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ULN/LIO-8 Front Panel Guide

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Figure 9.18: Front Panel Preference Sheet

The options are:

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Input Links matrix

Allows you to link input channel encoders (more info in the

Link mode

section).

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Output Links matrix

Allows you to link output channel encoders (more info in the

Link mode

section).

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Front Panel Brightness

Scales the brightness level of the front panel (more info in the

Illumination adjustment

section).

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Front Panel Normal Intensity

Sets the maximum illumination level; the brightness scales to this point.

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Numeric Hold Time

The time in seconds that the meters display numeric levels after adjusting an encoder.

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Clip Hold Time

The time in seconds that the meter LEDs stay red after clipping occurs.

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Input Clip Threshold

The input level at which a signal is considered clipped.

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Output Clip Threshold

The output level at which a signal is considered clipped.

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Front Panel Knob Gain Steps

Normal: The amount of gain change per encoder click when not pushed in.

Pushed In: The amount of gain change per encoder click when pushed in.

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Enable IR Remote

Enables the infrared remote receiver on the selected unit's faceplate.

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Edit IR…

This button will open the Infrared Remote Preferences pane.

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Страница 1: ...Mo b i l e I O U s e r s G u i d e...

Страница 3: ...Additional Resources 36 3 LIO 8 Quick Start Guide 37 Prepare the unit for use 37 Connect the LIO 8 38 Get familiar with the front panel 38 Take a listen 38 MIO Console 38 The Console window 39 The Mi...

Страница 4: ...87 LIO 8 Front Panel 87 LIO 8 Rear Panel 88 Signal Flow 89 Making connections to the LIO 8 89 LIO 8 Specifications 92 8 ULN 8 Users Guide 97 ULN 8 Overview 97 What it is 97 What it has 97 What you nee...

Страница 5: ...Receiving MH Special Deals 138 11 MIO Console Overview 141 MIO Console Software 141 MIO Console Overview 142 The Console Window 142 I O Panel 143 Box Tabs 143 Front Panel Preferences 144 Analog Input...

Страница 6: ...3 Locking the output 193 Overriding the currently selected source 193 Selecting Source Override Channels 193 The Monitor Controller as Floating Window 194 Mini Monitor Controller Window 194 Switch bet...

Страница 7: ...nces 252 Other Preferences 255 18 ConsoleConnect 256 ConsoleConnect Overview 256 Introduction to ConsoleConnect 256 How it works 256 Total Recall 256 Universal Access 256 Using ConsoleConnect 256 Sele...

Страница 8: ...assVD 293 MIOHardClip 294 MIOSoftClip Type 1 294 MIOSoftClip Type 2 295 MIOSoftClip Type 3 295 MIOSoftDistortion Type 1 296 MIOSoftDistortion Type 2 296 MIOSoftDistortion Type 3 297 MIOSlew 297 MIOInS...

Страница 9: ...sport And Sample Rates 329 Channel Names 330 Channel Enables 330 CoreAudio Buffers 330 Setting The CoreAudio Buffer Size 330 Sample Size 330 Clock Sources 331 F Troubleshooting Guide 332 COMPUTER DOES...

Страница 10: ...39 H ULN 8 LIO 8 Jumper Settings 341 Overview 341 D I Board 342 Line input grounding 342 Output levels 343 Power supply 343 I ULN R Installation Guide 345 ULN R Parts and Tools 345 Installing the mic...

Страница 11: ...dow 47 4 4 Mixer Window 48 4 5 Surround Mixer 49 4 6 Configuring the Monitor Controller 50 4 7 The Configured Monitor Controller 51 5 1 Mobile I O 2882 56 5 2 Mobile I O Unit 57 5 3 IEC Power Cord 57...

Страница 12: ...Cord 98 8 4 External Power Supply 99 8 5 30 IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 Cable 99 8 6 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 cable 99 8 7 Rack Ears 99 8 8 Jumpers for Internal Configuration 99 8 9 U...

Страница 13: ...r 148 11 14 Analog Input Channel Link 148 11 15 Digital Input Meters 149 11 16 Headphone Controls 150 11 17 System Controls 151 11 18 Clock Source Pop up Menu for 2882 and ULN 2 151 11 19 Clock Source...

Страница 14: ...t 198 12 11 Add Monitor Output Dialog 198 12 12 New Output in List 198 12 13 v 5 Monitor Control Calibration 199 13 1 Example ULN 2 Setup 201 13 2 Mix Config Sheet 202 13 3 Newly Created Busses 203 13...

Страница 15: ...verview 234 14 8 Track Header 235 14 9 Zoom Buttons 235 14 10 Recording Prefs Button 238 14 11 Recording Preferences Sheet 238 14 12 Record File Format Pop up 239 15 1 Insert Menu 241 15 2 Inserted Pl...

Страница 16: ...d Out of Memory 334 G 1 Analog DB25 pinouts 339 G 2 AES I O DB25 pinouts 340 H 1 Top Screw Placement 341 H 2 Side Screw Placement with Rack Ear 341 H 3 Side Screw Placement No Rack Ear 341 H 4 D I Boa...

Страница 17: ...Mobile I O Users Guide 17 321 Phase Cancellation 362...

Страница 18: ...Voltage Rails 92 7 2 LIO 8 Maximum I O Levels Balanced 92 7 3 LIO 8 Monitor Controller 92 7 4 LIO 8 Line Input ADC 93 7 5 LIO 8 Line Input ADC Frequency Response 93 7 6 LIO 8 Converter Latency 93 7 7...

Страница 19: ...20 2 2d Amps 272 20 3 2d Effects 272 20 4 2d Reverbs 272 20 5 2d Mastering 273 20 6 2d Pedals 273 20 7 2d Cabinets 273 20 8 Internal memory delay times 289 20 9 External memory delay times 290 20 10 M...

Страница 20: ...inate printing costs which would be added to the price of the products and to reduce waste by not printing copies that would have to be destroyed once they became out of date If you would like a print...

Страница 21: ...Part I Quick Start Guides...

Страница 22: ...32 The ULN 2 and surround 33 Unleash the DSP 36 Additional Resources 36 3 LIO 8 Quick Start Guide 37 Prepare the unit for use 37 Connect the LIO 8 38 Get familiar with the front panel 38 Take a listen...

Страница 23: ...o 6 pin FireWire Cable One 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners Rubber feet MIO Software CD ROM Warranty Registration Card Bask in the look and feel of the 2882...

Страница 24: ...and output Take a listen Now we re ready to listen Don t launch MIO Console yet open iTunes turn its volume slider down and play some music Bring the volume up to a comfortable level and try the Dim...

Страница 25: ...umber of the box By clicking on this you will get a menu of options for removal of offline boxes you shouldn t have any at this point The I O Control tab has metering and control for the analog I O Yo...

Страница 26: ...direct out has all of your inserted processing applied whereas the pre insert direct out doesn t The pan control reconfigures depending on the type of channel and the bus that it is assigned to There...

Страница 27: ...hat s easy to change Go to the top of the DAW 1 2 channelstrip and click on the assignment pulldown You have the choice of a mono channel or a 6 channel strip By selecting DAW 1 6 your audio will come...

Страница 28: ...down Option and click the assignment for the Left channel and select Analog 1 The rest of the channels will fill in automatically Figure 1 6 Configuring the Monitor Controller Choose OK and you now h...

Страница 29: ...ith other platforms You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression powerhouse Character The sound of different analog circuits and devices available on any...

Страница 30: ...Two Rack Ears w fasteners Rubber feet MIO Software CD ROM Warranty Registration Card Bask in the look and feel of the ULN 2 Once you re finished connect the power supply and connect your monitors to...

Страница 31: ...y default setup more information on this is available in the Saving and Recalling Your Setups section of this manual Using Legacy Interfaces If you are also using an older Legacy interface without a 2...

Страница 32: ...e insert direct out This lets you route the channelstrip to any unused analog or digital output as well as to FW channels The FireWire channels allow you to return audio from the ULN 2 to your compute...

Страница 33: ...io interface the analog inputs will be inputs 1 2 AES Spdif digital inputs will be 3 4 and ADAT will be 5 12 as determined by the FW channel assignments Send your DAW s signal to outputs 1 2 and it wi...

Страница 34: ...c line we clear the mult Now click on the pulldown one more time and select Add to Monitor Controller Go to the Window menu and select Show Monitor Control Window The Monitor Controller shows the Main...

Страница 35: ...ULN 2 Quick Start Guide 35 Figure 2 6 Configuring the Monitor Controller Choose OK and you now have a surround monitor controller Figure 2 7 The Configured Monitor Controller...

Страница 36: ...ith other platforms You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression powerhouse Character The sound of different analog circuits and devices available on any...

Страница 37: ...One 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners Rubber feet Configuration jumpers MIO Software CD ROM Warranty Registration Card Bask in the look and feel of the LIO 8...

Страница 38: ...be green if it is yellow push the Dim button If it is red push the Mute button Now that you re sure that you re looking at the Monitor Controller and that is not dimmed and unmuted turn it down The me...

Страница 39: ...s receiving a valid clock on the selected source Toward the top of the window you will see the text LIO 8 xxx where xxx is the serial number of the box By clicking on this you will get a menu of optio...

