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Turtle Beach Montego II User Manual

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  • Page 1 Turtle Beach Montego II Home Studio...
  • Page 2 YSTEMS This documentation and the accompanying software are copyright © 1999 by Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publica- tion may be reproduced in any form or for any purpose without prior written authorization from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EMEMBER TO EGISTER EBSITE THE MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO ESOURCE SAGE YSTEM EQUIREMENTS IGNAL IAGRAM INSTALLING THE MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO VERVIEW OF THE TEPS EMOVING THE OARD NSTALLING THE OARD WINDOWS 95 & 98 INSTALLATION … EFORE NSTALL THE...
  • Page 4 ANCUN AVETABLE AUGHTER OARD ORKING WITH TIME FFECTS RAPHIC S/PDIF D IGITAL NCLUDED OFTWARE THE TBS MONTEGO II HOME STUDIO CONTROL PANEL 95/98 TBS M II H INDOWS ONTEGO TUDIO ONTROL ANEL NT TBS M II H INDOWS ONTEGO TUDIO...

  • Page 5: Welcome

    O N E … ELCOME The Montego II Home Studio transforms your PC into a desktop digital recording studio. It seamlessly integrates Voyetra’s award-winning MIDI/digital audio sequencer, Digital Orchestrator Pro™ with a powerful Montego II™ sound card. Built in enhancements such as 18 bit digital...

  • Page 6: Remember To Register

    CD cover of your software. EBSITE Be sure to visit the Turtle Beach website for the latest information on new products, upgrades, technical support FAQ’s and to obtain the most recent drivers. You will find us at www.tbeach.com.

  • Page 7: The Montego Ii Home Studio

    T W O II H ONTEGO TUDIO The Montego has many significant features, including: >97 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 18 bit audio converters RCA and Optical Digital I/O MIDI Synthesizer featuring Roland® GM/GS support Up to 96 Hardware accelerated DirectSound streams Full version of Voyetra’s Digital Orchestrator Pro sequencing software MIDI and Digital Audio Editing Tools Included 10 Band Graphic EQ with Digital Display...

  • Page 8: Resource Usage

    YSTEMS ESOURCE SAGE The Montego II Home Studio, like all plug-in cards, requires certain computer resources in order to operate. These resources are associated with specific board functions. In Windows 95 and 98, the resources are set automatically by the Configuration Manager, but can be adjusted using the Windows Device Manager.
  • Page 9 II H ONTEGO TUDIO OUND Here is a look at the Montego II Home Studio sound card, to help you identify the various connectors and ports. STEREO LINE INPUT CONNECTOR TO BREAKOUT BOARD MICROPHONE INPUT STEREO LINE OUTPUT MIDI/JOYSTICK CONNECTOR...

  • Page 10: Signal Flow Diagram

    URTLE EACH YSTEMS IGNAL IAGRAM...

  • Page 11: Installing The Montego Ii Home Studio

    NSTALLING THE II H ONTEGO TUDIO It is time to install the Montego II Home Studio sound card. This chapter takes you through the process step-by-step. VERVIEW OF THE TEPS There is a specific sequence of steps that you need to take when installing...

  • Page 12: Removing The Old Board

    3. Attach the audio cable to the CD-ROM drive (optional.) 4. Install the Montego II Home Studio drivers and software. 5. Set the Montego II Home Studio to be the default audio device if there is another audio device in your system.
  • Page 13 The second slot can be of any type because the breakout bracket doesn’t actually plug into the motherboard. Also, you should position the Montego II Home Studio card as far as possible away from the video card and power supply! 16-bit ISA slot –...
  • Page 14 YSTEMS breakout bracket as illustrated below. When connecting the cable between the Montego II Home Studio and the breakout bracket, be sure that the pins are aligned correctly and that you’ve matched the key (notch) with the connector. Misaligning these pins WILL damage the Montego II Home Studio, the breakout bracket, and potentially your computer.
  • Page 15 NSTALLING THE UDIO ABLE The Montego II Home Studio comes with an audio connector cable — one end is keyed (MPC-2), the other is not (Sony). All CD-ROM drives that adhere to the MPC-2 (Multimedia PC) standard have an MPC-2 jack.
  • Page 16 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 17: Windows 95 & 98 Installation

