Summary of Contents for WAF ORFEUSZ206
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Page 1: User Manual
ORFEUSZ206 Advanced Speaker Management System for Surround Sound and Effects User Manual Software version 1.2 July 2007... -
Page 2: Important Safety Instructions, Unpacking And Inspection, Cleaning Instructions, Technical Support, Warranty
Thoroughly inspect the packing materials and report any damage to the carrier at once. Report equipment malfunction to your dealer. In the box you should find the following items: Orfeusz206 hardware unit, power chord, USB cable, the user manual as well as a CD-ROM with the software and manuals in various languages. Inspect the contents and report any missing item. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Section 2: Device Installation and Software Removal ………………………………. Software Installation Hardware Installation Software Removal Section 3: Spatial Mode ………………………………………………………………. General Remarks about Loudspeaker Positioning Orfeusz206 Loudspeaker Positioning Tool Orfeusz206 Loudspeaker Calibration Tool Sound Field Models Software Environment Master Virtual Sound Field Equalizer Effects... -
Page 4: Section 1: Getting Started
To access the audio processing parameters, you need to launch a remote session (i.e. you need to connect the hardware unit to a free USB port of your PC and run Orfeusz206 control application). In remote session, all parameters can be altered, and changes take effect immediately. You need also to be in remote session in order to store or delete stand-alone modes. - Page 5 If you wish to plug a microphone or an instrument to Orfeusz, you will need to intercalate a preamplifier. Orfeusz206 is equipped with a universal power supply and will work with any AC mains voltage between 100V and 240V. If you travel abroad, you don't need to care about anything except having an appropriate power chord at destination.
- Page 6 After a short while, the led of the selected mode will light on without blinking, and the other led will turn off. At this moment, the device starts operating in the selected mode. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 7: Software Conventions
For your convenience, screen general layouts may be further saved and recalled, like any preset (Window → Custom → Presets in the main menu). Thus you can organize, store and recall custom application layouts anytime. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... -
Page 8: Section 2: Device Installation And Software Removal
1. Before you begin, make sure the unit is not powered or not connected to the computer. 2. Start installing the software, either from the CD-ROM supplied with the unit, or after you downloaded the newest release from our website (http://www.waf.com.pl). A window similar to the one below will appear. Click 'Next'. - Page 9 6. Files are now being extracted and copied. When this step completes, click 'Next'. 7. Click 'Finish' in the next window. That's it, you're ready now to let your system recognize your new hardware. See the following paragraph. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 10: Hardware Installation
When software installation completes, you can let Windows™ detect the hardware unit. This step is to be performed once only, when you connect Orfeusz206 to your computer for the first time. 1. Connect the hardware unit to a free USB port of your computer, and switch the unit on. -
Page 11: Software Removal
Click 'Finish'. Congratulations! You're ready now to use your new audio system. Software Removal If for any reason you wish to remove Orfeusz206 control application from your computer, a shortcut to the uninstaller is available in the Start Menu. - Page 12 2. The next window will list items removed from your computer. When this step completes, click 'Close'. You can reinstall Orfeusz application anytime. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 13: Section 3: Spatial Mode
Section 3: Spatial Mode Orfeusz206 is the perfect system to add space dimension to your live show. It not only enables you to position the sources around the audience, but also lets you at will have sources come near and move away. -
Page 14: General Remarks About Loudspeaker Positioning
On the same sketch, mark obstacles, stage, audience area and the mixing spot. If the performance is to be open-air, then you're likely to manage a perfect setup. Otherwise, Orfeusz206 will assist you to achieve the best speaker configuration meeting room constraints. - Page 15 The first time you display Loudspeaker Setup window, it shows one Custom example – which is actually Wrocław Audio Force developers' room (preset waf office 6spk). The red region is the room area, and obstacles are represented in black: these are the places where we don't want to put any loudspeaker.
- Page 16 By selecting Withdraw, you remove a loudspeaker from the spatial setup – this means that Orfeusz206 output with same number will not participate to the spatial field. Right-clicking on the same loudspeaker and selecting Bind allows you to use this output again. Swap commands allow swapping two loudspeakers.
