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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.
HDSP upgrades. This can help save time during the installation and may eliminate problems that might otherwise arise. If you have any questions about configurations or a customer installation, please contact Sonic Studio Customer Support at +1 763-577-1535, or on the Web at info@sonicstudio.com...
S up po r t ed De vices CPU Platforms SonicStudio HD is designed for use with PCI-bus CPUs. Owners of 9500/9600/G3 models are urged to upgrade to a G4. SonicStudio HD supports these Power Macintosh models: • G3 266/300/333 (beige) •...
HD, however the data bandwidth may significantly reduce the number of disc channels available. Sonic recommends that the HDSP Workstation be configured with Seagate Cheetah drives (ST118202LW – request LVD cables and terminators if using Adaptec 2940U2W and no DLT/Exabyte/CD-R/ or DVD-R).
NOTE: The PMCD information is only written to the disc when the Close Session After Write option is selected for the dump. Please contact a Sonic reseller for details on availability or contact Microboards Technology at: Microboards Technology Phone: 952-556-1600...
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website: www.microboards.com http://www.microboards.com EXABYTE TAPE DRIVES • Exabyte 8500 • Exabyte 8505 • Exabyte Eliant 820 PCI EXPANSION CHASSIS HD-2100 and HD-2200 Workstations include 3 PCI cards and require a PCI expansion chassis, since current Apple models have 2 slots free after the graphics card and a SCSI accelerator are installed.
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U P P O R T E D E V I C E S Phone: (858) 530-2511 Fax: (858) 530-273 http://www.magma.com/ NOTE: The CardBus solution for Magma Chassis do not currently support CD- R or DDP functions.
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G 3 / G 4 S ys t em Con f igu rat i on s HD-1000 AND HD-2000 WORKSTATIONS HDSP Processor HDSP Processor or Fibre Channel Adapter (if applicable) SCSI Accelerator NOTE: For clarity, the Macintosh video accelerator card (always installed in slot 1) is not shown Slot Card...
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G 3 / G 4 S Y S T E M O N F I G U R A T I O N S HD-2100 AND HD-2200 WORKSTATIONS. PCI Bridge Fast SCSI Accelerator SCSI Accelerator Mac Slot Card Macintosh Video Accelerator SCSI Accelerator Fast SCSI Accelerator or Fibre Channel Adapter...
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HDSP Audio Processor HDSP Plug-In Processor A-V Processor Expander Slot Card HDSP Processor HDSP Processor AV Processor NOTE: A non-integrated PCI Expansion chassis is not recommended for use with high bandwidth audio for any model of G3 (B&W) or G4. NOTE: 9500/9600/Beige G3 users should connect CDR and Exabyte devices to the Mac SCSI bus and connect hard drives to the Adaptec card.
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ADAPTEC POWER DOMAIN 3940 UW This is the most versatile SCSI card for Sonic applications and our most highly recommended. With two SCSI buses, one bus can be used for the DVD-R and DLT while the other is used for...
SonicStudio HD offers initial support for fibre channel networking. The only software/hardware configuration that has been tested is described here. In collaboration with Rorke Data, Sonic will continue to test SonicStudio HD with Rorke's StudioNet-FC product. Please contact Rorke Data for specific hardware and software configuration information when setting up a StudioNet-FC system for use with SonicStudio HD.
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CPU Board Order 1 — ATI Video accelerator 2 — Adaptec 39160 SCSI accelerator 3 — Rorke StudioNet-FC fibre channel adapter 4 — Sonic PCI Bridge Expansion Chassis Board Order 1 — HDSP Processor 2 — HDSP Effects Processor Hardware/Software Versions...
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Rorke StudioNet-FC fibre channel adapter PCI Bridge Adaptec 39160 SCSI accelerator ATI video accelerator Installation of Cards in PowerPC G4 CPU HDSP Processor HDSP Effects Processor Installation of Cards in Expansion Chassis...
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I B R E H A N N E L U P P O R T Optical Fibre Channel Cable Local FC Connection Vixel 8100 Host CPU w/ Rorke StudioNet-FC Rorke Rorke StudioNet-FC Rorke StudioNet-FC Adapter Switch Data Array Typical Fibre Channel Connections FIBRE CHANNEL NOTES &...
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High-Density Audio™ I/O, I/O8, Lucid 8824, Sonic Audio I/O, and I/O4. Connections SINGLE-WIRE AES CONNECTIONS The HD I/O supports up to eight input and output channels at 88.2/96 kHz (2x speed). The I/O8, Lucid 8824, Sonic Audio I/O, and I/O4 do not support single-wire mode.
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You can work with up to eight dual-wire channels of audio at 88.2/96 kHz (1x speed) by connecting a second HD I/O, I/O8, Lucid 8824 or Sonic Audio I/O and assigning it to Port B in the Audio I/O Preferences.
You can work with up to four quad-wire channels of audio by connecting a second HD I/O, I/O8, Lucid 8824, or Sonic Audio I/O and assigning it to Port B in the Audio I/O Preferences. Setting the Audio I/O Preferences You must configure SonicStudio HD’s Audio I/O Preferences to accommodate high sample...
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“ O I G H E N S I T Y U D I O P E R A T I O N Choose a clock source from the Clock Source pop-up menu. In the Mode panel, choose 88.2/96 kHz or 176.4/192 kHz from the pop-up menu. Select input and output speeds: •...
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Click Update. SonicStudio HD loads the microcode for your chosen configuration. All I/O boxes connected to your system that support these rates will display. Close the Audio I/O Preferences window.
“ O I G H E N S I T Y U D I O P E R A T I O N A Note About Sample Order Dual-wire and quad-wire AES connections achieve higher data rates than the standard single- wire AES/EBU interface by transmitting blocks of successive samples in the high-speed stream simultaneously on different wires.
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