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TERRATEC PRODUCER/PHASE 22
English Manual
Version 1.0, last revised: October 2003

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  • Page 1 TERRATEC PRODUCER/PHASE 22 English Manual Version 1.0, last revised: October 2003...
  • Page 2 CE Declaration TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: PHASE 22, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standard- izing documents: EN 50013, EN 50022 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compli- ance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Windows 2000 installation..................13 Windows XP installation ..................17 Driver installation for Macintosh OS 10.x (OS X) ............20 The connections of the PHASE 22 System ..............21 Analog outputs......................22 Analog inputs......................23 Digital interface (S/PDIF, RAW, AC3)................ 24 MIDI interface ......................
  • Page 4 Sync-In/Sync-Out....................36 The PHASE Control Panel..................37 Tips, tricks & things worth knowing ................38 Dolby AC3 and DTS ....................38 Always with the beat - digital synchronization ............38 About IRQs and other interrupts ................39 Technical data .......................43 System requirements/recommendation ..............44 PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 5: Welcome

    We are pleased that you have chosen a TerraTec Producer Audio System for your musi- cal endeavors and would like to congratulate you on your decision. With the PHASE 22 System, you've purchased a sophisticated product representing the state of the art of...
  • Page 6 With two balanced inputs and outputs each, 1/4" jack, low-latency MIDI interface and co- axial digital I/O, the PHASE 22 audio system provides adequate connections in all direc- tions on the PCI card and its breakout cable. The finest convertor elements and a well- thought-out board design allow crystal-clear recording and equally high-quality reproduc- tion.

  • Page 7: From Unpacking To Installation

    The drivers provided for the PHASE 22 audio system, too, leave nothing to be desired. A highly developed software architecture guarantees problem-free use with all modern Windows and Apple operating systems. The ASIO drivers - thoroughly proven throughout years of application and often used as a reference - allow the lowest possible latency between the software-based sound genera- tion and audio output.

  • Page 8: The Setup - Short And Simple For Busy Professionals

    Before installing the PCI card, please check the Sync-In and Sync-Out connections ® (EWS Connect) on the PCI card. If you do not have any other TerraTec PCI systems with EWS Connect connections in your computer, the following applies: o Sync-In (CN1) – the jumper must be positioned at 1-2;...

  • Page 9: Notes For Macintosh Users

    Windows Control Panel). Notes for Macintosh users The PHASE 22 system is shipped with driver support for MAC OS 10 (OS X). In the OS10 version, we recommend the Apple operating system update called “Jaguar” (current version 10.2.6). A version update, which can be obtained for an extra charge, contains some improvements specially geared towards audio applications.

  • Page 10: Installation Of The Phase Pci Card - Step By Step

    Fasten the card in place using the screw you removed earlier from the slot cover (if there was one). Switch on and boot the computer to continue with the driver installation. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 11: Installing The Drivers And The Control Panel

    4. Check the “Specify a location” box and enter the path to the driver on the CD. <CD>:\PHASE 22\Driver\PC\vX.XX (vX.XX stands for the driver version). Alter- natively, you can also select the path to the best driver of your PHASE 22 PCI system using the mouse by clicking “Browse...”. Confirm by clicking “Next”.

  • Page 12: Windows Me Installation

    “Next”. Alternatively, you can change to the respective directory by clicking on “Browse...”. 4. The hardware wizard will now search for the AudioSystem PHASE 22 driver and will display the location of the driver. Confirm by clicking “Next”. 5. In the final window, the hardware wizard will report that the driver software has been installed successfully.

