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ORFEUSZ206

 

Advanced Speaker Management System 

for Surround Sound and Effects 

 

User Manual 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Software version 1.2 

July 2007 

 

Содержание ORFEUSZ206

Страница 1: ...ORFEUSZ206 Advanced Speaker Management System for Surround Sound and Effects User Manual Software version 1 2 July 2007...

Страница 2: ...You might use a mild soap and water solution to help loosen stains and dirt Do not use any other detergents Technical Support We at Wroc aw Audio Force really want you to make the best of your Orfeusz...

Страница 3: ...eusz206 Loudspeaker Positioning Tool 13 Orfeusz206 Loudspeaker Calibration Tool 16 Sound Field Models 17 Software Environment 19 Master 19 Virtual Sound Field 19 Equalizer 20 Effects 21 Spatial Effect...

Страница 4: ...emulates a user defined acoustic model based on room properties and sound objects1 positions In Stereo Mode Orfeusz206 can route shape and distribute in various ways the stereo input to outputs for a...

Страница 5: ...plug a microphone or an instrument to Orfeusz you will need to intercalate a preamplifier Orfeusz206 is equipped with a universal power supply and will work with any AC mains voltage between 100V and...

Страница 6: ...ted to a powered computer green led HOST and orange leds MODE 2 and MODE 3 3 are blinking At this point you can either start a remote session or select one of the two available stand alone modes by pr...

Страница 7: ...lication will start in the same mode that was run in the preceding remote session In order to let you organize your screen space in the way you find it most practical we provided a custom type of wind...

Страница 8: ...te like a routine If you are not it might be a good idea to get some help from a reliable computer freak or from your dealer Software Installation 1 Before you begin make sure the unit is not powered...

Страница 9: ...ing on your operating system version and configuration the following warning dialogue box might popup Click Continue Anyway 6 Files are now being extracted and copied When this step completes click Ne...

Страница 10: ...t This step is to be performed once only when you connect Orfeusz206 to your computer for the first time 1 Connect the hardware unit to a free USB port of your computer and switch the unit on Dependin...

Страница 11: ...ue Anyway 4 After a short delay you should see the last window informing you that the hardware is installed and ready to use Click Finish Congratulations You re ready now to use your new audio system...

Страница 12: ..._______________________________________________ Wroc aw Audio Force ORFEUSZ206 user manual 11 2 The next window will list items removed from your computer When this step completes click Close You can...

Страница 13: ...practice Because real time spatial sound is quite uncommon in live setups we recommend again that you carefully read this chapter which encompasses instructions for positioning and calibrating loudsp...

Страница 14: ...st are required for a spatial mixing session with Orfeusz206 The more loudspeakers the better your control on sound localization and source movement Preferably all loudspeakers are identical Performan...

Страница 15: ...her context as Custom option will generally produce better results The first time you display Loudspeaker Setup window it shows one Custom example which is actually Wroc aw Audio Force developers room...

Страница 16: ...ow circle click and drag to dimension the loudspeaker perimeter and to orient globally loudspeakers figure Finally drag each loudspeaker individually to the most convenient location Each loudspeaker m...

Страница 17: ...ck Next Orfeusz206 emits pink noise on the first output used for spatial speaker setup outputs dedicated to subwoofer feed are not taken into account in the calibration process If you wish to start a...

Страница 18: ...em individually with the mouse to the desired location or displace them together dragging the cross X symbol To rotate the listener place mouse cursor on the green spot to have the following symbol di...

Страница 19: ...rendered in real time Although these are the most powerful modes in the set you should remember that sound coloration and artifacts might occur as for natural sound propagation Typically when you pos...

Страница 20: ...you can further define the virtual listening environment by specifying virtual room dimensions and wall materials The figure in the middle shows the resulting room impulse response with predefined lis...

Страница 21: ...s option is especially recommended when sources are going across the audience and limits the hole caused by signals tipping from one side to the other of audience by progressively feeding all loudspea...

Страница 22: ...an option called Strong Flange is available for flanger When this option is selected the flanger will produce an intense effect sound Effects can be mapped to trajectories see Spatial Effects Spatial...

Страница 23: ...are 2 Spatial Effects windows one for each channel In order to set a spatial EQ on channel 1 you first need to select EQ in Spatial Effects Channel 1 window as illustrated below In this current exampl...

Страница 24: ...re now going to couple quality factor Q to source speed This last step is quite similar to distance coupling position Q Coupling knob to Speed and select your appropriate ranges A still source has spe...

Страница 25: ...ing trajectory parameters just access the corresponding controls with the Speed knob you can accelerate or slow down motion and with Direction switch you can reverse motion direction Listener can addi...

Страница 26: ...lect the number of lobes When you re finished editing consider saving as a preset or storing in the memory slot designated by the trajectory switch Press to launch motion again Drag this square or any...

Страница 27: ...lanetary motion Same as above except that angular speed is not constant but obeys a law similar to celestial body motion The point inside the curve is the ellipse s focus Spiral Constant angular veloc...

