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  • Page 1 Apogee PCI Card User’s Guide V1.1 - July 2006...
  • Page 4 Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide Registration and Warranty Information Be sure to register your Symphony PCI card, either by filling in the enclosed Registration Card or by completing the on-line registration form at our Web site: http://www.apogeedigital.com/support/. If you do so, Apogee can contact you with any update information.
  • Page 5 The serial number is located on the rear panel of the unit. We suggest you record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to it whenever you call an authorized Apogee Electronics repair facility or the manufacturer. Please be sure to return your com- pleted warranty card immediately! Symphony PCI card Serial No._____________________________________________...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Installing Symphony PCI Cards ................2 Installing the X-Symphony card ................3 PC32 Connections ......................4 Word Clock Connection on Apogee Interfaces ..........5 Installing the Symphony Core Audio Driver ............6-7 -....................7 Configuring Your DAW .......................7 Apple Logic Pro ........................7 iTunes Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing ..........8-11...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Introduction The Symphony PCI card system allows the connection of up to 96 channels of 192kHz Apogee conver- sion to an Apple Macintosh computer. The system consists of: • Symphony PCI-e or PCI-x card;...

  • Page 10: Installing Symphony Pci Cards

    6. Re-install the access cover screw to secure the Symphony PCI card. 7. If multiple Symphony cards have been installed, connect the supplied ribbon cable between each PCI card as shown below, making sure to align the key on the ribbon cable connector to the slot on the PCI card socket. If only two Symphony cards are installed, use the connector on each end of the ribbon connector.

  • Page 11: Installing The X-Symphony Card

    4 Install the two aluminium standoffs in the threaded holes vacated by the screws. 5 On the X-Symphony card, install the plastic standoff in the hole adjacent to the multi-pin motherboard connector. 6 Install the X-Symphony Coverplate, and secure it to the host inter- face using two screws from Step 2.

  • Page 12: Pc32 Connections

    PCI cards in a wide array of configurations for a total of 32 channels of simultaneous input and output per PCI card. To “map” the I/O of interfaces to the Symphony PCI card I/O in the most efficient manner possible, please use the following guidelines to determine the order in which inter- faces are connected: 1.

  • Page 13: Word Clock Connection On Apogee Interfaces

    APOGEE ELECTRONICS Word Clock Connection on Apogee Interfaces Apogee hardware interfaces connected to the Symphony PCI card must be configured so the units’ clocks are synchronous. This may be accomplished in a number of ways, but the two most simple clock configurations are shown below in Figures A &...

  • Page 14: Installing The Symphony Core Audio Driver

    Installing the Symphony Core Audio Driver Symphony Core Audio drivers must be installed on the computer to interface Symphony PCI hardware to Core Audio compatible software. This driver may be found on the Apogee Software CD included with the Symphony PCI card.

  • Page 15: Configuring Your Daw

    1. Open Audio > Audio Hardware and Drivers > Drivers > CoreAudio and check the “Enabled” box. 2. Select “Apogee Symphony” in the “Driver” field, and click “Try (Re)-Launch” when prompted by Logic. 3. In Logic’s Mixer page, verify that 32 inputs and outputs are available per installed Symphony PCI card.

  • Page 16: Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing

    Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing The following chart depicts all possible configurations of Apogee interfaces that may be connected per Sym- phony PCI card. Under “Channels in Use”, the mapping of the interface’s I/O to the Symphony card’s I/O is indicated.
  • Page 17 Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing (continued) INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE AD-16X & DA-16X continued 1-16 17-32 From Computer AD-16X #1 INPUT DA-16X #1 OUTPUT 1-16 17-32 From Computer AD-16X #1 AD-16X #2...

  • Page 18: Ad-16X, Da-16X & Rosetta 800

    Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing (continued) INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800 1-16 17-32 From Computer INPUT DA-16X #1 ROSETTA 800 #1 ROSETTA 800 #2 OUTPUT 1-16 17-32...

  • Page 19: Rosetta 800

    Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Interface Connections Chart: Standard Routing (continued) INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE ROSETTA 800 and AD-16X & DA-16X continued 1-16 17-32 From Computer AD-16X #1 INPUT DA-16X #1 ROSETTA 800 #1 OUTPUT 1-16...

  • Page 20: Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing

    APOGEE ELECTRONICS Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE AD-16X & DA-16X 1-16 17-32 From Computer AD-16X: Analog In INPUT AD-16X: Digital Out OUTPUT 1-16 17-32 From Computer DA-16X: Digital In...

  • Page 21: Ad-16X, Da-16X & Rosetta 800

    Symphony PCI card – User’s Guide APOGEE ELECTRONICS Interface Connections Chart: Advanced Option Routing (continued) INTERFACE SET CHANNELS IN USE AD-16X, DA-16X & ROSETTA 800 1-16 17-32 From Computer AD-16X: Analog In INPUT AD-16X: Digital Out ROSETTA 800 #1 ROSETTA 800 #2...
  • Page 22 Copyright Notice The Apogee Symphony PCI card is a computer-based device, and as such contains and uses software in ROMs. This software, and all related documentation, including this User’s Guide contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws.
  • Page 23 Canada. Declaration of Conformity – CE Apogee Electronics Corporation hereby declares that the product, the Symphony PCI card, to which this declara- tion relates, is in material conformity with the following standards or other normative documents: • EN50081-1/EN55022; 1995 •...
  • Page 24 Symphony PCI card USER’S GUIDE - v1.1 - July 2006 Text conceived and delivered by: Roger Robindore Graphics and illustrations by: Sean McArthur...

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