Страница 40: ...s direct out has all of your inserted processing applied whereas the pre insert direct out doesn t The pan control reconfigures depending on the type of channel and the bus that it is assigned to Ther...

Страница 41: ...that s easy to change Go to the top of the DAW 1 2 channelstrip and click on the assignment pulldown You have the choice of a mono channel or a 6 channel strip By selecting DAW 1 6 your audio will co...

Страница 42: ...ck the assignment for the Left channel and select Analog 1 The rest of the channels will fill in automatically They default to Monitor level which is optimized for connecting to self powered monitors...

Страница 43: ...them in parallel and create con figurations that would be difficult or impossible with other platforms You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression power...

Страница 44: ...LIO 8 Quick Start Guide 44 I O platform Please take a look at them to learn more about the LIO 8 http mhsecure com metric_halo support tutorials html...

Страница 45: ...One 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners Rubber feet Configuration jumpers MIO Software CD ROM Warranty Registration Card Bask in the look and feel of the ULN 8...

Страница 46: ...The LED should be green if it is yellow push the Dim button If it is red push the Mute button Now that you re sure that you re looking at the Monitor Controller and that is not dimmed and unmuted turn...

Страница 47: ...ck source if you are clocking via Digital Toward the top of the window you will see the text ULN 8 xxx where xxx is the serial number of the box By clicking on this you will get a menu of options incl...

Страница 48: ...out has all of your inserted processing applied whereas the pre insert direct out doesn t The pan control reconfigures depending on the type of channel and the bus that it is assigned to There are no...

Страница 49: ...that s easy to change Go to the top of the DAW 1 2 channelstrip and click on the assignment pulldown You have the choice of a mono channel or a 6 channel strip By selecting DAW 1 6 your audio will co...

Страница 50: ...ck the assignment for the Left channel and select Analog 1 The rest of the channels will fill in automatically They default to Monitor level which is optimized for connecting to self powered monitors...

Страница 51: ...latforms You should definitely check out the following processes MIOStrip Gating EQ and compression powerhouse Character The sound of different analog circuits and devices available on any input outpu...

Страница 52: ...ULN 8 Quick Start Guide 52 I O platform Please take a look at them to learn more about the ULN 8 http mhsecure com metric_halo support tutorials html...

Страница 53: ...Part II Interfaces...

Страница 54: ...aking connections to the ULN 2 74 ULN 2 Specifications 79 7 LIO 8 Users Guide 84 LIO 8 Overview 84 What it is 84 What it has 84 What you need to use it 85 What comes with it 85 Using the LIO 8 Hardwar...

Страница 55: ...High Resolution Meters 114 System Status Indicators 116 AES Status Indicators 116 Monitor Control Section 117 Front Panel DI Inputs 117 Control Mode Details 118 Monitor 118 Preset 119 Input 119 Link 1...

Страница 56: ...96kHz audio 8 independent channels of mic pre with switchable phantom power Fully Portable Capabilities Bus and Battery Powerable Rack Mount Kit 44 1 48 88 2 96kHz Sampling Rates 24 bit 110 dB Dynamic...

Страница 57: ...All CoreAudio compliant software is compatible with Mobile I O including Cubase Digital Performer GarageBand iTunes Live Logic Nuendo Pro Tools PreMaster CD soundBlade WaveBurner and hundreds more Wha...

Страница 58: ...ng for the 8 analog inputs and outputs The meters are fast PPM peak reading meters with auto resetting peak holds The front panel also provides 2882 system status at a glance Sample Rate nominal 44 1...

Страница 59: ...ed single ended unbalanced to an external audio device The 2882 headphone output is suited to a wide range of impedances Headphones with lower impedance would be expected to get louder than those with...

Страница 60: ...A connectors Stereo AES EBU input output on XLR connectors 2 IEEE 1394 FireWire ports 400 Mbs 1 2 1mm DC power jack 9v 30v center positive 15 Watts 2882 Signal Flow 0 12 234 3 5 6789 7 2 7 8 49 423 4...

Страница 61: ...hat will maximize performance On input at line level it is sufficient to simply use standard unbalanced TS connections If you are interfacing with the Mobile I O XLR inputs you will need to ensure tha...

Страница 62: ...replaced with an RCA connector for interfacing with gear that has RCA unbalanced interconnects NO CONNECTION TIP PIN SLEEVE SHIELD BARREL SHIELD BALANCED 1 4 TRS CONNECTOR RCA CONNECTOR Figure 5 15 T...

Страница 63: ...RCA connectors used for S PDIF are friction fit coaxial connectors When you connect them ensure that they are fully inserted and tight The XLR connectors used for AES are fully locking When connectin...

Страница 64: ...ices that provide a word clock output If your device provides a 256x output you may find that you get better results using that clock signal The Digidesign line of Pro Tools products use 256x as their...

Страница 65: ...nnected to the mains or switched off After the connection to 2882 has been made you should energize the power source If you connect an energized power source to the 2882 s 2 1mm power connector you ma...

Страница 66: ...iable Dynamics Instantiable Character Instantiable Reverb Instantiable Dither Instantiable Mix Foldown Instantiable Nearly Infinite Combinations via DSP Optional Table 5 6 2882 Front Panel Front Panel...

Страница 67: ...on Table 5 8 2882 Software Software Driver CoreAudio Mac OS X Mac OS X 10 3 9 or newer Architectures PPC Intel MIO Console Included Record Panel Included LTC Decoder Included Mixer Included DSP Licens...

Страница 68: ...2882 Users Guide 68 Case Weight 2 kg Dimensions 13 5 x 11 x 1 73 Dimensions 34 3 cm x 27 9 cm x 4 4 cm Rack Ears included Powder Coated Steel...

Страница 69: ...d TOSLINK two balanced analog outputs 1 4 TRS two balanced monitor outputs for connecting directly to power amps and self powered monitors as well as wordclock in out and 2 IEEE 1394 FireWire connecto...

Страница 70: ...and Intel Mac OS X 10 3 9 or newer required Mac OS X 10 4 11 or newer recommended Peripheral FireWire Adaptors supported OHCI compliant PCCard PCI card ExpressCard or PCIe card Software All CoreAudio...

Страница 71: ...6 pin to 6 pin IEEE 1394 cables are available from MH Direct Using the ULN 2 Hardware ULN 2 Front Panel Figure 6 8 ULN 2 Front Panel The ULN 2 front panel provides ten segment metering for the 2 analo...

Страница 72: ...lected digital input AES or S PDIF Power Indicates that the ULN 2 is receiving power FireWire Indicates that the ULN 2 has been successfully connected to a FireWire bus and has detected the isochronou...

Страница 73: ...located on the back of the unit The headphone output jack is a TRS 1 4 jack that provides the Left Channel on the tip the Right Channel on the ring and the ground return for the two channels on the s...

Страница 74: ...system with the following characteristics 9v 30v DC Pin 4 Hot 15 Watts TOSLINK connectors for ADAT Optical or Optical SPDIF I O Wordclock input output on BNC connectors 256x Wordclock input output on...

Страница 75: ...opper based Digital Audio 3 Optical based Digital Audio 4 Clock Sync 5 FireWire 6 Power Analog Audio Connections The analog I O connections on the ULN 2 have been engineered for maximum flexibility in...

Страница 76: ...ficient to simply use standard unbalanced TS connections If you are interfacing with the ULN 2 XLR inputs you will need to ensure that pin 3 is grounded in the unbalanced adapter cable The ULN 2 XLR i...

Страница 77: ...ale XLR plug to a ULN 2 jack ensure that you have aligned the pins with the connector body and insert firmly until the retention tab clicks To disconnect the plug press the metal retention tab flush a...

Страница 78: ...d between the two protocols via MIO Console The ADAT Optical standard allows a device to transmit 8 channels of 24 bit audio at up to 50kHz along with digital audio clock information The Optical SPDIF...

Страница 79: ...an be used to power other bus powerable FireWire devices including hard drives hubs and other ULN 2 units Since ULN 2 is DC powered you can also power up the ULN 2 using the FireWire bus or another DC...

Страница 80: ...z 1 0 dB 3 Hz 100 kHz 3 0 dB Table 6 4 ULN 2 Crosstalk 1kHz Crosstalk 1kHz trim link engaged 107 dB trim link disengaged 132 dB Table 6 5 ULN 2 Maximums Maximums Max Gain 72 dB Preamp Headroom 20 dB a...

Страница 81: ...dB 72 dB Continuous Attenuator on return Attenuation link Mic Line Select switch Independent Monitor Volume Controls Independent Phantom Power Controls Preset Recall Buttons Sample Rate Indicators 4 C...

Страница 82: ...3 9 or newer Architectures PPC Intel MIO Console Included Record Panel Included LTC Decoder Included Mixer Included DSP License Optional Table 6 12 ULN 2 Power Power Voltage 9v 30v Power 8 Watts Fire...

Страница 83: ...ULN 2 Users Guide 83 Case Dimensions 13 5 x 8 25 x 1 73 Dimensions 34 3 cm x 21 cm x 4 4 cm Rack Ears included Powder Coated Steel...

Страница 84: ...ts DB25 8 Balanced line level Sends DB25 8 Balanced Analog Outputs DB25 channels 1 and 2 multed on 1 4 TRS 8 channels of AES I O single wire for 44 1 192KHz operation DB25 2 channels of DI available o...