Страница 28: ...effects and spatial effects Prerecorded trajectories are saved as compact binary files with OTF extension Orfeusz Trajectory File format and may be played back in a given order see Trajectory Playlis...

Страница 29: ...selection panel then record Source 2 movement deselect now Source 1 and select Source 2 and finally record Listener s movement Once you are satisfied with the global trajectory you can add effects sel...

Страница 30: ...ontextual menu Repeat this step once again and order files to obtain the sequence exemplified on the screenshot opposite 4 Select the 4 files forming the AABA pattern press Ctrl or Shift key to select...

Страница 31: ...ion and stop would not sound natural even in the real world meanwhile object control with joystick is based on a motion and friction forces model ensuring smooth trajectory Select the Joystick tab cor...

Страница 32: ...op Chorus Switch effect and corresponding Spatial Effect on The illustration below shows an example of joystick configuration This is a regular joystick for gamers equipped with 11 buttons trigger is...

Страница 33: ...ence Orfeusz is always the slave of a master application or external hardware device The second tab named Sync is dedicated to synchronization The edit box on top allows inputting an offset Underneath...

Страница 34: ...rfeusz sets automatically the channel number CH and the controller number CC Sound objects may also be MIDI controlled Fx parameter is related to left to right displacement meanwhile Fy parameter is r...

Страница 35: ...woofers Here are operation details about the Input Mixer Please refer to the screenshot on next page to locate corresponding controls Level meters show signal level in dBFS at A D conversion stage Inp...

Страница 36: ...put Mixer Specifications Max input level 9 dBu 0 dBFS Gain adjustable to 12dB Delay adjustable 0 to 300 ms Graphic EQ 31 third octave bands 12dB 12dB input gain slider level meter delay jog dial with...

Страница 37: ...ight and sub Each section consists of a level control a delay with jog dial and a soft mute switch Output level controls may be linked so that general level may be changed in one step without altering...

Страница 38: ...filters and as a consequence total control over crossover filtering The EQ tab gives furthermore access to 4 fully parametric filters which can be low shelf high shelf or peaking with adjustable freq...

Страница 39: ...lines max 10 ms as well as for drivers efficiency discrepancies thanks to independent gain controls from 6 dB to 6 dB Finally activating the LF Cut option allows associating a subwoofer to any multi w...

Страница 40: ...ecommend you to view these examples as exercises helpful to learn how to make the best of your Orfeusz206 This first example deals with a pair of 3 way cabinets with 100 Hz and 1000 Hz cutoff frequenc...

Страница 41: ...polarity of the second driver was automatically reversed in order to align drivers phases at cutoff frequencies characteristic of 12dB oct Linkwitz Riley crossover networks If necessary you can adjust...

Страница 42: ...ur previous settings Example 2 Two way stereo with subwoofers 1 Click the 2 way system icon or select insert 2 way system from the context menu 2 Double click on the 2 way crossover symbol or View Sys...

Страница 43: ...fied sound system consists of broadband speakers and subwoofers The range of frequencies fed to subwoofers has to be removed from the signal fed to broadband speakers To achieve this simply switch LF...

Страница 44: ...manual 43 Still from the contextual menu select Create Complementary to set automatically one subwoofer Repeat this step for the second subwoofer 6 You are finished with the crossover settings In ord...

Страница 45: ...Systems one way in the menu in order to open the crossover settings window We ll set here a Linkwitz Riley high pass filter with 200 Hz cutoff frequency and 24 dB oct slope 3 From the speaker s contex...

Страница 46: ...____________________________________________________________________________________ Wroc aw Audio Force ORFEUSZ206 user manual 45...

Страница 47: ...s available in Settings submenu In the General tab you can set distance units to meters or feet and temperature units to Celsius or Fahrenheit You can also type in the ambient temperature This latter...

Страница 48: ...e version number currently installed is available in the About box Help About Stand Alone Modes Orfeusz206 external unit provides memory space for 3 of them which might be stereo configurations or sta...

Страница 49: ...RIPHERALS Up to 3 joysticks Hardware Specifications AUDIO at 48kHz sampling frequency Inputs 2 balanced unbalanced Outputs 6 balanced unbalanced Connectors Jacks 6 3 mm in out Max Level in 9 dBu out 6...

Страница 50: ...Start Stop Automove 4 Start Stop Source 1 Automove 5 Start Stop Automove Speed Automove Direction Automove 1 Start Stop Automove 2 Start Stop Automove 3 Start Stop Automove 4 Start Stop Source 2 Auto...

Страница 51: ...1 Freq Mid 1 Q Mid 2 Gain Mid 2 Freq Mid 2 Q Mid 2 Gain High Freq Channel 1 cont EQ High Gain On Off Strong Level Rate Delay Depth Feedback Flanger Mix On Off Level Rate Delay Vibrato Mix On Off Level...

Страница 52: ...ter Outputs Volume 6 Fx Source1 Fy Fx Source2 Fy Fx Fy Azimuth Movement Listener Reference Play Stop Next Previous Playlist Manager Sync Spatial EQ On Off Spatial Flanger On Off Spatial Vibrato On Off...

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