 Overview 103 WDM Recording and Playback Behavior 104 Useful Information 105 Cables balanced or unbalanced 105 Balanced Cables 105 Unbalanced Cables 105 Ada...

Страница 7: ... mic line inputs with pro studio class microphone preamps 4 balanced line level analog inputs an RIAA stereo turntable preamp 6 balanced line level outputs a headphone output with front panel volume control two sets of MIDI I O ports eight channels of ADAT optical digital input and output as well as a S PDIF stereo digital input and output In addition three stereo mini phone jacks allow easy conne...

Страница 8: ...ord using effects with near zero latency You can even record a dry signal while monitoring yourself with effects Mixer setups can be saved and instantly recalled for specific purposes such as recording mixdown jamming special effect setups playing games watching DVDs or general computer use You ll want to keep up with the latest software and options for your E MU digital audio system You can find ...

Страница 9: ...nd cards in your system do so after you have confirmed that your E MU Digital Audio System is operating normally InstallShield IKernel Application Error on Windows XP When installing this software on Windows XP you may be confronted with a kernel error at the very end of installation This is an issue with the InstallShield program which is what we use to install software on your computer Please do...

Страница 10: ...ive If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD ROM drive the CD starts running automati cally If not from your Windows desktop click Start Run and type d setup exe replace d with the drive letter of your CD ROM drive You can also open the CD and double click Setup exe 4 The installation splash screen appears Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 5 Choose Continue ...

Страница 11: ...n your computer Connecting the MicroDock 1 Connect the supplied EDI cable between the 02 CardBus Card and the MicroDock 2 Connect the supplied 48 volt DC adapter to the 48VDC jack on the rear of the Microdock See the diagram at right 3 Connect your audio inputs and outputs to the MicroDock as shown on page 18 4 Turn the MicroDock on by turning the Headphone Volume control Connector Types These con...

Страница 12: ... you to find replacement cables if your original cable becomes damaged or lost However because these standard cables types are used for other purposes you must use caution to avoid connecting the cables incorrectly DO NOT connect the supplied EDI cable to the Ethernet or network connector on your computer Doing so may result in permanent damage to either your computer the E MU 02 CardBus card or t...

Страница 13: ...bar Otherwise ASIO channels will remain allocated to the Digital Audio System and your other audio applications may develop problems or hang 1 From the Taskbar select the icon The Safely Remove Hardware pop up window appears 2 Choose OK then press the Eject button on the CardBus slot to eject the card EDI Connector Connects to the MicroDock using the supplied EDI cable This cable provides a a two ...

Страница 14: ... 2 mono microphone line inputs 2 inputs 2 stereo pairs of line level inputs 4 inputs 1 stereo pair of S PDIF AES digital inputs 2 inputs 4 stereo pairs of ADAT channels on the ADAT optical input 8 inputs 1 RIAA equalized turntable preamp input allows you to connect a turntable without using an expensive external preamp Note These inputs are automatically disconnected when plugs are inserted into i...

Страница 15: ...additional information Each microphone input has its own input level meters and clipping indicators The LED meters indicate signal presence Adjust the input gain so that the yellow LEDs are illumi nated The red Clip LED indicates that the gain is set too high and the signal is clipping the input These LEDs monitor the signal directly at the analog to digital converters and before any processing by...

Страница 16: ...g interface See the chart below or go here for additional information The ADAT intputs and outputs can be configured in the System Settings page 25 to send and receive S PDIF optical data at 44 1k 48k 88 2k or 96k sample rates S PDIF Optical is not supported at 176 4k or 196k due to the bandwidth limitations of the optical components E Note PatchMix DSP does not support AC3 passthrough at this tim...

Страница 17: ...TRANSPOSE DIGITAL PROCESSING SAMPLE MANAGEMENT SAMPLE PRESET MASTER GLOBAL MULTIMODE PRESET MANAGEMENT DYNAMIC PROCESING PRESET DEFINITION DRIVE SELECT LOAD SAVE AUDITION TRIGGER MODE ESCAPE MIDI ENTER DEC NO INC YES ABC JKL TUV DEF MNO WXY QZ GHI PRS TRIGGERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 MIDI Sound Module In Out In MIDI 2 Out In MIDI Out In In Out Out MIDI In Out In Out MIDI In 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 External A ...

Страница 18: ...sing inputs 2L and 2R since this can cause a ground loop Important Do NOT plug in line level signals to the turntable inputs The turntable inputs are designed to accept the extremely low level signal from a phonograph cartridge Use RCA to 1 4 adapters to connect line level signals to the line level analog inputs Line Level Analog Outputs Balanced Cables You should ONLY use balanced TRS cables if B...

Страница 19: ...hMix DSP software and the MIDI ports will appear in your system control panel under Sounds and Audio Devices There are two completely independent set of MIDI input and output ports on the MicroDock which can be assigned in your specific MIDI applications Connect the MIDI breakout cable to the D connector on the MicroDock Connect MIDI Out to the MIDI In port of your synthesizer and MIDI Out of your...

Страница 20: ...ession and turn on your surround speakers The chart below shows how to connect the outputs for 5 1 surround sound playback Front Rear Ctr Sub Left Front Right Front Center Sub Woofer Left Rear Right Rear 5 1 Surround Speaker Connections with built in power amps Multichannel WAVE to Surround Sound Speaker Channels using the factory 5 1 DVD Playback Session WAVE Strip Surround Channels 1 4 Outputs 1...

