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TerraTec PHASE 88 rack Manual

24 bit/96 khz multi i/o recording interface
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TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 88 Rack FW
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Version 0.1, last revised: Oktober 2004

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  • Page 1 TERRATEC PRODUCER PHASE 88 Rack FW English Manual Version 0.1, last revised: Oktober 2004...
  • Page 2 CE Declaration TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: TerraTec Producer PHASE 88 Rack FW, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standard- izing documents: 1. EN 55013 2.
  • Page 3 For digital devices, be sure to at least lower the volume on your playback equipment. Connecting the device to the FireWire™ port of your computer may also cause a noise—please turn down the volume of your playback system accordingly. PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Which operating system?.....................17 Power supply........................17 Installing the PHASE 88 Rack FW driver in OS X ............17 The PHASE 88 Rack FW as a system audio device (Mac OS X) .........17 Updating the firmware (Mac OS X)................17 The FireWire™ port .......................18 The connections of the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system.
  • Page 5 Multi-client applications....................26 The MIDI drivers ......................28 The Mac OS X drivers ....................29 The PHASE 88 Rack FW Control Panel................ 31 The hardware digital mixer ..................31 Master Clock ......................34 Line / Microphone..................... 34 The ASIO Control Panel................... 35 Color Settings ......................

  • Page 6: Welcome

    Welcome! We're pleased that you've chosen a TerraTec Producer audio interface for your musical endeavors and would like to congratulate you on your decision. With the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system, you've purchased a sophisticated piece of state-of-the-art studio equipment.
  • Page 7 MIDI interfaces, one 2-channel digital input and output each, and a word clock I/O—that will soon make the PHASE 88 Rack FW the hub of your home or project studio. Selected 24-bit/96 kHz converter modules, a...

  • Page 8: From Opening The Package To Installation

    FireWire™ port of your computer may also cause a noise—please turn down the volume of your playback system accordingly. Before running cables to the PHASE 88 RACK FW audio system, take note of any special points pertaining to the configuration of your computer. Also refer to the manual of your computer and other studio peripheral devices for their settings.

  • Page 9: The Setup-Short And Simple For Busy Professionals

    Multiple systems cannot be cascaded at present. Notes for Macintosh users The PHASE 88 Rack FW system is shipped with driver support for Apple MAC OS 10 (OS X). OS X version 10.3.4 or higher is required when using the audio system.

  • Page 10: The Phase 88 Rack Fw Module

    The PHASE 88 Rack FW module The PHASE 88 Rack FW front panel Microphone channel 7 (balanced, XLR) Microphone channel 8 (balanced, XLR) MIDI 1 IN MIDI 1 OUT Gain control, channel 1-6 (Line In) Gain control, channel 7 + 8 (Line or Microphone)
  • Page 11 The PHASE 88 Rack FW rear panel MIDI 2 IN MIDI 2 OUT Analog OUT 1-8 (balanced, ¼" jack) Analog IN 1-8 (balanced, 1/4" jack) WordClock IN/OUT connection Optical digital input (TOS link) Optical digital output (TOS link) IEEE 1394a FireWire™ ports (6-pin) LED IEEE1394: FireWire™(IEEE 1394) communication is active...
  • Page 12 And just in case, we've included a 6-pin/4-pin adapter. And if you no longer have the possibility to connect the PHASE 88 Rack FW module to a computer with a FireWire™ port for any reason, that does not mean you will have to live without the convenience of this audio system.

  • Page 13: Windows Installation-Step By Step

    Power supply The PHASE 88 Rack FW may be used only with the included external power adapter. It is not possible to power the device via the FireWire™ port (bus-powered). Installing the PHASE 88 Rack FW drivers in Windows XP 1.
  • Page 14 4. Windows XP will now automatically recognize the device as new hardware and will open the driver installation dialog. The setup program will prompt you to set up a Fi- reWire™ connection to the PHASE 88 Rack FW module at this point if you have not done so already.

  • Page 15: The Phase 88 Rack Fw As A System Audio Device (Windows)

    The PHASE 88 Rack FW as a system audio device (Windows) If you would like to use the PHASE 88 Rack FW not only for specific audio applications, but as your default Windows audio device, select the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio driver in the Control Panel under “Sounds and Audio Devices”...

  • Page 16: Updating The Firmware (Windows)

    Updating the firmware (Windows) Thanks to software technology, updates to existing standards and new functions can be added to the PHASE 88 Rack FW system without changes to the hardware by updating its so-called “firmware”. To update the firmware, proceed as follows: ■...

  • Page 17: Mac Installation-Step By Step

    Mac installation—step by step Which operating system? The PHASE 88 Rack FW can only be used under Mac OS 10.3.4 (OS X) or higher. It can be integrated easily using OS X CoreAudio and CoreMIDI. Power supply The PHASE 88 Rack FW uses an external power adapter which is included in the scope of delivery.

  • Page 18: The Firewire™ Port

    As a reliable power supply is very important for profes- sional audio systems like the PHASE 88 Rack FW, we decided in favor of a self-sufficient power supply and gave the device its own power adapter.

