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The TimeLine editor provides an intuitive user interface for complex, accurate and editable sound 
localisation. The system is quarter-frame accurate in time, more or less tenth-dB accurate in gain 
(varies over the range) and millisecond accurate in delay.  

 

Localisation  is  achieved  by  utilising  a  series  of  pan  objects  unique  to  TiMax  called  “Image 
Definitions”  (Image).   These are programmed in  the  mixer screen based on the topology of  the 
performance space and relative speaker positions.  They are then dragged from the Image Library 
and placed along one or more TimeLine tracks so that sound clips or external sources get statically 
localised  or  dynamically  panned  as  the  Cue  cursor  passes  between  the  Image  pan  objects.  The 
system  interpolates  gain  and  delay  in  real  time  between  these  “Image  Definitions”  on  the 
TimeLine.  (more later) 

All Cue edits made in the TimeLine Editor are automatically saved; no user action is required to save 
the  Cue or Show to PC/Mac disk and into the TiMax unit. 

Extensive  programming  of  TimeLine  tracks,  events  and  automation  can  done  offline,  but  in  the 
current S-Version the Show and Cue cursors will  not display any moveemnt until the Show is run 
and  monitored  on  a  physical  TiMax2  SoundHub  unit  as  this  contains  the  actual  showcontrol and 
playback engines.

 

 

Snapshots and TimeLine Cue Co-Existence 

A mixer screen snapshot can be included at the start of a TimeLine Cue if an opening parameter 
setup or change is required, eg routing, fader level, EQ, source mix.  A cue can consist of just a 
snapshot or just a TimeLine event sequence or both. In the case of both, the snapshot is executed 
and  then  the  TimeLine  events  follow.    This  can  be  especially  useful  to  switch  between  e.g.  a 
MADI input , external XLR input or internal audio track so that input channels can be doubled up 
between mics or sound effects in different Acts or Scenes of a play. 

An existing Cue’s Snapshot is edited by activating the relevant Cue in the Cue List then hitting the 
Update Snapshot button above the Cue List.  The Cue number, name, notes and Triggers are edited 
by  hitting  the  Update  Cue  button.    The  Update  Cue  dialogue  also  has  a  button  that  allows  an 
existing Snapshot to be Removed from that Cue.  All other S-Version Cue audio and showcontrol 
events are edited in the TimeLine editor. 

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Страница 1: ...User Manual www outboard co uk SoftwareVersion 201R 269S...

Страница 2: ...ptions 19 Dual Mirrored Hard Disk Drives 19 Dual Power Supply and cooling fan 19 Bypass 19 Software controller 20 Overview 20 Password Protection 21 General Settings and Toolbar Controls 22 File manag...

Страница 3: ...Stereo 51 Spatial Panning Window 51 Show Control Triggers 51 Midi Triggers 51 Clocks 52 Show Clock 52 Cue Clock 52 MTC Out 53 MTC In 53 Time Linked Cues 53 Auditioning 53 Appendix 1 55 Image Definiti...

Страница 4: ...n indicator on the Scan button flashing and the TiMax unit name or serial number appear in the top right hand corner of the screen then you are ready to control the unit 4 Audio connection to the unit...

Страница 5: ...set default directory path Drag files here from Explorer or Finder window to upload the file to theTiMax HDD 8 To store and recall presets first from the File menu select Create New Show Online 201R...

Страница 6: ...ress button to activate Do not load show file Activate Bypass signal path option Boot from secondary disk PSU fan fault LEDs Rear panel I O and control ports are shown for a fully loaded 64 x 64 matri...

Страница 7: ...7 System Block Diagram...

Страница 8: ...ut connectors on the TiMax are female and in groups of 8 balanced circuits D Sub line connectors are male for both input and output AES3 Digital I O plus Analogue Output interface MIO Cards Each chass...

Страница 9: ...the three posts at the JMP1 location On all lower boards the jumper is installed between the right two posts MIO inputs pass through in input Sample Rate Converter SRC which converts and synchronises...

Страница 10: ...ltichannel I O interfaces available for TiMax include Cirrus Logic Cobranet 2 x CAT 5 transport 32 channels on each Digigram Ethersound 2 x CAT 5 transport 32 channels on each Audinate Dante CAT 5 tra...

Страница 11: ...atus button The MADI card status report is only updated when the Update Status button is clicked LED Assignment In addition to the reported MADI status LEDs on the MADI card will show current status D...

Страница 12: ...12 Shows MADI card installed in unit...

Страница 13: ...face Cobranet supports 32 channels of audio so for a 64 channel transport 2 cards are required Select Unit from the menu bar and choose Unit Information Configuration click on the Cobranet tab Set rec...