Страница 21: ... and recall these Sessions at will To Invoke the PatchMix DSP Mixer f Click on the buttons and knobs in the mixer screen below to jump to the description of the control 1 Left click once on the E MU icon on the Windows System Tray The PatchMix DSP mixer window appears Overview of the Mixer Add New Strip Aux Sends Volume Fader Pan Controls Solo Mute Buttons Channel Insert Section Toolbar Monitor Vo...

Страница 22: ... section is located to the left of the Main Section and shows all the currently instantiated mixer strips Mixer strips can represent Physical analog digital inputs or Host inputs such as ASIO or Direct Sound Mixer strips can be added or deleted as necessary This section can be resized by dragging the left edge of the frame Effects Palette This popup window is invoked by pressing the FX button in t...

Страница 23: ... hardware Open the Patch Mix DSP application to start audio again Right Click Here When unchecked FX are not loaded until needed resulting in faster computer boot New Session Calls up the New Session dialog box New Session Open Session Calls up the standard Open dialog box allowing you to open a saved Session Save Session Calls up the standard Save or Save As dialog boxes allowing you to save the ...

Страница 24: ...thereby obtaining the sample rate from some other device or application External sync can be obtained from the ADAT input or S PDIF input If the session is set at 44 1kHz or 48kHz and the external source is coming in at a higher rate such as 96k the Sync Indicator will be extinguished off but PatchMix will attempt to receive the external data The two units are NOT sample locked however and you sho...

Страница 25: ...y reduced At these high sample rates you must select one of three types of sessions each contianing a different I O configuration Please see page 103 for details Open Session To Open a saved session click on the Open Session button A dialog box appears allowing you to choose one of your saved Sessions to open Choose one of your saved sessions and click on the Open button Save Session To Save a ses...

Страница 26: ...ach pair of analog inputs An output setting of 4 provides the most output and is compatible with professional audio gear Balanced output cables provide a 6dB hotter signal than unbalanced cables when used with balanced inputs Do NOT use balanced cables unless your other gear has balanced inputs See Cables balanced or unbalanced in the Appendix for more information f Input too weak Use 10 Input set...

Страница 27: ...Z inputs have built in soft limiters which automatically turn down the gain before the signal overloads the A D converters The soft limiters allow you to record a hotter signal without fear of clipping This control turns the soft limiters On or Off See page 36 for additional information about the soft limiters Optical Output Select Selects between ADAT or optical S PDIF for the MicroDock ADAT Outp...

Страница 28: ...n also be used to create separate mixes for the artist or for recording Volume Control Controls the output level of the strip into the main monitor mix bus Mute Solo Buttons These convenient buttons allow you to solo or mute selected channels Scribble Strips Click inside the scribble strip and type a name of up to eight characters Insert Section Effects EQ External Host Sends Returns can be insert...

Страница 29: ... Strip Input Dialog appears 2 Select the desired input to the mixer strip from the following choices Physical Sources ASIO Sources Physical Source Analog or digital input Analog ADAT S PDIF Host ASIO Source input Streaming audio from an ASIO software application Host WAVE input Window sound sources WAVE WDM CD PHYSICAL SOURCE Function Physical Dock Mic Line 24 bit mono or stereo analog input on th...

Страница 30: ...ates For additional information about WDM behavior at high sample rates see page 104 192kHz 96kHz DVD Audio disks are protected against digital copying Most DVD Audio disks contain duplicate 48kHz audio tracks which will play back on the 1616 Windows Media Player DVD Surround Sound Playback Select DirectSound as the output format when using Windows Media Player and other DVD player applications Ei...

Страница 31: ...ed Working with Inserts The Inserts are one of most powerful features of the PatchMix DSP system as they allow you to configure the mixer for a wide variety of applications To Add an Effect to an Insert Location 1 Press the FX button The effects palette appears 2 The effects are organized into categories Click on a folder to open it 3 Select the effect you want drag it over the insert section then...

Страница 32: ...l output from the list of options The following dialog box appears 3 Choose one of the Send Outputs Click on a destination to select it 4 Click OK to select the output or Cancel to cancel the operation To Add a Send Return Insert This type of insert send breaks the signal at the insert point and sends it out to the selected destination such as an external effect processor A return source signal is...

Страница 33: ...n While recording the Direct Monitor Send Return routes the signal to the recording application but monitors directly from the input to eliminate latency During playback the recording application automatically switches the Direct Monitor Send Return to monitor the recorded track The Direct Monitor Send Return also allows the recording application to control volume and pan Normally when using direc...

Страница 34: ... any insert location The insert meters are of the peak hold type The topmost bar in the meter holds its highest level for a second to let you see transients that would otherwise be too quick for the eye A numeric readout above the meter shows the peak hold level in dB The peak meters are also color coded to indicate the signal strength The chart below outlines the meanings of the colors Avoid ligh...

Страница 35: ...ding is easier than ever thanks to the high resolution 24 bit A D converters on your Digital Audio System These converters are much more forgiving than the 12 bit or 16 bit converters of the past Even so to get the best performance possible you ll need to follow a few basic guidelines First whenever you input an analog signal to the Digital Audio System make sure that you re feeding the A D conver...

Страница 36: ...stem includes Insert Trim Pot controls but since they adjust the signal level AFTER the signal has been digitized this will not recover any lost resolution It s far better to set the input level correctly in the first place Trim Pots can be used in emergency situations if there s no other way to get a hot signal in They are designed to optimize the signal levels feeding effect plug ins Trim Pot In...

