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- Page 1 ® HARMAN MADI-USB Combo Card User Guide...
- Page 2 Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd. Information in this manual is subject to ® change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Soundcraft shall not be HARMAN liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual.
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
NOTE: It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service, maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel. - Page 4 This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la ClasseB respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Soundcraft MADI-USB Card User Guide 0914...
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Page 5: Safety Symbol Guide
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. NOTES Contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your equipment. HEADPHONES SAFETY WARNING Contain important information and useful tips on headphone outputs and monitoring levels. Soundcraft MADI-USB Card User Guide 0914... - Page 6 The Soundcraft® MADI-USB Combo card offers digital audio connection between an Si series console*1 and Apple® Mac® or PC with a USB port as well as any of the Soundcraft range of Stageboxes via Soundcraft’s proprietary Cat 5 MADI connection.
- Page 7 1394 control panel, similar for USB driver settings for best performance. Before you install the PC drivers, insert the MADI-USB Combo Card into the console, connect the PC to the MADI-USB Combo card and boot the console. Once the drivers are installed, shortcuts for the control panel are available on the desktop or under all programs, Harman Pro, Soundcraft, Multichannel USB Audio.
- Page 8 To adjust the buffer size of the MADI-USB Combo card, both the streaming mode and the buffer size settings need to be set correctly corresponding to one another. For example, by setting the streaming mode to ‘Reliable’ and then the buffer size to 1024 samples, the system will then be running at 1024 samples and the audio will be clean.
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Page 9: Dip Switch Configurations
FINDING THE CORRECT CABLE The USB port on the MADI-USB combo card USB Type A to B is the ‘B type’ connector (the standard type for peripheral devices). USB host devices use the rectangular ‘A type’ connector. As such, a ‘Type A to type B’ USB cable is required. - Page 10 MADI while also sending 32 channels of USB outputs, allowing for 32 channel USB recording while simultaneously using a Soundcraft Stagebox up to a 64x32 configuration. To achieve this, switches 3 and 4 should be set to OFF and switch 2 should be set to ON or OFF depending on where the USB channels should be occupied (1-32 or 33-64).
- Page 11 AND A STAGEBOX The primary purpose of the MADI portion of the card is to provide a connection to a Soundcraft Stagebox to provide more I/O in a remote location such as on-stage or a live room in a studio.
- Page 12 The audio to be recorded is typically sent via the ‘direct outputs’ on the source channels, for example: Channel 1-32 on the console would be sent to Direct out ‘MADI-USB Combo Card 1-32’ and then to DAW channels 1-32 as illustrated in the table below.
- Page 13 1 is played back on channel 1. This configuration allows a ‘virtual sound check’ to be conducted by just changing the console input patches from Mic to MADI-USB Combo card input. Example of Patching DAW to Console...
- Page 14 RECORDING AND USING A STAGEBOX SIMULTANEOUSLY The MADI-USB Combo Card is designed to combine the two steps above, simultaneous recording and remote I/O. Once a Stagebox patch is made and inputs are being received by the console remotely, the direct output patches from these incoming inputs can be sent to a DAW for recording.
- Page 15 Soundcraft MADI-USB Card User Guide 0914...
- Page 16 ® HARMAN Soundcraft Harman International Industries Ltd Cranborne House Cranborne Road Potters Bar Herts. EN6 3JN United Kingdom +44 (0)1707 665000 www.soundcraft.com...