Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD manual

X X L L o o g g i i c c D D e e l l t t a a - - L L i i n n k k M M A A D D I I H H D D MADI Interface for Digidesign ® HD Systems Installation and User Guide 82S6ALS20C Solid State Logic S O U N D || V I S I O N[...]

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Safety and Installation Considerations 1 1. Introduction 3 XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD 3 Reading conventions 4 2. Overview 5 Front panel 5 Rear panel 6 3. Installation 8 4. Synchronization 10 Pro T ools ® HD card 10 Delta-Link MADI HD 10 W ordClock / FrameClock 1 1 High Speed and SMUX modes 12 5. Sample Rates and I/O Mapping 12 I/O mapping and Sampl[...]

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This section contains definitions, warnings, and practical information to ensure a safe working environment. Please take time to read this section befor e installing or using this unit. Please do not dispose of these instructions. Safety and Installation Considerations General Safety • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Hee[...]

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3 XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD Congratulations on your purchase of the XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD! Please be assured that it will provide you with many years of reliable service while delivering the pristine audio quality you expect from any Solid State Logic product. The Delta-Link MADI HD is an elegantly styled, 1U high, rack mountable unit. The fron[...]

Reading conventions Software menus Where appropriate, to indicate a “path” under a Solid State Logic or Pro T ools ® software menu, the following format will be used; menu: Header|Submenu 1|Submenu 2|Submenu 3|Item. Screenshots The appearance of SSL or Pro T ools ® software on your computer screen may be different from the screenshots in this[...]

5 Front panel Power switch Lock LED Power LED Power switch This switch is used to power the unit up or down. Power LED This LED is lit when the Delta-Link MADI HD is switched on. Lock LED This LED indicates that a W ordClock signal is received: • It is lit when the Delta-Link MADI HD is receiving a stable signal at the required sample rate. • I[...]

Rear panel Primary Port A Primary Port B USB Port Mains connector MADI Port A output (left) MADI Port B output (left) W or dClock input and input (right) and input (right) 6[...]

7 Primary Port A / Primary Port B Each Pro T ools ® HD port provides 32 input and output channels, regardless of sample rate. MADI A / MADI B The two MADI ports provide up to 64 input and output channels, depending on sample rate. Both MADI interfaces are fibre optic usin g SC- type connecto rs; we of fer a separa te external MADI coaxial to opti [...]

The Delta-Link MADI HD package includes: • The Delta-Link MADI HD unit. • 2 of 0.9m (35") DigiLink cables. • The mains connection cable. • This manual. NOTE: The maximum allowable length of cables r equired to connect the Digidesign ® car ds to the Delta-Link MADI HD (DigiLink cables) varies as follows accor ding to the sample rate be[...]

9 1. In a typical setup, connect Primary Port A of the Delta-Link MADI HD to the Primary Port of your HD Core card and Pri mar y Port B of the Delt a-L ink MA DI HD to th e Prima ry Port of y our fir st HD Accel ca rd via Digi Lin k ca ble s suppl ied . T echnically , any Primary Port of the Delta-Link MADI HD is compatible with any Primary Port of[...]

Pro T ools ® HD card The Pro T ools ® HD card is designed to operate as a Clock Slave, locking to a clock reference signal provided by the audio unit connected to its primary port. The interface unit can define the sample rate internally , or can itself be synchronized to an external reference signal (e.g. W ordClock). Whenever the user selects a[...]

1 1 W ordClock / FrameClock The W ordClock input can translate W ordClock or FrameClock to the required Sample Rate. The “LOCK” LED on the front panel indicates reception of a stable signal. NOTE: When a “multiplexing” mode is used for digital audio transfers, the frame rate of the audio clock is equal to the audio sample rate at up to 48kH[...]

High Speed and SMUX modes • Sampli ng frequencies up to 48kHz are des ignate d as being in the “NFS rang e” (from NFs, Normal Freq uency sampling) . • Sampling frequencies above 48kHz and up to 96kHz are in the “DFS range” (from DFs, Double Frequency sampling). • Sampling frequencies above 96kHz and up to 192kHz are in the “QFS rang[...]