Страница 37: ...z 20kHz The level is variable from off to 30dB White Noise is a mixture of all frequencies in the audio spectrum at the same average level analogous to white light in the visible spectrum Pink Noise provides equal power distribution per octave White noise has more power in the higher octaves Pink noise and white noise are useful as wideband sound sources Using the Test Tone and Meter Inserts for T...

Страница 38: ...elect Effect in the TV display 2 Click the Bypass button Method 2 1 Right Click over the Effect you want to bypass in the Insert section A pop up dialog box appears 2 Select Bypass Insert from the list of options To Bypass All Inserts All Inserts in a strip can be also be bypassed with a single command 1 Right Click over the Effect you want to bypass in the Insert section A pop up dialog box appea...

Страница 39: ... If you have more than one effect in an Aux Bus ignore the preceding advice as the wet dry controls can be used to mix the amounts of your multiple effects The Aux 1 2 buses can also be used as additional submix output buses just like the main output Simply drop an ASIO or External Send Insert into the chain and the stereo bus is sent Turn off the Return Amount if you don t want the submix to be c...

Страница 40: ...ted by the Level Fader and Mute settings The Pre Fader setting allows you to create two completely different mixes using the Aux Buses since the signal levels of this mix won t be affected by the fader settings In order to change a strip from pre fader to post fader or vice versa you have to delete the strip and create a new one Main Monitor Bus Side Chain Output Return Amount Send Amount Input Am...

Страница 41: ...he Mute button is pressed allows you to hear the channel until solo is turned off The Solo button allows you to listen to only that channel while muting the rest of the mixer s output If multiple solo buttons are pressed you will hear all soloed channels and the non soloed channels will all be muted The mute status is remembered if a muted channel is soloed When the channel solo is turned off the ...

Страница 42: ...each mixer strip The Master Send Level control on Aux bus 1 and 2 can be used to attenuate or boost the signal going into the Auxiliary Inserts There is also a Master Return Level to control the amount of the effected signal that will be returned into the main mix The Main Bus can also have a chain of effects inserted You might put an EQ here to equalize your entire mix or add an ASIO or WAVE send...

Страница 43: ...ters If an insert effect is not selected the display will read No Insert Most effects have a wet dry mix parameter to control the ratio of effect to plain signal The wet dry setting is stored with the effect preset The parameter set varies with the type of effect See List of Core Effects for detailed information about the individual effects When a Send or a Send Return insert is selected with the ...

Страница 44: ...puts The output routings are divided into two categories Physical Outputs and Host Outputs Select either category by clicking on the Physical or Host button The Physical Output screen displays and allows you to connect the Main and Monitor outputs of the mixer to physical analog or digital outputs Click on the box in the mix or monitor area to make or break a connection The Host Output screen disp...

Страница 45: ...d the Auxiliary bus to any output you wish See Insert Section for more information Sync Sample Rate Indicators The Sync Sample rate Indicators show the current session s sample rate and whether it is internal or slaving to an external source The display indicates which sample rate is currently in effect If an external source is being used the Source display reads EXTERNAL When slaving to an extern...

Страница 46: ... for a moment so that short transients can be monitored Each bar 1dB Monitor Output Level f Tip The System Volume Control on your Mac or PC can be used to control the Monitor Output Level on PatchMix This control adjusts the monitor output level Keep in mind that since the monitor level control comes after the Main Output Fader nothing will be heard from your monitors if the main level is turned d...

Страница 47: ...effects you can use at the same time As you use up the PatchMix DSP resources certain effects will appear grayed out and cannot be added to the mixer Complex effects such as reverb use more DSP resources than say a 1 Band EQ If you continue to add effects all of the DSP resources will eventually be used up The Effects Palette Click the FX button on the toolbar to bring up the Effects Palette The E...

Страница 48: ... 2 Edit the effect parameters as desired To Delete an Effect 1 Right click on the Insert location containing the effect you wish to delete and a pop up list appears 2 Select Delete Insert s from the top of the list The effect will be deleted FX Insert Chains FX Insert Chains can be used to save several effects and their settings into a single multi effect When an effects chain is selected and drop...

Страница 49: ...own category folders to help organize your effects presets 1 Left click on the New Folder icon at the top of the Effects Palette A pop up dialog box appears asking you to Enter the Name of the New Category Alternatively you can Right click over an Effects Folder which calls a pop up dia log box with the option to Create New Category 2 Type in a name for your new folder 3 Click OK to create a new f...

Страница 50: ...ets If the name of an imported FX preset exactly matches a preset you already have a number will be appended to end of the imported preset name 1 Click the Import Export FX Library button from the FX Palette 2 Select Import FX Category The Browse for Folder window appears 3 Choose the folder where the FX Chains you wish to import are located 4 The selected folder of FX Chains will be copied into t...

Страница 51: ...ted deleted renamed or overwritten as you wish To Bypass an Insert Inserts can be bypassed if you want to temporarily hear the audio without the effect or insert Bypass can also be used to turn off a Send Insert Method 1 1 Click on the Effect in the Insert section 2 Click the Bypass button in the TV display Method 2 1 Right click over the Insert you want to bypass in the Insert section A pop up me...