Страница 85: ...ompliant PCCard PCI card ExpressCard or PCIe card Software All CoreAudio compliant software is compatible with Mobile I O including Cubase Digital Performer GarageBand iTunes Live Logic Nuendo Pro Too...

Страница 86: ...7 5 30 IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 Cable One 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable Figure 7 6 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 Cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners rubber feet Figure...

Страница 87: ...vided by an external device Clock source Internal indicates that the system is internally clocked Wordclock indicates that system is being clocked from the wordclock input 256x WC indicates that the s...

Страница 88: ...e range of impedances Headphones with lower impedance would be expected to get louder than those with higher impedance There are two DI inputs on the front panel which are paralleled with Line inputs...

Страница 89: ...nter positive 32 Watts unswitched Signal Flow Figure 7 11 LIO 8 Signal Flow Making connections to the LIO 8 Figure 7 12 LIO 8 Routing Click here for a larger version There are seven classes of connect...

Страница 90: ...in 3 if connecting to an XLR loom Ring if connecting to a TRS loom More information about adjusting the output level can be found in the MIO Console software chapter LIO 8 DB25 cables should be wired...

Страница 91: ...ng an AES signal into the Digital input The BNC word clock input port is a 75 Ohm terminated coaxial input It should be driven by a 75 Ohm source driver and interconnected with 75 Ohm coaxial cable If...

Страница 92: ...t utilize a control surface in standalone operation MIO Console makes these ports available to other applications while it is running but the MIDI implementation is currently optimized for control use...

Страница 93: ...1kHz 127 dB IMD 1k component 19 kHz 20kHz 8dBu 104 dBu Gain Range 12 dB to 31 5 dB Gain Precision 0 05 dB Gain Step 0 5 dB Table 7 5 LIO 8 Line Input ADC Frequency Response Line Input ADC Frequency Re...

Страница 94: ...ldown Instantiable Table 7 9 LIO 8 Front Panel Front Panel Indicator LEDs Bicolor 495 Meters 16 Segments per Meter 15 Channel Encoder Knobs 8 Encoders Have Shaft Push Buttoms Yes Monitor Controller En...

Страница 95: ...out Tascam Digidesign Analog Send Output Connector 8 Channels DB 25 Send Output Pinout Tascam Digidesign Analog Line Monitor Output Connector 8 Channels DB 25 Line Monitor Output Pinout Tascam Digides...

Страница 96: ...ent 1 2 A External Supply Output 24 VDC External Supply Max Output Current 2 0 A External Supply Connector 4 Pin XLR Table 7 13 LIO 8 Case Case Material Powder Coated Aluminum Fasteners 3mm Phillips H...

Страница 97: ...Balanced Microphone Inputs with switchable phantom power DB25 8 Balanced Line Inputs DB25 8 Balanced line level Sends DB25 8 Balanced Analog Outputs DB25 channels 1 and 2 multed on 1 4 TRS 8 channels...

Страница 98: ...nt PCCard PCI card ExpressCard or PCIe card Software All CoreAudio compliant software is compatible with Mobile I O including Cubase Digital Performer GarageBand iTunes Live Logic Nuendo Pro Tools Pre...

Страница 99: ...8 5 30 IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 Cable One 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin FireWire Cable Figure 8 6 4 5 meter IEEE 1394 9 pin to 6 pin 1394 cable Two Rack Ears w fasteners rubber feet Figure...

Страница 100: ...Digital In indicates that the system is being clocked from the selected digital input Control Mode Indicates what parameters the encoders are modifying I O Trim Indicates whether you are modifying in...

Страница 101: ...the front panel which are paralleled with Line inputs 1 and 2 The DI inputs can provide 0 10 or 20db of gain selectable via internal jumpers More information regarding the front panel can be found in...

Страница 102: ...security slot 2 IEEE 1394 FireWire ports 400 Mbs 1 2 1mm DC power jack 14v 28v center positive 32 Watts unswitched Signal Flow Figure 8 11 ULN 8 Signal Flow Making connections to the ULN 8 Figure 8 12...

Страница 103: ...wired Tip Left Ring Right Sleeve Ground Connecting to the DIs The DI inputs provide an excellent high impedance input for directly connecting instruments to the ULN 8 These inputs are unity gain summe...

Страница 104: ...nverted to SPDIF or optical using third party adapters The ULN 8 operates in single wire mode providing 8 channels of digital audio at all sample rates The ULN 8 s digital I O connections are made usi...

Страница 105: ...r coming from other devices As with all electronic devices when connecting an external power source to the ULN 8 you should first connect the power source to the ULN 8 while it is in an unenergized st...

Страница 106: ...Monitor Controller Monitor Controller Nominal FS output Balanced Output Jumper Off 19 0 dBu Nominal FS output Balanced Output Jumper On 12 0 dBu Maximum Output Same as Line Gain Range 96 dB to 30 dB...

Страница 107: ...ase 0 Hz 20 kHz 0 05 Crosstalk from SMPTE Input 142 dB Table 8 6 ULN 8 Line Input ADC Line Input ADC Input Impedance 10k Dynamic Range 60 dB flat 0 22 05 kHz typ 115 dB Dynamic Range 60 dB A weighted...

Страница 108: ...Instantiable Transient Control Instantiable Reverb Instantiable Delay Instantiable Nearly Infinite Combinations via DSP Instantiable Table 8 10 ULN 8 Output Processing Output Processing M S Encode Ins...

Страница 109: ...Gain 12 dB to 31 5 dB Power Switch Jumper Defeatable Toggle Table 8 12 ULN 8 Back Panel Back Panel MIDI Connectors In and Out 5 Pin DIN SMPTE Connectors In and Out Balanced TRS Word Clock Connectors...

Страница 110: ...ge 14v 28v Power 32 Watts FireWire Bus Powerable No Passes FireWire Bus Power Yes Supplies FireWire Bus Power No External Supply Input I00 240VAC External Supply Max Input Current 1 2 A External Suppl...

Страница 111: ...ol Clock Source Indicators and Control Control Mode Indicators and Selector I O Trim Mode Indicators and Selector Channel Mode Indicators above the knobs Per Channel Control Knobs with value indicator...

Страница 112: ...Source Indicators and Control The Clock Source area of the Front Panel has 4 indicator LEDs to show you the currently selected clock source for the box The clock sources are Int Internal Clock AES Clo...

Страница 113: ...tors and Selector The I O Trim area of the Front Panel has 2 indicator LEDs Input Output to show you the currently selected front panel control focus for the box The details of each focus mode will be...

Страница 114: ...Link 48 Input Trim and Output Trim each knob is associated with the channel number indicated next to the knob When the currently selected control mode is a global mode e g Monitor Preset and U M then...

Страница 115: ...t occur The default setting for the output meter block is for the clip threshold to be at 0dB which means that the full bar clip indication never turns on This is configured this way because any setti...

Страница 116: ...This indicator lets you know if the box is locked to a valid clock source AES Status Indicators There are a total of 16 indicators in this area There are 4 columns and 4 rows Each row represents a dif...

Страница 117: ...nitor Control Knob In addition to the Monitor Control knob there are two tact switches above the Monitor Control knob Mute and Dim These two buttons function as toggle switches and apply to the curren...

Страница 118: ...ode button press the knob switch for the mode you want to select directly 1 Monitor 2 Preset 3 Input 4 Link 5 48 6 U M 7 Input Trim 8 Output Trim The details of each control mode are discussed in dept...

Страница 119: ...the knob shaft switches toggle the corresponding input mode between Line Mic and Mic S R modes The rotary knob continues to indicate and control the currently selected I O Trim see below Link When Lin...

Страница 120: ...and preamp if the selected input is the Mic input The current gain of the channel is indicated via Metric Halo s Digital Dual Vernier indication technology in the indicator ring around the knob When y...

Страница 121: ...g output channel The current gain of the channel is indicated via Digital Dual Vernier indication technology in the indicator ring around the knob When you change a gain or press the knob shaft switch...

Страница 122: ...les to this point Numeric Hold Time The time in seconds that the meters display numeric levels after adjusting an encoder Clip Hold Time The time in seconds that the meter LEDs stay red after clipping...

Страница 123: ...e focussed knob Focussed Knob Decrement Value Decreases the value of the focussed knob Focus Previous Knob Moves the focus one knob to the left If you send this command when knob 1 is focussed no knob...

Страница 124: ...the IR codes To do this open the front panel preferences for the interface you want to listen to IR and click the Edit IR button to access the Infrared Remote Preferences window To start set the Infr...

Страница 125: ...arn To confirm that a code has been learned correctly switch the mode to Test Commands and push the button again Figure 9 22 IR Test Mode If the remote code is not recognized Received Command Not Foun...

Страница 126: ...this time the Monitor Controller requires MIO Console to be running to change input or output paths However you can still change the Monitor Controller level while MIO Console is offline When using t...

Страница 127: ...Part III Software...

Страница 128: ...51 Analog Output Control 155 Analog Output Channel Link 156 Digital Output Meters 156 Box Info 156 Parameter Pop up Controls 157 Pop up Commands 157 Pop up Presets 158 The Mixer Window 159 Routing 163...

Страница 129: ...figuring Monitor Sources 195 Configuring Monitor Output Paths 197 Changing the per path Calibration 199 Monitor Controller Preferences 199 Monitor Controller FAQ 200 13 Routing Examples 201 Introducti...