    EFORE NSTALL THE RIVERS The Montego II Home Studio sound card and breakout bracket must be installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the previous chapter for instructions. IMPORTANT On the first boot up after physically installing the Montego II Home Studio, place the Montego II Home Studio Applications CD in your CD–ROM drive before Windows completes...
  • Page 18 Windows 98 drivers. (If your system is running the Windows 95 operating system, please skip to the next section.) 1. Turn on the computer and place the Montego II Home Studio Applications CD in your CD-ROM drive if you did not already.
  • Page 19 4. Windows will search the system for the correct driver which will be located on the CD-ROM drive. Click next to continue the installation. 5. The installation will confirm that it has located the correct drivers. Click Finish to continue. The system will now install the appropriate drivers for the various subsystems of the board.
  • Page 20 Hardware Found dialog box reports that it sees the Turtle Beach Montego II Quadzilla sound card, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer. Then click OK. 2. When the Install from Disk dialog box displays enter the letter of your CD-ROM drive, or click on Browse and locate your CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 21 5. At the end of the install you should reboot your system. INAL OFTWARE NSTALLATION OTES At this point, the drivers should be installed and the Montego II Home Studio sound card should be functional. After rebooting your system, the...
  • Page 22 > Control Panel > System Icon > Device Manager Tab) We recommend that you run the SoundCheck diagnostic located in the TBS Montego II Home Studio program folder to test your system. To test the system, you need to hook up headphones or speakers to the Montego’s output.

  • Page 23: Setting The Montego Ii Home Studio As The Default Audio And Midi Device

    1. In the Windows 95 and 98 Control Panel double-click the Multimedia icon. 2. Click on the Audio tab. Montego II Digital I/O Playback should be chosen for Playback and Montego II Digital I/O Record should be chosen for Recording.

  • Page 24: Uninstalling The Montego Ii Home Studio

    NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO TUDIO Uninstalling the Montego II Home Studio is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, followed by the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to close the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE...
  • Page 25 5. From the Windows Control Panel double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 6. Select Montego II Home Studio Applications from the list and click the Add/Remove button.. 7. Select Montego II Home Studio Drivers from the list and click the Add/Remove button.
  • Page 26 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...

  • Page 27: Windows Nt 4.0 Install

    The sound card must be physically installed in your system. If you have not already installed the sound card in your PC, refer to the “Installing the Montego II Home Studio” chapter for instructions. Be sure all other applications have been closed down. This is very...
  • Page 28 NSTALLING THE ONTEGO TUDIO NT 4.0 PPLICATIONS AND RIVERS IN INDOWS To install the Montego II Home Studio in Window NT 4.0, you must install the drivers first followed by the applications. II H NSTALL THE ONTEGO TUDIO RIVERS 1. From the Windows NT Control Panel double-click the Multimedia icon.

  • Page 29: Setting The Montego Ii Home Studio As The Default Midi And Audio Device

    ROUBLESHOOTING The Montego II Home Studio PCI is assigned an IRQ by the BIOS. If you are having an IRQ conflict, you will need to go into your BIOS setup to select which IRQ is assigned to the slot in which you installed your Montego II Home Studio PCI.

  • Page 30: Uninstalling The Montego Ii Home Studio

    NINSTALLING THE ONTEGO TUDIO Uninstalling the Montego II Home Studio is a two step process. First the applications must be removed, and then the drivers. Before Uninstalling be sure to remove the Turtle Beach System Tray Launcher. O CLOSE THE...

  • Page 31: Making Connections

    F I V E AKING ONNECTIONS This section covers the topic of hooking up the Montego II Home Studio to the rest of your audio system. ANEL The following outlines the Home Studio’s back panel connections and their typical applications.
  • Page 32 Coax S/PDIF Digital Output — This RCA style coax output connector can be connected to the input of a DAT recorder to record the direct digital output of the Montego II Home Studio. Optical S/PDIF Digital Output — This output connector can be connected to the input of a Minidisc®...