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Page 17: Orfeusz206 Loudspeaker Calibration Tool
Orfeusz206 calibration tool will command the external unit to output pink noise. We like pink noise for calibration purpose, because most musical programs have similar average power spectrum density. -
Page 18: Sound Field Models
This is to avoid clipping signals, but should also be used to tailor the depth of the acoustic environment. To increase or decrease reference ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 19 Experiment and pick the mode that suits better your artistic goal. Use the reference distance circle to proportion sound objects and balance early reflections and late reverberation. sources listener – and reference distance circle virtual room walls ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 20: Software Environment
Switching on this option corrects in most cases any possible metallic sounding, at the expense however of a small amount of vibrato which might be objectionable on acoustic instruments (piano). ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... -
Page 21: Equalizer
Boom option is without effect when sources are out of the reference cercle. Equalizer Orfeusz206 includes a parametric equalizer on both input channels. Clipping led On/Off switch (bypass) High frequencies... -
Page 22: Effects
Flanger Vibrato Chorus Central frequency Rate Rate Rate Gain Delay Delay Depth Quality factor These latter parameters can be coupled to source azimuth, distance or speed, always relative to listener. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 23 (Log) sweeps. The figure on next page compares how the parameter will change for both laws. Logarithmic law is especially suitable for frequency sweeps – it generates a constant speed sweep on the logarithmic frequency scale of EQ graph. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
- Page 24 Coupling knobs accordingly – see the screenshot on next page. Parameter Delay is left constant (i.e. is not coupled). To complete the settings, adjust Ranges and Distance upper and lower limits as desired. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 25: Automove
Listener can additionally spin at the rate and in the direction desired. If you wish to reshape source trajectory, we recommend that you first stop movement ( ). Four kinds of trajectories are An object in this context is either one of the sources or the listener. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 26 Drag this round to rotate the whole trajectory about listener (cursor: Position mouse cursor on object (cursor: Click and drag to redraw trajectory from scratch. Drag this square to displace the whole trajectory (cursor: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
- Page 27 Cardioids. Constant angular velocity. Various shapes are achievable according to settings. Adjust the number of lobes with the right-most rotating knob. Adjust lobes shape by dragging the small round. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 28: Trajectory Editor
Locate cursor at beginning of file Fast rewind (5x) Fast forward (5x) Locate cursor at end of file Start new trajectory 10 Load trajectory 11 Save trajectory 12 Queue trajectory in Playlist Manager ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... -
Page 29: Trajectory Playlist Manager
A playlist is an ordered sequence of trajectories. Playlists are saved as files with OPF extension (Orfeusz Playlist File format). Playlist title (file name) List of trajectories Playlist total length Slider Transport section (Sync/Previous/Play/Stop/Next and Repeat) ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 30 Playback stops after each file. Press Play again to launch next file. All files are played back, then player stops. Selected file is repeated endlessly. Whole playlist is repeated endlessly. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 31: Monitor
Joystick Options window is accessible from the main menu (Settings → Joystick Options…). Up to three joysticks can be connected to Orfeusz206 to control individually all three objects movement – but you can also use one single joystick and configure buttons to toggle control between objects. Joysticks may be of ancient D-connector type, or equipped with a USB connector. - Page 32 Button 5: Change Object to Source 1 to Source 2 Button 6: On/Off EQ Button 11: On/Off Vibrato Button 7: On/Off Flanger Button 10: On/Off Chorus Button 8: On/Off Automove 1 Button 9: On/Off Automove 2 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 33: Midi Control And Mtc Synchronization
MIDI Control and MTC synchronization Orfeusz206 may be controlled and synchronized by MIDI messages. A MIDI configuration window is available in the main menu. The first tab allows selecting the MIDI port receiving messages. This can be either a physical port to which a device such as a MIDI controller is connected, or of course a virtual port as shown on the screenshot. - Page 34 Acceleration slider. However, friction parameter univocally set by the Friction slider in Joystick configuration window (see previous paragraph). ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 35: Section 4: Stereo Mode
