User manual SOUNDCRAFT SPIRIT 328 V2

[. . . ] 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL SOFTWARE v 2 USER GUIDE ZM0219 - Issue 3 Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL SAFETY GUIDE Safety Symbol Guide Approvals and Notice Warranty Important Safety Instructions Cautions Warnings II III IV V V VI Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 i 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL SAFETY SYMBOL GUIDE For your own safety and to avoid invalidation of the warranty all text marked with these Symbols should be read carefully. CAUTIONS Must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. WARNINGS Must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. NOTES Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment. ii Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 SPIRIT DIGITAL IMPORTANT Please read this manual carefully before connecting your Interface to the mains for the first time. 328 © Harman International Industries Ltd. 2000 All rights reserved Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents. ZM0219 Issue 3 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. [. . . ] This feature allows the effect of a noise gate sourced from one channel to be applied to another, destination channel, even without being applied to the original source channel. SAVING A DYNAMICS PROCESSOR TO THE DYN 1 OR 2 PRESETS LIBRARIES Once you have followed the above procedure for loading and editing a Compressor you may well want to store the settings for recall at a later stage. when a Dynamics Processor is saved it will automatically be saved to both libraries. Follow the above procedure to get to the Menu where the Compressor's parameters can be adjusted (You can only save the Compressor's settings from this Menu. ) Once you are happy with the adjustments you have made to the Compressor and are ready to store them, press the ENTER/YES button. The LCD display will read and the library number will be displayed below this. You can now use the number (1 - 64). st arrow keys or the PARAM encoder to select a library 88 Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 SPIRIT DIGITAL To abort, press EXIT/NO, or press ENTER/YES to name and store the Dynamics Preset. You can now use the arrow keys to select the character you wish to change and the PARAM encoder to select the letter or number you wish to change it to. Characters can be deleted in the following ways: To delete the selected character and move the cursor one character to the right, press and hold the cursor key and press the cursor key once for each character to be deleted To delete the selected character and move the cursor one character to the left, press and hold the cursor key and press the cursor key once for each character to be deleted Once you are happy with your choice press the ENTER/YES button to store the new name and preset or EXIT/NO to abort. To rename the preset at a later date you must highlight the preset within the Dyn Presets menu and press the and cursor keys simultaneously. Naming is done in the same way. 328 DELETING THE DYNAMICS PROCESSORS PRESETS Press the DYN/FX button. Use the arrow keys or the PARAM encoder to select the DYN 1 or DYN 2 Presets menu. Use the arrow keys or the PARAM encoder to select the Dynamics Preset you want to delete. Press the EXIT/NO button and the LCD display will show st st and the chosen Preset. Press ENTER/YES to delete or EXIT/NO to abort. Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 89 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL PART 5 THE MENU' BUTTON Overview The Digital 328 menu pages allow configuration of Digital I/O, MIDI setup, Snapshots and User Setups. There are 19 Menu pages, accessed by pressing the MENU switch: 5. 1 5. 2 5. 3 5. 4 5. 5 5. 6 5. 7 5. 8 5. 9 5. 10 5. 11 5. 12 5. 13 5. 14 5. 15 5. 16 5. 17 5. 18 5. 19 5. 20 Software Info User Options MIDI Controllers MIDI Ctl Presets MIDI Dump Out MIDI Dump In Tape Trim Setup Tape Port Select SPDIF I/P Setup AES/EBU I/P Set SPDIF O/P Setup AES/EBU O/P Set Tape Mach Setup Clock Source Sel Snapshot Setup Automation Setup Chan Copy Setup Chan Link Setup User Setups Display Setup 90 Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 SPIRIT DIGITAL The Menus Use either the arrow keys or the PARAM encoder to select the Menu page you want to enter and then press the ENTER/YES button to enter the chosen page. 328 st 5. 1 SOFTWARE INFO This page will tell you what software version your 328 is currently operating on. The functions described in this User Guide are based on consoles using Version 2. 0 Software or later. Navigate the Software Info menu with the Release: stÿarrow keys. the software version installed. Build:i build number of the installed software. ISurf: Digital 328 Input Surface hardware version. MSurf: Digital 328 Master Surface hardware version. V1. 00 Crystal: clock crystal version installed in the console. SRC: indicates whether the console's S/PDIF is fitted with a Sample Rate Converter or not. If sample rate conversion is fitted to the S/PDIF input, S/PDIF will not be seen as a source from which the 328 can slave wordclock in the Clock Source Select menu (see Section 5. 14). The latest Software revision is available for download from the Soundcraft Web site. Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 91 328 SPIRIT DIGITAL 5. 2 USER OPTIONS Press the ENTER/YES button and then use the arrow keys to select the page you want to adjust and the PARAM encoder to change the settings. MIDI Channel st This sets the MIDI Channel which the 328 transmits and receives MIDI Program Changes FOR SNAPSHOT AUTOMATION ONLY (see Section 4). Other MIDI commands transmitted or received by the 328 such as automation data, MIDI timecode or MMC commands are unaffected by this setting. OMNI mode : ON/OFF This setting allows the 328 to either receive or not receive MIDI Program Changes on all 16 MIDI Channels FOR SNAPSHOT AUTOMATION ONLY. Other MIDI commands transmitted or received by the 328 such as automation data, MIDI timecode or MMC commands are unaffected by this setting. Set OMNI mode to ON if you wish the 328 to respond to incoming MIDI Program Changes on all 16 MIDI channels or to OFF if you wish the 328 to respond only to the MIDI channel selected above. Note that MIDI Program Changes are only transmitted on the MIDI Channel setting above regardless of the OMNI mode setting when a Snapshot with MIDI RECALL set to ON (see Section 3J Part 2) is recalled. [. . . ] Refer to the Soundcraft/Pro Tools Setup Guide on our website for more detailed setup information. FADER BANK SHIFTING, PLUG-IN AND AUX SEND CONTROL Note: Only TDM systems can take advantage of Plug-in and Aux send control 146 Spirit Digital 328 Users Guide Version 2 SPIRIT DIGITAL On the Digital 328 under Tape Machine Setup, choose 'Custom Machine' and set it as follows: Timecode src: Status: MIDI: Play: Stop: Record: Rewind: FF: Locate 1: Locate 2: Shift Key: MIDI Channel: Frame Rate: MTC Slave Note On E -2 Eb -2 F -2 C -1 C# -1 PTL+ (all the way up) PTL OFF (all the way up) 15 30 328 With these settings, pressing LOC 1 moves forward between Fader & Pan control, Plug-in control, Fader and Aux 1 send, Fader and Aux 2 send, Fader and Aux 3 send, Fader and Aux 4 send, Fader and Aux 5 send, and back again. Rewind and Fast Forward buttons become 'bank shift' controls. Pressing Fast Forward on the 328 moves channel banks to the right 16 at a time. Note: Play, Record and Stop Commands only work while Plug-In control is activated. [. . . ]