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- Page 1 Apogee AMBus Expansion Card User’s Guide V1.0 - March 2007...
- Page 3 Apogee AMBus Expansion Card User’s Guide V1.0 - March 2007...
- Page 4 Copyright Notice The Apogee AMBus FireWire card is a computer-based device, and as such contains and uses software in ROMs. This software, and all related documentation, including this User’s Guide contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws.
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Page 5: Declarations Of Conformity
Canada. Declaration of Conformity – CE Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the product, the AMBus FireWire card, to which this declara- tion relates, is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: • EN50081-1/EN55022; 1995 •... -
Page 6: Registration And Warranty Information
Apogee. In the event your AMBus FireWire card needs to be upgraded or repaired, it is necessary to contact Apogee prior to shipping, and a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number will be assigned. This number will serve as a reference for you and helps facilitate and expedite the return process. - Page 7 The serial number is located on the rear panel of the unit. We suggest you record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever you call an authorized Apogee Electronics repair facility or the manufacturer. Please be sure to return your com- pleted warranty card immediately! AMBus FireWire card Serial No._____________________________________________...
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Page 9: Table Of Contents
WDM sound buffer depth 14 General Notes 15 Troubleshooting 15 Configuring Audio Applications for use with AMBus FireWire equipped Apogee Interfaces 16-18 Configuring Steinberg Nuendo on Windows XP 16 Configuring Windows Media Player on Windows XP 17 Configuring Apple Logic on OS X 17 Configuring Apple Logic on OS X (continued) 18... -
Page 10: Introduction
At least 512 megs RAM Apogee AD-8000 or Trak2 interface Overview The following steps must be completed before using your AMBus FireWire card. A detailed description of each step may be found further in this User’s Guide. For Mac OS X Users: •... -
Page 11: Before Starting
The AD-8000 does not support sample rates of 88k2-96k, even though these rates are listed in the FireWire driver’s sample rate selection drop-down menus. Clock Source The clock source of the Apogee interface must be selected from the AD-8000 or Trak2’s front panel. Software switching of clock source is not supported. -
Page 12: Working With Os X
1. Thanks to the class compliant FireWire driver in Apple’s OS X, no drivers need to be installed. 2. After installing the AMBus FireWire card in the host interface and connecting the card to your computer, open the Audio Midi Setup utility, found on an OSX Macintosh here: Applications/Utilities/Audio Midi Setup. -
Page 13: Working With Os X
1 In OS X’s Audio Midi Setup, set Clock Source to Apogee FireWire (xxxx) Ext Plug5. 2 On the Apogee host interface front panel, set the clock source to the desired clock source (such as word clock); (on a Rosetta 200 or 800, set Sample Rate to EXT and Sync to the desired clock source). -
Page 14: Working With Windows Xp
You will be instructed at which point during the driver installation process to connect the AMBus FireWire card. If you have multiple units, be sure to connect them all when instructed to do so. Download the Windows XP driver from our web site here: http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads/ unzip the downloaded file. - Page 15 AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 3 Determine the Destination for the installer, and click Next. We recommend that you install the driver in the default location. 4 Click Next. 2 Click Continue Anyway. Disregard this mes-...
- Page 16 AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 3 Now connect the X-FW-equipped interface, and click Next. It may be necessary to wait for the New Hard- ware Found notification pop-up to appear before clicking Next.
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Page 17: Apogee 1394 Audio Control Panel
Once correct driver installation has been verified, open the Apogee 1394 Audio control panel by double clicking on the Apogee 1394 Audio icon found in the Windows XP control panel. While discovering the functionality of the control panel as described below, try a few control panel operations, such as switching... -
Page 18: Devices Window
APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP The Apogee 1394 Audio control panel consists of the following 5 windows accessed by clicking on their names in the left hand column of the control panel : Devices, Input Channels, Output Channels, Synchronization and Settings. -
Page 19: Output Channels Window
AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP Output Channels Window In the Output Channels window, it’s possible to edit the output Channel names for the de- vices connected. Synchronization Window In the Synchronization window, synchroniza- tion parameters for each device may be set as described below. - Page 20 To set the clock source for each device connected, it’s necessary to first specify whether the computer or the AMBus FireWire device is clock master by checking the appropriate box in the Ck Master column. Next, it’s necessary to set the clock source of each AMBus FireWire device connected by selecting the interface and clicking the Change Synchronization Mode button.
- Page 21 AMBus FireWire card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Working with Windows XP 2 Computer is slave, AMBus FireWire device is master, locked to it’s internal clock 1 Under Ck Master, check Apogee AMBus FireWire. 2 Select the Apogee AMBus FireWire device and click Change Synchronization Mode.
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Page 22: Settings Window
This is an expert setting, and should be left at 2.0 ms in most cases. If your processor is exceptionally fast, you may try lowering the buffer depth for lower latency. If the Apogee host interface is locking intermittently to FireWire, Stream buffer depth should be increased.. -
Page 23: General Notes
Working with Windows XP General Notes If you change the Apogee AMBus FireWire hardware connected to your computer in any way (i.e. you add interfaces or change AMBus FireWire cards), it’s necessary to uninstall and re-install the Windows XP driver. -
Page 24: Configuring Audio Applications For Use With Ambus Firewire Equipped Apogee Interfaces
Cubase,MOTU Digital Performer or Cakewalk Sonar 4) consists of identifying a Device Setup window in the app and selecting the Apogee host interface as the hardware device providing I/O. On the other hand, configuring “utility” audio applications such as Windows Media Player (on Windows XP) or iTunes (on OS X) consists of selecting the Apogee host interface in an operating system control panel. -
Page 25: Configuring Windows Media Player On Windows Xp
From the Windows XP control panel, open the Sounds and Audio Devices control panel. Select the Audio tab. Set Sound playback and Sound recording Default devices to Bco#Apogee AMBus FireWire LineOut and LineIn, as depicted below. Open Windows Media Player and….play! Configuring Apple Logic on OS X 1 Connect the Apogee interface and open Apple Logic. -
Page 26: Configuring Apple Logic On Os X (Continued)
Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. 2 Set Default Input, Default Output, and System Output to Apogee FireWire (xxxx) The AMBus FireWire serial number is displayed in parentheses. 3 In Audio Midi Setup, set Properties For to Apogee FireWire (xxxx), set Clock Source to Apogee FireWire (xxxx) Synch and Format to 44100.0Hz. -
Page 27: Installing The Ambus Firewire Card
Fasten the card in place with the included screws. A NOTE ABOUT UPDATING THE AMBus FireWire CARD Due to the space constraints associated with AMbus card slots, the MIDI connector necessary for performing firmware upgrades on the AMBus FireWire card was removed prior to shipping. - Page 28 AMBus FireWire card USER’S GUIDE - v1.0 - March 2007...