Section 4: Stereo Mode Although Orfeusz206 is a spatial sound unit, it also provides an alternate Stereo Mode useful for managing speakers in a conventional stereo set-up. Stereo Mode comprises 3 main modules: Input Mixer, Output Mixer and System Configurators. We call here system any combination of filters/eq/gains/delays required to perform a full crossover unit. - Page 36 EQ clipping led On/Off switch (bypass) show/hide EQs Preset switch Link switch EQ output level Mute switch 31-band graphic EQ EQ bandwidth selector ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 37: Output Mixer
EQ ± delay param. EQ out lo Two-way ± delay param. EQ out hi ± delay param. EQ out lo Three-way ± delay param. EQ out mid ± delay param. EQ out hi ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 38 4 fully parametric filters, which can be low-shelf, high-shelf or peaking, with adjustable frequency, gain (-12 dB/+12 dB) and slope/quality factor. polarity switch slope selector knob filter type switch (Buttorworth or Linkwitz-Riley) bypass switch clipping led system name edit box low corner frequency high corner frequency ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
- Page 39 Butterworth (6, 12, 18, 24, 48 dB/oct), Linkwitz-Riley (12, 24, 48 Crossovers dB/oct), FIR (max. 511 coefficients) 4 filters per output, configurable as low-shelf, high-shelf or peaking Parametric EQ filter. Gains –12dB / +12dB Not available for 1-way systems ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 40: Example 1: Three-Way Stereo Linkwitz-Riley 12Db/Oct
Some of the commands given here were not studied before, so we recommend you to view these examples as exercises helpful to learn how to make the best of your Orfeusz206. This first example deals with a pair of 3-way cabinets with 100 Hz and 1000 Hz cutoff frequencies. - Page 41 12. The last thing you need to do is perform the appropriate routing. Simply drag with the mouse the routing paths from the input squares to the crossovers', and from the crossovers' outputs to the ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 42: Example 2: Two-Way Stereo With Subwoofers
Systems → two-way in the menu) in order to open the crossover settings window. 3. Let's assume that we wish a Butterworth crossover with 48dB/oct slope and 1200 Hz cutoff frequency. To achieve this, just position Filtering switch on IIR, crossover type ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 43 5. Now we'll see some of the features that allow completing the configuration in a few clicks. From the speaker's contextual menu, select Create Copy to set automatically the right side broadband speaker. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
- Page 44 Repeat this step for the second subwoofer. 6. You are finished with the crossover settings. In order to complete this set-up, you still need to perform the routing. We show below a possible routing – but any is acceptable. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 45: Example 3: Double Stereo With Subwoofers
Create Complementary to set automatically the 2 subwoofers. To complete your set-up, rename the speakers and perform the routing. 4. When you're finished, save your configuration among the presets for future use. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 46 ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
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Page 47: Section 5: Preferences, System Update And Stand-Alone Modes
You can also type in the ambient temperature. This latter information is used to transform time delays into distances (speed of sound depends on air temperature). In the two remaining tabs, you can set environment colours, as well as Listener's behaviour when travelling (Spatial Mode). ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... -
Page 48: System Update
Auto-rotate cleared Auto-rotate set System Update An update command is available in the Help submenu. When you select this item, Orfeusz206 control application will check online if a new version is available for download. Make sure your Internet connection is working. -
Page 49: Specifications
USB type B Protocol: USB 2.0 compliant GENERAL Dimensions: Standard rack 1U (depth 216 mm) Weight: 2.8 kg (6.2 lbs) Mains: 100-240V (50-60Hz) <15W Power Consumption: Operating Temperature: 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F) ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... -
Page 50: Appendix: List Of Midi Controllable Parameters
Automove 2 Start/Stop Automove 3 Start/Stop Automove 4 Start/Stop Automove 5 Start/Stop On/Off Strong Level Rate Flanger Delay Depth Feedback On/Off Effects Channel 1 Level Vibrato Rate Delay On/Off Level Rate Chorus Delay Depth ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual... - Page 51 Channel 2 Rate Chorus Delay Depth On/Off Low Freq Low Gain Mid 1 Freq Mid 1 Q Mid 2 Gain Mid 2 Freq Mid 2 Q Mid 2 Gain High Freq High Gain ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...
- Page 52 Spatial Chorus On/Off Spatial Effects Spatial EQ On/Off Spatial Flanger On/Off Channel 2 Spatial Vibrato On/Off Spatial Chorus On/Off Boom On/Off Modulation On/Off Virtual Model Late Reverb Predelay Reverb Colour Late Reverb Volume ____________________________________________________________________________________ ORFEUSZ206 Wrocław Audio Force user manual...