Страница 130: ...or Specific Host DAWs 261 Logic 261 Digital Performer 261 Cubase 262 GarageBand 263 Pro Tools Tips 265 Support 265 19 Control Surface Support 266 Control Surface Preferences 266 Details of EuCon Contr...

Страница 131: ...O 4th Order Nonlinear Map 298 MIO 4th Order Symmetrical Nonlinear Map 298 MIO 4th Order dB Nonlinear Map 299 MIO 4th Order dB Symmetrical Nonlinear Map 300 MIO A B Switch Linear 301 MIO A B Switch LPF...

Страница 132: ...Software 132 Band Split 314...

Страница 133: ...current firmware for interfaces without a 2d card ReadMe pdf Contains important information regarding MIO Console Installation To install the software perform the following steps 1 Put the MIO Console...

Страница 134: ...onsole to no longer warn you about unregistered units after this message is closed You can set MIO Console to check for unregistered units again by going to MIO Console s preferences and enabling the...

Страница 135: ...equired fields empty you ll receive a warning and the missing information will be labeled in red Figure 10 4 Registration Error Once your information is correct and accepted you will see this message...

Страница 136: ...are This is the case for the DSP license in the ULN 8 and legacy 2882 ULN 2 units Licensed via Bundle A license for this software package is present because the software is part of a bundle that is li...

Страница 137: ...interface and is available for immediate use After 30 days the license will expire you will then see a button in the Hardware License window to request a new demo Figure 10 10 Expired Demo This demo...

Страница 138: ...ustomer loyalty offers where existing customers get discounts on new products If there is an offer for owners of interfaces or software that runs on the interface like DSP you may generate your coupon...

Страница 139: ...Registration 139 Figure 10 12 MH Special Deals Page Select one of the eligible boxes and enter the serial number of any other eligible products you own Click on the Submit button and you will receive...

Страница 140: ...stration 140 Figure 10 13 Confirmation Page You will receive an email from Metric Halo with a coupon code that you may present to your dealer or use at https www mhsecure com mhdirect home php to your...

Страница 141: ...o simplify work flow and optimize the extent of system control MIO Console supports comprehensive preset management on both a global and individual control level The preset management pop up controls...

Страница 142: ...IO Console for Legacy Boxes documentation It is possible to use both Expanded and Legacy boxes at the same time by turning on Enable Support For Legacy Boxes in the MIO Console preferences Let s start...

Страница 143: ...ur interfaces See the MIO Console for Legacy Boxes documentation for more information The Record Panel is our built in multitrack recording utility Documentation on the RP can be found in the Record P...

Страница 144: ...the box from the system state Forget This Offline Box and Delete From Mixer this command will remove the box from the system state and delete any channels associated with it from the Mixer Forget All...

Страница 145: ...ip Hold Time The time in seconds that the meter LEDs stay red after clipping occurs Input Clip Threshold The input level at which a signal is considered clipped Output Clip Threshold The output level...

Страница 146: ...g one of the other level standards Phantom Power is automatically disabled If you have enabled Phantom Power on this channel the button will be illuminated bright red In addition the Mobile I O front...

Страница 147: ...vels up to 2882 6 dBu The input impedance is approximately 200k 12k with phantom power engaged and the inline pad is not engaged Phantom power is available ULN 8 20 dBu The input impedance is approxim...

Страница 148: ...he Analog to Digital converters ADC in most devices function best when the peak level is around 6 dBFS lowest distortion best sound This is also true of the ADCs in Mobile I O Since you have full leve...

Страница 149: ...882 and ULN 2 The ULN 8 LIO 8 digital input meters are for AES inputs 1 8 with no secondary meters Please note that when the 2882 and ULN 2 are clocking at 2x rates 88 2 96k the ADAT input is not func...

Страница 150: ...ne output Engaging one of these buttons will also engage the associated control on the hardware When the Mute function is engaged the headphone output will be muted When the Dim function is engaged th...

Страница 151: ...11 18 Clock Source Pop up Menu for 2882 and ULN 2 Internal directs Mobile I O to use its internal clock You must select this if you want to set the sample rate from the Mobile I O If any other clock s...

Страница 152: ...O to clock off of the selected stereo digital input at single rate e g fs 32k 50k This allows operation of the digital input without SRC and from devices that must supply clock DigIn 88 96 directs Mo...

Страница 153: ...N 8 to clock off of AES stereo input 2 at double rate e g fs 64k 100k AES 2 4x directs the LIO ULN 8 to clock off of AES stereo input 2 at quad rate e g fs 128k 200k AES 3 1x directs the LIO ULN 8 to...

Страница 154: ...ow the digital audio receiver will automatically synchronize the input signal to the Mobile I O system clock over a wide range of sample rate ratios 2882 ULN 2 ONLY Figure 11 24 DI SRC Button This all...

Страница 155: ...in detail in the Parameter Pop up Controls section of this chapter All presets are automatically shared between all of the output channels Level Standard pop up menu This control allows you to select...

Страница 156: ...the Link button is engaged the trim value is set to 0 and changes made to one channel of the pair will automatically be applied to the other channel of the pair This is very useful if you are driving...

Страница 157: ...ecting only the Mobile I O to the computer to ensure that communication can be established The Box Info section also shows the DSP usage of the connected box This is a rough indication of how much of...

Страница 158: ...currently selected preset from the library Create New Category use this command to add a new category to the library Delete Category use this command to delete the currently selected category and all...

Страница 159: ...ing you to define your configuration up to the limits of the hardware This has a number of significant benefits to the user You only utilize the resources you need This conserves resources allowing yo...

Страница 160: ...ou can use the following steps to configure a mixer from scratch The easiest way to create a new mixer configuration is to use the Mixer Configure Mixer menu command Selecting this command presents th...

Страница 161: ...annels you assign to the busses in the bottom area When you select a mix bus from the table in the Mix Busses section the Selected Mix Bus Configuration area automatically updates to reflect the curre...

Страница 162: ...select the physical outputs to which your studio monitors are connected That s it You ve just created your first v 5 mixer You can now route the audio signal from your Mobile I O s physical inputs to...

Страница 163: ...ally contain Input channel strips for all of your configured channels and a Master channel strip for the Mix Bus Now you ll just need to route your Master strip to the desired physical outputs using t...

Страница 164: ...busses in the system Channel strips for physical I O provide direct access to any available I O controls like phantom power or input trim Each channel strip provides a phase invert button Each channe...

Страница 165: ...t level of the mixer Please note The bus meters reflect the post fader pre insert level Each master strip provides a record enable button that is linked to the record panel A mute to silence the entir...

Страница 166: ...ting and DSP panes in the MIO Console window are no longer required when all the units you are using have 2d Cards installed If your entire system is 2d Card enhanced you can disable these panes in MI...

Страница 167: ...odel of your desired mix bus structure and also tracks all of the routes that you create between busses bus outputs and direct outs The mixer then ensures that everything stays routed properly as you...

Страница 168: ...N 8 Tracking Cue Mix Reverb Once you decide to use the selected template click the Open button If you decide that you don t want to use one of the templates you can click the Use Current State button...

Страница 169: ...available input channels are listed in the Selected Mix Bus Configuration and you can assign any of the channels to the selected mix bus by checking the channel s Enable check box Each mix bus has a...

Страница 170: ...ask lists are succinct guides to performing the specific configuration tasks you will need to engage in while configuring a mixer using the Configure Mixer Sheet To Create a Mix Bus 1 Click the button...

Страница 171: ...e the Limit Visible Types menu to choose whether you will see All Mono or Mul tichannel sources listed You can also Type the text that you want to use to filter the visible channels in the search fiel...

Страница 172: ...eo Panner Mute Record Enable Fader Gain Channel Fader Channel Meter Pre Fader Channel Name Bus Select Select Drag Strip Area Figure 11 38 v 5 Mixer Input Strip Input Select This pop up menu lets you c...

Страница 173: ...You can also type a gain amount directly in the Input Gain Trim numeric display If you type in an amount that is below the minimum allowable gain the gain will be set to the minimum allowable If you t...

Страница 174: ...mixer will automatically route to the next available output This routing point is the appropriate one to use for Wet recording meaning that in addition to using the Mobile I O as a preamp and converte...

Страница 175: ...e or post fader Channel Name Shows the name assigned to the channel in the Mixer Config sheet You can rename each channel using the Mixer Config dialog window as explained above in Mixer Configuration...

Страница 176: ...strip and link the parameters of the instances so that when you control the inserted plug in it will control all instances If you are working with a multi channel strip only plug ins that make sense f...

Страница 177: ...nput strip aux return strip or a master fader strip This allows you to configure or utilize pre configured processing in a variety of ways as appropriate for the project that you are working on For ex...

Страница 178: ...actually routed from wherever the send is inserted the Post Fader state does not control the routing of the send but rather the level the total send level will be the sum of the source fader level an...

Страница 179: ...e audio from the strip s source This allows you to override the strip s source and route audio from one source through the processing and routing of another One of the most common uses of the I O inse...

Страница 180: ...be used with FireWire channels it can be used to route audio to and from software For example you can insert MainStage or other standalone signal processors into MIO Console channels and busses Figure...

