User manual APOGEE AP8DA

[. . . ] AP8AD & AP8DA 24-bit, 8-channel 96kHz-ready A/D & D/A Converter Cards for Yamaha digital systems equipped with YGDAI and Mini-Y expansion slots Installation Guide v1. 1 -- May 2000 AP8AD & AP8DA Card Installation Guide PACKAGE CONTENTS · Apogee YDGAI A/D or D/A card with "full size" YGDAI faceplate · "Mini-Y" faceplate · This Owner's Manual Cables are not included and are available separately. Manual written by Julio Alvarez Edited by Richard Elen, Roger Robindoré and Joe Raia. Interconnection diagrams by Julio Alvarez. Produced, edited and generally mangled for production by Richard Elen. [. . . ] Note that this pin configuration is the same as is used by Tascam for their DA-88 and similar recorders. A cable can be obtained from your Apogee dealer for this purpose, or from your local Tascam dealer. Be sure to specify whether you require the cable for the AP8AD A/D card (Analog IN) or the AP8DA D/A card (Analog OUT). To insert the Apogee YGDAI A/D and D/A cards into products that require the smaller, "Mini-Y" card size (e. g. , D24 MO recorder, 01V and PM1D consoles, etc), do the following: 1. Examine the card carefully, noting the following characteristics. The card consists of two parts, the converter card itself and an extender card which has an edge connector on each end (see front cover illustration). The two parts are held together by stabilizer strips that run the length of each edge of the card. These strips are attached to the card by perforated tabs which enable them to be snapped off. Page 7 AP8AD & AP8DA Card Installation Guide 2. Carefully remove the stabilizing strips from each side of the card, by flexing them up and down until they detach or by applying a sharp knife to the perforations. After the strips have been removed, pull the converter card and the extender card apart. Remove the two nuts that attach the large format front panel to the converter card. Use the nuts to attach the other, smaller front panel supplied in the card packaging. Insure that the 25-pin D-connector fits through the hole in the front panel and insert the screws. Make sure the unit into which the cards will be installed is powered off and the AC power socket is switched off. You may wish to keep the AC power cord connected to ground the unit. Remove the blanking panel covering the slot you wish to use. Put the two mounting screws aside for use in step 8 below. Make sure that you are grounded to earth to avoid damage to the cards by electrostatic discharge. For example, touch the metal casing of the unit before opening the card's anti-static bag. Holding the card's front panel, line up the edge of the card with the rails of the appropriate Mini-Y slot. The edge connector should face towards the inside of the console leaving the front panel with its 25-pin D-connector outside (flush with the back panel of the console). The 25-pin connector is used to connect analog inputs and outputs. [. . . ] So you can just push that master fader up 4-5 dB and voilà ­ it's louder!And, best of all, it's completely transparent -- like a magic button that gets your mixes hotter without any audible artifacts or "sound" of its own. No compression Standard compressor Soft Limit® The compression curve for Apogee's Soft Limit Soft Limit is not just for mixing either. It's perfect for tracking, especially unruly percussive instruments that are so hard to control. It's also great for mastering ­ strap it across the stereo mix right after your favorite analog EQ and compressor and don't worry about digital overs. CONVERSION QUALITY One of the main reasons you've bought an Apogee converter card, of course, is the quality. [. . . ]