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Page 1: Technical Information
User Guide and Technical Information v. 1.5 Hardware Microsoft Windows Driver v. 2.5 with ASIO 2.09 Macintosh OS 9.X Driver v. 2.0 with ASIO 2.09 Sound Devices, LLC 300 Wengel Drive Reedsburg, WI 53959 USA Telephone: (608) 524-0625 Fax: (608) 524-0655 support@sounddevices.com... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Deleting Software Drivers ..11 Notebook Computers (Windows) 21 Selecting the USBPre ..11 USBPre Architecture Overview . . . 22 System Tray Icon ... . . 12 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 23 Control Panel Application . - Page 3 Technical Information Welcome! The staff of Sound Devices welcomes you to the USBPre. We have designed the the product to be the best tool to interface microphones and other analog audio sources with personal computers. The S/PDIF connectivity of version 1.5 hardware adds even more flexibility. The USBPre includes all the necessary connections for hard disk recording, streaming, and audio measurement in the studio and field.
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Page 4: Product Features
➾ S/PDIF output (coaxial) to interface to exter- Mac OS 9X compatible. ➾ nal digital recorders and playback systems. ASIO 2.0 for Mac OS and Windows. ➾ Simple Control Panel application duplicates front panel buttons. SOUND DEVICES, LLC page 4... -
Page 5: Hardware
Phantom Power: (10 Hz - 22 kHz bandwidth, A-weighted) 48 V through 6.8k W resistors, each mic input 96 dB min. dynamic range, 16-bit mode will supply 10 mA (10 Hz - 22 kHz bandwidth, A-weighted) SOUND DEVICES, LLC page 5... -
Page 6: System Requirements - Windows
4.3 cm x 18 cm x 10 cm (H x W x D) Rubber Feet 1.7 in. x 7.25 in. x 4.25 in. System Requirements - Windows OS The USBPre relies on the USB port of a Windows None required PC for its interface to the computer. The USBPre Audio Software:... -
Page 7: System Requirements - Mac Os
User Guide and Technical Information System Requirements - Mac OS The USBPre relies on the USB port of the Mac for Sound Card: its interface to the computer. The USBPre will not None required function without a USB equipped Mac. -
Page 8: Front Panel - Controls, Indicators
Calibrated in dB FS, the meter shows the computer. input level of each channel (analog inputs only). Headphone Volume Control Adjusts overall headphone volume. Power LED Illuminates when USBPre is connected to a computer and receiving power over the USB port. SOUND DEVICES, LLC page 8... -
Page 9: Bottom Panel - Controls
User Guide and Technical Information Side Panels - Connectors phones. Note: The USBPre can drive Mic Inputs headphones to dangerously loud levels - take Active-balanced XLR inputs accept low- caution when raising the headphone level. impedance microphone level signals. 13. PC Audio Output 10. -
Page 10: Windows Os
Close all open applications. users the Preferred Installation is advised. With it, Place the Sound Devices USBPre CD-ROM the USBPre will act as the audio hardware for all in your CD-ROM drive. wave compatible software applications, including Windows system sounds, Windows Media Player, Run the application D:\setup.exe (where D is... -
Page 11: Deleting Software Drivers
Unplug the USBPre only after exiting out of audio Deleting Software Drivers application software. To remove the USBPre and all of its software com- To test whether the USBPre is properly recording, ponents from the computer: perform the following test: Disconnect USBPre hardware from the com- Connect the USBPre to the computer. -
Page 12: System Tray Icon
Technical Information Control Panel Application The Windows control panel application duplicates the selections of the front panel of the USBPre hard- ware. The control panel also allows naming individual USBPre’s for identification. When two USBPre devices are connected to the computer the control panel can select between the two units. To launch the application follow Start>... -
Page 13: S/Pdif Input And Output
(see Selecting the USBPre in Windows) the USBPre. S/PDIF Input and Output The USBPre can be used to transfer digital audio selection. With no sync selected devices con- into and out of a computer via coaxial S/PDIF. nected to the USBPre’s S/PDIF output may take several seconds to “lock-up”... -
Page 14: Asio (Asio Installation Only)
When ASIO is the installed driver type, the Under ASIO the USBPre is still available as USBPre will show as an ASIO device in the ASIO audio hardware to Windows audio applications, control panel of supported software. To verify that... -
Page 15: Software Installation
Macintosh OS Operation Software Installation Note: The USBPre software must be installed no on or off switch on the USBPre. Plugging and onto the computer in order to communicate unplugging the USBPre is its equivalent. with the USBPre. Install the software before When the hardware is connected, the input selec- plugging in the USBPre for the first time. -
Page 16: Selecting The Usbpre
USBPre Mac OS Control Panel The USBPre control panel application duplicates Configuration files are required to change record the selections of the front panel of the USBPre sample rates. The USBPre control panel is hardware. The control panel also serves as the installed into the Control Panels folder of the utility to load configuration files onto the USBPre. - Page 17 44.1 kHz. play back 8 or 16-bit audio files with sample rates Configuring the USBPre The USBPre ships from the factory with a record Select Configure. A list of possible configuration sample rate of 44.1 kHz. To change record sample...
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Page 18: S/Pdif Input And Output
Technical Information Sound Control Panel, where the USB audio device source material, otherwise objectionable audio will (USBPre) will show up as either a Mic source occur. or a Sound In source. The one advantage of a After selecting a configuration you will receive this... -
Page 19: Mac Os Asio Installation
USBPre does not show up in Sound Manager. Note, you DO NOT NEED TO RESTART the The USBPre can be either an ASIO device or a computer after changing the state of the Sound Manager device under Mac OS, both not PGUSBPre extension. -
Page 20: Recording With The Usbpre
USBPre. Valid sample rates for recording with not have its own level metering, metering from the the USBPre are 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, and 48 kHz. USBPre is necessary. When the red peak LED illu- Valid bit depths for recording with the USBPre are minates, the signal is very near clipping. -
Page 21: Usb Audio Optimization
When monitoring PC audio, the com- phones and at the PC Audio output. USB Audio Optimization When connected to the computer, the USBPre is Buffer Adjustment a highly integrated part of the PC that relies on Many audio applications have selections to adjust the host (computer) to handle data traffic in and playback and record buffer sizes. -
Page 22: Usbpre Architecture Overview
User Guide and Technical Information USBPre Architecture Overview The USBPre is a digital system made up of many in a single box. The convenience of having all of components. USBPre can be thought of as a com- these components in a single, compact product bination of stand-alone products - a stereo micro- powered from the computer is obvious. -
Page 23: Faq (Frequently Asked Questions)
Why is the unit connected, with the power load LED’s have not illuminated? LED lit, but the input selection LED’s are not lit and I can’t select the USBPre as a The headphone amplifier is most likely dis- playback device. - Page 24 Why? recording. This is primarily an issue between The front panel meters of the USBPre are the USB audio implementation of the operat- analog input meters only. No output levels ing system and your computer’s hardware...
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Page 25: Approvals
Technical Information Technical Support, Warranty, Approvals Technical Support FCC Statement For technical support for the USBPre and all This device has been tested and found to comply Sound Devices products, contact: with the limits for a class B digital device, pursu- ant to part 15 of the FCC rules. -
Page 26: Software License
Sound Devices, LLC product, even if Sound Devices, LLC has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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