Страница 52: ...m as FX Palette effects Each core effect has a set of User Presets that you can use to store your favorite effect parameter settings We ve included a good collection of user presets to get you started The user presets are accessed from the bar at the bottom of the TV screen The user preset edit menu allows you to select stored presets create new presets rename or delete existing presets or overwri...

Страница 53: ...set name then click OK to rename the preset or Cancel to cancel the operation To Overwrite or Save a User Preset This operation allows you to overwrite an existing preset with a newer version 1 Select the user preset you wish to modify from the user preset menu and make any changes you wish 2 Click on the Edit button A pop up menu appears 3 Select Overwrite Save The current preset will be overwrit...

Страница 54: ...lay line effects to allow maximum conservation of this precious resource Use only the longest delay you actually need The chart below shows three possible effects combinations These were created by using up the reverb resources first Even more simultaneous effects are possible if fewer reverbs and shorter delays are used Stereo Reverb Rotary Mono Delay 250 Lite Reverb Phase Shifter Mono Delay 500 ...

Страница 55: ... and frequency This EQ offers up to 15dB cut or boost Parameter Description Gain Sets the amount of cut or boost of the selected frequency band Range 15dB to 15dB Center Frequency Sets the range of frequencies to be cut or boosted with the Gain control Range 80Hz to 16kHz Bandwidth Sets the width of the frequency range for the Center Frequency band that will be cut or boosted by the Gain control R...

Страница 56: ... create a more natural sound 6 Adjust and tweak as needed Parameter Description High Shelf Gain Sets the amount of cut or boost of the high frequency shelf Range 24dB to 24dB High Corner Freq Sets the frequency where the signal begins getting cut or boosted with the High Gain control Range 4kHz to 16kHz Mid Gain Sets the amount of cut or boost of the mid frequency band Range 24dB to 24dB Mid Freq ...

Страница 57: ...s the range of frequencies to be cut or boosted with the Mid 2 Gain control Range 1kHz to 8kHz Mid 2 Bandwidth Sets the width of the frequency range for the Mid 2 Center Frequency band that will be cut or boosted by the Mid 2 Gain control Range 01 octave to 1 octave Mid 1 Gain Sets the amount of cut or boost of the Mid 1 Frequency band Range 24dB to 24dB Mid 1 Center Freq Sets the range of frequen...

Страница 58: ...of the note on sweep As the input sound fades away the filter sweeps back at a rate determined by the Release setting The wah direction allows the filter to be swept either up or down in frequency Use a higher Center Frequency setting when the wah direction is down Parameter Description Wah Direction Allows you to sweep the wah up or down Env Sensitivity Controls how closely the wah sweep follows ...

Страница 59: ...recording device Since the compressor turns down the gain of the signal you might wonder how can it make the signal level stronger A Post Gain control allows you to boost the output gain of the compressor in order to make up for the gain reduction The overall level is higher and only turned down when the signal level gets too loud This level is called the Threshold which just happens to be the mos...

Страница 60: ...g after the signal has fallen below the threshold again An attack setting of about 10 milliseconds will delay the onset of compression long enough to preserve the attack transients in guitar bass or drums while allowing the sustain portion of the sound to be compressed Longer release times are generally used to reduce the so called pumping effect as the compressor turns on and off Don t make the r...

Страница 61: ...on with the Edge control to reduce the amount of distortion or go wild and turn everything to 11 Attack Time Controls how quickly the gain is turned down after the signal exceeds the threshold Range 1ms to 500ms Release Time Controls how fast the gain is returned to its normal setting after the signal has fallen below the threshold Range 50ms to 3000ms Pre Delay Allows the use of slower attack tim...

Страница 62: ...feedback signal creates peaks in the notch filter and deepens the effect Parameter Description Delay Sets the initial delay of the flanger in 01 millisecond increments This parameter allows you to tune the flanger to a specific frequency range Range 01ms to 4ms Feedback Controls how much signal is recirculated through the delay line and increases resonance Negative values can produce intense flang...

Страница 63: ...shifting 1 Hz and below can produce a wonderful lush chorusing or phasing effect For bizarre frequency shifting effects simply crank up the frequency knob Frequencies can be shifted up or down by any specified amount from 1 Hz to 24 kHz You can also shift pitch up on one side and down on the other if you wish Comparison between Pitch and Frequency Shifting Harmonic Original Hz Pitch Shifted 100 Hz...

Страница 64: ...s designed to be used in situations where delay does not pose a problem such as mastering a mix or compressing prerecorded stereo material Post Gain is the only control on the leveling amp This control is used to make up the volume lost by the compression The Compression Ratio is fixed at about 2 5 1 If a large peak is detected the effect will automatically increase the compression ratio to keep t...

Страница 65: ...loud High frequency energy tends to fade away first as a sound is dissipated in a room The High Frequency Decay Factor adjusts the time it takes for the high frequency energy to die away and thus changes the characteristics of the room Rooms with smooth hard surfaces are more reflective and have less high frequency damping Rooms filled with sound absorbing materials such as curtains or people have...

Страница 66: ...ce control increasing the amount of comb filtering produced by the delay line Comb filtering See page 62 A High Frequency Rolloff filter in the feedback path cuts some of the high frequency energy each time the audio goes through the delay line This simulates the natural absorption of high frequencies in a room and can also be used to simulate tape based echo units The Wet Dry mix controls how lou...

Страница 67: ...own right Spinning a sound around the room creates a doppler pitch shift along with many other complex and musically pleasing sonic effects The Rotary incorporates acceleration and deceleration as you switch between the two speeds Parameter Description LFO Center Sets the initial offset of the LFO and changes the position of the peaks and notches Range 0 to 100 Feedback Increases the depth of the ...

