Crane Song HEDD-192 Manuel utilisateur

CRANE SONG LTD.

2117 East 5th Street

Superior, WI 54880 USA

tel: 715-398-3627

fax: 715-398-3279

www.cranesong.com

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

Version 1.10

HARMONICALLY ENHANCED

DIGITAL DEVICE

-192

INTRODUCTION ...........................................

PANEL REFERENCE .....................................

CONTROL DESCRIPTION ..............................

THE PROCESS ..............................................

APPLICATIONS .............................................

PROCESS BLOCK DIAGRAMS .......................

SPECIFICATIONS .........................................

REGISTRATION FORM ...................................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

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HEDD, short for harmonically enhanced digital device, is a technological break through in signal

processing. HEDD is engineered to provide musically pleasing sound with the capability of

generating tube/analog sounds in the digital domain.

HEDD gives any user who works with digital the ability to sound less digital and more analog.

Applications include: CD preparation, work station input and output, DAT machine A/D and D/A

convertor replacement and effects generation ( warming or changing sounds in the digital do-

main). HEDD can be used in tracking, mixing, and mastering.

The front panel controls allow the user to select input source, sample rate, and continuously

variable triode and pentode sounds. The HEDD can operate as an effects device or as separate

A/D and D/A convertor with the harmonic generation process applied to either the A/D or D/A

convertor.

The signal processor performs 24 Bit Processing on digital or analog source.

HEDD has transformerless balanced analog inputs and outputs, transformer isolated digital

inputs and outputs, and uses separate power transformers and supplies for the analog and digital

sections. The unit is 1 rack space tall and operates from 110V, 115V, 230V or 240V mains.

The 192K upgrade will be available when the appropriate components become available, and a

communication standard is in place

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16 bit dither

no dither

20 bit dither

procress controls

Select Sample Rate

In/Out

Meter Reset

Digital Source

Power Switch

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THE CONTROLS

SAMPLE RATE SWITCH

The A/D clock rate can be set from 44.1Khz TO 96KHz or an external WC reference. When the

components become available and there is a commutation standard, it will be upgradable to

192Khz. When a valid word clock is applied and WC is selected a red light next to the switch will

light indicate lock. If lock is lost, HEDD-192 will default to 44.1Khz and the light will be off. When-

ever the sample rate is changed, the A/D convertor is re calibrated. This will keep the convertor

working as accurately as possible.

OVER RESET BUTTON

Clears the overload LED. It also clears the peak memory value.

BYPASS SWITCH

The switch enables or disables the DSP process. There is a small time lag when the process is

turned on and off to reduce the possibility of clicks in the audio.

INPUT SWITCH

The input switch selects between the AES and S/PDIF inputs

TRIODE

The triode function creates a triode like harmonic structure. This process contains strong even

order harmonics, but is not strictly even order. This affects the bottom of your signal by fattening it

up and it should be noted that even order harmonics are difficult to hear. The harmonic structure

changes with signal level and the amount of process being applied, just like it does in a tube and

the analog world.

PENTODE

The pentode function creates mostly third harmonic information but contains some higher order

odd harmonics depending on the signal level and the amount of process. It is like driving a

pentode into over load. The pentode process makes things sound brighter, and brings out detail.

This can also be described as a compression effect. The pentode process affects the triode

process because the two processes are in series.

TAPE

The tape function emulates magnetic recording tape. Tape distortions are odd harmonic, starting

with the third and fifth. As you increase the level on tape the harmonic content increases and

higher odd harmonics are added. A tape recorder also contains record and reproduce equalizers

that modify the harmonic content. The result is a sound that fattens up the bottom and midrange

of a recording and as you increase the process. There can be loss of hi frequencies with respect

to low frequencies if driven far enough, and the high frequencies start compressing sooner then

the low frequencies. This is a result of the compression function and eq. curves in the process.

The compression also squashes peaks and results in a higher average level. The tape process is

in series after the triode and pentode processes and thus modifies them both.

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PROCESS SWITCH

The process switch selects whether the signal processor is attached to the D/A convertor,

A/D convertor, is configured for digital in - digital out, or analog in - analog out. An analog gener-

ated dither source is available to the A/D convertor and to the digital in - digital out modes. The

dither is enabled by selecting the process in the 16 or 20 bit groupings

THE PROCESS

The harmonic process runs 24 bit internal. The digital inputs and outputs are also 24 bit. If you

feed 24 bit digital in you will get 24 bit digital out. If you are recording 16 bit digital, it is

Recommended that you listen to your 16 bit data and adjust the process so it sounds good. Keep

in mind that HEDD generates harmonically related information. It was arrived at by analyzing

harmonic distortion in prized equipment and a lot of listening. If you feed 16 bit audio into the

HEDD-192, it will generate 24 bit data because of its internal 24 bit calculations. This extra

resolution is harmonically related information. If you use only 16 bits of the output it is not a

problem. We recommend that if you are recording to 16 bits, monitor the process from the 16 bit

output of your system to get optimum results in adjusting HEDD.

