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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1.1. The cutting edge technology ................3 1.2. What’s in the box ....................4 1.3. Key features ..................... 5 2. Description of QUARTET ..................6 2.1. PCI Card ......................6 2.2. External I/O cable ..................... 7 3. Hardware Installation ................... 8 3.1. -
Page 3: Introduction
USB and FireWire. QUARTET is suitable for providing high quality, multi-function, sound editing for your home studio and at a good price. QUARTET has better performing analog I/Os than other cards in its class. It supports 192 kHz ADC sample-rate with Full 24-bit recording. The high-quality AD/DA converter has 115dB S/N ratio and the high-end components in the analog circuit improve dynamic range by 10dB. -
Page 4: What's In The Box
V-Balanced I/O Use Quartet as balanced 2 In / 2 Out interface instead of unbalanced 4 In / 4 Out. The IO type selection is available through a simple click on the “VB IN” and / or “VB OUT”... -
Page 5: Key Features
1.3. Key Features Total 4 x 4 channel 24-bit/192kHz Audio Interface PCI Local Bus Spec. 2.2 compliant – designed to suit +3.3V and/or +5V PCI slot Precision low noise microphone preamplifier with +48V phantom and low cut Built-in selectable direct instrument input ... -
Page 6: Description Of Quartet
I.S.D-Link (INFRASONIC Digital Link): Connect the External I/O cable to this port. Optical out: Allows you to transfer QUARTET’s audio data digitally, directly to devices like a DAT, MD, CD-recorder with digital input. The maximum sample rate for the optical output is... -
Page 7: External I/O Cable
When using high-sensitivity condenser microphones or recording a loud drum sound or doing proximity recording, PAD jumper can be set to allow extended input level by -20dB. This way QUARTET provides +20 dB headroom for higher input levels and results a clipping and distortion free recording. -
Page 8: Hardware Installation
We recommend you use an anti-static device such as an anti-static wristband. When holding the QUARTET card, touch the guide or the edge of card only. Do not grab the card by the board or connector. - Page 9 3. Pull out the card from the package carefully. Grab the edge of the card. Insert the QUARTET card into the PCI slot, firmly pushing the card into the slot until it is seated securely. Replace the screw and tighten it.
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Page 10: Driver Software Installation
After completing the hardware installation of QUARTET, you must install driver software for Quartet. This manual contains step by step guide for driver installation for Windows PC. If you have any difficulties installing drivers for other operating systems please contact the technical support. -
Page 11: The Control Panel
5. The control panel The control panel consists of the Control Mixer window section and the Free Mixer window section. By clicking each buttons on the lower right side of the control panel, the selected window will appear. -
Page 12: Control Mixer
• Volume level faders: Change the signal level of each input. It can be set using the mouse, mouse wheel, or cursor keys. • GAIN: These knobs provide additional +18dB gain for inputs. • Display panel: It displays the current status of QUARTET. - Page 13 • VB Out: Enables Balanced Output for outputs 1/2 & 3/4. • VB In/Out (Balanced Link): By clicking the button, you can set your Quartet to a balanced 2-in/2-out interface from an unbalanced 4-in/4-out interface. Depending on your working environment, you can freely change the setting.
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Page 14: Configuration Section
S/PDIF input is configured as clock master. Word Clock: Sets the Word Clock input of QUARTET as master clock. This mode can only be selected when the device connected to the Word Clock input is configured as clock master. -
Page 15: Free Mixer
Forge or Vegas. Like WDM output, it provides two virtual input channels beside of 2 real inputs. ASIO IN: It stands for ASIO application’s inputs such as Cubase or Sonar. Quartet allows 4 ASIO input channels in total. • Routing point: This is the colored square which is generated by clicking a meeting point between Source and Destination. -
Page 16: How To Use Free Mixer
6.2. How to use FREE Mixer FREE Mixer creates connection between the sources and their destinations as in the patch table of a digital mixer. You can adjust the levels, mute and solo signals in this window. • Select the source signal from Signal Source row and the destination in Signal Destination column. -
Page 17: Examples Of Usage
6.3. Examples of usage 1. Routing from H/W IN to WDM IN H/W IN 1/2 & 3/4 are routed to WDM IN 1/2 2. Routing from H/W IN to ASIO IN H/W IN 1/2 is routed to ASIO IN 1/2 and H/W IN 3/4 is routed to ASIO IN 3/4 3. -
Page 18: Practical Examples
6.5. Practical Examples Example 1: Listening to all applications’ outputs through H/W output 1/2. Example 2: Monitoring WDM application through H/W output 1/2 and ASIO application through H/W output 3/4. Example 3: In the studio, while recording voice and an electronic guitar in an ASIO application, monitor the signals in both the control room and the recording booth at the same time. - Page 19 Example 4: Record your voice cover via a WDM recorder using a microphone and a WDM playback application. You can mix levels properly using free mixer. Example 5: Listen to drums VST instrument and a piano VST instrument from ASIO application on stereo speakers via different ASIO output channels.
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Page 20: Balanced Link And Free Mixer
6.5. Balanced Link and FREE Mixer • Balanced OUT: If Balanced Output is enabled, then those routings are working only, which are connected to Line Out 1/2. Anything routed to Line In channels 3/4 are disabled. • Balanced IN: If Balanced Input is enabled, then those routings are working only, which are connected to Line In 1/2. -
Page 21: Application Setups
7.1. Cubase and Nuendo After launching Cubase SX, go to Device Device Setup VST Multitrack. Select “ASIO 2.2 – QUARTET” for the ASIO device. Make sure you click Apply and OK buttons after changing the settings. 7.2. Samplitude Device Setup Samplitude Menu ... -
Page 22: Sonar
7.2. SONAR A few steps must be done for SONAR which supports both WDM and ASIO APIs. After launching SONAR, go to Options Audio tab. The input and output drivers have to be matched to each other. Restart SONAR after saving the settings. 1. -
Page 23: Traktor 3 Le
7.3. TRAKTOR 3 LE QUARTET is bundled with TRAKTOR 3 LE – digital DJing solution by Native Instruments. You can use the serial number on the TRAKTOR 3 LE CD cover to register the product. After launching TRAKTOR 3 LE, select preferences, then go to Audio setup Soundcard ... - Page 24 2. Right-click on"start.exe" then select "Troubleshoot compatibility" by left-mouse click. 3. Click "Try recommended settings". 4. Click “Start the program” 5. Click “Next”, afterwards the regular program setup will start up.
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Page 25: Block Diagram
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Page 26: Hardware Specifications
9. Hardware Specifications ANALOG LINE INPUT 2 x Unbalanced 1/4” Stereo Input Type Level -10dBu Nominal (@-18dBFS) , +10.4dBu max, deviation +/- 0.1dB Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.05 dB THD + N 0.0012 dB % A-weighted (1kHz @ -3dBFS) Dynamic Range 110 dB A-weighted (1kHz @ -60dBFS) Impedance... -
Page 27: End User Warranty
END USER WARRANTY Trademarks INFRASONIC and QUARTET are registered trademark of SIMS Corp. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. End User Warranty SIMS Corp. warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One(1) year from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the original purchaser, with proof of purchase from an authorized SIMS Corp. - Page 28 User’s Guide www.infra-sonic.com...
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