1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by CME may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.
F. The device functions poorly. 13. Do not use the device when thundering; otherwise the thundering may cause long-distance electrical shock. 14. Do not use the device when there is a gas leak nearby. Keep this manual in safe place Matrix K User's Manual...
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All the pictures and the LED display in the manual are used for demonstration; they may be different from the real device. Trademarks: CME and Matrix K are the registered trademarks of Central Music Co. All the other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Matrix K User's Manual...
Configurations Front Panel Matrix K front panel has all of the input gain and output volume control knobs, and the switches for direct monitor, phantom power and guitar signal. Below is the detail of Matrix K front panel. 1. XLR / TS combo connector You can connect a microphone or electrical guitar here.
The main input and output connectors are in rear panel of Matrix-X. 14. Power Input Plug the bundled power adapter here for supplying power to the Matrix K. To avoid voiding your warranty, only use the power adapter supplied for use with Matrix K.
18. Stereo In This is stereo input to Matrix K. Please connect the Line Out of an external device to here. This connector is un-balanced 1/8” TRS jacks. 19. IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 connector of Matrix K FW. Please connect with computer via IEEE1394 cable here.
Connection examples The Matrix K is a very flexible device that features many input and output connectors for different usage and applications. You can connect various external equipment to meet your audio needs. Connection examples of front panel Note: You can only connect ONE device to the XLR / TS combo connector at the same time, either an XLR microphone or TS E.guitar/bass.
Signal flow chart (block diagram) The flow chart below shows how signals are routed through the Matrix K, which may help you better understand how to use the Maxtrix-X. Matrix K User's Manual...
Matrix K FW can be used immediately. Matrix K USB can work properly without any extra driver in Windows XP. Both Matrix K FW and Matrix K USB will work properly without extra drivers in MAC OS X. Driver Installation The following is brief of Matrix K FW’s driver installation step in Windows XP.
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Select “Next” and go next step. Select “Continue Anyway” to install. Please connect Matrix K FW with computer by IEEE 1394 cable when this dialog shows up, and select “Next” to continue. Matrix K User's Manual...
Control and Settings On Windows XP, besides the hardware controllers, most of the controls and settings of Matrix K are set by its control panel. Matrix K FW has its own control panel. We will discuss about it later. Matrix K USB uses the volume control of Windows XP. It does not have its own control panel, neither the ASIO driver supporting.
Synchronisation tag Users set the sampling rate of WDM driver mode of Matrix K FW in this page. The supported sampling rates are 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192KHz. It is not necessary to set sampling rate in ASIO driver mode. The sampling rate of Matrix K FW will sync to ASIO driver setting automatically.
You can skip step 2 if your synthesizer without sampling function. 1. Connect the Line Out of synthesizer to the “Stereo In” on the rear panel of Matrix K. 2. Connect the “Line Out” on the rear panel of the Matrix K to the Audio In of the synthesizer.
Matrix K. 2. Connect the microphone to the XLR jack of the combo connector on the front panel of the Matrix K. To adjust the gain, turn the “Mic / Guitar In” knob. 3. Press the “Direct Monitor” button down.
2. Set the recording device driver in the recording software. 3. Playback music and record using the software. 4. Use the “Stereo In Vol.” knob in the front panel of Matrix K to set the input signal gain. B. Recording from a microphone (a) Self-powered Microphone with XLR connector 1.
Matrix K. Adjust the gain by turning the “Mic / Guitar In” knob. 2. Press the “Guitar On / Off” button down. 3. Play the electric guitar (bass) and start recording in the software. 4. The gain of the electric guitar (bass) can be adjusted not only on the guitar (bass) but also via the “Mic / Guitar In”...
◎ External IEEE1394 (Matrix K FW) or USB (Matrix K USB) audio system ◎ 1 IEEE1394 jack (for Matrix K FW) or USB jack (for Matrix K USB) ◎ Digital signal accessing up to 24-bit/192KHz (Matrix K FW) or 24-bit/48KHz (Matrix K USB) ◎...
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◎ 512MB RAM ◎ IEEE1394 and USB connector ◎ OS X Panther 10.3.4 or higher Recommendation MAC system ◎ G5 1.8GHz ◎ 512MB RAM ◎ IEEE1394 and USB connector ◎ OS X Panther 10.3.4 or higher Matrix K User's Manual...
Matrix K FW Technical information Number of Input Channels Number of Output Channels Number of Headphone Outputs Performance THD + Noise (%) Noise Floor (dB) (A-weighted) Dynamic Range (dB) (A-weighted) Input C o n n e c t o r s ( g u i t a r a n d...
Matrix K USB Technical information Number of Input Channels Number of Output Channels Number of Headphone Outputs Performance THD + Noise (%) Noise Floor (dB) (A-weighted) Dynamic Range (dB) (A-weighted) Input C o n n e c t o r s ( g u i t a r a n d...
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