Neve 1081R User Manual

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1081R

Remote Mic-Line

Rack

User Guide

Issue 7.3

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Pro Tools control

88R control

Standalone control

Remote control

The 1081R is a front end microphone pre-amplifier,

using amp circuitry similar to the classic '1081' design of the early 1970s.

The PC and Pro Tools options offer the added benefit

of a recall system for all settings.

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Page 1 88R control Standalone control Remote control The 1081R is a front end microphone pre-amplifier, using amp circuitry similar to the classic ‘1081’ design of the early 1970s. The PC and Pro Tools options offer the added benefit of a recall system for all settings.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
© 2008-2010 AMS Neve Ltd own the copyright of all information and drawings contained in this manual which are not to be copied or reproduced by any means or disclosed in part or whole to any third party without written permission.
Page 3: Introduction
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Introduction The growing demand for high class 'front end' Mic pre-amplifiers has led to the release of the Neve 1081R standalone Microphone Rack providing the classic Neve microphone amplifier sound. The microphone amplifiers may be controlled from: •...
Page 4: Dimensions
The mains fuse is located in the IEC mains input connector on the rear of the unit. Hot-Plugging AMS Neve are not aware of any instances of hot-plugging modules causing a failure, however this procedure is not recommended. The fuse for the 5V rails are located on the processor board, so removing and replacing this module will automatically force a power-up restart.
Page 5: Unit Specifications
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Unit Specifications Microphone Module Spec and Description XLR inputs, Zin 1Kohm @ 1kHz Microphone Input Gain +20 to +70 in 5dB steps. Maximum Input Level +24dB (with Pad in) Max +26dB into 600 ohms.
Page 6: Connector Information
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Connector Information Rear connectors are a 56 way Varicon connector for line outs and a pair of 9 pin D-type connectors for RS485 and a fused mains IEC socket. On the front is a standard 3 pin female XLR Mic input per module.
Page 7: Audio Output Pin-Outs
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Audio Output Connector Pin-outs Pin Number Signal Signal Name Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 5 Output 6 Output 7 Output 8 Output 9 Output 10 Output 11 Output 12 - - -...
Page 8: Rs 485 I/O Connector
SW 6 RTS Control Encore to 1081R rack cable pin-outs: The Encore to 1081R rack cable will be wired with a 9 pin D-type female at the Encore end and a 9 pin D-type male at the 1081R rack end. Signal...
Page 9: Usb To Rs 485 Pin Outs
We recommend the following USB to serial RS 422/485 converter: http://www.easysync-ltd.com/product/544/es-u-2101.html AMS Neve has tested this converter and found it to be the most suitable on the market. We therefore cannot guarantee that similar products by different manufacturers will be as reliable.
Page 10: Comms Extension Cables
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Comms Extension Cables The 1081R rack RS485 Input and Output connectors are wired in parallel with the exception of the ground. The Input connector is a 9 pin D- type female while the Output connector is a 9 pin D-type male.
Page 11: Installing The Software
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Installing the Software The install procedure is the same install regardless of whether the software is installed on a standalone PC or on a Pro Tools PC. Double click the Setup icon, and the install will begin.
Page 12 (If you wish to launch the programme, click Launch Mic Line Control before clicking Finish). The programme requires a licence key supplied by AMS-Neve, and you will be asked to enter this the first time the programme is launched. The 32-digit string of characters shown on the upper half of the screen is unique to every PC, so a different password will be required for every PC the programme is installed on.
Page 13: Module Controls
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Module Controls The modules can be controlled from their front panels, an 88R console, or from a remote PC or Pro Tools using the optional Remote Control Software. By default all modules power up with all functions locally controllable and settings are retained on power down.
Page 14: Encore Control
Issue 7.3 Encore Control The AMS Neve mic amp control software can be launched either from the System menu within the Encore automation program, or directly from the Start Programs function of Windows. The control program automatically detects the presence of connected mic amp racks and will display the number, type and position of all detected modules within the selected rack.
Page 15: 88R Channel Strip Control
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 88R Channel Strip Control After Encore has assigned a remote mic amp module to a channel strip, the channel strip controls can be used to control the remote mic amp. Please make sure that the mic amp output is patched to the channel...
Page 16: Standalone Computer Control
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Standalone Computer Control The Remote Control Software is installed by running Setup.exe. Please see the Installing The Software section of this document. After installation the software can be launched from the Windows Start menu / Programs / Mic Line Control / Mic Line Control.
Page 17: Software Setup
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Software Setup Before using the software for the very first time, the comms port for the serial cable must be set from the Setup page. This is normally COM2, COM3 or COM4 as the mouse is on COM1.
Page 18: Pro Tools Control
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Pro Tools Control Control is sent and received between the 1081R rack and Pro Tools via MIDI cables or over a local network. It is necessary that a suitable driver is installed such as the MIDIOverLAN driver available from www.nerds.de.
Page 19 1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Click OK to both of these and the mapping procedure will take place. Midi ports will be mapped to the available racks and displayed, colour coding the IN and OUT fields: Unavailable Input Blue...
Page 20: Windows System Tray
1081R Full User Manual Issue 7.3 Windows System Tray Once the midi has been started, a green Neve icon will appear on the Windows System Tray. Right-click this icon, to see 4 options: Show MIDI Messages will open a screen displaying midi data that is being sent and received (left).