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  • Page 2 The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Sonic Studio LLC. Sonic Studio LLC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    What s Included with the HD-1000 Workstations ....1-2 HD-1000 Installation Quickstart ....... 1-3 System Requirements .
  • Page 4 A B L E O F O N T E N T S Overview of the HD3 ........3-2 Safety Information .

  • Page 5: Welcome To Sonicstudio Hd

    Welcome to SonicStudio HD ™ Welcome to SonicStudio HD from Sonic Studio! SonicStudio HD is the first family of digital audio workstations to be designed from the ground up for DVD-Audio production and High-Density™ Audio mastering. Each SonicStudio HD system gives you all the tools you need to record, edit, mix and master the highest quality audio for release on Compact Disc™.

  • Page 6: Related Documents

    • NoNoise User Guide H o w t o R each Technical S upp or t You will receive software technical support from Sonic Studio for 90 days at no charge. If you wish to continue receiving support or technical...

  • Page 7: Activating The Sonic Keyfile

    V I I A c t iv a t i ng the S onic K eyfile Launch the Sonic Keyfile Activator application (located in the same folder as your Sonic application). You will see this dialog: Figure 1 Sonic Keyfile Activator Dialog Type the Activator Code into the Sonic Keyfile Activator application.
  • Page 8 V I I I Warning! Before you activate your key code, remove from the Sonic Preferences folder (located in the System folder) any existing SonicKey files that you wish to keep. Existing keyfiles will be overwritten by your new keyfile.

  • Page 9: Hd-1000 Workstation

    In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out A B C D S O L U T I O N S In Out 192 176.4 96 88.2 48 44.1 WS DS 1-2 3-4 JA Lock Figure 1-1 The Sonic HDSP Workstation (HD-1000)

  • Page 10: What S Included With The Hd-1000 Workstations

    O R K S T A T I O N W h a t ’s I nc luded w ith the H D - 1 0 0 0 Wor k s tat ion s The HD-1000 and HD-2000 Workstations include the following hardware: Sonic HD3 I/O Box...

  • Page 11: Hd-1000 Installation Quickstart

    H D - 1 0 0 0 I N S T A L L A T I O N U I C K S T A R T H D- 1 0 0 0 Installation Q uickstar t For detailed installation instructions, see "Installing the Hardware" on page 1-5.

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N S y s t e m R equir ement s In addition to the hardware supplied by Sonic, you’ll need the following components: Macintosh Computer System •...

  • Page 13: Installing The Hardware

    I n s t a l l i n g the Har dwar e This section presents grounding precautions and detailed instructions for installing the HD-1000 Workstation hardware. Grounding Precautions To assure safety and protect your system components from damage, please follow these grounding procedures: •...
  • Page 14 H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N Installing the HDSP Card To install the HDSP card, you will need: • A #2 Phillips screwdriver • The Power Macintosh CPU •...
  • Page 15 N S T A L L I N G T H E A R D W A R E Open the Macintosh CPU (refer to the instructions that came with your computer) and locate the PCI expansion slots. Remove the screw that holds the access cover for the third slot from the hinge in place.
  • Page 16 H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N SCSI Bus Connections SonicStudio uses the SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) bus to communicate with peripheral devices such as media drives, CD-R or DVD-R units, and digital tape drives.
  • Page 17 N S T A L L I N G T H E A R D W A R E To connect SCSI peripherals, you will need: • The peripheral devices • SCSI cables (normally supplied with the device) • A SCSI terminator (also often supplied with the device) •...
  • Page 18 H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N Using the supplied cable, connect the Macintosh SCSI port to a peripheral device. If you are connecting only a single peripheral, attach the SCSI terminator to the device’s other SCSI port.
  • Page 19 A R D W A R E Connecting the Sonic HD3 I/O Box The HD3 connects to the HD-1000 Workstation using the Sonic I/O bus. Similar to SCSI, the Sonic I/O bus requires that devices on the bus have unique addresses, and the bus must be terminated.
  • Page 20 H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N To connect the HD3: Connect the HD3 power cable to a grounded outlet. Do not turn it on. Attach the smaller connector of the HDSP Audio I/O Cable to the corresponding connector on the HDSP card.
  • Page 21 A R D W A R E Connecting Timecode & Machine Control Both the HD-1000 and the HD-2000 Workstations read and generate timecode in the SMPTE and EBU formats. Each also has the capability to control external audio and video transports. Connections to enable these features are made using the Machine Control &...
  • Page 22 H D - 1 0 0 0 W O R K S T A T I O N Connect the other end of the Serial Adapter Cable to the corresponding connector on the Machine Control & Timecode Cable. Connect the XLR-type timecode input and output connectors to your external device.

