MARIAN TRACE PRO AE Manuel utilisateur
TRACE PRO AE
User’s Guide
© November 2006, v1.06 MARIAN.
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Table of Contents
Welcome 4
Features 6
Installation 7
Scope of supply 7
System requirements 7
Connectors on the TRACE PRO AE 8
AES/EBU Inputs and Outputs 8
Wordclock/SuperClock Input 8
Analog Inputs and Outputs 8
S/PDIF Input 9
TDM SyncBus 9
The TRACE PRO AE in Detail 10
The first contact 10
The Mixer 11
What is it all about? 11
The channels 12
Specialities of digital channel strips 14
The master channel 14
Adaptable – changing the view of the TRACE PRO AE Mixer 15
The number of aux sums 16
Further functions 16
The Output Control 18
What is it all about? 19
Adaptable – changing the view of the Output Control 20
The clock status panel 22
What is it all about? 22
Clock-status and sample rate 22
Samplerate converter 23
Saving and loading setups 24
The MARIAN TDM SyncBus 26
Principles of the TDM SyncBus 26
Using the TDM SyncBus 26
The settings 28
Synchronization 29
Latency 33
Audio Options 34
ASIO Device Setup 36
The TRACE PRO AE in the connection with digital devices 38
Background 38
What is a clock? 38
The rules in the digital audio world 39
Important notes on TRACE PRO AE and digital clock. 39
The channel references 42
Playback line 42
Record line 42
PCI Bus Master Technology 43
Hands on the TRACE PRO AE 44
Sounding Good 44
Background 44
How to do it? 44
Setting up the latency 45
Background 45
Setting up the “DMA Latency” 46
Setting up the audio driver latency 47
In a Project Studio 48
Situation 48
Hardware routing 48
Software routing 48
Volume settings 49
Finalizing 49
The TRACE PRO AE as hard-disk-recording-system 50
Situation 50
What’s there to care about? 50
The TDM SyncBus – Example 1 52
The situation 52
The solution 52
The TDM SyncBus – Example 2 53
The situation 53
The solution 53
Glossary 54
Technical Facts 58
Service and Support 61
Warranty 61
Contact 61
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Welcome
Congratulations and thank you very much that you decided in favour of a
MARIAN product. You have chosen an innovative and powerful sound
system, created according to your needs, the needs of our faithful
customers. We are proud to present to you: the TRACE PRO AE.
With this fine piece of high technology you are well equipped for the future
of digital audio signal processing. That is because the TRACE PRO AE is
not just simply a recording system with professional connections in crystal-
clear audio quality of 24 bit and 192 kHz – once installed it will upgrade
your computer to a most flexible digital audio workstation. It offers you
possibilities realized yet with expensive additional equipment only and
hardly ever within a computer. You can, e.g. mix input signals and
playback signals of a software without any delay on a comfortable mixer
surface.
Due to the high quality input sample rate converter of digital input of the
TRACE PRO AE you achieve a flexibility in handling different digital
audio data format unheard-of so far. Thanks to the unique Output Control
extensive routings of all digital and analog single- and mix-signals are set
up, saved and recalled in a jiffy – just like at a patchbay.
As the special feature, the TRACE PRO AE includes the all-new TDM
SyncBus. This amazing and mighty tool of digital signal processing is
integrated directly within the powerful DSP mixer. With the help of the
TDM SyncBus all available signals can easily be directed to the input of a
TRACE PRO AE or other Marian Soundcards with TDM SyncBus option,
and are available there like “real” physical input signals. The resulting
routing- and mix-capabilities are almost unlimited.
Please take your time to go through the next pages of this manual also.
Besides helpful explanations for the installation, it offers many valuable
hints on how to use the Mixer and the Output Control effectively and
profitably. If you run in on technical terms while reading, which are
unknown to you, the glossary at the end of this manual will helpfully serve
you for their clearance.
Now, we do wish you lots of success in working with the TRACE PRO
AE. We hope it will bring you just as much fun, as we had developing it.
Your MARIAN Team
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6
Features
Your TRACE PRO AE comes with a lot of great functions. Here you can
find a small list of properties and capabilities.
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PCI Busmaster card
9
Full duplex support and Multi-Client Support
9
2 analog, balanced in- and outputs with switchable reference level
9
Digital Stereo in- and output in AES/EBU format
9
Digital S/PDIF input for internal CD/DVD drives
9
High-quality samplerate converter for the digital input
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24 bit / 192 kHz resolution
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Complete balanced signal circuits for all connectors
9
20 channel DSP Mixer; FPGA based, 40 Bits Precision; latency-
free
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Flexible and extensive mix-, monitor- and routing possibilities
9
DAT-marker support
9
MARIAN SyncBus compatible
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MARIAN TDM SyncBus compatible
9
WordClock/SuperClock input with software switch able
termination
9
Synchronization as clock master (output of internal clock on
AES/EBU outputs or SyncBus)
9
Synchronization as clock slave (using external clock on
WordClock or digital input or SyncBus)
9
Highly-developed multi-client driver for Windows™ XP: MME,
ASIO 2.0, GSIF 2.0, WDM-Audio, DirectSound
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Installation
On the quick start guide and in the interactive tutorial on the driver CD you
will find all important installation steps explained graphically. If you have
any further questions concerning the installation, please contact our support
service. At the end of this manual you will find the different ways of
contacting us.
Scope of supply
After opening the package of the TRACE PRO AE, please check if the
following components are included and undamaged.
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1 x TRACE PRO AE PCI slot card
9
1 x XLR breakout cable for analog
9
1 x XLR breakout cable for digital
9
1 x connector cable for internal S/PDIF input
9
1 x CD-ROM with driver software
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1 x CD-ROM with bundle software
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this manual with quick installation guide
System requirements
For successful and orderly operation of the TRACE PRO AE, the following
basic requirements have to be met.
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Intel Pentium-, or AMD CPU with at least 1 GHz clock and 256
MB RAM
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Operating system Windows
™
2000, Windows
™
XP Home or
Professional or Windows
™
2003 Server
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Direct X 9b
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One free PCI slot
Connectors on the TRACE PRO AE
S/PDIF input for
internal CD/DVD
drives
TDM
SyncBus
AES/EBU breakout
cable connector for
digital in- and output
WordClock/Superclock
input
Breakout cable
connector for analog
in- and output
AES/EBU Inputs and Outputs
The stereo AES/EBU in- and output is connected to the TRACE PRO AE
using a breakout cable.
Wordclock/SuperClock Input
Connect the Wordclock or SuperClock output of a digital clock device
here, if the TRACE PRO AE is to be synchronized externally.
Analog Inputs and Outputs
The stereo analog in- and output is connected to the TRACE PRO AE using
a breakout cable.
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