User manual TERRATEC PHASE88RACK

[. . . ] TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 88 Rack English Manual Version 1. 0, last revised: März 2004 CE Declaration We: TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: TerraTec Producer PHASE 88 Rack, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 55020 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. [. . . ] There are two separate coaxial jacks (RCA / jack) for recording and playback. The cables for digital connections are always connected "crosswise", meaning OUT to IN and vice-versa. Pulses are transmitted together with the audio data when the S/PDIF protocol is used. The interface of the PHASE 88 Rack system can send and receive up to 96 kHz. The correct driver for recording digital sources is called "PHASE 88 Digital". Should you decide at a later date to upgrade from the PCI connection to the optional FireWire (IEEE1394) board, the digital interface will be moved from the PCI card to the rack module. You can find detailed information on the digital interface settings in the PHASE Control Panel beginning on Ü page 30 Practical tip: For an absolutely clean and jitter-free signal path (when mastering, for example), use special shielded cables to transfer digital data via the coaxial interface. For more tips see Ü page 47. Advertisement ;-) TerraTec's Vice Versa is a compact digital converter, which allows audio devices to be connected with optical TOSLink connections to electrical cinch connections--and vice-versa. This clever switching technique allows you to select whether to use Vice Versa as a bi-directional converter or as a signal repeater. For more information, go to http://www. terratec. com/. 22 PHASE 88 Rack (English) MIDI interface. The Phase 88 Rack audio system has two separate MIDI interfaces--one each on the front and back panels of the 19" rack module. These are designed for connections to suitable peripherals such as MIDI keyboards, DAW controllers and many other devices. The cables for MIDI connections are always connected "crosswise", meaning OUT to IN and vice-versa. MIDI sequencer software usually offers you to loop MIDI data through, using the Through function. Practical tip: Even if your input keyboard (master keyboard) has a USB connection available, you should use the MIDI input (IN) of the PHASE 88 whenever possible: the "direct connection" to the PCI data bus of the computer, and thus to the MIDI software, allows a substantially faster and more stable timing than most USB-MIDI interfaces. Of course, the same is true for the output when it is needed. WordClock I/O A Sub-D socket is located on the back for the included WordClock cable. The WordClock is used to synchronize the PHASE 88 Rack audio system with other devices that use this rather common studio format, such as digital recorders, digital mixers, other PCI cards and much more. When synchronizing the PHASE 88 rack system externally as a slave via the WordClock interface, please don't forget to use a suitable 75 ohm BNC terminator (not included). Terminating the WordClock input is not necessary when using the PHASE 88 rack system as the master. PHASE 88 Rack (English) 23 The drivers (Windows operating system). The PHASE 88 Rack audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applications. The drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32 bits with all common sample rates between 8 and 96 kHz. In other words, the system always automatically sets itself to the sample rate with which an application is recording or playing back. In most Windows programs, you will encounter drivers with the designation "PHASE 88 Wave x/x" for recording and playback. In order to address the outputs of the Audio Interface, you will also find a numbering that corresponds to five output pairs: 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8, as well as Digital Left/Right. [. . . ] To ensure correct synchronization of the devices, you must switch the MasterClock to "External" in the PHASE Control Panel (see also page Ü 30). If you forget this step, audible errors such as dropouts and clicks may occur during recording--and already when monitoring the signal. And also in the reverse situation (an external device should run at the same rate at the audio system), make sure that settings of your additional peripherals match. The PHASE Control Panel must be set to "Internal" in this case (such as during operation without externally connected digital devices). [. . . ]