  • Page 23: Software Installation/Drive Setup

    Software Installation/Drive Setup...

  • Page 24: Installing Your Software

    O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N R I V E E T U P I n s t a l l i ng Your S oft war e All SonicStudio HD Workstations include SonicStudio HD software for editing, assembling and premastering High-Density Audio.

  • Page 25: Formatting A Sound Storage Drive

    O R M A T T I N G A O U N D T O R A G E R I V E F o r m a t t i n g a S ound S tor age D rive SonicStudio HD supports a wide variety of SCSI peripherals.

  • Page 26: Formatting A Sonic Media Drive

    O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N R I V E E T U P F o r m a t t i n g a S onic M edi a D r iv e SonicStudio HD supports Lightspeed for recording, but disk performance varies between Lightspeed and HFS.
  • Page 27 O R M A T T I N G A O N I C E D I A R I V E Highlight the drive that you wish to format, then click Initialize. You should see this window: Enter a name for the new media volume and click Initialize. Caution! This will erase all data on the disk.

  • Page 28: Repairing A Lightspeed Media Drive

    O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N R I V E E T U P Re p a i r i ng a Lights peed M edia Dr i v e LightSpeed performs consistency checks whenever a drive is to be mounted on the desktop.
  • Page 29 E P A I R I N G A I G H T S P E E D E D I A R I V E Lightspeed Toolkit will begin scanning and repairing the drive. While the repair is in process, you will see a status bar indicating progress: When the repair is completed, the Lightspeed volume icon will reappear on the desktop.
  • Page 30 O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N R I V E E T U P...

  • Page 31: The Sonic Hd3 I/O Box

    The Sonic HD3 I/O Box This chapter describes the physical and electrical characteristics of the Sonic High-Density Audio™ Digital I/O Conversion System (HD3).

  • Page 32: Overview Of The Hd3

    H D 3 I / O B O N I C O v e r v i e w of the H D 3 The HD3 is an input/output box for connecting SonicStudio to external digital audio devices. Housed in a single-space rack-mountable chassis, the HD3 accommodates up to eight channels of 24-bit digital audio at standard clock speeds ranging from 44.1 kHz to 96 kHz, or two channels at 192 kHz.

  • Page 33: Safety Information

    A F E T Y N F O R M A T I O N Sa f e ty I nfor mation This table lists important safety information. To assure safe operation, please read and follow these cautions when installing and operating the Sonic HD3.
  • Page 34 H D 3 I / O B O N I C Name Description Operating Location Do not operate the equipment under any of the following conditions: explosive atmospheres, in wet locations, in inclement weather, using improper or unknown AC mains voltages, using improper fuses. Stay out of the box To avoid personal injury or possibly fatal shocks, always keep all covers and panels on the...

  • Page 35: Front-Panel Indicators

    R O N T A N E L N D I C A T O R S F r o n t - Pa nel Indicator s The HD3 front panel incorporates a number of LED indicators that display input and output signal status. Multi-Channel Digital I/O Conversion System In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In Out Sonic Port...

  • Page 36: Rear-Panel Switches & Connectors

    H D 3 I / O B O N I C Re a r- P a ne l S w itches & C onn e cto r s The HD3 rear panel incorporates provisions for connecting it to SonicStudio and additional converters, assigning it a unique address on the Sonic bus, and making both digital audio and word sync connections.

  • Page 37: Connections

    O N N E C T I O N S Co n n e c t i ons This section describes connections between the HD3 and external devices, including digital audio inputs/outputs and word sync sources. Digital Audio Inputs & Outputs The table below summarizes cable and speed configurations for the audio input and output formats that the HD3 accommodates: Clock...
  • Page 38 H D 3 I / O B O N I C AES/EBU OR DOUBLE-SPEED AES CONNECTIONS The HD3 supports up to eight input and output channels in AES/EBU or double-speed AES mode. Sonic I/O Addr Channels Channels Channels Channels 1 & 2 3 &...
  • Page 39 O N N E C T I O N S Word Sync You can connect an external word sync generator to the HD3 WS In using a standard BNC-BNC cable. The HD3 can also deliver word sync from its internal system clock to other devices through its WS Out connector. To loop input word sync between multiple I/O boxes, use the BNC tee included with the HD3.
  • Page 40 H D 3 I / O B O N I C If you are working in High-Density Audio (clock speeds of 88.2 kHz or higher), you are limited to one HD3 per HDSP card. This means that HD- 1000 or HD-2000 Workstation owners who desire additional High-Density Audio channels must purchase and install an Expansion Chassis.

