User manual CME UF400E V1.0

[. . . ] Firewire Audio Expansion Board User's Manual CME UF400e English Manual Version 1. 0, last revised: July 2005 Thank you for choosing CME UF400e -- Firewire Audio Expansion Board Please keep all the important information here Attach your invoice or receipt here for reference Purchase date Dealer's tel. Serial Dealer's name and addr. Warning: · Improper connection may cause damage to the device. Copyright · Copyright of the manual belongs to Central Music Co. 2005 UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual 1 CE Declaration We: CME (Brand under Central Music Co. ) hereby declare that the product: UF400e to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: EN 55022, EN 55024 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. [. . . ] ASIO applications such as Cubase SX often have an option to switch the hardware from an internal to an external (sometimes also called S/PDIF) clock source. The switch to an external clock is not to be confused with external synchronization to MIDI devices, video equipment or tape decks and therefore cannot be found in the Sync, MIDI Clock, MTC or SMPTE settings of the applications. AC3 and DTS can also be played back via the digital output. Select "NonAudio " for the digital output in the Control Panel under "Routing". This setting mutes the Digital Play path in the digital mixer so that the non-audio signals are not also sent to the analog outputs. Practical tip: For an absolutely clean and jitter-free signal path (when mastering, for example), use special shielded RCA cables to transfer digital data. MIDI interface MIDI IN/OUT/THRU is available for suitably-equipped peripherals such as MIDI keyboards, DAW controllers and other devices. The cables for MIDI connections are 16 UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual 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. Drivers The Windows drivers The UF400e audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applications. The audio drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32 bits with all common sample rates between 32 and 192 kHz. (Digital I/O up to 96 kHz) The MME wave driver. In most Windows programs, you will encounter drivers with the designation " UF400e (0) MC Out" for recording and playback. These are multichannel drivers that support all six outputs (4 analog and 2 digital). The specific routing options for these drivers can be found in the UF400e Control Panel. The ASIO driver and the ASIO Control Panel The abbreviation ASIO stands for "Audio Streaming Input Output" and refers to a 32-bit driver model developed by Steinberg. The advantage of the ASIO driver is the extremely low audio recording and playback delay times, also known as latency. Values significantly under 10 ms--and less than 4 ms on fast, cleanly-configured systems--at sample rates exceeding 96 kHz are quite realistic. The format also supports sound Boards with multiple inputs and outputs--so-called multi-I/O Boards --as well as direct monitoring and multi-client mode (ASIO 2. 0 or later). Programs that make use of Steinberg's ASIO interface indicate in the corresponding dialogs the ASIO drivers of the UF400e. The ASIO driver is listed in compatible programs under "ASIO for UF400e FireWire series". Device configuration in Cubase SX 2 UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual 17 The inputs and outputs (generally called "busses" or "channels") available in the individual programs are generally called "Out 1 UF400e", "Out 2 UF400e", etc. ASIO audio connections in WaveLab 5 The GSIF driver The GSIF driver of the audio interfaces is also visible only in certain programs. The GigaStudio sampler application and other Tascam / Nemesys products can also access the hardware in a very fast and direct manner. The outputs available in each program are called here "UF400e (0)" and lead directly to the outputs of the UF400e audio system. The MIDI driver For the recording and playback of MIDI data via the MIDI IN and OUT jacks, a separate driver is available. The driver designated as "UF400e(0) Midi In 1 or Out 1" in this system, and it can be selected in any situation in which its use would be appropriate. Practical tip: If MIDI files, which can be played back using Windows' media players, are also to be transferred to externally connected devices, open the "Sounds and Multimedia Properties " dialog window from the Windows Control Panel and set the " MIDI Music Playback" device to the driver mentioned above. In detailspecial properties of the drivers. DirectSound & WDM It goes without saying that the drivers of the UF400e also support Microsoft' s DirectSound or DirectSound 3D interface. What's more, the software complies strictly with Microsoft's WDM specification. For example, the drivers are able to play back audio data streams from multiple applications in parallel (multi-client, a " 18 UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual luxury" that faithful TerraTec customers have enjoyed since 1997). [. . . ] This section contains a number of truly useful settings that not only beautify your UF400e Control Panel, but which improve the overview of its display: A click on the Background, Text, Static Controls and Peakmeter buttons opens the Windows dialog to change the colors. The "Reflections off" option disables the attractive reflections of the elements. Test the settings made above in the right-hand part of the window and save them when you're satisfied. Once saved, you can find your personal color settings in the dropdown menu, which already contains a number of examples. [. . . ]