Страница 181: ...mputer there will be latency of double the host buffer size plus 66 samples Most hosts offer delay compensation for inserts please consult their documentation for more info Master Strip Details Master...

Страница 182: ...odels offer unique high quality harmonic and tonal coloration to your signal Choose None to disable character modeling Direct Output Routing Point pre Inserts As signal runs through the master strip t...

Страница 183: ...urs after any plug in processing from the inserts has been applied to the signal You can choose any Physical Output or FireWire Return on the same box as the destination for this Direct Out If you cho...

Страница 184: ...te that the Monitor Controller is assigned 2 Primary Select an output in the Bus Output pop up menu and it will be assigned as the primary output this means the bus will be routed to the primary outpu...

Страница 185: ...a will select the strip if it is not already selected Command click will toggle the selection Shift click will add strips to the current selection All strips between the shift clicked strip and the cu...

Страница 186: ...oints and what elements of the routing model they control CoreAudio Application Mobile I O Driver Out In v 5 Mixer on Mobile I O DSP Mobile I O Audio Hardware Monitor Controller Outputs Digital Analog...

Страница 187: ...used to route the mix bus source to any of the defined monitor output paths The green arrow indicates a mix bus assignment for an input strip This indicates an element you can route from the input st...

Страница 188: ...box mixing or for direct routing connection between multiple CoreAudio applications For example you can use the FireWire returns to route ANY audio from ANY CoreAudio application to our award winning...

Страница 189: ...Console if the Monitor Controller simply doesn t fit into your workflow you don t need to use it Ultra Quick Start Guide to Configuring the Monitor Controller If you just want to set your main outputs...

Страница 190: ...r Control window interface has four sections Figure 12 2 Monitor Controller Window Global Functions Includes Mobile I O selection pop up menu Utility and Configure buttons Monitor Source Includes tabs...

Страница 191: ...ler item in the Bus Output pop up menu at the bottom of the master strip for the bus This automatically creates a Monitor Controller source for you The mixer will automatically maintain the routing of...

Страница 192: ...lect the box you want to control from the pop up menu at the top of the window Figure 12 3 v 5 Monitor Controller UI The monitor control window may be set to operate as a Utility Window a Utility Wind...

Страница 193: ...put by 20dB when Dim is engaged Click the Dim button to engage disengage the Dim function Muting the output Click the Mute button to mute unmute the currently selected Monitor Output The button appear...

Страница 194: ...i Monitor Controller offers identical buttons for Dim Mute and Lock as well as the Utility Window button in the upper right corner You can select among your configured Monitor Sources and Output Paths...

Страница 195: ...Window Visibility V Command Option Control V Monitor Source Override S Command Option Control S Select Monitor Source 1 1 Command Option Control 1 Select Monitor Source 2 2 Command Option Control 2 S...

Страница 196: ...onitor Controller Configuration Pane Adding a New Monitor Source 1 Click the button in the Monitor Sources pane 2 The Add Monitor source dialog appears Figure 12 7 Add Monitor Source Dialog 3 Enter th...

Страница 197: ...e more configurable than Monitor sources besides configuring the actual output chan nels in the path you can also define the level standard used by the output channel if your hardware supports that an...

Страница 198: ...ure 12 11 Add Monitor Output Dialog 3 Enter the name of the new Monitor Output Path 4 Select the Bus Type of the new Monitor Source 5 Don t worry about the Type pop up menu it is reserved for future u...

Страница 199: ...er path Calibration The Monitor Output Path calibration control is accessed via a contextual pop up menu on the main Monitor Controller level control knob Figure 12 13 v 5 Monitor Control Calibration...

Страница 200: ...ed out 2 Why are some of my outputs grayed out in the Direct Out I O insert and Bus Output assignment menus in the Mixer window A When you have assigned an output as part of a Monitor Path the monitor...

Страница 201: ...nstruments Big Monitors AES EBU Small Monitors Microphones Figure 13 1 Example ULN 2 Setup In this section we will go step by step through an application that is possible with a ULN 2 configured as sh...

Страница 202: ...p we will use two mix busses in MIO Console one for the actual headphone mix and one for the send mix to the reverb To do this we need to bring up the Mixer Config sheet for the v 5 mixer Figure 13 2...

Страница 203: ...Mix Bus Configuration list Analog 1 Analog 2 DAW 1 2 a stereo channel towards the bottom of the list Reverb the Reverb Bus it is at the bottom of the list In addition if you would like to use any of...

Страница 204: ...Mixer Configuration Now we need to add sends to get the audio from the inputs to the Reverb bus This can be done in bulk by selecting the desired input strips and then inserting the send in one of th...

Страница 205: ...ting Examples 205 Figure 13 5 Selected Strips Then insert the send Figure 13 6 Inserting Send to Reverb Bus After you have done this the Sends window will appear and each strip will have a send insert...

Страница 206: ...o set the level and pan of the signal into the reverb The Pre buttons on each send strip make the send strip Post Fader when disabled and Pre Fader when enabled lavender colored We still need to route...

Страница 207: ...we have set up with a dedicated return for the reverb that will be mixed back in with the Monitor bus we really don t want to have the dry signal of the Reverb bus mixed back in rather we want to hav...

Страница 208: ...ed because the v 5 mixer is absolutely phase coherent even with routing between multiple busses Your final configuration will look something like this Figure 13 12 Final Configuration If you want to u...

Страница 209: ...rs Vocals Etc Headphones Front Panel Headphone Out Figure 13 13 Example 2882 Setup We will start with the 2882 Basic with Monitor Control template as that configuration gets us most of the way there T...

Страница 210: ...oller configuration in the template looks like Figure 13 15 Template MC Configuration The configuration includes a DAW Direct source that routes directly from the DAW 01 DAW 02 channels from the compu...

Страница 211: ...Path After you make the selection the path will be configured Figure 13 18 Channels Selected You can close the disclosure arrows for the Monitor Paths list Figure 13 19 Closed List And move the Small...

Страница 212: ...t both at the same time sound should only come from one set of speakers at a time That is precisely what the Monitor Controller will do for us sound will only be routed to one of the Monitor Paths at...

Страница 213: ...Mac OS X they run at full performance You can run MIO Console and any other Mac OS X application in parallel with the Windows programs running under the virtualization layer This means that you have f...

Страница 214: ...nsert the I O plug in on the logic channel you want to process in DSP Figure 13 23 Inserting the I O Plug in 2 Set the I O plug s Outputs pop up to any output other than the pair you are monitoring th...

Страница 215: ...in DP you need to route the audio to be processed to discrete channels on the Mobile I O The critical point is that you cannot send the audio that you want to process directly to the same outputs tha...

Страница 216: ...DSP select a Mobile I O output that is different from the main stereo output that you are using for the rest of the mix If you have not yet created a bundle for that output you can create a new bundl...

Страница 217: ...fferent from the main stereo output that you are using for the rest of the mix If you have not yet created a bundle for that output you can create a new bundle on the fly for your output channel s So...

Страница 218: ...normal audio tracks to route through processing on the MIO is pretty straight forward 1 Define the External Effects in the VST Connections Figure 13 29 Defining the External FX Set the External FX s...

Страница 219: ...ions for an entire mix In Cubase it s necessary to define the mapping of inputs and outputs to your audio device Lets create a session that corresponds to the DAW Analog Summing template in MIO Consol...

Страница 220: ...o Cubase Figure 13 33 Setting the VST Inputs The final step is to assign your audio in Cubase s mixer Set the inputs on your 18 playback channels to No Bus Set the outputs sequentially Audio 1 to Mono...

Страница 221: ...here it can be recorded Routing Tips for Pro Tools With the release of Pro Tools 9 it became possible to use Metric Halo interfaces directly with Pro Tools this gives you access to MIO Console 2d DSP...

Страница 222: ...ou use the direct outs before the inserts any DSP effects won t be recorded This would allow you to record the dry signal but put effects like MIOStrip in for the performers mix If you want to work wi...

Страница 223: ...t way Inserts It s easy to create inserts in MIO Console to use in Pro Tools for mixing you can route your audio through external processors or your interface s DSP and return it back to Pro Tools Her...

Страница 224: ...interface In this example we ve created eight inserts and assigned them to I O 9 to 16 so that they don t conflict with the input channels Now we ll configure MIO Console Analog Digital Inserts To us...

Страница 225: ...be double monitored in MIO Console 2 Insert the I O insert on each channel Open the I O and assign the send and return to your desired input and output Figure 13 39 Configuring the I O insert to send...

Страница 226: ...ocess your hardware inserts In this scenario Pro Tools delay compensation will be accurate DSP Inserts Using your 2d and DSP effects via the I O insert is a great way to integrate your interface s pro...

Страница 227: ...at the MIO driver reports However this value reports the latency of the DSP and A D D A conversion If you re not using an analog device Pro Tools will not compensate properly but there s an easy way t...

Страница 228: ...18 this way the first 16 DAW channels are available for inserts and other uses Stem Mix or Summing Another method to work with your outputs is to create your stereo mix in the MIO Mixer and use Pro To...

Страница 229: ...Routing Examples 229 Figure 13 45 Output Tab Create 16 mono outputs and map them to DAW 1 16 in MIO Console...

Страница 230: ...session Aggregates and Multitrack Pro Tools has a few things to be aware of when working with multiple interfaces You are limited to 32 I O channels They are always the first32 channels of any device...