  • Page 33: Studio Audio Connections Overview

    TUDIO UDIO ONNECTIONS VERVIEW The following illustrates a typical configuration for connecting the Montego II Home Studio to your external audio equipment. Digital I/O Bracket Line In DAT Recorder Line Out Joystick (Optional) MIDI In/Out BOUT THE NCLUDED ABLES The Home Studio comes bundled with four cables.
  • Page 34 4. A MIDI connector – Connect this harness to the MIDI/Joystick port on the Montego II sound board. This will provide a MIDI Input and a MIDI Output as well as a thru connector for connecting a joystick.
  • Page 35 Cables & Adapters—You should map out which cables, connectors and adapters you’ll need to connect all your gear. You’ll also save yourself some headaches and money if you figure out where all your gear is going to be set up ahead of time. Then determine how long your cables need to be.
  • Page 36 URTLE EACH YSTEMS...
  • Page 37 SING THE ONTEGO TUDIO The Montego II Home Studio provides everything you need to turn your PC into a complete desktop recording studio. With multi-track MIDI and audio recording, digital effects, on-board synthesis and sampling, direct to digital I/O, you’ve got all the tools to create professional sounding recordings.
  • Page 38 I’ll run the Bank Downloader application and download an electric bass patch included in the instrument library. I’ve got a MIDI keyboard connected to the Montego II so I’ll play the patch from the keyboard and record it on a second track. Since I’m a lousy keyboard player I can go back and fix the bad notes using the piano roll window.
  • Page 39 To fatten the part up a bit, I’ll make a separate copy of the entire track and assign it to a different piano sound. Now I have two tracks playing the same part on two different instruments. Lastly, I’ll pan them hard right and left to get a nice stereo spread.
  • Page 40 URTLE EACH YSTEMS Now I’ll merge all of these tracks to one track. Then repeat the entire process again. Once I do that I have two tracks, each containing 4 vocal parts (total of 8). I’ll pan them hard right and left to get a nice stereo spread, then copy and paste the new background vocals into each chorus section in the song.
  • Page 41 (DAT) deck or Sony Minidisc® recorder. Analog Mixdown Of course, you can also connect the line output of the Montego II board to the record input of an analog tape deck and record the mix via the analog signal.
  • Page 42 ONTEGO OUND The Montego II board is the heart of the system and represents the latest in PCI audio technology. It offers crystal clear digital audio recording and playback with sample rates up to 48kHz at 16 bit resolution. A hardware sampler provides 64 hardware voices of synthesis.
  • Page 43 Click on the Download button. This will display a File Open box where you can select the file. Click OK and the file is downloaded. You should be able to go to Digital Orchestrator Pro, select the TBS Montego II MPU-401 MIDI synthesizer as your port and audition the new sounds.
  • Page 44 These effects are controlled from the Montego II Control Panel’s MIDI tab (Start | Settings | Control Panel | TBS Montego II Audio | MIDI Tab). The effects are global, which means that the effect and effect level are shared between all instruments on 16 channels.
  • Page 45 Sony Minidisc® or DAT. The output sampling rate can be set to 32kHz, 44.1 or 48kHz. This is done in the Montego II Home Studio Audio Control Panel applet in the Digital Out tab. It is possible to have both RCA and Optical inputs connected to external devices simultaneously.
  • Page 46 URTLE EACH YSTEMS The S/PDIF output feature and the second (quad) output are mutually exclusive. When using the S/PDIF output port make sure the Montego II Control Panel is NOT in Quad Speaker Mode. NCLUDED OFTWARE IGITAL RCHESTRATOR Digital Orchestrator Pro is the software that harnesses the recording power of the Montego Home Studio hardware.