Страница 14: ...ay be assigned dynamically by a DHCP server on the network or manually by the user If there is no DHCP server present then TiMax will auto assign an IP address TiMax will respond to a ping request on...

Страница 15: ...ese inputs and outputs is a two wire current loop a signal line and a current return line pin GPIO pin GPIO 1 address 0 14 address 0 return 2 address 1 15 address 1 return 3 address 2 16 address 2 ret...

Страница 16: ...e rear panel Port 1 is a general purpose port Any MIDI formatted TiMax command including standard MIDI continuous controller commands for control of Group Faders from generic MIDI faders as well as MI...

Страница 17: ...ler message as sent by a MIDI fader arriving on any enabled MIDI channel setting the level for the group that corresponds to the controller number in the message controller zero mapped to the first gr...

Страница 18: ...ftware is launched you will be prompted to load the version of firmware that is embedded into the control software 2 Reboot the unit while holding down the centre button under the LCD display this wil...

Страница 19: ...itted into TiMax for high reliability applications The 2nd power supply has its own power cord and fuse Bypass An optional analogue Bypass feature can be fitted to TiMax that allows an additional set...

Страница 20: ...isticated snapshot and cross fade automation Windows for Files Presets Cues Routing and EQ Libraries may be hidden or visible and can be docked either to the left or right of the fader section or be p...

Страница 21: ...4 and 8 numbers with value of 1 2 or 3 i e 123123 Please note that you will be prompted to enter a new password twice To clear all passwords select the Set Unit Password from the Unit menu and put a...

Страница 22: ...ir original versions of the Show on their harddrives which ensures an inherent backup regime It is a good idea for clients to Save Show as different names to avoid confusion and maintain backups A bli...

Страница 23: ...and for automatic or external triggers e g MIDI program changes or Time of Day triggers File management When the program is launched it loads the show that is currently open in the TiMax unit There m...

Страница 24: ...nk button in the first channel which clears all other links then control clicking the link button on channels to be added or shift clicking to add a contiguous range of channels Inputs and output link...

Страница 25: ...ows input attenuation of discrete input I O card Networked I O module such as Cobranet Ethersound MADI Dante etc if fitted and playback input from internal hard drive This sub mixer allows selection o...

Страница 26: ...file and displayed in the Routing Library A Routing Assignment can be applied to an input channel by right clicking on this area and selecting it from the popup menu or by dragging it from the Routing...

Страница 27: ...and individual Flat and Bypass controls are provided Input EQ control screen is opened by double clicking the Input EQ thumbnail on channel strip EQ settings can be copied from one channel to another...

Страница 28: ...uppermost highlighted matrix row Clicking the button again hides the crosspoint faders This button displays or hides the matrix level and delay faders This handle drags the matrix window open to expo...

Страница 29: ...r the fader The field is blank when the channel is off oo dB Double click to enter a gain value from the keyboard The Group Offset in dB is displayed under the bargraph meter The Group Offset is the a...

Страница 30: ...h Parameters can also be entered and edited numerically EQ changes made on an output that is linked to others are automatically applied to the others Any EQ filters adjusted in previously linked or un...

Страница 31: ...cking the Group buttons on the desired input and or output channels in the mixer window the buttons flash on and off then double clicking the Group button of the desired Group master Shift double clic...

Страница 32: ...the Files window The File List can be docked on the right or left side of the main window or made into a separate window and expanded as shown below The Files window is a listing of all Show and Audio...

Страница 33: ...ed in the TiMax File List When this command is executed the Show previously open in the TiMax is closed and the selected Show opened When open on the TiMax a Show is ready for Preset recall This comma...

Страница 34: ...y channel s EQ thumbnail An EQ in the library can be replaced by ctrl dragging cmd dragging on a Mac a new or updated filter from a channel strip and dropping it onto the EQ in the library to be repla...

Страница 35: ...the bottom of the corresponding input channel and selecting New A name can be added in the confirmation dialogue box Routings Images can be updated by altering the crosspoint gain and delay values on...

Страница 36: ...date time of the Show file are displayed at the top of the Preset Cue List If the computer is online and primary the Show in the TiMax can be changed using the pop up list The Preset Cue List can be...

Страница 37: ...em preset can be updated at any time by clicking on the System button so if any changes are made to any of these parameters during the run of a Show they can be saved independent of the main preset li...

Страница 38: ...matrix settings for input channel 1 and start playback of the audio clip loaded onto channel one called Fishtank Music Programming Fade in and Fade out Times R Version Presets can be programmed to fad...

Страница 39: ...e the fader to load the clip to a particular channel Note that if the sound file is stereo it will link a pair of input channels and playback as a stereo file From the Preset window select New or Upda...