  • Page 19: The Connections Of The Phase 88 Rack Fw Audio System

    Analog inputs. The sensitivity of the Line inputs of the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system can be adjusted with the gain controls on the front panel to ensure the optimal utilization of the 24-bit converters.

  • Page 20: Intermezzo: A Cable And Signal Primer

    Unbalanced connections may be adequate for line signals—but a bal- anced connection will always be better and more reliable. Like those of the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system. By the way: The old saying about a chain only being as strong as its weakest link also applies in the studio—especially there, in fact.

  • Page 21: Digital Interface (S/Pdif, Raw, Ac3)

    Pulses are transmitted together with the audio data when the S/PDIF protocol is used. This is known as the sample rate. The interface of the PHASE 88 Rack FW system can send and receive up to 96 kHz.

  • Page 22: Wordclock I/O

    A Sub-D socket is located on the back for the included WordClock cable. The WordClock is used to synchronize the PHASE 88 Rack FW audio system with other devices that use this rather common studio format, such as digital recorders, digital mixers, other PCI cards and much more.

  • Page 23: The Windows Drivers

    The Windows drivers The PHASE 88 Rack FW audio interface features a range of drivers for a variety of appli- cations. The audio drivers support all bit rates between 8 and 32 bits with all common sample rates between 32 and 96 kHz.

  • Page 24: Wdm Sample Rate Interpolation

    (ASIO 2.0 or higher). Programs that make use of Steinberg's ASIO interface indicate in the corresponding dialogs the ASIO drivers of the PHASE 88 Rack FW. The ASIO driver is listed in com- patible programs under “ASIO for PHASE FireWire series”.

  • Page 25: The Gigastudio (Gsif) Driver

    GSIF interface becomes pointless and is thus blocked. The special GSIF driver of the PHASE 88 Rack FW is not automatically installed together with the main drivers of the system; instead, it comes with a separate installation program. The installation can be started easily via the autostarter that opens automatically when you insert the PHASE CD.

  • Page 26: Multi-Client Applications

    Cool-Edit) simultaneously access the same output (e.g. Out 1/2) of the hardware, the PHASE 88 Rack FW driver will mix all sources before signal is sent to the output. Please note, however, that distortion will result under normal circumstances when mixing multiple digital sources at their maximum levels.
  • Page 27 Multi-client flow chart for playback PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 28: The Midi Drivers

    Practical tip: If MIDI files, which can be played back using Windows' media players, are also to be transferred to externally connected devices, open the “Sounds and Multimedia Properties” dialog window from the Windows Control Panel and set the “MIDI Music Playback” device to the driver mentioned above. PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 29: The Mac Os X Drivers

    Rack FW can be selected as the default recording and playback device in “Control Panel ->Sound”. The PHASE 88 Rack FW 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.
  • Page 30 The PHASE 88 Rack FW under Steinberg Cubase SX PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 31: The Phase 88 Rack Fw Control Panel

    Overview of the PHASE 88 Rack FW Control Panel The hardware digital mixer All analog and digital input channels of the PHASE 88 Rack FW are connected to the digital mixer. The individual sliders control the relative levels (volume) of the individual channels within the mix.
  • Page 32 “Digital In” is grayed out until a valid In addition, a choice of waveplay stereo signal is applied to the digital input and signals can be applied to the mixer and the Master Clock is set to “External”. controlled. PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)
  • Page 33 Level, panorama and mute controls are also available for the mixer's master output. The PHASE 88 Rack FW out- puts available for the mixer output can be selected above the fader. The waveplay stereo channel assigned to the output by default will be switched off.

  • Page 34: Master Clock

    (song, arrangement etc.). Master Clock Here we're dealing with the sample rate used by the PHASE 88 Rack FW. This is a very important point, as the card can be clocked by an external signal (External, e.g. from a...

  • Page 35: The Asio Control Panel

    The “Windows System” color set uses only colors that display correctly at an 8-bit color depth. PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 36: Scenes And Stand-Alone Operation

    And that's not all: you can also use the PHASE 88 Rack FW in stand-alone mode as a high-quality A/D or D/A converter. The values last saved in the Control Panel will be called up automatically whenever the 19"...

  • Page 37: Tips, Tricks & Things Worth Knowing

    Devices with AES/EBU interfaces cannot normally be used on S/PDIF interfaces. As the AES/EBU protocol is nearly identical to S/PDIF and the transmission essentially only differs in the signal strength, you can make your own converter with a bit of soldering. PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 38: Appendix A-Technical Data

    WDM kernel streaming (e.g. for Sonar ™) MME and DirectSound support Control Panel for Windows XP System requirements PC (FireWire™ version) Pentium III 800 or higher 128 MB RAM Windows XP from service pack 1 (SP1) PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

  • Page 39: Appendix B-Schematic Diagram Of Analog Section Channel 7/8

    256 MB RAM MAC OS X 10.3.4 or higher System recommendation MAC (FireWire™ version) G5 1.8 GHz 512 MB RAM MAC OS X Panther 10.3.4 or higher Appendix B—Schematic diagram of analog section channel 7/8 PHASE 88 Rack FW (English)

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