Страница 231: ...ia the direct outs Analog I O 17 24 are on box 3 which is the second box of an aggregate These should appear as FW 21 29 in the aggregate Conclusion The preceding examples should give you a sense of t...

Страница 232: ...th even greater channel capability The Record Panel is not an editor it does not support overdubs it is optimized for capturing audio to disk with no muss and no fuss with extreme reliability The Reco...

Страница 233: ...layback transport is running this button will be lit green The third button is the Record button Clicking this button will start the recording transport if the RP is not already recording audio If the...

Страница 234: ...re returns FW 01 FW 18 will appear in the tracks overview This allows you to control which tracks should be displayed if you have no interest in recording a track just don t assign it to FireWire Note...

Страница 235: ...e Record Panel or if you are using a 2d Expanded box you can control the record enables from the mixer The mixer interface is especially convenient because one Record Enable button may actually contro...

Страница 236: ...ally adjust The playback engine ignores the sample rates of the files in the take folder it simply plays out the samples at the current sample rate of the hardware As described in the previous section...

Страница 237: ...can use this feature to chain one box to another via ADAT for example and effectively use one box as an expander for another The expander box can be on the FireWire bus and controlled by MIO Console b...

Страница 238: ...t entry fields There is a preference to control how Take Folders are named Every time you hit record the Record Panel will create a new Take Folder that will contain all the audio files for the take I...

Страница 239: ...portable to other systems WAV WAV is Microsoft s standard RIFF audio file type It requires finalization at the end of recording and has a 2 GB filesize limit It does not support timestamping BWF BWF...

Страница 240: ...a User Fields allow you to set the following codes in the BEXT chunk Country Code 2 chars and Facility Code 3 chars These are used to create the USID if the USID checkbox is ticked Originator 32 chars...

Страница 241: ...insert menu Figure 15 1 Insert Menu Here you can select available plug ins from the categories in the Plug in menu or select a Send bus On DSP boxes you can also select Macros and Graphs which we ll...

Страница 242: ...mpatible plug in types so MIOStrip Mono and MIOStrip Stereo automatically share preset libraries The 5 setup registers are a unique feature of DSP Each button corresponds to a set of parameters If the...

Страница 243: ...ple plug ins there What s the difference between using a m m vs s s plug in on a stereo channel When you insert an m m plug in on a stereo channel you are creating two separate mono signal paths For e...

Страница 244: ...area Figure 15 8 Selecting a New Instance from the Plug in Menu Figure 15 9 Positioning the New Instance in the Graph Once you have added the Plug ins you want to use you can wire them up To make con...

Страница 245: ...ou are now listening to the processing chain The graph is continuously modifiable You can drag the plug ins around as you like and you can add new plug ins even while you are processing audio with the...

Страница 246: ...lementation Guide 246 Patch Library Pop up Menu The Patch Library pop up menu allows you to save the complete state of the plug in graph This menu works like all the other Library pop up menus in MIOC...

Страница 247: ...h your DAW saves the state as a plug in preset that is saved with your DAW session Please see the ConsoleConnect section for more information Factory Default When an interface is connected to the comp...

Страница 248: ...Menu Figure 16 2 Utilities Menu Save System Boot State all boxes will save the states of all connected boxes into all connected boxes This is useful when all boxes in a system will always be used tog...

Страница 249: ...y pressing the down arrow will move to the next lower snapshot in the list e g if you are currently on snapshot 3 you will move to snapshot 4 If you are at either beginning of the list and you press t...

Страница 250: ...IO Console are saved to the interface automatically this happens one second after your last adjustment If you make changes to your interface while using it away from the computer those changes are ref...

Страница 251: ...oleSync will compare the states in the interface and in MIO Console If they don t match you will see this dialog Figure 16 7 Box and console sync dialog In this example a parameter in MIO Console was...

Страница 252: ...ese preferences are accessed via the MIO Console Preferences command or via Command comma key sequence When you select the Preferences command the Preferences sheet is shown on the MIO Console window...

Страница 253: ...s you make can be saved to the document Load the specified document This will cause MIO Console to load the document that you specify with the Choose button When this is selected the document will be...

Страница 254: ...MIO Console will place this fader pack to the left of Fader Pack 1 in terms of fader layout Fader Pack 3 Select the MIDI ports for the Mackie Control Protocol first fader pack used in the system MIO C...

Страница 255: ...interface in the I O tab These are detailed in the Box Tabs section of the MIO Console Overview The Record Panel preferences available in the Recording menu or the Prefs button in the Recording pane T...

Страница 256: ...utings mixer settings analog level settings and DSP patches ConsoleConnect extends total recall of your session outside the bounds of your workstation software and out into the physical world Being ab...

Страница 257: ...onsole running as a completely independent application with its own menubar If you have grown used to using standard Mac key commands and OS features like Expos to switch back and forth between your h...

Страница 258: ...en host is not active application checkbox when checked if MIO Console is connected to a host via ConsoleConnect and is running in plug in mode this causes all MIO Console to be automatically hidden i...

Страница 259: ...on Control X Show Hide the Monitor Controller Window V Command Option Control V Toggle the Monitor Controller size F Command Option Control F Those are the default keys you can edit them by editing th...

Страница 260: ...create multiple setups routing DSP etc and save them as presets for the MIOConsoleConnect plug in In the case of AU the presets will also be shared between hosts Switching your setup is as simple as r...

Страница 261: ...you must have the I O on the mixer strip fully configured If you insert MIOConsoleConnect or any AU for that matter and the DP plug in window opens with no plug in UI you do not have the mixer channel...

Страница 262: ...ce rather than in the V Rack you will need to keep some things in mind Due to the MAS quirk described earlier you need to be a bit careful when inserting MIOConsoleConnect in the Mixer We recommend th...

Страница 263: ...g by default you get a Grand Piano track every time We ll use this track to insert the MIOConsoleConnect plug in Once GarageBand has loaded and you see your Grand Piano track double click on the name...

Страница 264: ...Click on the slot and you will see a propagated list of all you re your AU plug ins Scroll down until you see MIOConsoleConnect Selecting the plug in will automatically instantiate the plug in window...

Страница 265: ...commands found in the standalone version of the MIO Console while you re in plug in mode Pro Tools Tips The best place to insert MIOConsoleConnect is on an unused virtual instrument channel The MIOCo...

Страница 266: ...nel These preferences are accessed via the MIO Console Preferences command or via the Command comma key sequence When you select the Preferences command the Preferences sheet is shown on the MIO Conso...

Страница 267: ...ill also need to ensure that the Use Control Surface while in background option is not checked so that MIO Console will automatically disconnect from the surface when you switch to the host app If you...

Страница 268: ...bus is mapped onto the surface If you select sends again the next send bus is mapped onto the surface You can also return to the main Mix window at any time Unfortunately due to a bug in EuCon at thi...

Страница 269: ...at least one master section to be able to access these features With MIO Console we have made these control surface commands available as mappable key commands as well as control surface commands Thi...

Страница 270: ...SURROUND The Fader Bank and Fader Nudge buttons allow you to move the window of faders on the surface across the mixer MIO Console will automatically update the scribble strips metering fader levels V...

Страница 271: ...er Surround Support Monitor Controller MIOStrip M S Decoder Short Delay Dither HaloVerb TransientController MIO EQ 6 MIO EQ 12 MIO Comp MIO Limit MIO State Variable Filter NC State Variable Filter Lin...

Страница 272: ...ind British Mil Spec Rhythm British Mil Spec Vibrato Trem MH Clean MH Clean Tweed MH Hi Gain Small Dark Small Dark No Cab Small Tweed Crunch Small Tweed Touch O Dirt Table 20 3 2d Effects 2d Effects 2...

Страница 273: ...2 Cab DSP Plug in Documentation MIO Volume Control Linear Synopsis MIO Volume Control Linear Interpolation Category Building Blocks Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Description The output of this plugin is th...

Страница 274: ...ies the rate at which the gain will change If the Glide value is close to 0 especially be tween 1 and 1 the gain will change slowly If Glide is close to 1000 the gain will change quickly Master Bypass...

Страница 275: ...ompensated to not clip Encode Constant Power Makes input 1 be the Left Channel and input 2 the Right Channel In this mode the proces sor encodes the Left and Right inputs to M S outputs keeping the to...

Страница 276: ...is the actual multiplier coefficent used by the mixer This means that the input signal is multipled by the number specified for the crosspoint gain The gain that you specify for each crosspoint can ra...

Страница 277: ...the Knee is increased from 0 to 1 After the compressor gain reduction has been applied to the signal an additional make up gain block applies a user specified Makeup Gain to the signal If the Auto Ga...

Страница 278: ...l Auto Gain Off On When enabled causes the compressor to automatically adjust the makeup gain to keep full scale input approximately at full scale on output This is a huertistic rule and will likely n...

Страница 279: ...r is ignored for the high and low pass filter types as well as the bandpass filter type Frequency 20 22k Hz Sets the characteristic frequency of the filter band Bandwidth 0 01 2 5 Oct Sets the bandwid...

Страница 280: ...eters Enable Off On Enables the band When disabled the band is hard bypassed Gain 24 24 dB Sets the parameteric gain on the EQ band For peaking filters this is the gain at the peak of the band For she...

