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Firewire Audio Expansion Board User’s Manual CME UF400e English Manual Version 1.0, last revised: July 2005...
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Thank you for choosing CME UF400e — Firewire Audio Expansion Board Please keep all the important information here for reference Purchase date Dealer’s name and addr. Dealer’s tel. Warning: • Improper connection may cause damage to the device. Copyright • Copyright of the manual belongs to Central Music Co. Anyone must get a written permission from Central Music Co.
The UF400e as a system audio device (Windows)...11 Which operating system?...11 Installing the UF400e driver in OS X...12 The UF400e as a system audio device (Mac OS X)...12 The FireWire™ port...13 The connections of the UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board...14 MIDI IN S.W...14...
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Welcome! We’re pleased that you’ve chosen the UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board by CME for your musical endeavors and would like to congratulate you on your decision. With the UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board, you’ve purchased a sophisticated product representing the state of the art of studio technology—and we’re convinced this innovative development will prove extremely useful to you in the coming years and, above all, provide you with a great deal of entertainment.
From opening the package to installation Before connecting the UF400e into UFX, take note of any special points pertaining to the confi guration of your computer. Also refer to the manual of your computer and UF devices for their settings.
Hardware installation Connect the UF keyboard with UF400e First, remove the backboard from the back of UF Connect pre-reserved connectors to UF400e Board UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) to obtain an update for your system. The service pack is generally free of charge. 2. Insert the included UF400e CD and wait for the autorun application to launch. If the autorun application on the CD does not launch automatically, start the application manually by double-clicking “Autorun.exe”...
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The InstallShield Wizard will now display its welcome message. 4. The default destination for the installation is specifi ed in the following window. If you prefer a different location, please click “Change…”. UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
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5. Now you are ready for the installation. Click “Install” to continue. 6. The driver is now installed in your system. As soon as the message shown below appears, connect the UF400e to your computer’s FireWire™ port using the included cable. Windows XP will automatically recognize the device as new hardware and will open the driver installation dialog.
The UF400e as a system audio device (Windows) If you would like to use the UF400e not only for specifi c audio applications, but as your default Windows audio device, select the UF400e audio driver in the Control Panel under “Sounds and Audio Devices” > “Audio” as the default device for the desired functions.
The UF400e as a system audio device (Mac OS X) If you would like to use the UF400e not only for specifi c audio applications, but as your default Mac OS X audio device, select the UF400e audio driver in the “Sound”...
UF400e, please use the D.C. or USB port on UF keyboard to supply power—better safe than sorry. If your computer “only” has a 4-pin port, you must use the D.C. or USB port. To connect the UF400e to your PC in this case, please use the adapter (6-pin to 4-pin).
MIDI IN S.W. MIDI IN S.W. is a key to switch the original MIDI signal. The signal comes from UF keyboard when the key locates on KB. The signal comes from UF400e when the key locates on 1394. Analog outputs The analog outputs operate with music-compatible levels of 2.0...
Mic: On the driver side The inputs are viewed as a stereo pair (1+2). The driver is called “UF400e(0) In 1” . Both channels can be used in mono mode in most audio editors. Practical tip: While recording, try to achieve as high a recording level as possible to get the greatest benefi t from the wide dynamic range of the 24-bit converter.
(cinch) for recording and playback. The interface can send and receive sample rates of up to 24-bit / 96 kHz. The recording driver is called “UF400e (0) SPDIF In”, and the routing must be set to the digital output in the Control Panel for playback.
Drivers The Windows drivers The UF400e audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applications. The audio drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32 bits with all common sample rates between 32 and 192 kHz. (Digital I/O up to 96 kHz) The MME wave driver.
The GigaStudio sampler application and other Tascam / Nemesys products can also access the hardware in a very fast and direct manner. The outputs available in each program are called here “UF400e (0)” and lead directly to the outputs of the UF400e audio system.
Cakewalk company. The Mac OS X drivers In OS X (currently OS 10.3.4), the UF400e system is supported completely by Apple CoreAudio and CoreMIDI. Device-specifi c drivers are not required. The UF400e can be selected as the default recording and playback device in “Control Panel ->Sound”...
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The UF400e as the default device in OS X The CoreAudio/MIDI driver can also be selected in audio applications such as Cubase SX or Emagic Logic. Buffer sizes generally can also be confi gured there to accelerate access to the audio system. The latency under CoreAudio is comparable to the latency typical for Windows or OS9.
Inputs (Analog In, Digital In) Here you can control the levels of the individual input channels of the UF400e in the Digital Mixer. The individual sliders can be adjusted directly on the hardware mixer. A separate fader is available for each mono channel. The individual channels can be joined using the switchable stereo link function.
The overall playback level can be set with the Master control of the digital mixer. Master Clock Here we’re dealing with the sample rate used by the UF400e. This is a very important point, as the Board can be clocked by an external signal (External, e.g.
To open the ASIO panel, click the “ASIO” button (on the right-hand side of the UF400e Control Panel). Use the slider to adjust the latency (i.e. the delay between striking a key or a MIDI event and the output of the sound). If the value is too low UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
Cubase, Wavelab etc. Colors When it comes to the design of the UF400e Control Panel, we like things to be clean and functional. We don’t want to force anything onto you, however—feel free to brighten your screen with the Color Panel. This section contains a number of truly...
System requirements – PC • Pentium III 800 • 256 MB RAM • FireWire™ port • Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher System requirements – MAC • G4 800 MHz UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
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• Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher System recommendations – MAC • G5 1.8 GHz • 512 MB RAM • FireWire™ port • MAC OS X Panther 10.3.4 or higher UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
Trade marks: CME is the registered trade mark of Central Music Co. UF is the registered trade mark of Central Music Co. All the other trade marks belong to their respective owners. Limited warranty: All the content and specifi cation in this manual are for reference only. Central Music Co reserves the rights to modify the manual, but dose not guarantee to notify the modifi cation to anybody.
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With the warranty, you will have all the legal rights and other rights with your region. Product website: www.cme-pro.com Company information: Central Music Co. Beijing: 8610-85801115 Guangzhou: 8620-81338963 Hongkong: 852-24247368 Website: www.centrmus.com UF400e Firewire Audio Expansion Board Users Manual...
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