  • Page 13: Windows 2000 Installation

    Windows 2000 installation 1. Boot your computer after installing the PHASE 22 PCI card. 2. During the boot, the Windows hardware wizard will identify the new hardware as a “Multimedia Audio Controller”. Confirm by clicking “Next”. 3. Mark the “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” checkbox and insert the PHASE CD if you have not done so already.
  • Page 14 Audio Controller”. Activate the checkbox “CD-ROM drives” and confirm with “Next.” 5. The hardware wizard will now indicate that it has found a suitable driver for the “Mul- timedia Audio Controller” on the CD-ROM (<CD>:PHASE 22\Driver\PC\vX.XX\). Click “Next” to start the installation.
  • Page 15 PHASE CD-ROM. It is also possible (e.g. if this is the first sound card installation in your system) that some additional Windows extensions have to be installed. Please have your Windows CD ready for this purpose. PHASE 22 (English)
  • Page 16 The Device Manager can be found on the “Control Panel” under “System” > “Hardware”. Then click the “Device Manager” button. After successful driver installation, the PHASE 22 Control Panel can be installed easily using the autorun option (<CD>:\autorun.exe).

  • Page 17: Windows Xp Installation

    Windows XP installation 1. Boot your computer after installing the PHASE 22 PCI card. 2. During the boot, the Windows hardware wizard will identify the new hardware as a “Multimedia Audio Controller”. If you have not done so already, insert the PHASE CD- ROM now.
  • Page 18 5. This is no cause for alarm. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. The installation will now be executed. 6. In the final window, the hardware wizard will report that the driver software has been installed successfully. Close the wizard by clicking “Finish”. PHASE 22 (English)
  • Page 19 The Device Manager can be found on the Con- trol Panel under “System” > “Hardware”. Then click the “Device Manager” button. After successful driver installation, the PHASE 22 Control Panel can be installed easily using the autorun option (<CD>:\autorun.exe).

  • Page 20: Driver Installation For Macintosh Os 10.X (Os X)

    OS10.1 or higher. Furthermore, in order to install the drivers, you must have administrator rights on the system. To install the PHASE 22 MAC OS X driver and Control Panel applications, select the pro- gram from the <CD>:\PHASE 22\Driver\MAC\ folder of the PHASE 22 CD-ROM. For identification, enter your name and your OS X password.

  • Page 21: The Connections Of The Phase 22 System

    The connections of the PHASE 22 System The PHASE 22 audio interface offers you all of the connections required for professional studio peripherals. Following is a detailed overview of its technical and electrical charac- teristics: The PHASE 22 audio system 1.

  • Page 22: Analog Outputs

    RMS). Here, you can connect a mixing card, active speakers, or amplifiers. The PHASE 22 system has two high-quality analog outputs which can be independently addressed. The connections are in 1/4" jack format and offer a balanced signal path to minimize interference.

  • Page 23: Analog Inputs

    The PHASE 22 system has two high-quality analog inputs, which can be independently addressed. The connections have been realized as 1/4" jacks and offer a balanced signal path to minimize interference.

  • Page 24: Digital Interface (S/Pdif, Raw, Ac3)

    Pulses are transmitted together with the audio data when the S/PDIF pro- tocol is used. This is known as the sample rate. The interface of the PHASE 22 system can receive rates up to 96,000 Hz and send rates up to 192,000 Hz. You should keep this difference in mind if you plan to exchange digital data, for example using a ProTools sys- tem or a VST System Link.

  • Page 25: Midi Interface

    MIDI interface The MIDI interface of the PHASE 22 system allows you to connect the device with prop- erly equipped peripherals such as MIDI keyboards, DAW controllers and countless other devices. The cables for MIDI connections are always connected “crosswise”, meaning OUT to IN and vice-versa.

  • Page 26: The Drivers (Windows Operating System)

    The drivers (Windows operating system). The PHASE 22 audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of applications. All drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32-bit with all common sample rates between 8 and 96 kHz, even 192 kHz via the digital output. As a rule, the sample rates are not “in- terpolated”.

  • Page 27: The Gsif Driver

    Tascam / Nemesys products can also access the hardware in a very fast and direct manner. The outputs available in each program are called here “PHASE 22 GSIF (n)” and lead directly to the outputs of the PHASE 22 audio system.