  • Page 41: Configuring The System

    O N F I G U R I N G T H E Y S T E M Co n fi g u r ing the S ystem Once the HD3 is connected, SonicStudio must be configured to work with it.
  • Page 42 H D 3 I / O B O N I C This dialog controls the physical connections of the system. If necessary, use the Board pop-up menu to select the correct HDSP card. The HD3 I/O Box appears as an icon labeled HD3. Global Controls At the top of the window is an area with two global controls.
  • Page 43 O N F I G U R I N G T H E Y S T E M If you find that SonicStudio is unable to sync with the selected clock, the source may be jittery or unstable. Selecting Wide Input Jitter can sometimes solve this problem.
  • Page 44 H D 3 I / O B O N I C The HD3 Converter Display Each converter connected to the selected HDSP board is represented by a horizontal bar in the converter window. The available configuration options will vary depending upon the specific converter. These instructions apply to the HD3 I/O Box.
  • Page 45 O N F I G U R I N G T H E Y S T E M The following dialog appears: Input Section Output Channel Status Fields INPUT SECTION The input section displays the status of the input signal for the currently selected channel pair.
  • Page 46 H D 3 I / O B O N I C OUTPUT STATUS FIELDS Signal Type — Professional is AES/EBU (XLR connector), Consumer is S/PDIF (RCA-type connector, not available with the HD3) and Hex indicates that only the hexadecimal status bits shown in the display will apply to the output.
  • Page 47 O N F I G U R I N G T H E Y S T E M current output channel, and the Cancel button closes the Channel Status Dialog without applying any changes. To apply changes and close the dialog, click OK.
  • Page 48 H D 3 I / O B O N I C...

  • Page 49: Aconnector Wiring

    Connector Wiring This section provides detailed information on wiring input and output audio cables and connectors for the HD3 I/O Box and A-V I/O.

  • Page 50: Hd3 Connections

    O N N E C T O R I R I N G H D 3 Co n n ecti ons When wiring digital audio inputs and outputs, choose a high-quality, shielded, twisted-pair cable with 110 ohm characteristic impedance and a low capacitance-per-foot rating (12–13 pf/ft).
  • Page 51 H D 3 C O N N E C T I O N S When connecting to AES3 1992 inputs, wire the cables and connectors as shown in Figure A-2. Receiver Sonic AES/EBU Input AES/EBU Output XLR-3M XLR-3F (AES3 1992) Twisted pair .1µ...
  • Page 52 O N N E C T O R I R I N G...
  • Page 53 F CC Infor mation Warning! Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment may generate, use, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 54 F CC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 55 D eclaration of C onfor mity Application of Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared: FCC Part 15 Subpart B (emissions) Industry Canada 1CES-003 EN55103-1 (emissions) EN55103-2 (immunity) Manufacturer’s Name Sonic Solutions 101 Rowland Way Novato, CA 94945 USA 415-893-8000 Voice 415-893-8008 Fax European Representative...
  • Page 56 D eclaration of C onfor mity Application of Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared: EN50081-1 EN55022 A (1995) CISPR22 A (1993) VCCI-1 EN50082-1 (1997) EN61000 4-2 EN61000 4-3 ENV50204 EN61000 4-4 EN61000 4-5 EN61000 4-6 EN61000 4-8 EN61000 4-11 Manufacturer’s Name European Representative...

  • Page 57: Index

    Index connections audio, HD3 I/O Box 3-7 address formatting a media drive 2-3 double-speed AES 3-8 SCSI 1-9 dual-wire AES 3-8 Sonic I/O 3-6 HD3 I/O Box 1-11 AES/EBU machine control 1-13 input 3-6 grounding 1-5 SCSI 1-8 output 3-6 word sync 3-8 HD3 I/O Box 1-2 connecting 1-11...
  • Page 58 1-2 word sync lock 3-5 timecode installer 2-2 cable 1-2 1-13 quickstart connecting 1-13 HD-1000/2000 1-3 jitter attenuation 3-5 word sync repairing a media drive 2-6 connecting 3-8 input & output 3-6 Keyfile 2-2 lock indicator 3-5 –??

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