User manual SOUNDCRAFT FRONTIER DESIGN WAVECENTER-PCI CONFIGURATION

[. . . ] The S/PDIF output from the console can be assigned to either the Mix output, 1 of 3 stereo auxiliary outputs (Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4 or FX-1/2), pairs of Group outputs or the Control Room output. The 328XD S/PDIF Input can be configured as a digital Stereo Input or as a digital 2-Track Return. Other Connections You may also wish to connect the 328XD to the WaveCenter/PCI card via MIDI to allow MIDI automation / System Exclusive dumps from the 328XD to be recorded and played back from your PC. If you wish to connect the 328XD to the WaveCenter/PCI card via MIDI, the following connections must be made: 2 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCeneter/PCI 328XD CONFIGURATION Wordclock The WaveCenter/PCI card and the 328XD (plus any other devices in the studio setup) must have their internal clocks synchronized to allow correct transmission and reception of digital information throughout the system. This is achieved by configuring one of the devices as a wordclock master, and configuring all other devices in the studio setup to slave to this wordclock, synchronizing all clocks in the studio setup. [. . . ] NOTE: Assigning a digital source to an input will override any analogue signal present on that input. Press <MENU> to enter the menu pages, scroll through the pages until the `SPDIF I/P Setup' is highlighted and press <ENTER>. Using the PARAM encoder, select the destination for the S/PDIF input, and press <ENTER> to confirm the setting: NOTE: If the S/PDIF input is not required, NOWHERE should be selected in the menu. S/PDIF Output The stereo 328XD S/PDIF output can be sourced from any of the following busses: Mix L/R, Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4, FX-1/2, Groups 1-8 in odd / even pairs or Control Room output This will usually be set to `Mix', to allow a stereo mixdown to be recorded directly into the WaveCenter/PCI on the playback of a mix. As the WaveCenter/PCI is a full duplex device, it is possible to playback a composition consisting of all 8 ADAT tracks + 1 Stereo S/PDIF track from the WaveCenter/PCI, recording the mixed signal from the 328XD back into the WaveCenter/PCI's S/PDIF input as a stereo mixdown. Press <MENU> to enter the menu pages, scroll through the pages until the `SPDIF O/P Setup' is highlighted and press <ENTER>. Using the PARAM encoder, select the source for the S/PDIF output 4 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCeneter/PCI NOTE: If the S/PDIF output is not required, NOWHERE should be selected in the menu. In this case, wordclock will still be transmitted through the S/PDIF output of the 328XD, even though no audio signal is transmitted. The wordlength of the S/PDIF output must now be set. NOTE: If using the WaveCenter/PCI as an ASIO device, it is important here that the wordlength set here is the same as the 328XD Tape Port wordlength (See `Tape Ports') 5 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCenter/PCI WAVECENTER/PCI CONFIGURATION Wordclock and S/PDIF Input The WaveCenter/PCI must be set up to receive the wordclock transmitted by the 328XD (via the 328XD's S/PDIF output). Open the WaveCenter/PCI Control Panel, accessed by double clicking the WaveCenter/PCI icon on the Windows taskbar: Click on the `Clock/Device Status' tab. The following window should open: NOTE: Alternatively, the WaveCenter/PCI will also successfully clock to the ADAT output of the 328XD. The WaveCenter/PCI could also be set as wordclock master, and the 328XD can slave to the WaveCenter/PCI via the S/PDIF connections. However, the recommended configuration is to set the 328XD as wordclock master, with the WaveCenter/PCI slaving via S/PDIF, as outlined in this manual. Now the sample rate must be set. In the `Sample Rate' section, select the sample rate at which you wish to work. This should match the sample rate of the internal clock on the 328XD: 6 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCeneter/PCI NOTE: You can force Windows applications to only play back at the chosen sample rate by ticking the `Lock' tick box in the `Sample Rate' section. On the WaveCenter/PCI, the stereo device `S 1:2' (S/PDIF format) can be sourced from any physical input. In this configuration, it must be set to source from the WaveCenter/PCI coaxial S/PDIF input. With the `S 1:2' input set to `Coax', the WaveCenter/PCI recevies the S/PDIF stream from the 328XD, enabling the WaveCenter/PCI to slave to the 328XD via S/PDIF, and also allows the 328XD to send S/PDIF stereo data back to the WaveCenter/PCI. To make this setting, select `Coax' from the `S 1:2' pull-down menu. 7 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCenter/PCI Now the validity of the S/PDIF input received by the WaveCenter/PCI must be checked. The `Digital Input Status' section of the `Clock/Device Status' WaveCenter/PCI Control Panel shows the validity of the S/PDIF input with the following 3 indicators. S/PDIF input status indicators (From left to right): Signal Active/Inactive, Digital Audio Format Valid/Invalid, WaveCenter/PCI Locked/Unlocked Firstly, click on `Clear Errors' to initialize the indicators. In this configuration, all indicators should be continuously showing green. If any of the indicators are red, or display a slash, the S/PDIF output by the 328XD is not correctly being interpreted by the WaveCenter/PCI. If this is the case, check the S/PDIF cable is correctly connected from the S/PDIF output of the 328XD to the S/PDIF input of the WaveCenter/PCI. [. . . ] The 328XD MIDI Controller Bank can be used to automate Windows software remotely, e. g. Propellerhead's Rebirth 338, Native Instrument's Reaktor, Bitheadz Retro-AS1, vritual mixing consoles ­ indeed practically anything that responds to MIDI controller changes! · 11 Soundcraft 328XD and Frontier Design WaveCenter/PCI USING THE WAVECENTER/PCI WITH THE 328XD Accessing the WaveCenter/PCI ADAT I/O from the 328XD The WaveCenter/PCI will commonly be used with a software 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 WaveCenter/PCI ADAT I/O with the relevant Windows device drivers supplied with the WaveCenter/PCI. When playing back audio tracks from the software application, tracks 1-8 will be accessible on channels 17-24 respectively in 328XD BANK SELECT 17-32. [. . . ]