13 I/O mapping and Sample Rate range NFS range (44.1kHz to 48kHz): 64-48 “normal” mode T wo Primary Ports interact with one MADI Port. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 0 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port A, cha[...]

NFS range (44.1kHz to 48kHz): 64-48 “special” mode T wo Primary Ports interact with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 64 NOTE: The 64-48 special mo[...]

15 DFS range (88.2kHz to 96kHz): 64-96 mode T wo Primary Ports interact with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 64 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary [...]

QFS range (176.4kHz to 192kHz): 32-192 mode One Primary Port interacts with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 16 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 16 Primary Port A, channel 17 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 17 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 32 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary P[...]

17 General information The Delta-Link MADI HD can work with Pro T ools ® HD systems running on a W i ndows PC or Macintosh OS X computer . Using the Delta-Link MADI HD with the Pro T ools ® software is generally straightforward. However, there are a few points to be aware of: • The Delta-Link MADI HD appears in the Pro T ools ® software as fo [...]

The screenshot below was made using a Pro T ools ® HD system with a single Del ta-Link MADI HD which appears as a set of 192 I/O peripherals (see below , top left). All the inputs and outputs listed belong to this single unit. 18[...]

19 Remote control of Delta-Link MADI HD settings Some Delta-Link MADI HD system settings can be controlled via the Analog Out tab of the Pro T ools ® software’ s Hardware Setup window (select Setup|Hardw are ).[...]

In the Hardware Setup window , the “Output T rim” settings are irrelevant to the Delta-Link MADI HD because its inputs and outputs are all digital. Therefore, they can be used to set various Alpha-Link parameters as follows: The 56/28/14 channel MADI mode of the Delta-Link MADI HD does not currently support varispeed operation whilst the 64/32/[...]

21 Known issues Start up errors When the Pro T ools ® software starts up, it uses the settings defined during the previous session, e.g. number and type of Audio Interfaces, I/O setup, etc. If you have used a Legacy Audio Interface (defined through menu: Setu p|Hardware ), and then replaced its current Audio Interfaces with the Delta-Lin k MADI HD[...]

The best way to ensure all Legacy Interfaces are removed is to click the name of a Legacy Audio Interface (e.g. 882/20 or 888/24) and to select “No Interfaces” from the “Interface” drop down box. After the Legacy Interfaces have been removed, select the 192 I/O device, click the “Main” tab and select “Expansion I/O” in the “Port S[...]

23 Playback Engine The Delta-Link MADI HD provides up to 64 input and output channels. Therefore, the number of voices for the Playback Engine may need to be increased. For instance, in order to playback and record 64 tracks simultaneously at 96kHz, go to menu: Setup|Pla yback Engine and select “128 voices”.[...]

System Resources The system resource usage can always be checked in the Pro T ools ® software under menu: Windo w|System Usage : Firmware Updates The Delta-link MADI HD features a USB connector on th e bac k pane l to allo w for fire wir e upda tes or setti ngs modifications. When a new fi rmwa re update is relea sed, an updat e utility wil l be a[...]

25 Symptoms Possible solutions The Delta-Link MADI HD is not detected by the software. Check that the Delta-Link MADI HD is connected to the mains supply and that the Power switch is in the On position (the Power LED should be lit). Check the condition of the mains cable. Check that the Delta-Link MADI HD is connected to the Pro T ools ® HD cards [...]

26 8. Specifications Physical * Depth 175mm / 7" casing only Height 44.5mm / 1.75" (1 RU) W idth 438mm / 17.25" casing only 482mm / 19" inc’ rack ears W eight 2.2kg / 5 pounds Power < 15 W atts Boxed size 320mm x 550mm x 80mm 12.75" x 21.75" x 3.25" Boxed weight 2.7kg / 6 pounds * All values are approximate E[...]

27 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu l interfe rence in a res identia l instal lation. This equi pment gener ates , uses a nd ca n radi ate ra dio fr equen cy en erg y and, if[...]

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