Страница 68: ...d listen Normally this effect should be used with the Mix control set to 100 Speaker Type Description British Stack 1 2 Modeled from a British 8 speaker high power amplifier stack British Combo 1 3 Modeled from a British 2 speaker combo amplifier Tweed Combo 1 3 Modeled from an American 1950 s era 2 speaker combo amplifier 2 x 12 Combo Modeled from an American 1960 s era 2 speaker combo amplifier ...

Страница 69: ...ing the longer stereo delays you can overdub musical lines one on top of the other with the feedback control turned up Parameter Description Left Delay Time Sets the length of the delay for the left channel in milliseconds Right Delay Time Sets the length of the delay for the right channel in milliseconds Delay Time L R Stereo Delay 100 Stereo Delay 250 Stereo Delay 500 Stereo Delay 750 Stereo Del...

Страница 70: ... room The High Frequency Damping parameter adjusts the time it takes for the high frequency energy to die away and thus changes the characteristics of the room Rooms with smooth hard surfaces are more reflective and have less high frequency damping Rooms filled with sound absorbing materials such as curtains or people have more high frequency damping The Low Frequency Damping parameter adjusts the...

Страница 71: ...awtooth wave gradually fades then jumps abruptly back When the frequency of the A or B Phonemes is shifted up or down entirely new effects can be produced These frequency controls can also be used to tune the phoneme frequencies to the range of audio you are processing List of Available Phonemes A E I O U AA AE AH AO EH ER IH IY UH UW B D F G J K L M N P R S T V Z Parameter Description Phoneme A S...

Страница 72: ...arameter The effect of the fast turn on can be enhanced by using an optional 1 millisecond lookahead in the Gate s envelope detector Together with the Threshold setting tuning the Release time parameter is very useful in order to achieve the least obtrusive most natural sounding gating effect which is highly dependent on the specific program material being processed The gate does not offer an adju...

Страница 73: ...sec may make the gating effect obvious if the background signal being gated out is very noisy Max Gain Reduction This parameter sets the attenuation that will be applied to the signal when the Gate is shut off The Gate control signal will swing between 0dB and this value as the Gate turns on and shuts off To perform a strict gating operation Max Gain Reduction would normally be set to infinity in ...

Страница 74: ...nput signal Its most rightward maximum value of 0dB represents a unity gain path through the Gate in its turn on state Except for the possibility of the 1 milli second lookahead latency the Gate behaves exactly as a straight wire in this turned on state Values less than 0dB represent the amount by which the input signal is being attenuated as the Gate shuts off The most leftward gain shutoff value...

Страница 75: ...lly simulate use of a guitar volume pedal for gently fading in each note Ambience Reduction can be used like a gate to suppress ambient reverberations that below a certain threshold When the input signal exceeds an adjustable Threshold the Attack phase begins and continues until the gain reaches unity 0dB After the Attack peaks the gain stage immediately transitions into the Decay phase which cont...

Страница 76: ...equired for the gain to fall from 0dB down to the attenuated Sustain Level Note that if the Sustain Level is set to 0dB this decay time becomes simply a delay before entering the Sustain phase Release Time This parameter controls the time in milliseconds that is required for the gain to fall from the Sustain Level down to the Release Level Level Meter This meter represents the input signal level i...

Страница 77: ...addition enabling this parameter will also cause the attack to restart at the Release Level instead of whatever gain was being applied when the new attack arrived Attack Curve This parameter allows the gain during the Attack phase to follow one of 3 curves linear logarithmic or exponential Because the ADSR computes gain using linear coefficients the exponential curve comes the closest to being a c...

Страница 78: ...here filter parameters are adjusted identically for both channels or split Left and Right where the left and right channels support completely independent filter types and parameter values In addition to a standard Bypass switch the effect offers an adjustable wet dry mix parameter While not normally found on EQ sections adjustable wet dry mixtures can be useful for generating phase cancellation a...

Страница 79: ...this mode the Lowpass Rolloff Lowpass Frequency and Lowpass Resonance parameters are available for editing the filter response Highpass The frequency response of the highpass filter looks something like the diagram below In this mode the Highpass filter can have up to a 48dB octave rolloff slope The Highpass Rolloff Highpass Frequency and Highpass Resonance parameters are available for editing the...

Страница 80: ...ote that while the Highpass Lowpass combination appears the same as the Band Pass filter this mode is different in several important respects The rolloff points are independently adjustable as individual frequencies rather than specified as a combination of center frequency and bandwidth The rolloff slope of each High and Low filter can be specified separately while the Bandpass and Band Cut filte...

Страница 81: ...be specified separately while the Band Cut filter uses the same Resonance at high and low corner frequencies Band Pass In this mode the Lowpass and Highpass filters are connected in series to form a bandpass filter whose Center Freq and Bandwidth parameters are used to generate the rolloff frequencies for the underlying Lowpass and Highpass filters In this mode the rolloff slope on the high and lo...

Страница 82: ...serted in it The sidechain contains the bulk of the compressor algorithm and is responsible for computing the gain control signal Signal multiplexers at the front of the signal path and sidechain allow linked stereo compression or split signal path sidechain processing The RFX Compressor does not have the input gain control that is found on some compressors These are typically used to align the in...