Страница 40: ...clock has no knowledge of daylight saving changes to local time The example above will trigger this cue at 10 seconds past 9am every day of the week Setting Real Time Clock Under the Unit menu select...

Страница 41: ...aximum of four via a network switch Ensure that network settings are established for optimum stability as conflicts can cause confusion amongst operators and occasionally upset the TiMax unit itself M...

Страница 42: ...us issues The UI Log file has a date coded name like TiMax2_2011_09_05_20_36_41 log A Unit activity log is saved on the TiMax disk drive in the case of a hardware crash it could be of great help to ou...

Страница 43: ...e that your copy in your folder on your computer is the master latest copy then the safest thing is to explicitly open your copy from your folder when you start your editing session Once you open your...

Страница 44: ...tomation can done offline but in the current S Version the Show and Cue cursors will not display any moveemnt until the Show is run and monitored on a physical TiMax2 SoundHub unit as this contains th...

Страница 45: ...track to play concurrently with the first clip This way you can build a multi track montage by dropping audio files onto a Cue in the order they should be played A short gap is placed between audio f...

Страница 46: ...10 milliseconds per channel and so is usually not an issue However if you are starting up a batch of files at the same time and they need to be perfectly synchronized they need to be pre loaded If all...

Страница 47: ...y clicking down in the semi circular handle at the end of the audio region and dragging When an audio region is moved any gain ramps and Image Definitions within the region are moved with the audio re...

Страница 48: ...rossfade time The play controls in the bottom left of the loop editor are useful for setting up and previewing loops independently of the current playback status on other tracks To enable these contro...

Страница 49: ...channel in some previous cue or zero if there is no previous gain point This means that if all cues are run to completion and run in order the illustrated gain contour lines between the start of a cu...

Страница 50: ...il the end of the Cue Changing Pan Law and Timing The timing and pan law between pairs of Image Definitions can be adjusted by dragging them apart or nearer on the waveform Their position can also be...

Страница 51: ...S Version release will feature the PanSpace spatial panning window which allows pan moves to be programmed manually by dragging a mouse round a set of Image Definitions spread out on the screen Differ...

Страница 52: ...e Cue play pause button in the upper left corner of the TimeLine Editor or the space bar The Playhead cursor indicates the current Cue time which is displayed numerically below the Cue play pause butt...

Страница 53: ...xt Cue and starts playing it A smaller white cursor appears on the previous Cue s waveform s and carries on playing single or multiple clips in that Cue A single Cue can hold and activate multiple Go...

Страница 54: ...scheduled in the TiMax firmware to play at some future time Suppose that somewhere in the middle of the playback of the sequence of audio files before the cue has completely played out the following c...

Страница 55: ...ge zone centre to each marked seat and enter this data into the spreadsheet on the distances tab Distance from Listener to Loudspeaker 10 10 10 10 10 Id No Id Name OP1 OP2 OP3 OP4 OP5 1 A 10 10 10 10...

Страница 56: ...56 Appendix 2 TiMax Tracker hookup and setup...

Страница 57: ...57...

Страница 58: ...the audience in most listening positions i e anywhere off centre from properly localising anything other than extreme panoramic information in the sound mix This is because the sound from the closer...

Страница 59: ...round configuration SOR techniques have been used for top international productions of musicals plays arena operas concerts dance clubs and artists special effects soundscapes as well as many major co...

Страница 60: ...y If 2 way or 3 way active loudspeakers are used then a loudspeaker processor may be required for cross over functions and inter element time alignment within the box however if speakers with passive...

Страница 61: ...rt of the acoustic output from the mouths of the singers Auditorium speaker placements are chosen to amplify on stage action with speakers pointing at the audience at such an angle so as to reinforce...

Страница 62: ...e delay from each microphone thus enabling TiMax to keep the amplified and acoustic signals in time and maintain precedence from the singer or front fill if the singer is off axis or far away Front fi...

Страница 63: ...w of speakers are built into the front of the stage and aimed to shoot over the heads of the front rows of audience The secondary row of speakers are mounted on poles and used to minimize drop off in...

Страница 64: ...ts and two near field loudspeakers covering seats near the front The end block of seats are covered by ground stacked line array systems with bottom boxes shooting just over the heads of the front row...

Страница 65: ...and feedback control While the action takes place in front of the audience the speakers are time aligned to the actor position on stage however when the action goes to those areas behind the audience...

Страница 66: ...is recalled It is possible to have different commands within a preset generate ramps of different durations It is possible to generate new presets using copy and paste operations Editing the Show file...

Страница 67: ...is easily cracked 128 bit keys impact performance slightly without a significant increase in security so 40 bit or 64 bit on some equipment encryption is just as well As with all security measures th...

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