Страница 281: ...ease time of the application of the gain reduction Longer release times will cause MIOLimit to be maintain the gain reduction for a longer period of time after transients Longer release times are appr...

Страница 282: ...s one of 6 types of EQ Filter The types are Peaking Parametric Low Shelf Hi Shelf Hi Cut Low Cut Band Pass and RIAA The first 5 types are parametric filters that allow you to use the Frequency Gain an...

Страница 283: ...abled the compressor is hard bypassed and does not consume DSP power Comp Threshold 100 0 dB Sets the threshold at which the compressor begins to act There will be no gain reduction applied by the com...

Страница 284: ...he compressor Comp Sidechain EQ SC Source Off On Chooses the detector input source Select between the processed signal and the sidechain input Comp Sidechain EQ Enable Off On Enables the EQ on the com...

Страница 285: ...ied for the band Master Bypass On Off When enabled hard bypasses the entire plug in and substantially reduces the amount of DSP power used MIO Channel Summer Synopsis Channel Summer Category Building...

Страница 286: ...scription Provides an integer sample delay from the input to the output Changes in the delay time are not interpolated which means that changing the delay time will result in a glitch As a result this...

Страница 287: ...ger sample delay from the input to the output Changes in the delay time are interpo lated allowing you to change the delay time with no glitches For large changes in the delay time the interpolation h...

Страница 288: ...al memory block for the delay buffer If you get a message that MIO Console can t instantiate the plug in you will need to use fewer memory intensive plug ins such as delays and reverbs Parameters Dela...

Страница 289: ...is version of the delay utilizes the Internal Memory block for the delay buffer If you get a message that MIO Console can t instantiate the plug in try using the non IM version Parameters Delay samp 0...

Страница 290: ...memory delay times Plug in version Delay samples Delay ms 2k 2048 46 4172 3k 3072 69 6372 4k 4096 92 8571 5k 5120 116 077 6k 6144 46 4172 7k 7165 162 517 8k 8192 185 737 9k 9216 208 957 10k 10240 232...

Страница 291: ...d the tap generates output from on its dedicated output port and contributes to the summed output Delay samp 0 1 023k samps Sets the delay in samples between the input and output of this tap Gain 160...

Страница 292: ...y in samples between the input and output of this tap Gain 160 10 dB Sets the gain of the delayed signal Invert Off On When enabled inverts the delayed signal relative to the input polarity Enable Off...

Страница 293: ...lso useful as a reverb building block Parameters Coeff 1 1 s Sets the coefficient of the of the all pass filter See also MIOAllpassVD MIOAllpassVD Synopsis Variable Delay First Order Allpass Filter Ca...

Страница 294: ...p Type 2 MIOSoftClip Type 3 MIOSoftClip Type 1 Synopsis Type 1 Soft Saturation Clipper Category Distortion Building Blocks Channels 1 Description When the the absolute value of the input signal level...

Страница 295: ...plied Master Bypass On Off Disables the saturation and passes the signal through untouched See also MIOHardClip MIOSoftClip Type 1 MIOSoftClip Type 3 MIOSoftClip Type 3 Synopsis Type 3 Soft Saturation...

Страница 296: ...turation begins to be applied Master Bypass On Off Disables the distortion generator and causes the output to be zero See also MIOSoftDistortion Type 1 MIOSoftDistortion Type 2 MIOSoftDistortion Type...

Страница 297: ...Disables the distortion generator and causes the output to be zero See also MIOSoftDistortion Type 1 MIOSoftDistortion Type 2 MIOSlew Synopsis Output Slew Rate Limiter Category Distortion Building Bl...

Страница 298: ...armonic distortion The cubic term creates third harmonic distortion The quartic term creates both second harmonic and fourth harmonic distortion Theres non linearities can be applied to generate a wid...

Страница 299: ...is 4th Order dB Nonlinear Map Category Distortion Building Blocks Channels 1 Description MIO NL 4 dB Map applies the nonlinear map specified by the parameters to the input signal to form the output si...

Страница 300: ...uces the amplitude of the input signal whether the input is positive or negative The non linearity generated by this symmeterized map generates high order odd harmonics for the even order terms and lo...

Страница 301: ...h is turned off The portion of the output that comes from the second input port is the complement of this value Glide 0 1 Sets the rate that the process uses to change the internal values of its cross...

Страница 302: ...e to take place very slowly which can be used to provide a triggerable automatic crossfade A B On Off Chooses the Port 1 gain from the A Blend on or B Blend off parameters Master Bypass On Off When by...

Страница 303: ...uadLFO MIOQuadNCO Glide Noise MIOQuadNCO Glide Synopsis Interpolated Numerically Controlled Quadrature Sine Oscillator Category Signal Generator Building Blocks Channels 1 Description MIOQuadNCO Glide...

Страница 304: ...h 2 LSB pk pk triangular probability distribution function white noise Parameters Bits 1 24 bits Used to specify the final the bit depth of the dithered and truncated signal Master Bypass On Off See a...

Страница 305: ...on SVF Control is a monophonic process block that simultaneously applies multiple filters high pass low pass band pass and notch to the input signal Each filter is available on a different output of t...

Страница 306: ...e filter 1 Q Larger Q s will increase the peaking at the cutoff frequency MIOSimplePitchShifter Synopsis Simple Pitch Shifter Category Synth Effect Building Blocks Channels 1 Description The MIOSimple...

Страница 307: ...will provide maximally stereo reverb output Diffusion 0 1 Controls how much diffusion is applied to reverberant field PreDelay 0 45 ms Sets how much delay in milliseconds is applied to the reverb sig...

Страница 308: ...The output of EnvelopeDetector may be used to apply the envelope of one signal to another or may be used as the control signal for any plug in that supports control input For example it can be used t...

Страница 309: ...e horizon shows the amount of gain reduction The scale of this display can be adjusted by clicking the process meter This menu will let you configure whether the gain adjust ment from the Gain control...

Страница 310: ...arly interpolated between these the frequencies specified by the paramters for input signals between 0 and 1 If you set the Lo Freq to be higher than the High Freq the frequency synthesized will decre...

Страница 311: ...he value of a third signal which could be a control signal or an audio signal Map Range Synopsis Linearly maps input signal based on parameter selections Category Math Channels 1 Description Map Range...

Страница 312: ...latively expensive operation and should be avoided if possible for example if you want to scale input signal X by a constant value you are much better off multiplying by the reciprocal of the scale fa...

Страница 313: ...he volume envelope to reach the peak volume after the detection of the note on message Decay 0 5k ms The amount of time for the volume envelope to decay to the sustain volume after the detection reach...

Страница 314: ...nvelope to decay to the sustain volume after the detection reaching the peak level Sustain 60 0 dB The sustain level of the signal in dB below the peak volume Release 0 5k ms The amount of time for th...

Страница 315: ...Part IV Appendices...

Страница 316: ...ILE I O IS NOT POWERED UP 332 SOFTWARE IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY 332 THE FIREWIRE BUS DID NOT RESET CORRECTLY 332 THE FIREWIRE CABLE IS NOT CONNECTED OR BAD 333 THE FIREWIRE HARDWARE HAS BEEN DAMAGED...

Страница 317: ...Appendices 317 J Support Resources 351 K Changelog 352...

Страница 318: ...u would like to use and click the OK button to set the new sequence The following table lists all of the default key commands that can be edited Table A 1 Default MIO Console Key Commands Command Key...

Страница 319: ...5 5 Command Option Control 5 Select Monitor Source 6 6 Command Option Control 6 Select Monitor Source 7 7 Command Option Control 7 Select Monitor Source 8 8 Command Option Control 8 Select Monitor Out...

Страница 320: ...4 Command 4 Select Pane Recording 5 Command 5 MIO Console also provides many key commands via the menus these commands cannot be edited Table A 4 Menu Key Commands Command Key Sequence MIO Console Pre...

Страница 321: ...Mixer Configure Mixer C Command Shift C Mixer Create New Bus B Command Shift B Mixer Set Color For Selected Strips C Command Option C Mixer Delete Selected Strips D Command Shift D Mixer Channel Stri...

Страница 322: ...s issue with a safe firmware update procedure The Mobile I O uses a dual boot procedure The first boot happens in the first 100ms about 0 1 seconds and has been extensively tested It is smart enough t...

Страница 323: ...the Firmware update 5 Select Update Firmware from the Utilities Menu You will see the following dialog Figure B 1 Update Firmware Choose Dialog 6 Select the new Firmware file to install on your Mobil...

Страница 324: ...will have safety booted In this case repeat the firmware update procedure again from step 1 If you do not see this message your interface has automatically rebooted and should report the new firmware...

Страница 325: ...ble click the driver installer package and use the Apple installer to update the MIO Driver package You will be required to reboot your computer 4 Make sure your interfaces are powered up and connecte...

Страница 326: ...t is 0 5 meters long about 18 inches and the other 4 5m about 14 5 feet long If you are using an older Macintosh computer with a FireWire 400 connector you will need to source a 6 pin to 6 pin cable S...

Страница 327: ...d you may find that disk accesses and meter updates slow down If you are experiencing bus overloads you can always add a second FireWire bus with a third party FireWire card PC Card or PCI card depend...

