User manual SOUNDCRAFT RS5145

[. . . ] Using the rotary encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the `Tape Port Select' menu is highlighted and press <ENTER>. Now repeatedly press the Up cursor arrow until the `<Tape Ch17-24 >' menu page is displayed. Using the rotary encoder set the `Bank Source' to `ADAT': <Tape Ch17->24 > Bank Source:ADAT Now press the Down cursor arrow once, to set the wordlength. The Dakota is capable of 24 bit recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected here. [. . . ] The Dakota is capable of 24 bit recording, and so for optimum results, 24 bit wordlength can be selected here. If your sequencer supports 16 or 20 bit resolution, make this setting here ­ Check your sequencer manual for more information. Spirit Digital 328 v2 4 Set the desired wordlength on the 328 with the rotary encoder. <Tape Ch17->24 > Wordlength: 24 Press the down cursor to set the port for 328 ADAT port B, as for port A, and again to set the wordlength for port B. Press <ENTER> to confirm the settings. <Tape Ch25->32 > Bank Source:ADAT <Tape Ch25->32 > 24 Wordlength: S/PDIF Input The 328 S/PDIF input can be routed to any one of the following inputs: Stereo Input 1, Stereo Input 2, FX Return 1, FX Return 2, 2 Track Tape Return, providing that the AES/EBU input or oscillator has not already been assigned to that input. Commonly the Dakota S/PDIF output would be routed to Stereo Input 2, or the 2 Track Tape Return input. 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 rotary encoder, select the destination for the S/PDIF input, and press <ENTER> to confirm the setting: < SPDIF Input > Route To: STE-1 < SPDIF Input > Route To: FX-1 < SPDIF Input > Route To: 2TRK < SPDIF Input > Route To:NOWHERE NOTE If the S/PDIF input is not required, NOWHERE should be selected in the menu. Dakota Setup Guide 5 S/PDIF Output On the 328, the stereo S/PDIF output can be sourced from any of the following busses: Mix L/R, Aux 1/2, Aux 3/4, FX1/2 This will usually be set to `Mix', to allow a stereo mixdown to be recorded directly into the Dakota on the playback of a composition. As the Dakota 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 Dakota, recording the mixed signal from the 328 back into the Dakota 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 rotary encoder, select the source for the S/PDIF output < SPDIF Output > Src From: MIX < SPDIF Output > Src From: AUX1/2 < SPDIF Output > Src From: FX1/2 < SPDIF Output > Src From: GRP1/2 < SPDIF Output > Src From: CRM 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 328, even though no audio signal is being transmitted. The wordlength of the S/PDIF output must now be set. Here, the desired wordlength can be set to 16, 20 or 24 bit. NOTE If using the Dakota as an ASIO device, it is important here that the wordlength set here is the same as the 328 Tape Port wordlength (See `Tape Port' section earlier in this chapter). Spirit Digital 328 v2 6 Dakota Setup Wordclock & S/PDIF Input The Dakota must be set up to receive the wordclock transmitted by the 328 (via the 328's S/PDIF output). The Dakota supports both 16 bit and 24 bit ASIO wordlength resolution. Set the desired wordlength resolution in the `System' page of the Dakota Control Panel under the `ASIO Resolution' section: NOTE If you are using the Dakota as an ASIO device it is important that the wordlength set here is the same as the 328 S/PDIF output wordlength and also the same as the 328 Tape Port wordlength. Cubase VST) must also be set to work at this resolution ­ see the software manual for more information. This maintains an optimum bit resolution throughout the entire system. See Section 2 - `Digital 328 Setup' for information on making these settings on the 328. Spirit Digital 328 v2 12 MIDI If you wish to use the MIDI interface on the Dakota with the 328, ensure that the MIDI mode is enabled on the Dakota Control Panel. With the System page still open, in the `MIDI Mode' section, select `2x2': MIDI information can now be recorded and played back via the Dakota. Connecting the 328 to the PC via the Dakota MIDI interface has several benefits: · · MIDI automation data from the 328 can be recorded into a sequencer, which can then be replayed at any time to allow full dynamic automation of the 328. MIDI (System Exclusive) data dumps from the 328 to be saved onto the PC, which can be restored into the 328 at any time. This enables the PC to be used as a MIDI librarian where all the data stored in the 328 (snapshots, presets etc. ) can be backed up to a small system exclusive file on the PC. 328 software v1. 1 and above users only: The MIDI Controller bank on the 328 (`hidden' fader bank) can be used to remotely automate Windows software, e. g. [. . . ] MIDI (System Exclusive) data dumps from the 328 to be saved onto the PC, which can be restored into the 328 at any time. This enables the PC to be used as a MIDI librarian where all the data stored in the 328 (snapshots, presets etc. ) can be backed up to a small system exclusive file on the PC. 328 software v1. 1 and above users only: The MIDI Controller bank on the 328 (`hidden' fader bank) can be used to remotely automate Windows software, e. g. Propellerhead's Rebirth 338, Native Instrument's Reaktor, Bitheadz Retro-AS1, vritual mixing consoles ­ practically anything that responds to MIDI controller changes! · Dakota Setup Guide 13 4 Using The Dakota With The 328 Accessing The Dakota ADAT I/O From The 328 The Dakota 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. [. . . ]