Страница 83: ...in 16 steps from 1 1 1 to 1 INFINITY When Neg Compression is set to Enabled the range of compression ratios extends beyond INFINITY to encompass negative compression ratios from 1 100 down to 1 1 which can be useful for applications like ducking and other special effects See the discussion of the Neg Compression parameter on page 88 Attack Sets the amount of time that the compressor s level detect...

Страница 84: ...evel from that 0dB input signal to fall anywhere in the range of 0dB down to 60dB Advanced Parameters This parameter controls whether the Advanced Parameters listed in this section are hidden or exposed on the screen For simple applications quick edits or for novice users these advanced parameters can be hidden to minimize screen clutter and preclude erroneous operation For special and exotic appl...

Страница 85: ...Gain parameter Thus signal levels below the Threshold increase as the Soft Knee depth and or Ratio is increased but see the Gate parameter below 0dB Threshold 10dB Threshold 20dB Threshold 30dB Knee 20dB 80dB Threshold 20dB Ratio 4 1 Soft Knee Varying the Soft Knee Threshold 0dB Ratio 1 5 1 Ratio 4 1 Ratio 10 1 20dB 35dB 80dB Threshold 20dB Soft Knee Varying the Compression Ratio Soft Knee Thresho...

Страница 86: ...d or delay by setting the relative time offset in milliseconds between the compressor s signal path and its sidechain path At negative values this parameter lets the level detector in the compressor s sidechain look into the future up to 100 milliseconds in order to antic ipate upcoming peaks in the signal accomplished of course by inserting delay into the signal path This lookahead technique allo...

Страница 87: ...ing on different selectable characteristics of the input signal In Program dependent mode release times are increased depending on how often how long and by how much the input signal program material exceeds the Threshold Release times increase slowly under sustained excursions of the input over the Threshold and typically return back to normal within a few seconds after the signal level has falle...

Страница 88: ...ompressors the Max Compression parameter allows you to adjust the amount of gain reduction before the compressor returns to a 1 1 gain curve The diagram shows three settings of the Max Compression parameter the compressor gives up and returns to 1 1 after 6 15 and 24dB of compression have been exhausted respectively The parameter is most useful at higher compression ratios allowing the gain curve ...

Страница 89: ... exclusively from the right channel This allows dynamics control between two completely independent signals In this mode both the compressor s left and right outputs are fed by the mono signal from the left input channel s signal path Splitting the signal path and sidechain makes possible applications where the two signals may be completely unrelated such as ducking Other split sidechain applica t...

Страница 90: ... song Gain Adjust to make up for lost volume Soft Knee Adjust as desired Comp Lookahead This can be used instead of the Attack control Max Compression Unlimited Smoothing out the Bass Guitar Level This setup evens out the volume and prevents the bass guitar from wandering in and out of the mix Threshold 24dB adjust according to the sound Ratio 4 1 Attack 8 msec Release 70 msec Gain 4dB adjust acco...

Страница 91: ... soft pas sages Ratio 2 1 Attack 0 1 msec Release 100 msec Gain Set to compensate for lost gain Soft Knee Off Gate Off Comp Lookahead 0 msec Auto release Off Max Compression 12dB Backwards Drums Cymbals This is a special effect which reverses the volume envelope of cymbals and drums Threshold 37dB adjust according to the sound Ratio 1 1 Neg Compression enabled Attack Instantaneous Release 200 msec...

Страница 92: ...ings E You can boost the low frequencies in the right channel to create a de boomer The left channel is set flat no EQ The right channel boosts hi frequencies Left Channel Lowpass mode Lowpass Rolloff Off Right Channel Highpass mode 24dB oct HP Frequency 8173Hz HP Resonance 36 Compressor Settings Lookahead gives the compressor time to react to the vocal sibilance Input Mode L In R Sidechain Thresh...

Страница 93: ...nar using the Cakewalk VST adapter 4 4 1 implement VST 2 X auto delay compensation Parameter Description PowerFX On Off Enables or bypasses E MU PowerFX FX Palette Select from a single Core effect or a Multi Effect FX Inserts Drop Effects from the FX Palette here Signal Present LEDs These indicators turn blue to show the presence of input and output signals FX Parameters Select the desired effect ...

Страница 94: ...the center Insert Strip it will highlight in yellow then adjust the effects parameters in the right section of the window 7 You can also select or edit User Presets from the section below the FX parameters See the User Preset Section for more information Add Delay Compensation if needed If you are using Cubase VST 5 1 you will have to insert an E Delay Compensator into any other audio tracks to ke...

Страница 95: ... result in unpredictable behavior 7 To edit Automation first enable both Automation Write and Automation Read and press Play Cubase LE begins overwriting as soon as you change a control 8 If you don t like the results and want to try again select Show Used Automation from the Project menu The Automation Subtrack appears Next click in the Parameter Display and select Remove Parameter Note This only...

Страница 96: ...g Cubase LE Yes Off Off Steinberg Cubase SL Yes Off Off Steinberg WaveLab 4 Yes On Off Steinberg WaveLab Lite ver 4 Yes On Off Steinberg WaveLab 5 No Pops clicks may occur Try 8 buffers at 1024 On Either Sony Acid 4 Yes On Off Sony Vegas 5 Yes On Off Sony SoundForge 7 No Power FX crashes when launched On Off Adobe Audition 1 5 No Audio distortion immediate lockup Any Any FruityLoops Studio 4 5 Yes...