  • Page 47 Edit WAV files using cut, paste, copy and continuously variable zoom. Record files of virtually unlimited length directly to the hard drive. Save and load internet ready compressed audio files. Modify WAV files with sound effects: echo, reverse, fade, and more. WAV file conversions include halve sample rate, stereo to mono and more.
  • Page 48 If you selected the option during the install the yellow speaker icon in the system tray (bottom right) should have been replaced with a blue speaker or Turtle Beach logo icon. Left clicking on this icon will display a master volume slider for making quick global volume adjustments. Right clicking on the icon will display a menu for launching the applications in the Montego II Home Studio software suite.
  • Page 50 ANEL The TBS Montego II Home Studio Control Panel allows you to configure the features of your Montego II Home Studio. It lets you easily adjust wavetable settings, A3D settings and offers access to the A3D demos. The Montego II Home Studio Control Panel is slightly different in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 so be sure to reference the proper section.
  • Page 51 This list box lets you select how MIDI is handled by programs running in DOS boxes. There are two options. Montego II Digital I/O MPU-401 - This setting sends MIDI data to an external synthesizer/daughter card attached to the MIDI port.
  • Page 52 OWNLOAD UTTON The Download button lets you select a different instrument sound bank to be used by the Montego II Home Studio’s internal synthesizer. DLS Level 1 sound banks are supported as well as the Aureal ARL format. AVETABLE FFECTS The Montego II Home Studio offers advanced global effects.
  • Page 53 The Montego II Home Studio ships in Stereo Satellite Speaker mode. If you connect four speakers or anything else to the second output (on the breakout bracket), be sure change to Quad Speaker mode in the control panel.
  • Page 54 TUDIO ONTROL ANEL MIDI TAB The following settings affect the Montego II’s sampler synth only. They do not affect the CancunFX GS daughter synth. AVETABLE Wavetable mode sets the number of voices as well as the quality level of those voices. These settings directly affect the amount of CPU utilization.
  • Page 55 320-voice mode. AVETABLE FFECTS The Montego II Home Studio offers advanced global reverb and chorus effects. These controls allow fine tuning of the chorus and reverb effects. Effects Checkbox – You can disable the chorus and reverb effects with this checkbox. When disabled, no effects are heard even if a program or MIDI file requests them.
  • Page 56 UPPORT This Getting Started Guide, the SoundCheck utilities and the various help and PDF files should be all you need to get the Montego II Home Studio sound card and the software applications working. However, if you need support, here is how to contact us — Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm, EST.
  • Page 57 You must be registered or have your product ID at hand. If possible, use a telephone near your computer. The technician might need to ask about the type of system you are using and the additional hardware installed on the system — for example, a synthesizer, CD-ROM drive or MIDI interface.
  • Page 58 URTLE EACH YSTEMS ANCUN AVETABLE YNTHESIZER NSTRUMENTS AND ARIATIONS The tables below list all of the available instruments and sounds in the CancunFX wavetable daughterboard synthesizer. (all channels except 10) To select variation : send CTRL 0, then PC PC : Program change C0 : controller 0 value (zero for General Midi capital sounds) Sound name conventions : w - pan type sound (low notes sent to left, high notes sent to right)
  • Page 59 GENERAL MIDI 1st VAR 2nd VAR 3rd VAR (Grand) Piano 1 Piano 1w 16 Piano 1d (Bright) Piano 2 (El. Grd) Piano 3 Honky-tonk Piano El. Piano 1 Detuned EP 1 16 El. Piano 1v 60's El. Piano El. Piano 2 Detuned EP 2 16 El.
  • Page 60 URTLE EACH YSTEMS Orchestral Harp Timpani String Ensemble 1 8 Orchestra String Ensemble 2 Synth Strings 1 Syn Strings 3 Synth Strings 2 Choir Aahs 32* Choir Aahs 2 Voice Oohs Synth Voice Synth Voice2 Orchestra Hit Trumpet Trombone Trombone 2 Tuba Muted Trumpet French Horn...

