User manual SOUNDCRAFT S6000 V1

[. . . ] Either the S/PDIF connections on the E-Card or the E-Drive may be used, but the APS S/PDIF Output must be connected to the 328 S/PDIF Input. APS S/PDIF Out 328 S/PDIF Out 328 S/PDIF In APS S/PDIF In Digital Connections NOTE Other Connections Besides the audio connections, the APS enables the 328 MIDI In and Out to be connected to the PC for automation of the 328 via software sequencers. 328 MIDI Out APS MIDI Out APS MIDI In 328 MIDI In NOTE The APS Gameport plate must be installed in the PC with an appropriate Gameport MIDI converter/lead connected. Spirit Digital 328 v2 2 Digital 328 Setup Wordclock The APS cannot be altered from a wordclock master state, and so consequently when used with the APS the 328 must be configured as the wordclock slave. To configure the Digital 328 as the wordclock slave, enter the 328 Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button on the right hand side of the LCD display. [. . . ] Using the encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the `Clock Source Sel' menu is highlighted, and press <ENTER>. Here, External Clock received at the S/PDIF input must be selected as the source. Use the encoder to select `External: SPDIF', press <ENTER> to set the sample rate and <MENU> to return to the menu pages. 2 <Wordclock Src. > External: SPDIF S/PDIF Input The S/PDIF Input on the console must be routed to a suitable destination. The available options are one of the 2 Stereo Inputs, one of the 2 FX Returns or as a Digital 2Track Return. Note that selecting one of these destinations will override an analogue signal present at that input. So, the input which should be used will depend on which other inputs are connected. For example < SPDIF Output > Src From: AUX1/2 or < SPDIF Output > Src From: MIX NOTE In addition for both S/PDIF Input and Output, an option of `Nowhere' is available as a destination or source. If only a S/PDIF input was required, for example, the output source should be set to `Nowhere'. < SPDIF Input > Route To:NOWHERE < SPDIF Output > Src From:NOWHERE Spirit Digital 328 v2 4 E-MU APS Setup E-Control With The 328 Reference will need to be made to the Audio Production Studio documentation, and documentation supplied with audio sequencers and other software. 3 Configuring APS S/PDIF I/O The APS must be configure using the E-Control mixer to determine which S/PDIF Input and Output is being used. The below illustrations indicate an example setup for the 328 connected to the E-Card. To configure the output, open the E-Control Mixer, click on the `Analog Out 1+2' and select the relevant S/PDIF output for the 328 connection. E-MU APS Setup Guide 5 A Digital Input Strip must then be created for the 328 - consult page 3-5 of the APS User's Manual. By clicking on the icon at the top of the Digital Strip, the input source can be selected. Click on the E-Card or E-Drive input, depending on which is connected to the 328. Spirit Digital 328 v2 6 Hard Disk Recording with the 328 and APS Once the 328 S/PDIF input has been configured correctly for the 328, if a hard disk recording is to be made, the 328 input must be set to be the recorded input. [. . . ] Click on the E-Card or E-Drive input, depending on which is connected to the 328. Spirit Digital 328 v2 6 Hard Disk Recording with the 328 and APS Once the 328 S/PDIF input has been configured correctly for the 328, if a hard disk recording is to be made, the 328 input must be set to be the recorded input. icon, `Disk Record' should be selected from the drop-down menu Wordclock The APS is only configured to be Wordclock Master at a sample rate of 48kHz, although it has sample rate conversion on the S/PDIF inputs and ouputs. [. . . ]