  • Page 28: In Detail - Special Properties Of The Drivers

    The “32-bit unpacked” process fills the remaining bits with zeroes and the driver sends suitable 32-bit packets on their merry way. Most commonly-used applications currently support this process, which is particularly easy on the computer's resources (bottom of diagram). PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 29: Directsound & Wdm

    PHASE 22 PCI card sup- port is planned. Under System Settings -> Sound, the PHASE 22 system can be set up as the default audio system in OS X. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 30: The Control Panel

    Here, depending on the requirements of each situation, you can have total control of the audio interface, reduce volumes (take this literally!), control the two input preamplifiers, as well as load and save settings. The Control Panel under Windows The Control Panel under MAC OS X PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 31: How Does The Control Panel Work

    Here, you can select whether to record a signal by analog or digital input. The signal can be recorded via the “PHASE 22 WAVE” driver by the application you choose. When recording from digital sources, you should pay attention that the sampling rate is synchronized correctly (see Master Clock below).

  • Page 32: Master Clock

    Master Clock Here we're dealing with the sample rate used by the PHASE 22 audio interface. This is a very important point, as the system can be clocked by an external signal (External, e.g. from a DAT recorder) or it can set a sampler rate itself and provide this signal to other devices.

  • Page 33: Channel Status

    Disabling this function sets the bit to 0 - you can then copy to your heart's content. ASIO (Windows) Programs that support Steinberg's ASIO feature dialogs containing special settings for these drivers. The properties of the PHASE hardware can be set up in the ASIO Control- Panel. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 34: The Asio Buffer Size (Windows)

    The highlighted cards then appear in the application as one (1) ASIO device with the cor- responding number of inputs and outputs. Cards that are not included in the ASIO combi- nation can be used separately with the GSIF driver. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 35: Colors

    Hover over one of the colorful VU meters briefly with the mouse cursor and the current peak signal level will be displayed. The VU displays can be disabled with a right-click to conserve system resources. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 36: Cascading And Internal Synchronization

    Cascading and internal synchronization The PHASE 22 System can be used with up to 3 further PHASE 22 or 28 audio systems in the same computer and even operated as a closed system. You can therefore conven- iently increase the number of input and output channels which can also access directly from most Windows/MAC applications.

  • Page 37: The Phase Control Panel

    All interfaces will now run using the sampler frequency set on the master. If you would like to also use an external clock for the first card (using a DAT recorder, for example), set its master clock to “External” as well. The sync information are transmitted accordingly. PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 38: Tips, Tricks & Things Worth Knowing

    Tips, tricks & things worth knowing Dolby AC3 and DTS *The digital interfaces of the PHASE 22 system can also be used independently of the S/PDIF standard (see also page Ü 37 Digital-Out at “NonAudio”). Various manufacturers of software DVD players support playback of DVD studio material over the PHASE series of TerraTec Producer.

  • Page 39: About Irqs And Other Interrupts

    Please disable all devices that are not required (e.g. the COM ports are only rarely used) in the computer BIOS. See the documentation for your motherboard to do this. The “free” IRQs can now be used in the PCI bus. PCI Bus: PHASE 22 (English)
  • Page 40 PCI slot 1 and AGP slot share an IRQ · PCI slot 2 and 3 share an IRQ · PCI slot 4, 6 and USB controller share an IRQ · PCI slot 5 and Raid controller share an IRQ PHASE 22 (English)
  • Page 41 D is available for PCI slot 1 and 5. · E is available for the IDE controller. · F is available for the USB controllers. · G is available for AC 97 sound chip. · H is not used. PHASE 22 (English)
  • Page 42 Your eyes would not even notice a brief delay during web surfing caused by the ISDN card not reacting immediately, but your ears are less forgiving. So this apples for sound cards: give it its own IRQ to keep your ears happy! PHASE 22 (English)

  • Page 43: Technical Data

    *) This information depends on the technical data of the convertor used **) You can cascade and synchronize PHASE 22 and PHASE 28 audio systems with an EWS Connect connection. You can control up to four systems in one PC with only one driver and one ControlPanel.

  • Page 44: System Requirements/Recommendation

    - G4 800 MHz - 256 MB RAM - VGA video card, 800x600 / 256 colors - OS X System recommendations (MAC): - G4 1 GHz - 512 MB RAM - VGA video card, 1024x768 / HiColor - OS X PHASE 22 (English)

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