When using the process you will affect your average signal level if you turn the process up far

enough. When adding harmonic content, the audio is going to get louder if it is modified to a great

enough level. With the HEDD process, the peaks in your signal are being reduced while the low-

level harmonic content is being increased. What this means is that the HEDD process will not

cause any overs. In fact, what it will do, is reduce the level of existing overs. Think of it as a tube

or tape doing soft clipping, i.e. squashing the peaks and causing analog compression.

HOW MUCH PROCESS TO USE

There are no rules, but here are some general guidelines. Making it sound good is what its

all about. The process is level and program dependent. Settings that will work best for one

source may not work at all for another source. If you need a general purpose setting try running

the process knobs at 3.5 to 6. This should be safe. When you run the knobs in the 5 and up

range it is easy to go too far but it could be a cool thing. Because we are not used to a musical

device that changes harmonic content with a knob it will take a little ear learning. It is also good to

be aware that the ear loves a little harmonic generation. Turning HEDD off can take the life out of

your program material, even if you did not notice it turn on.

The amount of process can result in subtle changes or drastic changes depending on what the

program is like and how much process is being added. In other words the difference between

analog and digital recordings can be subtle or drastic. It will be easier to hear in material that is

more open as opposed to material that is very dense. The amount of low frequency information

will also affect how we hear the process.

DITHERING

The dither process is proprietary to Crane Song. It is an analog generated source that has been

filtered to a spectrum where the ear is least sensitive. We believe that this process sounds better

than other systems and is less likely to cause noise problems as compared to other dither

sources. The dither is added to the audio source as apposed to a digital process. This is the best

way to dither an A/D convertor. It happens in the conversion.

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It is also possible to add this dither to an existing audio source. Dither can be added by

running digital in, digital out and selecting the part of the Process switch that is labeled 16 bit

or 20 bit depending on what you want to dither to. To disable the dither run the unit where the

process switch is labeled 24 bit. This will record correctly on a 16 bit recorder

EXTERNAL WC SYNC

The external WC connections are for A/D convertor synchronization with an external world.

They do not effect the digital inputs because the digital inputs provide their own clock informa-

tion. The input connection is used to synchronize the A/D convertor to an external source.

The output connection is at the rate of the A/D convertor whether internal or external clock is

selected and can be used as a sync. source. When HEDD recognizes and locks on to exter-

nal WC and WC is selected on the front panel an LED by the sample rate switch lights up to

indicate lock. If there is no lock HEDD defaults to a 44.1 KHz sample rate.

METER

The meter is calculated by the DSP and follows the HEDD process, as selected by the

process switch. The peak hold can be set to run in one of two different modes. First is a 2

second hold then the peak indicator will drop back to a lower level. In the second mode the

peak value is held until the OVER RESET button is pushed. This mode is good for those of

us that may have to leave the room and want to know what the maximum value was during

the transfer. There is an internal jumper that can be changed or select either options. The

default mode is memory or hold forever.

OVERS

The Over led lights on detecting a digital over load. This is done by the DSP. The Over

indicator will respond from the analog input when the process is selected as analog or A/D.

The Over indicator will respond to the digital source when the process is selected as digital or

D/A. We are defining a digital over as a single sample overload.

APPLICATIONS

HEDD can be used for many different tasks. It can be operated in the following modes;

analog in / analog out; digital in / digital out; and as A/D and D/A convertors with the signal

processor operation attached to either convertor.

You can put it on the stereo bus of a digital console feeding a digital device or have analog

output. It can be used as the A/D convertor and D/A convertor for a digital tape multi track

or a DAT machine. It can go between 2 DAT machines in the digital mode to process exist-

ing material. You can even use it to convert to analog for processing and then back to

digital. HEDD is also useful for tracking and mixing, and it can be used analog in, analog

out. It will allow you to do amazing things to individual tracks. HEDD can also be used in

mastering as a convertor or as a digital in / digital out processor. HEDD opens up a new

world of signal processing.

PROCESS BLOCK DIAGRAMS

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PROCESS BLOCK DIAGRAMS (CONT.)

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