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  • Page 1 Series 300 Eight Channel User Manual Sonic Studio...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview....................7 1.1 Features 7 1.2 Specifications ..........................8 1.3 Requirements ..........................9 1.3.1 Computer: ......................9 1.3.2 Peripheral FireWire Adapter: .................. 9 1.3.3 Software: ......................9 1.4 What’s Included ........................10 1.5 Additional Cabling ........................10 1.6 Software Installation —...
  • Page 4 Chapter 3 Software ....................23 Sonic Console ......................23 3.1.1 Analog I/O Control Pane ................23 3.1.2 Mixer Pane....................27 3.1.3 Mix/Output Routing Pane ................. 28 +DSP ..........................31 3.2.1 DSP Menu ....................32 3.2.2 Process Menu................... 33 3.2.3 Controlling Processes ................35 3.2.4 Patch Library Menu...................
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  • Page 6 The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change with- out notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Studio, LLC. Sonic Studio, LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book.

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 ..............Overview Thank you for purchasing a Eight Channel Series 300 interface, the custom FireWire–based professional audio interface from Sonic Studio. Series 300 DSP I/O Processors are portable, high quality, FireWire–attached, multi-format audio converter, interface, and processor for pro- fessional audio applications.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    The Model 305 adds: • Eight Microphone Preamplifiers 1.2 Specifications All Models: • Full 24 bit/192 kHz audio I/O • 44.1 to 192 kHz sampling rates • Word clock I/O, 1x or 256x on BNC • SMPTE LTC I/O on 1⁄4” TRS •...

  • Page 9: Requirements

    • Switchable phantom on all 8 preamps • 8 channels of high gain, low noise preamplification with power & optional Jensen transformer coupling Model 305 Microphone Input Specifications Gain Range with Trim: -14 dB to +70 dB Harmonc Distortion @ 1 kHz (+9 dBu in @ 6 dB Gain): 0.0005% Intermodulation Distortion (1 kHz component, 19 kHz/20 kHz @ +8 dBu): -96 dBu...

  • Page 10: What's Included

    1.4 What’s Included Your Series 300 Eight Channel package contains the following items: One Series 300 unit (Model 303, 304 or 305) One IEC mains or power cord, appropriate for your area One 24 Volt, 48 Watt, world-ready external power supply One 0.5 meter, IEEE 1394a, 6 pin FireWire cable One Software Install CD, containing Sonic Console software, firmware and an Extras folder...

  • Page 11: Support Information

    Service and Support If you have problems configuring or using your 302 and you need help, please contact us. We offer free support via e–mail, as well as peer support on the Sonic Studio Users Group and MIO Users Group mailing lists.

  • Page 12: Safety Compliance

    Finally, you can always find the latest info and updates for your Model 302 at the Sonic Studio website: http://www.sonicstudio.com/support 1.8 Safety Compliance 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.
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  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware

    Chapter 2 ..............Hardware Series 300 Front Panel The Series 300 front panel provides ten-segment metering for the eight inputs and the main outputs. The meters are fast PPM peak reading meters with auto-resetting peak holds. 2.1.1 Status Display The front panel also provides Series 300 system status at a glance: 2.1.1.1 Sample Rate (nominal 44.1, 48, 88.2, or 96)

  • Page 16: Headphone

    2.1.2 Digital I/O Section The AES and S/PDIF lights are mutually exclusive and indicate which of the two input ports are feeding the Stereo Digital input of your Series 300. The Locked light indicates when the digital receiver is locked to the incoming digital audio signal. 2.1.3 Headphone The Models 304 and 305 front panels provide access to the Headphone output and its associ-...

  • Page 17: Digital Audio Connections

    2.2.1.2 Inputs for Model 305 Only You may connect microphones directly your Model 305 Converter by attaching an analog DB25 to XLR male cable assembly to the inputs labeled “Mic In 1-8. ” Attach the power cord, but do not power up your converter at this time. Figure 1 —...

  • Page 18: Telescoping Shield Cable For Instruments

    soundBlade as well as some additional functionality, surround monitoring in 4.1, 5.1 and 7.1 formats and the creation of multiple headphone mixes using the included Sonic Console appli- cation. When you connect a 1/4” plug to a Series 300 jack, insert it straight and firmly, ensuring that the plug is fully inserted into the jack.

  • Page 19: Firewire

    Sending a 1x word clock signal into the BNC WC Input. Sending a 256x word clock signal into the BNC WC Input. Sending an AES/EBU or S/PDIF signal into the Digital input. The BNC word clock input port is a 110 Ω internally terminated coaxial input. It should be driven by a 110 Ω...

  • Page 20: Power

    inserted into the socket upside down, the socket will be destroyed. Never force a FireWire con- nector into a FireWire socket! Devices connected to the FireWire bus are auto–configuring. You do not need to set IDs, DIP switches or in any way configure the devices in order to facilitate communication between de- vices or to configure of the bus.
  • Page 21 If you connect an energized power source to the Series 300 2.1mm power connector, you may see a small spark when you make the connection. This is due to surge current and is normal. While this will not damage the Series 300 in any way, to avoid the spark just connect the power connector to your Series 300 before connecting the power supply to the wall or mains power.
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  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Software