Страница 97: ...PowerFX processed tracks to another track in realtime Check Realtime Render in the Render dialog box when using Cubase LE Cubase SX2 or Cubase SL2 This setting will give the best results Tips for using Freeze Mode on Cubase LE Make the project length as short as possible Freeze always renders the entire project length even if the MIDI track being rendered is shorter Great Tip Temporarily bypass E ...

Страница 98: ...T inserts or Sends to Physical Inputs and Outputs via PatchMix DSP E Wire has three main components A VST plug in which handles the audio routing to PatchMix DSP An ASIO mixer strip in PatchMix DSP configured to route audio to the E Wire plug in You simply drop the effects you want to use into this strip For hosts that don t support automatic delay compensation a manual delay compensation plug in ...

Страница 99: ...plug in by pressing the blue button 11 Set the ASIO Send and Return on the E Wire plug in to match the strip you set up for E Wire 12 Done E Delay Compensation An E Delay Compensator must be inserted into any other audio tracks that are not using E Wire in order to keep them time aligned 13 Simply insert an E Delay Compensator plug in into the same insert location you used for E Wire on any other ...

Страница 100: ...irst track will be delayed in relation to the second track The E Delay Compensator should be added as an insert effect on the second track in order to provide delay compensation E Delay Units Parameter The Units value in the E Delay dialog box should be set for the number of times you send ASIO down to the PatchMix DSP mixer and back in a single track A single PowerFX insert chain with any number ...

Страница 101: ... all the other tracks must equal two Track 2 has one PowerFX E Wire insert and so adding one unit of E Delay keeps it time aligned Track 3 doesn t use a PowerFX E Wire insert and so it needs two E Delay Units to remain in alignment Grouping Tracks When several tracks require E Delay Compensation you can send the output of each track to a group or bus and use a single E Delay Compensator on the out...

Страница 102: ...5 Effects E MU VST E Wire 102 Creative Professional ...

Страница 103: ...ry one 176k or 192k audio stream In order to use the ADAT interface at these higher sample rates you must have other equipment that supports the Sonorus S MUX standard Selecting a 176 192k Session The three possible input configurations are selected by choosing a session template containing the desired I O from the New Session window Once you have selected one of the three session types you will n...

Страница 104: ... without sample rate conversion or bit truncation When running PatchMix at 44kHz 48kHz if there is a mismatch between the WDM playback audio content and the PatchMix sample rate sample rate conversion is performed so that WDM audio will always be heard or recorded Also such non native sample rate audio is truncated to 16 bits When running PatchMix at the higher sample rates of 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4k...

Страница 105: ...es have one ground shield connection and two signal carrying conductors of equal potential but opposite polarity There is one hot or positive lead and a cold or negative lead At any point in time both conductors are equal in voltage but opposite in polarity Both leads may pick up interference but because it is present both in and out of phase this interference cancels out at the balanced input con...

Страница 106: ...t Digital Cables Don t cheap out Use high quality optical fiber Toslink ADAT cables It s also a good idea to keep digital cabling as short as possible 1 5 meters for plastic light pipes 5 meters for high quality glass fiber light pipes Use low capacitance video grade cable for coaxial S PDIF to avoid data corruption AES EBU to S PDIF Cable Adapter This simple adapter cable allows you to receive AE...

Страница 107: ...ponent before the signal is converted into digital form The audio mutes for a second when phantom power is turned on After turning phantom power off wait two full minutes before recording to allow the DC bias to drain from the coupling capacitors since the bias could affect the audio headroom Balanced dynamic microphones are not affected by phantom power An unbalanced dynamic microphone may not wo...

Страница 108: ...UTS Type Servo balanced DC coupled low noise input circuitry Level software selectable Professional 18 dBV maximum balanced Consumer 6 dBV maximum unbalanced Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 0 0 03 db THD N 110 dB 0003 1 dBFS 20kHz BW SNR 120 dB A weighted 20kHz BW Dynamic Range 120 dB A weighted 20kHz BW Channel Crosstalk 120 dB 1 kHz Common mode Rejection 79 dB at 60Hz Input Impedance 10K ohm A...

Страница 109: ...Level 5 6 dbV 7 8 dBu THD N Min Gain 112dB 00025 1kHz 1 dBFS 20kHz BW 40dB Gain 96dB 0015 60dB Gain 75dB 017 SNR 119 dB A weighted min gain Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 08 dB 20Hz 20kHz gain 40dB Input Impedance 1 5 Kohm CMRR 95 dB 60Hz 35 dB gain 1 dBFS Crosstalk 100 dB 1 kHz 40 dB gain 1 dBFS HEADPHONES Frequency Response 0 0 0 07 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz THD N 1 kHz max level 24 ohm load 85 dB 0 01...

Страница 110: ...nbalanced SNR 107 dB A wt 20kHz BW Stereo Crosstalk 80 dB 1kHz at 1 dBFS Maximum Level Professional 60 mV RMS Consumer 15 mV RMS Input Capacitance 220 pF Input Impedance 47K ohm DIGITAL I O S PDIF 2 in 2 out coaxial transformer coupled 2 in 2 out optical software switchable with ADAT AES EBU or S PDIF switchable under software control ADAT 8 channels 24 bit 44 1 48 kHz 4 channels 24 bit 96 kHz 2 c...