  • Page 61: Drum Set Table

    Pad 8 (sweep) FX 1 (rain) FX 2 (soundtrack) FX 3 (crystal) Syn Mallet FX4 (atmosphere) FX 5 (brightness) Brigthness2 FX 6 (goblins) Goblins2 FX 7 (echoes) Echo Bell Echo Pan FX 8 (sci-fi) Sitar Sitar2 Banjo Shamisen Koto Taisho Koto Kalimba Bag pipe Fiddle...
  • Page 62 URTLE EACH YSTEMS 33 - A1 Metronome Click 34 - A#1 Metronome Bell 35 - B1 HQ STD1 Kick2 HQ STD2 Kick2 HQ Room HQ Power HQ Elec Kick2 Kick2 Kick2 36 - C2 HQ STD1 Kick1 HQ STD2 Kick1 HQ Room HQ Power HQ Elec Kick1 Kick1...
  • Page 63 70 - A#4 Maracas 71 - B4 Short Whistle[EXC2] 72 - C5 Long Whistle[EXC2] 73 - C#5 Short Guiro [EXC3] 74 - D5 Long Guiro [EXC3] 75 - D#5 Claves 76 - E5 Hi Wood Block 77 - F5 Low Wood Block 78 - F#5 Mute Cuica...
  • Page 64 URTLE EACH YSTEMS 27 - D#1 Closed Hi 28 - E1 Pedal Hi- 29 - F1 Open Hi 30 - F#1 Ride Cymbal 31 - G1 32 - G#1 33 - A1 34 - A#1 35 - B1 HQ 909 HQ Dance Jazz BD2 Jazz BD2...
  • Page 65 53 - F3 Timpani f Screaming 54 - F#3 Punch 55 - G3 Heart Beat 56 - G#3 Footsteps1 Cowbell 57 - A3 Concert Footsteps2 Cymbal2 58 - A#3 Applause 59 - B3 Concert Door Cymbal1 Creaking 60 - C4 Door Closing 61 - C#4...
  • Page 66 URTLE EACH YSTEMS * - No sound Blank - Same sound as "Standard Set" [EXC] - Sounds with same EXC number are mutually exclusive DRUM SET TABLE 3 (MIDI CHANNEL 10) Prog 65 : Prog 73: Prog 81 : Prog 89 : Prog 90: STANDARD ROOM SET...
  • Page 67 45 - A2 Low Tom Room Mid Room Mid Elec Mid 808 Mid Tom2 Tom2 Tom2 Tom2 46 - A#2 Open Hi-Hat 808 OHH [EXC1] [EXC1] 47 - B2 Low-Mid Room Mid Room Mid Elec Mid 808 Mid Tom1 Tom1 Tom1 Tom1 48 - C3...
  • Page 68 URTLE EACH YSTEMS 74 - D5 Long Guiro [EXC3] 75 - D#5 Claves 808 Claves 76 - E5 Hi Wood Block 77 - F5 Low Wood Block 78 - F#5 Mute Cuica [EXC4] 79 - G5 Open Cuica [EXC4] 80 - G#5 Mute Triangle [EXC5]...
  • Page 69 ARRANTY AND ICENSING NFORMATION This Appendix includes the warranty for the Montego II Home Studio sound card, the Voyetra End-User License Agreement for the software suite in this package and the FCC and EMC Declarations of Conformity. ARDWARE ARRANTY Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. ("Voyetra") warrants to the original end-user purchaser ("Purchaser") that the Turtle Beach Systems Montego II Home...
  • Page 70 SOFTWARE LICENSE: This is a legal agreement (Agreement) between you (either an individual or an entity) and Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (Voyetra) that sets forth the license terms and conditions for using the enclosed software (Software) and updates of the Software. In this...
  • Page 71 Agreement, the term “Use” means loading the Software into RAM, as well as installing it onto a hard disk or other storage device. The Software is owned by Voyetra and is protected under United States copyright laws as well as international treaty provisions. You must treat the Software as you would any other copyrighted material.
  • Page 72 URTLE EACH YSTEMS agree that this is the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between you and Voyetra which supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and any other communications between us regarding the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of New York, except the federal laws which govern copyrights and registered trade- marks.
  • Page 73 CAUTION: 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. PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE Turtle Beach Systems 5 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Tel: (914) 966 0600...
  • Page 74 Manufacturers Name: Turtle Beach Systems 5 Odell Plaza Manufacturers Address: Yonkers, NY 10701 Declares that this product: Product Name: Montego II Home Studio Model Number(s): TBS4003356-01 Year of Manufacture: 1999 Conforms to the following Product Specifications: EMC: EN55022 (CISPR:1993) C...
  • Page 75 Sony connector · 15 speakers · 8 joystick/external MIDI connector · 9 technical support · 6 contacting · 57 Turtle Beach, contacting · 2 license agreement · 72 Line In · 9, 31 Line Out · 9, 31, 32 Update notifications · 6 Mic ·...
  • Page 76 URTLE EACH YSTEMS website · 2, 6 common conflicts · 24 white wire · 15 installing the drivers · 17, 20 Windows 3.x resources · 8 installing the drivers · 27 Testing and Troubleshooting · 23 resources · 8 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95 installing the drivers ·...

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