Страница 328: ...rnal hubs usually provide power isolation so bad cables or faulty devices can t damage your computer s or device s FW ports 2 Easier patching you don t have to shut down an entire FW chain to unpatch...

Страница 329: ...The KEXT is a Mac OS X kernel extension This extension enhances the Mac OS operating system to provide support for communicating with the Mobile I O hardware The Mobile I O driver is implemented as a...

Страница 330: ...itoring or processing Generally the CPU load increases as the buffer size decreases On the other hand the latency decreases as the buffer size decreases Since in general you want the lowest CPU load a...

Страница 331: ...be able to select one of the Mobile I O external clock sources directly from the host If the host does not provide an interface you will need to use the MIO Console to select the external clock sourc...

Страница 332: ...nd Mobile I O will fail in various ways If the MobileIODriver kext is not properly installed in the System Library Extensions folder of your computer you will not be able to use the Mobile I O for aud...

Страница 333: ...own but it is possible to force it Never force a FireWire connector 2 It requires significant pressure but it is possible to force a FireWire connector over a male XLR connector pin If you do this the...

Страница 334: ...more they will pass audio but will not have active meters COULD NOT INSTANTIATE PLUG IN If you see the following dialog in MIO Console Figure F 2 2d Out of Memory This means that you are trying to ex...

Страница 335: ...then open a Finder window and go to Library Preferences in your user folder Delete any files with MIOConsoleStatev2 in the name In the MIO Console Preferences folder delete the MIO Console State file...

Страница 336: ...ds If you determine that your electrical wiring has problems beyond a simple daisy chained ground you should consult a licensed electrician immediately as ignoring these problems can damage either you...

Страница 337: ...and LIO 8 owners It is not possible to power the ULN 8 or LIO 8 via FireWire bus power If you are bus powering the Mobile I O there is a possibility that you have overloaded the power rating of the p...

Страница 338: ...uter OTHER BUS POWERED DEVICES Mobile I O consumes enough power that it is very unlikely that you will be able to successfully bus power Mobile I O and any other bus powered device except for a hub fr...

Страница 339: ...igure G 1 Analog DB25 pinouts Common wiring pinouts XLR HOT Pin 2 COLD Pin 3 GND Pin 1 TRS HOT Tip COLD Ring GND Shield TS unbalanced 1 4 HOT Tip COLD Do not connect GND Shield RCA HOT Pin COLD Do not...

Страница 340: ...outs 340 Figure G 2 AES I O DB25 pinouts Wiring pinout for XLR HOT Pin 2 COLD Pin 3 GND Pin 1 Table G 1 AES crossover cable pinout DB25 1 DB25 2 24 18 12 6 25 19 10 4 23 17 11 5 21 15 9 3 22 16 7 1 20...

Страница 341: ...left and right sides of the case If the rack ears are fitted there will be five screws per side Please note that the screws on the rack ears are longer than the others Be sure to put the longer screws...

Страница 342: ...The shield on the line inputs can be lifted on a per channel basis These jumpers can be accessed directly on the LIO 8 to access them on the ULN 8 or LIO 8 with mic pres you must remove the mic pre s...

Страница 343: ...l Jumper Sites These jumpers are located on the largest circuit board in line with the Line Monitor output connector In the diagram above the channels are in the following order from left to right 2 1...

Страница 344: ...are installed They must be removed if any preamps are installed J7 bypasses the front panel power switch Installing a jumper at this site will provide constant power from the 4 pin XLR power jack J2 e...

Страница 345: ...following parts 1 DB25 connector board Figure I 1 DB25 Connector Board 1 4 channel ULN R mic pre board Figure I 2 4 Channel ULN R Mic Pre Board 1 3 pin phantom power cable Figure I 3 3 Pin Phantom Po...

Страница 346: ...must be installed for the Ch 5 8 kit to function To install the ULN R mic pre option in the LIO 8 you will need 1 Phillips screwdriver 7 16 nutdriver Ch 1 4 kit only silicone caulk Please familiarize...

Страница 347: ...el is facing you If you are installing the Ch 5 8 kit only jump to step 9 3 Remove the two screws holding the Mic In cover plate then remove the plate from inside the LIO 8 Figure I 10 Mic In Blank Pl...

Страница 348: ...e the jumpers from J8 and J9 on the power supply board at the front of the LIO Figure I 13 Phantom Power Jumpers on the PSU Board 7 Connect the phantom power cable between connector J5 on the DB25 con...

Страница 349: ...oard and dab them with caulk Fit the ribbon cable jumper between the mic pre and DB25 connector board making sure that the pins are lined up Figure I 15 Installing the Ch 1 4 Mic Pre Board 9 If you ar...

Страница 350: ...ars It sometimes helps to squeeze the top and bottom of the case together when replacing the side screws to ensure that the outer holes line up with the threaded inserts Once you have reassembled the...

Страница 351: ...hnote and tutorial library http mhsecure com metric_halo support tutorials html You may also consider joining our user email list where you may ask questions of other users You can subscribe to the li...

Страница 352: ...fault state Fix corruption of HW gains by Monitor Controller when box state is preloaded from prefs state and then is loaded back from HW via ConsoleSync Ensure that MIO Console respects eLoadLastStat...

Страница 353: ...ut of another bus Add workaround for uninstantiable plugins fixes apparent crash v5 5 1 Changes Added support to disable the MH Special Offers menu item if there are no online units Added Mac Develope...

Страница 354: ...is not updated in Record Panel when channel is renamed RP Prefs are written per session rather than immediately Names in Record Panel do not update Boot States can be corrupted and lead to crashes on...

Страница 355: ...gnal at its input and outputs a digital representation of it AES In the context of Metric Halo interfaces a standard for digitally connecting two devices together AES sends and receives two channels o...

Страница 356: ...n nels physical outputs or the Monitor Controller Aux bus Used for auxiliary mixes often for effects sends In MIO Console an Aux bus outputs to a Master bus Example uses would be for reverb sends or s...

Страница 357: ...to send audio to FireWire channels or physical analog digital outputs Dither The process of intentionally adding low level noise to a signal to remove quantization distortion Dither is most commonly...

Страница 358: ...ts and outputs High impedance sources guitar bass keyboards should be plugged into a DI These are commonly called Hi Z Low impedance sources microphones line level devices should be plugged into mic p...

Страница 359: ...Pre Microphone Preamplifier A device or part or a larger device such as a mix ing console or audio interface that takes the low output signal of a micro phone referred to as mic level and amplifies i...

Страница 360: ...ly 60 dBv To connect these devices together we need a third device to make their nominal levels compatible in this case a mic pre O Ohm Unit used in the measurement of resistance and impedance Often u...

Страница 361: ...perfectly on top of each other In the next example the right signal is 180 out of phase with the left signal When the audio on the left is at its highest the right is at its lowest and vice versa A s...

Страница 362: ...before the fader so the meter s display would not show boost or cut from the fader Pre insert Before the insert A pre insert direct out would send dry audio R RCA A two conductor connector sometimes c...

Страница 363: ...To add or combine signals For example a summing bus combines the sig nals from several inputs into a single mix T TOSLINK An optical interface and cable designed by Toshiba to carry digital audio bet...

Страница 364: ...gital devices Commonly used to connect a master clock to all devices in a studio to ensure that they are in sample accurate sync Word clocks are connected via 75 BNC cables and must be terminated for...

Страница 365: ...Channel mode ULN 8 LIO 8 113 Channel Name 170 175 Channel strip 164 171 Bus Select 175 Channel 164 171 Channel Fader 175 Channel Meter 175 Channel Name 175 Character Select 173 Direct Output Routing...

Страница 366: ...e size 330 Transport and sample rates 329 Could Not Instantiate Plug In 334 D DI Inputs LIO 8 90 ULN 2 72 ULN 8 103 ULN 8 LIO 8 117 DI Source pop up menu 154 DI SRC button 2882 ULN 2 154 Digital Input...

Страница 367: ...147 Graphs 243 Ground Loops 335 H Headphones 2882 59 ULN 2 73 ULN 8 LIO 8 117 High Power mode 2882 154 I I O insert in the Mixer 178 I O Panel 143 I O trim ULN 8 LIO 8 113 Identify Box 144 Infrared Re...

Страница 368: ...when host is not active ap plication 254 ConsoleConnect Preferences 254 ConsoleSync 253 Disable scroll wheel control of UI control ele ments 254 Double click of parameter controller resets value 254...

Страница 369: ...ra Quick Start Guide 189 Monitor Controller Assign 184 Monitor mode ULN 8 LIO 8 118 Monitor Outputs ULN 2 74 Mute 175 183 2882 59 ULN 8 LIO 8 117 N Numeric Hold Time ULN 8 LIO 8 122 O Offline box 143...

Страница 370: ...inking 175 Sends 177 Sidechain 242 Signal Flow 2882 60 LIO 8 89 ULN 2 74 ULN 8 102 SMPTE LIO 8 92 Record Panel 240 ULN 8 105 SMUX 149 Snapshots 248 Snapshots 2882 249 Snapshots ULN 2 248 Snapshots ULN...

Страница 371: ...pecifications 79 SRC 78 System Status Indicators 72 TOSLINK Optical Digital Audio 78 Trim Enable switch 72 Trim Pot 72 What comes with it 70 What you need to use it 70 ULN 8 AES DB25 pinouts 339 AES D...

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