User manual SOUNDCRAFT M-AUDIO LAGOON CONFIGURATION

[. . . ] 0dBFS = 18dBu 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 30 35 40 MIX dBFS RIGHT STE-1 STE-2 STEREO INPUTS SELECT EXIT 328 XD X XD MUTE IN FUNCTION IN S/ PD IF PARAMETER M ID I OU T IN W CL ORD OC OU K T D CL /SU OC PE R IN K W OR OU T OU T AE S/ EB U SOLO CHANNEL / GROUP LINK TH RU M-AUDIO LAGOON D 328XD AND M-AUDIO LAGOON Connecting the system 328XD Configuration Lagoon Configuration Using the Lagoon with the 328XD Additional Information 2 3 5 9 10 1 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon CONNECTING THE SYSTEM Audio Connections Audio connections should be made as shown in the diagram below. ADAT optical cables must be connected both from ADAT Out port of the Lagoon card to the 328XD ADAT In 17-24 and vice versa. The optical plugs should remain in the 328XD ADAT port 25-32 input and output. In this configuration, the ADAT connections allow digital transfer of either direct outputs from the 328XD's input channels 1-8 to the Lagoon card, or the 328XD's 8 Group outputs. Other Connections You may also wish to connect the 328XD to the Lagoon card with MIDI cables to allow MIDI automation / System Exclusive dumps from the 328XD to be recorded and played back from your PC. [. . . ] Now press the Up cursor key until the `<Tape Ch17-24 >' menu page is displayed. Using the PARAM encoder set the `Bank Source' to `ADAT': The Lagoon is capable of 24 bit recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected here. If your audio sequencer supports only 16 or 20 bit resolution, set the wordlength appropriately­ check your sequencer manual for more information. Set the desired wordlength on the 328XD with the PARAM encoder. 3 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon NOTE: In a setup with the Lagoon connected to 328XD ADAT input and output 17-24, Tape Port 2532 should be left set to TDIF. Alternatively, the Lagoon can be connected to 328XD ADAT input and output 25-32, and Tape Port 17-24 set to TDIF. In this case, the above settings should be made to Tape Port 25-32. 4 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon LAGOON CONFIGURATION Input Setup To set up the Lagoon for connection to the 328XD, first click on the Lagoon Tools icon on the Windows taskbar: The Lagoon Tools application should open. Set both the input and output to be ADAT format: 5 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon The Lagoon clock source must then be set so that its internal clock is slaved to the incoming ADAT wordclock output from the 328XD. Set `Clock Source' to `Optical In': The Lagoon card will automatically detect the sample rate at the ADAT input, and so to alter the sample rate, the 328XD internal clock frequency should be adjusted - see page 3. NOTE: The `T2S' filter should be left unchecked as the 328XD is fitted with Toshiba optical receivers and transmitters. 6 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon MIDI Setup Click on the MIDI tab within the Lagoon Tools application, and enable the Lagoon MIDI input and output ports: The Lagoon MIDI input and output ports should be selected within your chosen MIDI sequencer to enable record and playback of 328XD automation data. 7 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon Clear all Errors Until the Lagoon is set to synchronize to the 328XD master wordclock (page 6), the clocks will run out of sync. Spurious clicks and pops or distorted audio may well be heard as a result. While configuring the system then, it is likely that the Lagoon will have registered wordclock synchronization errors. To reset the Lagoon, click on the Lagoon Tools `Status' tab, and then the `Clear all errors' button: If any of the error LEDs light or remain lit, check that the ADAT connections and 328XD and Lagoon Tools settings are correct. NOTE: Once the Lagoon registers no errors, the Lagoon and 328XD clocks are synchronized. The 328XD mix fader, control room and headphone output levels may be raised. 8 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon USING THE LAGOON WITH THE 328XD Accessing the Lagoon ADAT I/O from the 328XD The Lagoon will commonly be used with a software audio sequencer / hard disk recorder to allow the simultaneous playback and recording of 8 individual tracks of audio, via the ADAT I/O. Here, the software application must be configured to access the Lagoon ADAT I/O using the relevant Windows device drivers that came with the card. When playing back audio tracks from the software application, tracks 1-8 will be accessible from channels 17-24 respectively in the BANK SELECT 17-32 on the 328XD. [. . . ] The configuration of this output is made in the `SPDIF O/P Setup' menu. The signals is duplicated at the coaxial S/PDIF output. NOTE: Settings of `AUX/MIX' and `GROUP' will configure the console to transmit an ADAT format output from the Auxiliary Optical Out port. SOUNDCRAFT HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LTD CRANBORNE HOUSE CRANBORNE ROAD POTTERS BAR HERTS EN6 3JN UK TEL: +44 (0) 1707 665000 FAX: +44 (0) 1707 660742 EMAIL: info@soundcraft. com SOUNDCRAFT USA 1449 DONELSON PIKE NASHVILLE TN 37217 USA TEL: 1-615-360-0471 FAX: 1-615-360-0273 EMAIL: soundcraft-usa@harman. com www. soundcraft. com 10 Soundcraft 328XD and M-Audio Lagoon [. . . ]