    Chapter 3 ..............Software Sonic Console The Sonic Console application provides complete command and control of your Series 300 DSP I/O Processor. It allows you to configure sample rates and clock sources, patch and route I/O, and gain access to the embedded DSP for any level of signal processing for rudimentary to complex.
  • Page 24 To access the Analog I/O Control pane, click on the Analog I/O Control button at the top left of Sonic Console. Figure 2 — The Analog I/O Control pane The metering shows the labels entered in the Mix/Output Routing pane discussed below. The System controls set operational parameters such as Clock Source, Sample Rate, WC (Word Clock) output type, DI (Digital Input) selection and hardware SRC or sample rate conversion capabilities.
  • Page 25 at about -6 dBFS. In addition to providing the best recording quality, it has the added benefit that you will operate with 6 dB of headroom before clipping. There is no drawback to optimiz- ing your levels in this way, and plenty of benefit. 3.1.1.3 Digital Input Meters To the right of the Analog Input control section is the Digital Input Meter section.
  • Page 26 3.1.1.8 DI Source Menu The DI Source menu allows you to select the active input for the digital input pair. The choices are AES and S/PDIF . This selector physically switches the input to the digital audio receiver be- tween the RCA and XLR input connectors. 3.1.1.9 DI SRC Button The DI SRC button enables and disables the asynchronous sample rate converter (SRC) in the...

  • Page 27: Mixer Pane

    the serial number, model information and firmware revision of the connected box, as well as the DSP load for the unit. All of this information can be useful in trying to track down any con- nection problems that may arise. If there is no information displayed in the Box Info section, the software is not communicating properly with the Series 300 hardware, or there is no Series 300 present on the FireWire bus.

  • Page 28: Mix/Output Routing Pane

    Figure 3 — The Mixer pane 3.1.3 Mix/Output Routing Pane The Mix/Output Routing pane provides control of all physical and virtual I/O plus, the Mixer and Analog I/O. The Mix/Output Routing pane is accessed via the Mix/Output Routing button at the top center of Sonic Console, just to the right of the Mixer button.
  • Page 29 Figure 4 — The Mix/Output Routing pane In the the I/O matrix, each mix bus and each input channel has a labeled header associated with it. Column headers are arrayed along the top and left edges of the matrix, with row head- ers arrayed along the left side.
  • Page 30 Figure 5 — Implications of the linking bars for the mix bus assigns Notice in the illustration above, that a strict, mono left source to left bus and right source to bus assignment yields a single, stereo fader in the Mixer pane. On the other hand, assigning Page 30...

  • Page 31: Dsp

    mono sources to both left and right mix buses, with the mix buses linked, yields dual mono faders in the Mixer pane. In general, this is the preferred approach. The interior of the matrix is composed of a crosspoint matrix. The matrix is too wide to fit com- pletely within the Sonic Console window.

  • Page 32: Dsp Menu

    Figure 6 — The +DSP pane The +DSP pane includes a number of elements. The large dark area with the grid is the “Graph. ” On the left of the Graph are the input ports. On the right are the output ports repre- senting process buses that make the processed signal available for routing and patching in the Mix/Output Routing pane.

  • Page 33: Process Menu

    dressing any number of boxes, so if you have more than Series 300 unit attached, you can work with multiple DSP Graphs. 3.2.2 Process Menu The Process menu contains all of the signal processing blocks that are available. When you select a process from this menu, a new instance is created on the selected DSP , and you may drag the instance to a convenient location onto the black Graph area.
  • Page 34 Figure 10 — Dropping the new instance onto the Graph Once you have instantiated the process you want to use, you can “wire them in. ” To make connections, click and hold on a Source Bus, any one of the small gray rectangles with the bus name at the left of the graph, and drag the “connection”...

  • Page 35: Controlling Processes

    There is no routing delay within the Graph, regardless of configuration. The Graph itself has a 16 sample delay from input to output. 3.2.3 Controlling Processes It’s easy to control each process’ parameters. In order to open a processor user interface, sim- ply double click on any process in the Graph.

  • Page 36: Examples

    3.2.7 Examples Below are a few examples of signal processing configurations… Figure 13 — A de–esser Figure 14 — A rotating speaker effect Figure 15 — A delay effect Page 36...

  • Page 37: Recording Pane

    Recording Pane The Recording pane of Sonic Console controls recording directly from the Series 300 unit. The Recording pane is accessed via the Recording button at the top right of Sonic Console, to the right of the +DSP button Figure 16 — The top of the Recording pane showing the controls 3.3.1 Controls &...
  • Page 38 Figure 17 — Arming channels for recording To play back recorded material, first select the desired take using the Recording > Set Playback Folder… menu, then click on the Play button. Playback begins while the small Pos graph below and to the left of the transport controls indicates the relative location of playback within the file. Page 38...
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  • Page 41: Index

    For the PDF version of this document, note that only the page numbers, not the preceding subject text, are hyperlinked. Index Symbols +DSP pane 31 cabling 10 connections analog audio 16 digital audio 17 external sync 18 features 7 FireWire 19 front panel 15 headphone jack 16 status display 15...
  • Page 42 mains requirements 20 Mix/Output Routing pane 28 Mixer pane 27 Model 305 mic pre specifications 9 optimizing input levels 24 owner registration 11 power requirements 20 Project Panel 6 Recording pane 37 registration 11 requirements 9 safety compliance 12 sample rate conversion 18 software 23 software installation 10 Sonic Console 23...
  • Page 43 Mix/Output Routing pane 28 Mixer pane 27 Recording pane 37 controls & indicators 37 playback 37 recording 37 Sample Rate menu 25 System Controls 25 WC Out menu 25 specifications 8 SRC 18 sync 18 warranty 11 Page 105...

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