Страница 111: ...TS Type Servo balanced DC coupled low noise input circuitry Level software selectable Professional 18 dBV maximum balanced Consumer 6 dBV maximum unbalanced Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 05 0 05 db THD N 102 dB 0007 1 dBFS 20kHz BW SNR 110 dB A weighted 20kHz BW Dynamic Range 110 dB A weighted 20kHz SPCL Channel Crosstalk 120 dB 1 kHz Common mode Rejection 50 dB at 60Hz Input Impedance 10K ohm...

Страница 112: ... Min Gain 102 dB 0008 1kHz 1 dBFS 20kHz BW 40dB Gain 91dB 0029 60dB Gain 69 dB 035 SNR 110 dB A weighted min gain Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 08 dB 20Hz 20kHz gain 40dB Input Impedance 1 5 Kohm CMRR 67 dB 60Hz 35 dB gain 1 dBFS Crosstalk 100 dB 1 kHz 40 dB gain 1 dBFS HEADPHONE AMP Frequency Response 0 0 0 07 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz THD N 1 kHz max level 24 ohm load 80 dB 0 01 600 ohm load 94 dB 0 0...

Страница 113: ...z to 15kHz THD N 90 dB 003 20kHz BW unbalanced SNR 96 dB A wt 20kHz BW Stereo Crosstalk 80 dB 1kHz at 1 dBFS Maximum Level Professional 60 mV RMS Consumer 15 mV RMS DIGITAL I O S PDIF 2 in 2 out coaxial transformer coupled 2 in 2 out optical software switchable with ADAT AES EBU or S PDIF switchable under software control ADAT 8 channels 24 bit 44 1 48 kHz 4 channels 24 bit 96 kHz 2 channels 24 bi...

Страница 114: ...Creative Professional Dimensions Weight MICRODOCK MicroDock Weight 2 27 lb 1 03 kg Dimensions W 7 25 H 1 625 L 7 75 W 184 mm H 41 mm L 196 mm 02 CardBus Card Weight 0 095 lb 0 043 kg Dimensions W 2 125 H 5625 L 4 675 W 54 mm H 14 mm L 117 mm ...

Страница 115: ...com ASIO Cubase Digital Audio http www steinberg net ASIO Cubase Digital Audio http www steinbergusers com cubasele le_support php Cubase Users Group http www groups yahoo com group cubase messages Forums Unofficial E MU Forum http www productionforums com emu KVR Forum http www kvr vst com forum Driver Heaven Forum http www driverheaven net search php s MIDI Addict Forum http forum midiaddict com...

Страница 116: ...These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference to radio or television reception which can b...

Страница 117: ... 1998 Class B EN61000 3 2 2001 EN61000 3 3 1995 w A1 98 Australia New Zealand Compliance Information AS NZS 3548 1995 w A1 A2 97 Class B EN55022 1998 Class B Japan Compliance Information VCCI April 2000 Class B using CISPR 22 1997 Class B VCCI Acceptance Nos R 1233 C 1297 Attention for the Customers in Europe This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits set out in the EMC Direc...

Страница 118: ...6 Appendix Internet References 118 Creative Professional ...

Страница 119: ...r 87 Auto Wah 58 Aux Bus 39 Auxiliary Effects Assignment 45 Auxiliary Returns 45 Auxiliary Sends 39 used as extra mix busses 45 B Background program disabling 23 Backward Cymbal Effect 91 Balance Control monitor 46 Balanced Cables 18 105 Band Cut Filter 81 Band Pass Filter 81 Block Diagram mixer 22 Bypass effect insert 51 insert 38 send return insert 43 C CardBus Card description 13 installing 10 ...

Страница 120: ...y 67 selecting 48 stereo delays 69 stereo reverb 70 using in VST host application 93 vocal morpher 71 Effects order of 49 E MU 02 CardBus Card description 13 installing 10 E MU Icon in taskbar 23 Envelope reverberation 65 70 E Wire 98 Exit PatchMix DSP Services 23 Exporting Core FX FX Insert Chains 50 External Clock 26 External Sync Source 26 Extra Buffers 94 F Factory Templates 25 Flanger 62 Freq...

Страница 121: ...ct 73 reshaper effect 76 RFX compressor 86 Low Frequency Damping 70 Low Frequency Decay Factor lite reverb 65 Lowpass Filter 79 M Main bus 42 inserts 46 output fader 46 section 42 Master return level 42 send level 42 volume control 46 Master Volume Control 46 Max Compression RFX compressor 88 Max Gain Reduction gate effect 73 Meter insert 34 main output 46 setting input levels using 35 MicroDock c...

Страница 122: ...mp 64 Power Switch microdock 11 PowerFX 93 resource availability 95 Preamp microphone 15 turntable 18 Pre Delay compressor 60 Pre Fader Aux Sends 42 Preset create new 52 delete 53 overwrite effects 53 rename effects 53 select user 52 Punch Enhancement reshaper effect 75 using gate effect 72 Punch Reducer using reshaper effect 75 R Ratio compressor 60 RFX compressor 83 Recording Effects or Recordin...

Страница 123: ...r 28 Subwoofer Filter using multimode filter 78 Surround Sound channel chart 20 30 connections 20 playback 30 Sync Sample Rate Indicators 45 Synchronization Source 26 System Settings 25 System Volume Control 46 T Templates session 25 Test Tone Insert 37 Threshold gate effect 73 RFX compressor 83 Threshold compressor 60 Toggle Tooltips 94 Toolbar overview 23 Trim Pot Insert 36 Troubleshooting using...

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